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Brush burning in Hudson is a night job: a Category III brush fire may burn only from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., must be fully out by 9, and the pile can't be more than 5 feet across or 5 feet high (Hudson Fire Department burning regulations). Call (978) 698-4783 or use the form. A person reads every request and replies with what happens next.
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Tree work in Hudson
Tree jobs around Hudson's single-family homes
Tree Removal
Dead, dying, leaning or simply unwanted trees, including the tight ones that have to come down in sections over a roof.
Pruning & Trimming
Deadwood out, limbs lifted off the roof and the service wire, and crowns thinned so the tree stands up to wind and snow.
Stump Grinding
Grinding the stump below grade so the spot can be seeded, planted or paved, with the chips hauled off or left as mulch.
Storm Damage & Emergency Work
Trees and big limbs on the house, the car or the driveway after wind, ice or a nor'easter, once the utility has made any wires safe.
Not sure which job it is?
(978) 698-4783About four in five Hudson homes are single-family (Hudson master plan). Tell us how close the tree is to the house, the wires and any wet ground.
Rules and permits
Who decides about trees in Hudson
In Hudson the Fire Department decides about burning, the wetland rules in the zoning code decide how close a crew can work to wet ground, and Eversource handles the wires. We found no town tree warden page, no list of designated scenic roads and no town permit for cutting a tree on private land.
- Burn permits
- Hudson Fire Department, Central Station, 39 Ferry St, (603) 886-6021
- Brush fires
- 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.; piles up to 5 ft by 5 ft; limbs up to 5 in.
- Wetland buffer
- 50 ft for residential uses; no heavy-equipment soil compaction
- Yard waste drop-off
- Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, April through November
- Curbside yard waste
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
The Wetland Conservation District. Since its 2024 amendment, Hudson's zoning code describes the district as including a 50-foot buffer around wetlands and surface waters for residential uses and a 75-foot buffer for nonresidential uses (§334-35). Permitted uses there, such as forest management and passive recreation, can't involve substantial clearing of vegetation, with exceptions for agriculture and forestry. The code prohibits structures and impervious surfaces apart from conditional uses, lawn fertilizer other than lime or wood ash, and soil compaction from parking vehicles or heavy equipment; anything not listed as permitted or conditional is prohibited (§334-36). A bucket truck or crane parked on the buffer can run into that last rule, so access is worth planning before the crew arrives.
Who reviews it. The Conservation Commission reviews compliance with the wetland ordinance and state dredge-and-fill permits and makes recommendations to the Zoning Board of Adjustment; it meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall (Conservation Commission).
Stormwater. Hudson's stormwater ordinance calls for a Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Plan when cumulative disturbance tops 20,000 square feet or work reaches into wetland buffers or other critical areas, such as within 50 feet of a stream, bog or water body, or on steep slopes. Agricultural and forestry work done to best management practices is exempt (Chapter 290).
Scenic roads. Under state law, once a town road is designated scenic, the town, the state and utilities can't cut trees 15 inches or more around for road or utility work without the planning board's written consent after a public hearing (RSA 231:158), and Eversource says it follows that rule (Eversource NH tree FAQ). We found no list of Hudson scenic roads on the town's site.
Large cuts. If a job turns into a woodlot cut, state law requires a notice of intent to cut, form PA-7, filed with the town before each operation; an owner's own firewood up to 30 cords and up to 15,000 board feet of logs for the owner's own buildings are exempt (RSA 79, NH timber tax).
Digging. "Tree and root removal" is part of New Hampshire's definition of excavation, and digging within 100 feet of an underground facility needs notice at least 72 hours ahead, not counting weekends and legal holidays, with the dig area white-marked (RSA 374:48 and 374:51). Tickets are free through 811 (Dig Safe); ask the tree company whether your stump job needs one.
Last verified November 2026. Fees, restrictions and deadlines on this page are due for re-checking by December 2026. New England Tree Service is a referral service. We don't cut trees, apply for permits or appear before town boards.
