Verde Valley · Yavapai County
Tree service in Cottonwood, AZ
Cottonwood is named for the Fremont cottonwoods that line the Verde River, and they're still the trees behind the most calls. At about 3,300 feet, the Verde Valley sits 2,000 feet below Prescott, with hotter summers, milder winters and a different cast of trees: cottonwood, Arizona sycamore, velvet ash, Arizona walnut and mesquite along the river, with pines, elms and fruit trees around homes.
Across town, from Old Town Cottonwood and Main Street to the subdivisions off Highway 260 and Verde Village, the jobs are shade tree pruning, removing trees that have outgrown small lots, and cleanup after monsoon storms that roll off Mingus Mountain.
- ElevationAbout 3,300 feet
- Common treesFremont cottonwood, sycamore, ash, mesquite
- ZIP codes86326
Cottonwoods: big, fast and brittle
Cottonwoods grow fast with plenty of water and can top 80 feet near the river and the irrigation ditches. Their wood is weak, and they're known for summer branch drop: big limbs letting go on hot, still afternoons with no warning at all.
Mature cottonwoods near homes and patios need regular pruning to reduce heavy limbs. Older trees with decay at the base or large dead limbs often need to come down, and that usually means careful rigging, because a cottonwood that size rarely has room to fall.
Mesquite, mistletoe and monsoon season
Mesquite around the Verde Valley often carries desert mistletoe, and cottonwoods and ash host big leaf mistletoe. Pruning out infected limbs keeps those trees healthier for longer. Monsoon storms bring sudden wind that tears limbs off cottonwoods and splits multi-trunk mesquites.
Trees near Dead Horse Ranch State Park and the river corridor also share space with nesting birds, so crews check for active nests in spring and schedule big work around them when they can.
Landmarks and neighborhoods we cover
Old Town Cottonwood, Main Street, Highway 260, Verde Village, Dead Horse Ranch, Verde River, and everything in between in ZIP 86326.
Where Cottonwood fits
Cottonwood and mesquite country
Cottonwood sits in cottonwood and mesquite country, east of Mingus Mountain.
Available in Cottonwood
Tree services in Cottonwood
Tree Removal
Dead pines, failing elms and junipers in the eaves, taken down in sections when there is a roof underneath.
Tree Trimming
Roof clearance, deadwood out and lower limbs lifted, timed around pine beetle season.
Storm Cleanup
A tree on the roof, the car or the driveway after a monsoon microburst, a lightning strike or a wet spring snow.
Stump Grinding
Stumps ground below grade, even when they are wrapped around granite or behind a narrow gate.
Defensible Space
Firewise thinning in the zones at 5, 30 and 100 feet around your home, junipers and ladder fuels first.
Dead Pine Removal
Beetle-killed ponderosa and pinyon taken down while the wood is still sound, with the infested wood dealt with.
Hazard Tree Checks
A trained look at the cracked fork, the leaning pine or the dead top over the garage. Keep, prune or remove.
Lot Clearing
Juniper, scrub oak and pine thickets cleared for a build, a survey or a pasture, by hand or by mulcher.
View Pruning
Thumb Butte, Mingus or the red rocks back in the window, without topping the trees that block them.
Mistletoe Removal
Juniper, desert and dwarf mistletoe cut out of junipers, mesquite, cottonwoods and pines.
Cabling & Bracing
Support for split forks and twin trunks, so a valuable old tree can stay standing safely.
Brush Chipping
The pile from a weekend of limbing and clearing, chipped on site or hauled away before fire season.