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Avatar for Hernandez Tree Care Service
Hernandez Tree Care Service
4.8(
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For BusinessTree Trimming - For Business

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1997

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Hernandez Tree Care Service was wonderful to work with. Showed up on time, top by notch work. We had multiple large trees removed, these fellows worked in teams for each stage of the job. Excellent work, left the place clean and tidy. Ten stars!"
Stump grinder
trucks
log loader
log loader
Response time6 hrs
Response rate98%
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Miguel's Tree Service
4.9(
47
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Miguel and his crew did an excellent job. Miguel reviewed what we requested before starting work and made several suggestions. They pruned and trimmed several large trees. I was surprised by the amount of large branches and debris. When they were done there was nothing left on the lawn. I would highly recommend Miguel Tree Service."
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+21

Response time3 hrs
Response rate93%
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Two Climbing Tree Service, Inc.
5.0(
21
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Miguel contacted me right away to provide a quote to cut a tree limb. On the scheduled day, his team arrived early, were very professional, swiftly completed the job, and they cleaned the area nicely. I highly recommend them for tree services."
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+8

10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by30%of homeowners
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Global Landscaping Services
4.7(
88
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I highly recommend this company The owner, Luis, is very polite, and the entire crew is extremely professional. They removed a tree over 50 feet tall i a meticulous, safe, and neat manner, and they did an excellent job cleaning up afterward. I definitely recommend them and will be using them again in the future."
Response time1 day
Response rate89%
80 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Arcadia Outdoors
5.0(
12
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For BusinessTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Made a point of coming the same day I hired them, and did an excellent job trimming a number of shrubs and plants around my house. Very professional and also very nice people. Made my property look great. I’ve now hired them to be my landscapers come spring. Highly recommend."
Mudroom Project
Mudroom Project
Mudroom Project
Front Entrance & Walkway
Front Entrance & Walkway

+3

Response time9 hrs
Response rate98%
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Competition Tree, Inc.
4.6(
161
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Tree RemovalTree Trimming

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1992

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Rich to the rescue, again! Weâ ve used Competition Tree Service before and Rich followed through on time and adhered to his estimate once more. Rich is professional and pleasant, not to mention honest and reliable and his employees are hard-working and extremely thorough. We will ONLY hire Competition Tree Service for any future jobs."
Tree trimming
Tree removal
Tree removal
Tree removal
Tree removal

+4

22 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Woodvalley Tree Service
5.0(
10
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Removal - For Business+3 more

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I called Vinny from Woodvalley for a couple of trees to be removed from my property. I was working with a budget and he did not hesitate to work with me to get what i wanted done . He not only removed a few branches that were dead and shaped other trees on my property at no charge , His crew was fast , efficient and left my property just as clean as before they started. I highly recommend him and his company."
8 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by10%of homeowners
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BuildingLI.com - BLI Facilities LLC
5.0(
32
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Tree Trimming - For Business

Serving Stony Brook, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The guys at HM construction group did an amazing job with my project! I needed my commercial space completely demoed and rebuilt. These guys got the job done on time and didnâ  t amazing job doing it. I highly recommend them."
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kitchen tile

+172

Response time7 hrs
Recommended by76%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

A tree can grow back from its stump, but full regrowth is unlikely (especially for more stubborn conifer trees). Instead, trees are more likely to send up a number of shoots from the dead stump, which will try to develop into primary stems over time. In other words, it will start to look increasingly bushy. The goal of killing and drying out a tree stump is to prevent that from happening, as well as make the stump easier to completely remove.

Late winter is ideal, but if you’re pruning apple trees in the spring, prune them as early as possible in the season. You want to ensure your tree is just creeping out of dormancy and hasn’t started pushing out new growth. If you prune your tree too late into spring, you generally won’t see results until the following year.

That said, there’s no pruning season for unhealthy growth. Remove dead, dying, or diseased branches as soon as you notice them, regardless of the time of year.

Depending on the severity of the damage, a tree might continue healing for years after a split or a break. Saplings can usually bounce back in the spring in one or two seasons, but larger trees might take a few years to regain their former strength. If your tree is showing strong growth and is not dropping limbs, you can consider it healed after the first two seasons.

It depends. Smaller, younger trees take longer to mature, but they're more resilient, their roots don't get as damaged during transplanting, and they recover faster. Plus, they're much more affordable to plant, and it's possible to DIY the planting. 

On the other hand, mature trees produce fruit faster and provide more shade and privacy immediately. Ideally, a small or medium tree is the better choice if you can wait a few years for it to mature. But if you need immediate maturity, a larger tree is the only option.

The felling notch you make before you make the final cut will determine which way the tree will fall. The cut will be in a wedge or triangle, and the tree will fall from the highest point of the triangle. You can use this, as well as the process described above, to estimate where a tree will fall. 

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