Tree Service in Oakmont, PA

Tree Service in Oakmont fits a borough that owes its name to a tree. When farmer Michael Bright bought land here in 1816, the deed's starting point was "a black oak on the bank of the Allegheny River," and the settlement took its name from that landmark. The borough was incorporated in 1889 and today covers about 1.6 square miles of land, about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, with 6,758 residents in 2020.

From the flats to the slope

Oakmont's business district sits on fairly flat ground near the river, and the main residential area climbs a slope toward Oakmont Country Club and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. That layout shapes tree work. On the lower streets, lots are flat and the main concerns are big street-side trees close to porches and wires. Higher up, back yards step up the hill, and a tree above a house has to be taken down in sections so nothing rolls toward the building.

The famous tree removal next door

Oakmont Country Club, which lies mostly in neighboring Plum with part in Oakmont, is well known among tree people for taking trees out. Trees were added to the originally open, links-style course in the 1950s and 60s, and most were removed after the 1994 U.S. Open, with thousands more cut during a 2007 renovation to bring back the open, links-style look. The club's reasons were about golf, not tree health, but it is a local reminder that removing a tree is sometimes the right call for how a property is used.

What we see in Oakmont yards

Old street-side oaks and maples. Planted with the first houses, many now have large deadwood, old topping cuts or decay at past wounds. Crown cleaning removes the dead and weak wood without cutting the tree back hard.

Silver maples near the river. Fast-growing and brittle, they shed limbs in wind and ice and often have weak forks that split.

Ash in back yards. Most untreated ash in the area have died since emerald ash borer reached western Pennsylvania in 2007.

Trees near retaining walls. On the sloped streets, roots and trunk growth can push walls outward. We note any wall damage on the estimate.

Oaks and timing

For the oaks the town is named after, pruning is best done in the dormant season. Oak wilt spreads more easily when fresh cuts are made during the growing season, so we schedule oak pruning between late fall and early spring unless a hazard can't wait.

Cleanup and wood

Oakmont's lots are close together, and trucks often have to stay on the street. We chip brush at the curb and haul it, and we can leave logs cut to firewood length if you want them. The estimate states what happens to every piece of the tree.

Call (412) 789-1968 or use the form, and let us know if the tree is on the flats or up the hill. Get a free estimate