In the Stockade the houses stand shoulder to shoulder above the Mohawk, and in spring the river comes up with ice pans grinding along the bank while the street trees are still bare. Schenectady's older yards hold some very big timber — sycamore, honey locust, silver maple leaning out over slate roofs — and the ones down on the flats take the brunt of every river wind. On a Limb Tree Care removes what is failing, trims and prunes crowns clear of the eaves and the wires, and clears the debris when a summer line storm rakes a neighborhood. Watching a homeowner walk out to an open, swept driveway is the payoff. The work spreads into Rotterdam, Niskayuna, Scotia and Glenville.