Trees at this age are mostly not failing from decay. They are outgrowing their spacing, developing structural defects, and in the Clinton River corridor dealing with the specific conditions of floodplain ground.
Mid-career subdivision trees
The dominant plantings in Sterling Heights subdivisions are silver and red maple, honey locust, Bradford pear, crabapple, Norway spruce and ash. As everywhere in the region, the ash are gone. The Bradford pears are now well into the age where they split, and the maples planted fifteen feet from foundations are pressing on rooflines.
The Clinton River runs across the north end of the city and its floodplain supports the usual bottomland species — silver maple, cottonwood, box elder and willow — on wet ground with shallow root systems. Those properties see disproportionate storm damage relative to the rest of the city.
Where we work in Sterling Heights
We work across the city — the subdivisions off Fifteen Mile, Seventeen Mile and Nineteen Mile, the neighborhoods near Dodge Park and the Clinton River, the areas around Stevenson and Henry Ford II high schools, the Van Dyke and Mound commercial corridors, and the sections bordering Utica, Shelby Township and Warren.
Sterling Heights lots generally allow good equipment access, which keeps costs reasonable. We also work with a number of the condominium and homeowners associations here on common-area tree management.
- Fifteen Mile Road subdivisions
- Dodge Park / Clinton River corridor
- Seventeen Mile Road neighborhoods
- Van Dyke Avenue corridor
- Nineteen Mile Road area
- Mound Road neighborhoods
Preventive work while it still works
A forty-year-old maple with a co-dominant leader can be corrected with a reduction cut. The same tree at seventy is a much bigger and less effective job.
Sterling Heights is right in the window where preventive pruning genuinely changes outcomes. We will walk the property and tell you what is worth doing now versus what can wait.
What customers say
From our 80 Google reviews. These are customers from across our Michigan service area rather than Sterling Heights specifically — we do not put words in anyone's mouth about where they live.
“On time for estimate and on time showing up to start work. The crew worked tirelessly through cold, stopped only for snow and promptly returned next day. They were careful of wires, fences, houses, hot tub, and even the memorial tree for my mom that was only a sapling — I didn't even mention this to them. They put a marker stick in to watch out for it. They locked up all gates and doors after and were careful of the property.”
“Had a handful of different companies come out and quote removing a 40-ish foot maple tree next to my garage. One of a Kind came in with the lowest bid but had immediate availability compared to others being 3-4 weeks out. Crew did a great clean up, and were methodical in their removal process. Spent their time removing piece by piece.”