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SID Professional Tree Service LLC
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"SID tree service did a great job trimming three trees and a 70 foot row of arborvitae’s. The crew is professional. They showed up right in time and left the yard impeccable. I will be hiring them again soon."
Response time3 hrs
Response rate98%
34 neighbors recently requested a quote
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S.O.S LawnCare
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

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Customers say: True professional

"Good person ,real with his job real and explaining everything I need by season’s wao just hire him ones and you can see what I see the changes in my yard plus prices ridiculous recommended for me and my neighbors 120 %."
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Response time2 days
5 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by81%of homeowners
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Franco’s Tree service
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2021

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"Extremely well, work completed punctually, Walter the specialist who led the process is very conscientious, patient and a pleasure to work with. I enjoyed having him do work for me and would not hesitate to hire him again if I need tree work. I very nice gentleman I am so happy I decided to go with him."
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Response time11 hrs
Response rate93%
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Triple M Tree Service and Landscaping LLC
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

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In business since 2024

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Emergency services offered

"The contractors did a great job! The came on time, were very polite, and really listened to what we needed to have done. They removed several overgrown bushes, trimmed other bushes, and removed a VERY large stump. They spent a long time trimming a crabapple tree in the front yard and consulted us while they worked to make sure we were happy!"
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Recommended by53%of homeowners
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Sunday Landscaping
4.6(
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2000

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Small jobs welcome

"I highly recommend Sunday Landscaping. Dave responded right away with my quote for a fall clean up and was at my house within the week. Did a great job and for no additional charge offered to come back in December to clean up rest of leaves that would have fallen at end of season."
Response time7 hrs
Response rate95%
44 neighbors recently requested a quote
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SID Professional Tree Service LLC
5.0(
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Serving Bristol, RI and surrounding areas

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I am so happy that I used ?SID Professional tree service LLC? They are extremely easy to work with and very safe. I am beyond impressed! From the moment I contacted them, the customer service was awesome, friendly, professional, and quick to respond. Immediately gave me a deee estimate. The cleaning team arrived on time and were incredibly thorough. Ismael and team paid attention to every detail in all areas of my land. , they even did parts that were not in the contract. From start to finish the service was outstanding. So much attention to details. SID exceeded my expectations, and I will definitely be using their services again. Highly recommend! I will recommend to all friends and family! La mejor compañía de limpieza de hojas de Otoño. Detallistas, honestos, puntuales, precio razonable. Los recomiendo ?"
Response time7 hrs
Recommended by25%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

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.

You can use the formula mentioned earlier to calculate the depth of tree roots. Each inch of width of a tree trunk translates to six inches of depth within the root system. Large trees extend anywhere from 2 to 6 feet into the ground, with some magnificent specimens going even deeper.

Though summer is not ideal, you can do some light pruning during this time of year. Just make sure it’s not excessive. Vigorous pruning will stress the tree and impact next year’s growth. Generally, August to September are the best summer-pruning months, particularly for fruit trees.

If a disease has attacked and destroyed the roots, then the tree may fall over as soon as it has died or while part of it is still alive. Trees that die with their roots left in place tend to stay standing for much longer, but those roots will decay eventually, allowing gravity to do the rest.

Although the terms tree trimming and tree pruning are used interchangeably, they are very different types of tree maintenance. Tree trimming involves enhancing the appearance of your tree by removing unruly branches, providing your tree with ample sunlight and nutrients and prevents unsightly overgrowth. 

Tree pruning helps keep your trees disease-free. This process removes unhealthy growths, dead branches, and other unhealthy parts of the tree. It’s more common for deciduous and ornamental trees but not so common for evergreen trees. To determine which method you need, discuss it with a tree trimming specialist.

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