Tree & Lawn Care Since 1968!
Tree Service in Dover, PA
Dover borough sits inside Dover Township, where subdivisions built over the last few decades meet open farm ground along the Conewago Creek. We know both sides of that line.
Serving Dover Township · Washington Township · Conewago Township · Warrington Township · Weigelstown · Rossville · Wellsville · Emigsville · Dillsburg · West York
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Tree Work Built for Dover and Dover Township
Dover borough is a small square of streets surrounded on every side by Dover Township, and the township is where most of our calls come from. It grew fast over the last few decades, which means block after block of houses that all went up around the same time, with trees planted the same year sitting in the same front yards.
That matters more than people expect. A neighborhood built in one stretch means the trees hit problem age together too, so when one Bradford pear on a street starts splitting, the one two doors down usually is not far behind. Past the last cul-de-sac it is still farm ground, and the hedgerow trees out there have their own set of issues that have nothing to do with a subdivision.
You can request a free estimate any day of the week. Someone comes out, looks at the tree, and gives you a written number before anything gets cut.
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Our crews, our equipment, our trucks. Nothing gets handed to a subcontractor.
Tree Down in Dover Right Now?
Our storm and emergency crews run around the clock. Tell us what came down and where, and we will tell you honestly how fast we can get there.
Call Now: 717-891-7926What Dover Trees Are Up Against
Most of Dover Township was farmland until a few decades back, and the builders planted fast, cheap trees on every new lot at once. Bradford and callery pear were the go-to choice for years. They grow quick and look good for a while, but the branches come off the trunk at a narrow, weak angle, and once the tree has size on it that union splits apart in wind or wet snow instead of just bending. Whole streets of them are hitting that age together right now.
Maples planted close to the foundation on the same building schedule are catching up to their own problem, with roots pushing at slabs and walkways as they mature. Out past the developments, where it is still open farm ground, hedgerow and farm-lane trees are older and have their own decades of neglect built in.
Then there is the ash. Emerald ash borer has killed most untreated ash across York County, Dover included, and a dead ash goes brittle fast. It is not a tree we want our climbers going up once it has been standing dead a couple of years.
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Storm Work Around Dover
Because so many Dover Township streets were planted with the same pear and maple stock at the same time, a single wind event or wet snow can take down trees on several properties on the same block in one night. The Conewago Creek bottomland adds its own wrinkle, with saturated ground after heavy rain loosening root plates that would otherwise hold.
We run our own crane, bucket trucks, and grapple truck, so our emergency tree crews are not waiting on a rental to clear a driveway or lift a limb off a roof. We also work with all insurance companies. Call us and call your carrier, since your policy usually covers storm removal, and the photos and itemized estimate we leave with you are what the adjuster asks for.
Storm & Emergency ServicesAbout Us: The Same Family Since 1968
Lewis Burns started this company in York County in 1968 with a truck and a saw. The name still belongs to the family, and the people who answer the phone are the people who show up at your house in Dover.
Nobody here works on commission, so nobody has a reason to sell a Dover Township homeowner a removal when the tree just needs the weak limbs taken out. Our climbers and operators are on payroll year-round, not brought in for the season, and we are fully insured before a saw comes off the truck.
Three Generations, One County
Same family, same corner of Pennsylvania, since 1968. A good share of our Dover work is at houses where we handled a tree for the previous owner.
Equipment for Newer Lots and Old Farm Ground
Crane, bucket trucks, grapple truck, chippers, and stump grinders, all ours, whether the job is a tight subdivision lot or a hedgerow tree out past the last house on the street.
Where We Work in and Around Dover
The borough itself, the township that surrounds it, and the villages and townships spread out from there. If you are on this end of York County, we cover you.
Not sure whether you are inside the area? Call and ask. We would rather tell you straight than send a truck you have to pay for.
Townships & Villages
Dover Township, Washington Township, Conewago Township, Warrington Township, Weigelstown, Rossville, Wellsville, and Emigsville.
ZIP Codes
17315, plus the surrounding Dover Township ZIPs.
Nearby Towns
We run trucks over to Dillsburg and into West York just as regularly. The full service area covers the rest of the county.
Get a Free Estimate in Dover
Someone comes out, looks at the tree, and gives you a written price. No charge, no pressure, and no pitch for work the tree does not need. Call 717-891-7926.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We come out, look at the tree, and give you a written price. Dover is a regular run for us, so there is no trip charge for coming out.
Size and access decide it. A Bradford pear or maple on a standard subdivision lot with clear driveway access sits at the low end. A large tree on a tight lot, or one that needs the crane set up on the street, runs higher. You get an exact number in writing before any work starts.
On private property in Dover Township, usually not. Trees inside Dover Borough limits, especially anything near the street right-of-way, can fall under different rules. Check with the borough or township, and we are glad to tell you what we have run into on similar jobs.
Dover Township subdivisions were often built and planted in a single stretch, so the trees are all the same age. Builder-planted Bradford and callery pear are the usual culprit, splitting at a weak branch union once they get some size on them. If one tree on the block is splitting, it is worth having the others checked.
It is on a clock. Emerald ash borer has killed most untreated ash across York County, and dead ash goes brittle unusually fast. After a couple of years standing dead it becomes unsafe to climb, which means crane work and a higher price. Sooner is cheaper.
Same day for anything actively dangerous, often within a few hours. Storms tend to hit whole blocks of Dover Township at once since so many streets share the same tree stock, so call early rather than waiting.
Yes. Old hedgerow and farm-lane trees are common work for us around Dover, and they come with their own issues, mostly age and years without any maintenance at all.
Yes. HOAs, churches, and commercial lots throughout Dover Township, for both tree work and winter snow removal. We can set up a contract ahead of the season.
Since 1968. Lewis Burns founded the company in York County and it has stayed family-run, working this end of the county the entire time.
Nearby Towns We Serve
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York County
York, Dallastown, Red Lion, Dover, Dillsburg, Spring Grove, Hanover, Windsor, Felton, Shrewsbury, Stewartstown, New Freedom, Glen Rock, Jacobus, Loganville, Yoe, Seven Valleys, Manchester, Mount Wolf, Emigsville, Wrightsville, Hallam, East Berlin, Thomasville, Wellsville, Lewisberry, Etters, York Haven, Goldsboro, Delta, Fawn Grove
Lancaster County
Lancaster, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Lititz, Mount Joy, Millersville, Manheim, Ephrata, Denver, Akron, Landisville, Salunga, East Petersburg, Neffsville, Marietta, Mountville, Willow Street, Strasburg, Quarryville, New Holland, Leola, Brownstown, Bird-in-Hand, Rothsville, Terre Hill, Adamstown, Gap, Christiana
Dauphin & Cumberland Counties
Harrisburg, Hershey, Hummelstown, Middletown, Highspire, Steelton, Linglestown, Colonial Park, Paxtonia, Grantville, Dauphin, Halifax, Elizabethville, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, Lemoyne, Wormleysburg, Enola, Summerdale, Shiremanstown, Boiling Springs, Carlisle