Tree Service in Plum, PA

Tree Service in Plum covers a lot of territory. Plum is about 28.6 square miles of land, which makes it the second-largest borough by area in Pennsylvania, yet it had just 27,144 residents in 2020, fewer than 1,000 per square mile. It was one of Allegheny County's original seven townships in 1788 and became a borough in 1956, and a 1889 county history described it as having "no villages of importance." Much of that rural character remains in its hollows and back roads.

Creeks that start here

Plum Creek, which gave the borough its name, rises inside Plum. Its source is in the northwest part of Boyce Park. Abers Creek and Little Plum Creek also run through the borough, and Pucketa Creek forms its border with Lower Burrell before joining the Allegheny River. Those creek corridors are wooded and steep, and many Plum homes sit at the top of one or back onto one.

Boyce Park

The 1,096-acre Boyce Park, established by the county in 1963, lies mostly in Plum, with its southern tip in Monroeville. It has ski slopes, a nature center, an arboretum and trails. Homes near its edges deal with the same tall woodland trees found throughout the park. We work only on trees on private property, and can prune limbs that hang over a yard from park land back to the property line.

The jobs we see most in Plum

1. Long-lot hazard checks. Larger properties often have dozens of trees. We walk the lot and rank them: trees that could hit the house, garage, driveway or a road come first. 2. Dead ash. Emerald ash borer has been in western Pennsylvania since 2007, and dead ash are common in Plum's woods and fencerows. 3. Roadside trees. Many Plum homes front narrow, winding roads lined with trees. Limbs over a driveway entrance or blocking sight lines get pruned back. 4. Storm damage. Exposed ridgetop lots take the brunt of summer thunderstorms and heavy wet snow. 5. Stump grinding after removals, especially where a lawn or garden is planned.

Golf history in the borough

Oakmont Country Club, home of a record ten U.S. Opens, lies mostly in Plum. The club removed most of the trees planted on the course in the 1950s and 60s, starting after the 1994 Open and continuing through a 2007 renovation, to restore its original open look. On a home property the questions are different, mostly about safety, health and fit, but sometimes the right choice is still to take trees out.

Pipelines and digging

Plum has had several gas-related house explosions, in 1996, 2008, 2022 and 2023. For tree work that doesn't break the ground, such as pruning or felling, that has no direct bearing. But stump grinding and any planting that digs into the soil should always start with a PA One Call (811) request so underground utilities are marked first. We include that step in our scheduling.

Call (412) 789-1968 or send the form. If the property is large, tell us roughly how many trees you want looked at. Get a free estimate