The Allegheny hardwoods stand over Bradford on every side — black cherry, maple and oak that grow tall and take the snow like they were built for it, because they were. Snow country is hard on trees and harder on what they leave behind, and a stump under three feet of drift is a surprise waiting for the mower in May. Grinding takes them out below grade and leaves a bed of chips and a level patch of yard. Removal comes first where a tree has reached the end of it, sectioned down when the house is close, and trimming pulls the limbs back off the roof before the next heavy fall. The result is simple and worth having: open ground, a clear roofline, nothing left to work around.