Tree Trimming in Henrietta

Henrietta is a large suburban and commercial town south of Rochester, home to RIT and a sprawling retail corridor along Jefferson Road. Residential development here ranges from older farmstead conversions in the north to newer subdivisions built in the 2000s and 2010s. The mix of commercial, institutional, and residential properties means tree work here varies widely. A lot of the residential areas in Henrietta are newer, but the rural pockets have old-growth trees on former farm lots.

Branches that hang over roofs or power lines in Rochester don't stay put through a lake-effect winter. The snow loads here can hit 40 inches in a single storm, and a limb that looked fine in October can split and come down on a fence or car by January. Neighborhoods like Irondequoit and the South Wedge have a lot of older maples and oaks — trees planted 50 or 60 years ago that are now big enough to cause real damage if they're not kept up.

We climb the tree or use a bucket truck, make cuts at the right collar — that's the raised ring where a branch meets the trunk — so the tree seals itself over time without rotting. We don't top trees, because topping kills the structure and leaves stubs that rot out in a few years, which means you'll pay more to deal with the mess later.