Some of Waterloo's oldest blocks still run under a canopy of silver maples and oaks planted a century ago, and after a heavy wet snow those branches sag low enough to shade a driveway that would otherwise be catching full sun by ten in the morning. Randy Flodeen Four Seasons Tree Service clears those shaded driveways and the sidewalks beneath the old boulevard trees, streets where the snow lingers longest because the canopy blocks the thaw the open blocks nearby get for free. A late-season snow, wet and heavy off a system pulling up moisture from the south, packs hard on these driveways and can take real effort to break loose once it's had a few hours to set. The crew scrapes down to bare concrete under the tree cover, opens walks the length of the block, and salts the shaded low spots that would otherwise stay slick for days after everyone else's yard has dried. By late afternoon, even the darkest, most tree-shaded driveways on these old streets sit clear.