Tree Service In Meridian, ID

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Meridian's newer subdivisions are full of maples, ash and honey locusts planted a few feet from the house fifteen years ago. Now they're rubbing the roof and crowding the fence. Most of our Meridian work is clearance trimming and removing trees that simply outgrew small lots.

Trees In A Fast-Growing City

Meridian has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Idaho for years, and most of its neighborhoods went in on old dairy and farm ground. That means very few native trees and a lot of the same nursery trees, planted at the same time, now hitting the same problems. Red maples, green ash, honey locusts, flowering pears and Austrian pines are everywhere. Callery (Bradford) pears in particular split apart at their narrow crotches once they reach about twenty years old, and we take down a lot of them in Meridian after a windy spring.

High Desert Soil And Irrigation

The Treasure Valley is high desert. Boise-area cities average only about 11 to 12 inches of rain a year, and summers are hot and dry, so Meridian's trees live on irrigation water. Much of the city is served by canals and pressurized irrigation from the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. The soil here is alkaline, which is why so many maples turn pale yellow between the veins in midsummer (iron chlorosis). A weak, chlorotic maple is more likely to drop branches, and it's one of the most common reasons Meridian homeowners call us for an opinion.

Working Around Parks, HOAs And Utilities

From Settlers Park to Kleiner Park and the newer subdivisions out toward Star Road, a lot of Meridian is governed by HOAs. Many have rules about removing street trees or trees in common areas, so check before you schedule. If a tree is touching Idaho Power lines, the utility handles that clearance, not a private crew. And before any stump grinding we call Digline (811) to have buried lines marked, because shallow sprinkler and gas lines run through almost every Meridian yard.

Best Time For Tree Work In Meridian

Late winter, from about January through early March, is a great time to prune most Meridian trees. The leaves are off, so we can see the structure clearly, and pests are dormant. It's also before irrigation water is turned on in spring, so the ground is firmer and our equipment leaves less of a mark on your lawn. Removals can happen any time of year, and storm work never waits.

Common Jobs In Meridian

• Roof and gutter clearance trimming
• Removing trees that outgrew small lots
• Stump grinding before new landscaping
• HOA-friendly cleanup

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