Elwood’s Tree Service co

07/27/2026

Start and finish of a very large stump grinding job of a coastal redwood that had a significant failure in December resulting in the need to be removed. The bright side of this tree having to come out was that the customers reclaimed their front yard and no longer have a slope towards their home.

06/10/2026

When you forget to move the mini skid out of the driveway and set up the crane. Good thing it has crane rigging points along with instructions 😂.

06/10/2026

06/04/2026

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05/26/2026

Absolutely MASSIVE bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)! Unfortunately, many moons ago, Farmer Dan did what he thought was right to help the tree by wrapping a cable around the trunks. Luckily, none of the failure directions are towards the home, due to the ice storm already having taken care of the north side, so the tree will be able to live out its life, although that life might be shorter than it could have been because of the girdling effect from the cable.

05/19/2026

And so the season begins. 🧐

05/13/2026

This stump from 5ish years ago turned into a work of art for the yard completely covered in turkey tail!

05/12/2026

We have cared for this significant white oak for almost 30 years after a 4th of July canopy fire. The tree has slowly declined since that time and now has a conk growth at the base of the trunk; upon probing, we found a few hollow pockets up to 15 inches in depth. It is now time for this tree to go, as it poses a threat to pedestrians and passing vehicles. We consider 30 years of prolonged removal an immense success, although public safety comes first.

05/06/2026

Southern exposure is arguably one of the most crucial factors in tree care that is not discussed enough. If a tree is over-thinned on the south side or a shading factor is removed, the reaction will potentially be sun scalding or the rapid development of epicormic sprouts within the canopy as an attempt to generate quick shade to protect its interior bark from sun scalding. Here is an example of southern shade loss due to a neighboring property being developed for a barn build years ago; the loss of timber for the build site caused effects to the trees on the north side. This can also happen from raising the canopy too high, and all species have different tolerances to southern exposure.