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Tree Service in Hanover, PA
Hanover sits in the southwest corner of York County, close enough to Maryland that some of our crews cross the line before lunch. Old borough streets and big-lot townships each bring their own tree problems.
Serving Penn Township · Conewago Township · West Manheim Township · Heidelberg Township · McSherrystown · Abbottstown · New Oxford · Littlestown · Spring Grove
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Tree Service for Hanover and the Southwest Corner of York County
Hanover sits far enough south and west that it is closer to the Maryland line than it is to most of York County. Borough blocks laid out generations ago carry mature street trees that have outgrown their space, while the townships around town, Penn, Conewago, West Manheim, and Heidelberg, are newer subdivisions on bigger lots where the trees are still young by comparison.
That mix means two different jobs. In the borough it is often pruning a big maple or oak back off a roofline on a tight lot. Out in the townships it is more often a removal where a crane or bucket truck actually has room to work.
Either way, we come out and look before we quote anything. You get a written price and a straight answer about whether the tree has to come down.
Get a Quote TodayWhat We Do in Hanover
Every service below is handled by our own crews and equipment. No subcontractors.
Tree Down in Hanover 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 Hanover Trees Are Up Against
The older blocks of Hanover borough have street trees planted a lifetime ago, mostly maples and oaks that have outgrown the space between the sidewalk and the house. They shed heavy limbs as they age, and on a narrow lot that means work over a roof or a driveway instead of open ground.
North of town the Pigeon Hills carry real oak and hickory woodland, and properties that back up to those hills get the deadwood and hanger problems that come with living next to actual forest instead of a landscaped yard. Nobody notices a broken limb hung up thirty feet overhead until wind brings it down.
Emerald ash borer has done the same damage here it has done across the rest of York County. Untreated ash die fast once the borers get in, and a dead ash goes brittle quickly, which makes it dangerous to climb and a job better handled sooner than later. See our warning signs of tree disease for what to look for.
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Storm Work Around Hanover
Being this far south and west works in Hanover's favor more often than not. A lot of the storm systems that come up out of Maryland lose steam before they reach the rest of York County, so Hanover sometimes gets a glancing blow while towns further north take the worse hit. That does not mean it skips town. Summer squall lines are still the main event here, and a fast-moving line can drop a limb across a driveway in twenty minutes.
We keep our own crane, bucket trucks, and grapple truck, so our emergency tree crews are not waiting on a rental to lift a trunk off a roof. We also work with all insurance companies. Call us and call your carrier, your policy usually pays for storm removal, and the itemized estimate we hand you is exactly 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. It is still family-run, and the people who answer the phone are the people who show up on your property.
Nobody here works on commission, so nobody has a reason to talk a Hanover homeowner into a removal that only needed a pruning. Our climbers and operators are on payroll year-round rather than brought in for the season, and we carry full insurance before a saw comes off the truck.
Three Generations, One County
Same family, same corner of Pennsylvania, since 1968. We have worked both sides of Hanover, the old borough streets and the newer township lots.
Our Own Equipment
Crane, bucket trucks, grapple truck, chippers, and grinders, all ours. Tight borough lots and bigger township properties are both normal work for us.
Where We Work in and Around Hanover
The borough itself, the townships that surround it, and the small towns out toward the Maryland line. If you are in this part of York County, we almost certainly cover you, Spring Grove included.
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
Penn Township, Conewago Township, West Manheim Township, Heidelberg Township, McSherrystown, Abbottstown, New Oxford, Littlestown, and Spring Grove.
ZIP Codes
17331, plus the surrounding villages in the townships around Hanover.
Nearby Towns
We run trucks out to Littlestown and New Oxford just as regularly. The full list of towns we serve is worth a look if yours is not mentioned here.
Get a Free Estimate in Hanover
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 or send us a question.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We come out, look at the tree, and give you a written price before any work starts. There is no charge for the visit.
Size and access set the price more than anything else. A small tree with a clear driveway is at the low end. A large oak over a house on a tight borough lot, where a crane has to set up on the street, is at the high end. You get an exact number in writing before we start.
On private property in most of the surrounding townships, usually not. Trees within the Hanover borough right-of-way, the strip between sidewalk and curb, are handled differently and the borough has its own rules. We are happy to tell you what we have run into on similar jobs.
Yes. Emerald ash borer has killed most untreated ash across York County, Hanover included, and dead ash goes brittle fast. Wait too long and it becomes unsafe to climb, which pushes the job to crane work and a higher price.
Often the same day for anything actively dangerous. Hanover sits far enough south and west that some storm systems out of Maryland lose steam before they reach here, but summer squall lines still hit hard and fast. Call early and we will tell you honestly where you land in the schedule.
Both, and they are different jobs. Older borough blocks mean tight access and mature street trees close to the house. The townships, Penn, Conewago, West Manheim, and Heidelberg, are bigger lots where a crane or bucket truck has room to work.
Regularly. Properties on that side of town back up to real oak and hickory woods, and deadwood and hanging limbs build up in those trees without anyone noticing until something drops. We check for that on every estimate near the hills.
Yes. Penn Township, Conewago Township, West Manheim Township, and Heidelberg Township are all regular work for us, along with McSherrystown, Abbottstown, New Oxford, Littlestown, and Spring Grove.
Yes. Churches, commercial lots, and township properties, for both tree work and winter snow removal. We can set up a plowing contract before the season starts.
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