Murray’s canopy got old because generations of owners maintained it, and trimming is how that bargain continues. The giant cottonwoods along Little Cottonwood Creek need weight taken off their long horizontal limbs every few years — they grow fast in the wet ground and shed what nobody lightens — and the mature maples and elms on the grid streets near Murray Park stay safe over sidewalks the same way.
In a Tree City USA we trim like the city is watching, because it rather is: natural-form cuts, no topping ever, clearances met by thinning rather than lopping. Murray homeowners tend to know their trees’ history — who planted it, which storm took the west limb — and we like working for people like that.
How tree trimming works with us
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Walk-through and estimate
We walk the property with you, flag every limb that’s coming off, and quote it in writing.
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Climb or bucket trimming
Clean cuts at the branch collar, clearance distances to code, natural shape preserved.
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Debris chipped and hauled
Everything that comes down goes in the chipper and leaves with us.
Tree Trimming in Murray — your questions
The city trims street trees in Murray — what’s left for me to hire out?
Murray’s urban forestry crew maintains the trees in public strips and parks, but everything behind your sidewalk is yours: yard shade trees, the creek-side cottonwoods on private ground, fruit trees, and anything touching your roof or service drop. If you’re unsure which side of the line a tree is on, we sort that out at the estimate before you spend a dollar.
How often do creek-side cottonwoods in Murray need trimming?
Weight reduction every 3–4 years and a deadwood pass between — faster than upland trees, because creek-grown cottonwoods put on wood at a startling rate and their limbs get long and heavy quickly. Owners near the Parkway trail should err on the frequent side; what a cottonwood drops, it drops without a forecast.
Serving all of Murray
Around Murray Park, Little Cottonwood Creek and Fashion Place — wherever your tree is in Murray, we can get to it.