Power lines
Eversource lines and Hudson trees
Hudson's electricity is delivered by Eversource (NHES Hudson profile; town Community Power notice). Eversource says trees cause about a quarter of its outages and that it trims around 2,500 of its 13,000 line miles a year, keeping 8 feet to the side, 10 feet below and 15 feet above its wires on a four-to-five-year cycle. Branches rubbing the pole-to-house wires may be removed at no charge, and if you hire your own tree contractor, Eversource will temporarily disconnect the service lines. Limbs over the house or driveway are the homeowner's expense, and Eversource asks for 10 feet clear in front of underground equipment and 3 feet at the sides and back (Eversource NH tree FAQ). Never let a crew start near a line before that call is made.
Brush, burning and town forests
What Hudson does with brush and yard waste
Saturday drop-off. The Transfer Station off West Road, on Old Landfill Road, takes leaves and yard waste every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, April through November, and no pass is needed for yard waste (Transfer Station).
One curbside day. The town's curbside yard waste pickup is Saturday, December 5, 2026, starting at 7 a.m. Use barrels or biodegradable leaf bags of up to 75 pounds each, and tie brush with twine in bundles no more than 2 feet across and 3 feet long (Yard Waste Collection). Trunk wood and big limbs from a removal won't fit, so talk about chipping and haul-away up front.
Burning rules in full. All open burning in Hudson needs a permit from the Fire Department's Central Station. The applicant must own the property, renters need the owner's written consent one day at a time, and no permits go to anyone under 18. Category III covers brush burning: 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., fully out by 9 a.m., piles no larger than 5 feet in diameter and 5 feet high, limbs no thicker than 5 inches, at least 50 feet from a significant structure and never under phone or power lines. Leaves, grass, pine needles and treated lumber are banned, burn barrels and incinerators are never allowed, and permits are suspended in dry conditions or state burn bans. Commercial brush and debris burns, Category IV, are permitted event by event by the state Division of Forests and Lands and the Town Warden (Burning Regulations). The Fire Department's burn permit page has the town regulations and the state permit forms (burn permits).
Firewood and pests. New Hampshire requires a compliance agreement to bring firewood into the state from out of state (firewood quarantine), and suspected invasive tree pests can be reported at NHBugs.org.
Town forests and conservation land
The Conservation Commission posts trail maps for Musquash Pond, Rangers Town Forest, Colburn Town Forest, Kimball Hill, Pelham Road, New Hampshire Forest and Robinson Pond (Conservation Commission).
Benson Park
Benson Park is run by Hudson's Public Works department (town departments).
FAQ
Hudson tree questions
Can I burn the brush from a tree removal myself?
With a permit from the Hudson Fire Department at Central Station, 39 Ferry Street, (603) 886-6021. You must own the property (a renter needs the owner's written consent, one day at a time) and be 18 or older. Brush fires run 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., with limbs no thicker than 5 inches, piles no more than 5 feet by 5 feet, at least 50 feet from a significant structure and never under phone or power lines.
My lot backs onto wetlands. What should the tree crew know?
Hudson's Wetland Conservation District includes a 50-foot buffer around wetlands and surface waters for homes. Inside it, substantial clearing of vegetation isn't a permitted use, and soil compaction from parking vehicles or heavy equipment is prohibited, so ask how the crew will reach the tree without driving onto the buffer.
When can I get rid of branches and leaves?
The Transfer Station takes leaves and yard waste every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, April through November, with no pass needed. The town's curbside yard waste pickup is Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 7 a.m.; brush must be tied with twine in bundles no more than 2 feet across and 3 feet long.
Who handles the wire to my house if a tree is over it?
Eversource. It may remove branches rubbing the pole-to-house wires at no charge, and if you hire a tree contractor it will temporarily disconnect those lines so the crew can work. Trimming limbs over the house or driveway is at the owner's cost.
What does it cost me to use New England Tree Service?
Nothing. The request and the referral are free; the tree company prices the work.
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