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Tree Service in Merrimack, NH
Merrimack has no curbside trash pickup, and the transfer station on Fearon Road takes brush under 5 inches across but no logs or stumps (transfer station guide), so the wood from a removal needs a plan before the first cut. 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 Merrimack
Tree jobs on Merrimack's wooded lots
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 what the tree needs?
(978) 698-4783Tell us how big the trunk is and whether a wetland is close. In Merrimack the first decides where the wood can go, the second who has to sign off.
Rules and permits
Who decides about trees in Merrimack
We found no tree warden page, no street tree program and no town permit for cutting a tree on private land in Merrimack. What a homeowner runs into instead is the Wetland Conservation District, a right-of-way permit for work in the road, the state's burn permit rules and Eversource's rules near the wires.
- Private trees
- No town tree permit found; wetland district applies
- Wetland buffer
- 25 ft, per a September 2025 Zoning Board agenda; work there is a special exception
- Work in the road
- Right-of-way permit through the town's OpenGov portal
- Brush drop-off
- Transfer station, 1 Fearon Rd; under 5 in., no logs or stumps
- Burning
- Written fire permit required; Merrimack Fire & Rescue, (603) 424-3690
Wetlands. Merrimack's zoning ordinance, revised September 12, 2024, includes a Wetland Conservation District (2024 zoning ordinance). A Zoning Board of Adjustment agenda from September 24, 2025 describes "the 25 foot wetland buffer, which is part of the Wetland Conservation District," with work in the buffer handled as a special exception under §2.02.7(A)(4) (ZBA agenda). The Conservation Commission reviews state wetlands dredge-and-fill permits (Conservation Commission). The ordinance also sets out a Shoreland Protection District, a Flood Hazard Conservation District and an Aquifer Conservation District.
State shoreland rules. On land within 250 feet of larger rivers and ponds over 10 acres, New Hampshire scores the first 50 feet from the water with points, and a tree can come out only if its segment keeps enough of them; stumps stay in the ground there unless NHDES approves removal (RSA 483-B:9). NHDES answers shoreland questions at (603) 271-2147 (NHDES protected shoreland).
Stormwater. The town's stormwater standards may apply when more than 20,000 square feet of land is disturbed, and the town asks residents never to dump leaves or clippings in or near storm drains, wetlands or water (Stormwater). That goes for chips and brush piles from a tree job too.
Roads, scenic roads and landmarks. Work in the road layout needs a right-of-way permit, issued through the town's OpenGov permit portal (Permits and Forms). On a road a town has designated scenic, the town, the state and utilities need the planning board's written consent after a hearing to cut trees 15 inches or more around for road or utility work (RSA 231:158); we found no Merrimack list of scenic roads. The town has a Heritage Commission; we found no historic district with tree review (Heritage Commission).
Woodlot cuts. A notice of intent to cut, form PA-7, is filed with the town before a cutting operation, though state law exempts an owner's own firewood up to 30 cords and up to 15,000 board feet of logs for the owner's own buildings (RSA 79, NH timber tax).
Digging. New Hampshire counts "tree and root removal" as excavation, and digging within 100 feet of an underground facility needs notice at least 72 hours ahead, weekends and legal holidays excluded (RSA 374:48 and 374:51). Dig Safe is free at 811 (Dig Safe); ask whoever grinds the stump who files the ticket.
Wires. The town lists Eversource as the electric company, with Liberty supplying gas (town utilities). Eversource trims to 8 feet at the sides, 10 below and 15 above its lines every four to five years, will temporarily disconnect the pole-to-house lines for your own tree contractor, and leaves limbs over the house or driveway to the owner (Eversource NH tree FAQ).
Last verified November 2026. Fees, restrictions and deadlines on this page are due for re-checking by May 2027. New England Tree Service is a referral service. We don't cut trees, apply for permits or appear before town boards.
Brush, burning and town woods
Brush, burning and compost in Merrimack
The Fearon Road transfer station. The Transfer Station and Recycling Facility at 1 Fearon Road is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., staying open to 7 p.m. on Thursdays from April through September; residents need a decal, replaced each January (Solid Waste). The brush drop-off takes material under 5 inches in diameter, logs and stumps are not accepted, and the yard waste area takes only leaves, grass clippings and pine needles (transfer station guide). Merrimack has no curbside trash collection (NHES Merrimack profile), so anything thicker goes with the tree company or gets cut up and used on site.
Burning brush. New Hampshire requires a written permit from the forest fire warden of the town where you burn, unless the warden or the warden's agent is present (RSA 227-L:17). Under the state's fire permit rules, only untreated wood and brush up to 5 inches in diameter may be burned; a fire up to 2 feet across must be 25 feet from buildings and one up to 4 feet needs 50 feet, and anything over 2 feet across may burn only from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. unless it's actually raining. The permit holder must be at least 18 and the landowner or have the landowner's written permission, and the fire has to be drowned until there's no smoke, heat or flame (NH fire permits). Merrimack Fire & Rescue, 432 Daniel Webster Highway, posts its own regulations for burning brush and online permits; call (603) 424-3690 before you light anything (Merrimack Fire & Rescue).
Compost for the replanting. Residents can take free Class A compost from the Wastewater Treatment Facility in non-hydraulic trucks, or pay $5 a yard with a hydraulic one; the facility is open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Compost).
Invasives and firewood. The town has an Invasive Species Committee with a Comprehensive Invasive Species Management Plan (Invasive Species Committee). Bringing firewood into New Hampshire from out of state requires a compliance agreement (firewood quarantine), and suspected tree pests can be reported at NHBugs.org.
Grater Woods Town Forest
Managed by the Conservation Commission, which posts a stewardship plan for it (Conservation Commission).
Fields Farm
Also managed by the Conservation Commission under a posted stewardship plan, alongside the town's Biodiversity Conservation Plan (Conservation Commission).
FAQ
Merrimack tree questions
What happens to the logs and the stump?
The town transfer station won't take them. Its brush drop-off accepts material under 5 inches in diameter, and the yard waste area takes only leaves, clippings and pine needles. With no curbside pickup either, settle hauling, chipping and stump grinding with the tree company before the job.
Do I need a permit to burn brush in Merrimack?
Yes. State law requires a written permit from the town's forest fire warden before you burn, unless the warden or an agent is there. Merrimack Fire & Rescue posts its brush-burning regulations and online permit information; call (603) 424-3690. Statewide, only brush and untreated wood up to 5 inches thick may be burned.
Is there a buffer around wetlands?
Yes. A September 2025 Zoning Board agenda describes the 25-foot wetland buffer as part of the Wetland Conservation District, with buffer work going to the Zoning Board as a special exception. Check with the town before clearing near a wet area.
Can I get mulch or compost after a removal?
Residents can take free Class A compost from the Wastewater Treatment Facility in non-hydraulic trucks; hydraulic trucks pay $5 a yard. The facility is open every day from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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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