Tree Removal in West Seneca, NY

Tree Removal in West Seneca often follows the weather. In the November 17-19, 2014 lake-effect storm, the National Weather Service measured 57 inches in West Seneca and 60 inches in Gardenville, on the town's northern border, while the Buffalo airport a few miles north got 6.2. The Weather Service noted that numerous trees gave way under the weight. A second round of lake snow followed over nearly the same ground. Homeowners here learned what a few feet of wet snow does to a spruce, a birch clump or a multi-stem maple.

Wind, too

Snow is not the only problem. On November 6, 2005, the strongest gust in the Weather Service's regional table was 66 miles per hour, recorded in West Seneca, and trees and power lines came down across five counties. On April 6, 1985, a deep storm downed trees in West Seneca and Orchard Park and cut power here. Big, wind-exposed trees on the town's open lots take a beating on days like that, and the damage often shows up later as cracks and lean.

Creeks through the middle of town

Buffalo Creek flows west through West Seneca and becomes the Buffalo River as it leaves the town, and Cazenovia Creek runs through it as well. Lots that back onto those creeks tend to have big silver maples, cottonwoods and willows on soft banks. Bank erosion can undercut roots on the creek side, which is exactly the side a tree will lean toward. We check bank-side trees from the water's edge as well as the yard, and when a tree has to come down on a slope, we rig it so no wood goes into the creek.

Who lives here

West Seneca has 45,500 residents and a 76.9% owner-occupied rate, with a median owner-occupied home value of $232,800 according to Census QuickFacts. Many owners have been in the same house a long time and are now dealing with trees that were planted as landscaping in the 1960s and 70s and have grown into the house, the gutters and the wires.

After a storm

If a tree is down across a driveway or leaning on a house, keep people back and stay clear of any wire touching it; treat every wire as live and call the utility. Then call us with photos if you can. Storm work is quoted the same way as any other job: we look, explain what has to happen, and give you a price in writing before the cutting starts. Insurance claims usually go smoother with those photos and a written estimate.

Getting rid of debris

The town's yard waste program runs weekly from the first week of May to the first week of December and goes to the community composting site, in paper bags or open containers of 50 pounds or less. Logs and a full tree's worth of brush do not fit that program, so we chip and haul as part of the job. Get a free estimate