Landscaping & Tree Service in Auburn
Auburn sits a straight shot north of us — roughly 25 minutes up I-69 — so it is one of the closest towns on our Tier 2 map for both routine visits and same-day storm calls.
Auburn is the kind of town where the trees came first and the streets grew up around them. Walk the blocks near the courthouse and the old ACD factory district and you are under a canopy that has been building height for the better part of a century. All About Tree & Turf Services is a family-owned crew out of Fort Wayne, and we treat that canopy the way it deserves — carefully, and with an eye on what a big silver maple can do to a 1920s slate-and-shingle roof.
Owner Darick Van started this company in 2025 because Northeast Indiana was short on tree and lawn help that actually shows up. Auburn is close enough that we can be parked in your driveway before the coffee is cold, which matters when a storm rolls through off the flat farmland to the west and you need a limb off the garage today, not next week.
Local Conditions We Plan For in Auburn
The story in Auburn is age. Much of the housing stock near the historic core predates the Second World War, and the trees planted alongside those homes — maples, ash, the occasional grand oak — are now full-grown and, in a lot of cases, overextended. We see co-dominant trunks with tight bark unions, cavities where old storm wounds never closed, and limbs reaching straight over roofs and second-story bedrooms.
Newer subdivisions on the north and east edges of town flip the problem. There the trees are young, the lawns are thin builder sod over compacted clay, and the real need is a fertilization and weed-control program that gets turf established before crabgrass and nutsedge take the whole yard. We handle both ends of that spectrum, and we are honest about which trees can be pruned back into safety versus which ones have earned a removal.
Why Auburn Neighbors Call Us
Anybody who knows Auburn knows the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and the collector-car auctions that fill town every Labor Day weekend. Those historic streets around the old factory district are exactly where we do our most careful work — dropping and roping limbs in tight setbacks so nothing touches the century-old brick or the parked collector cars in the neighborhood.
A typical Auburn job for us looks like this: a homeowner near Seventh Street calls about a leaning ash that dropped a branch on the driveway. We assess it, find the emerald ash borer damage running through the trunk, take it down in sections over the roofline, grind the stump flush, and leave the beds raked clean. No cleats in the lawn, no ruts, no surprise invoice.
A Closer Look at Auburn Properties
Auburn really splits into two worlds for a landscaper. East and south of the courthouse you have the tight residential grid — streets like Van Buren and Cedar where lots are narrow, garages sit close to the alleys, and the silver maples were planted a lifetime ago. West of town the Bridgewater golf community and the newer builds off County Road 11A flip that entirely: wide lots, young nursery trees, and builder turf that has never been fed. A typical Auburn call pairs two jobs: thinning over-tall maples near Rieke Park that have grown into the utility drop, and starting a feeding program for thin sod on a newer lot out in Bridgewater. Same family, two completely different jobs.
Our Auburn calendar follows the seasons closely. We mow April through October, and once the DeKalb County Fair wraps up in the fall, the leaf drop off those old maples and the street ash keeps us busy through November. Snow and ice management runs November into March, and because Auburn is only about 25 minutes up I-69 we can get a plow truck here fast when a storm rolls in off the fields. Removals in town run anywhere from the low hundreds to a couple thousand dollars depending on how much roping the tight setbacks demand; we are fully insured and quote every tree in writing. Call (323) 606-0255 and we will walk your Auburn property before a saw ever runs.
Common Projects in Auburn
Pruning Pre-War Shade Trees
Much of the housing near Auburn's courthouse predates the Second World War, and the trees beside it are now full-grown and overextended. A typical pruning job removes deadwood, shortens limbs reaching over roofs, and lightens the weight on co-dominant trunks rather than topping the tree. Lowering cuts by rope protects old slate, gutters, and garages. Oaks wait for the December-to-February window Purdue Extension recommends to avoid oak wilt.
Getting Thin Builder Sod Established
In the newer subdivisions on Auburn's north and east sides, the usual problem is thin builder sod over compacted clay, with crabgrass and nutsedge moving in by midsummer. The fix is a season-long program: timed fertilization, pre-emergent and spot weed control, and core aeration with overseeding in the mid-August to mid-September window Purdue recommends. Expect visible thickening within a season, with steadier gains the following year.
Taking Down a Borer-Killed Ash
Ash killed by the emerald ash borer still stand on some of Auburn's older blocks, and they grow more brittle each year. On a narrow lot near Eckhart Park or the old factory district, removal means sectioning the trunk over the roofline, lowering pieces into a small landing area, and grinding the stump flush after an 811 locate. Most owners schedule this before winter, when ice adds weight to dead limbs.
Old Maple Over Your Auburn Roof? Let's Take a Look
Auburn sits about 25 minutes up I-69 from our Fort Wayne base, so it stays on our regular pruning, lawn, and winter routes, and storm calls get a quick, honest arrival time. Call (323) 606-0255 for a written estimate.
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Our Services in Auburn
In Auburn we cover the full range — tree removal and stump grinding, careful trimming and pruning on the old canopy, lawn care and fertilization, landscape design, and winter snow and ice management for driveways and small commercial lots.
Tree on your house, car, or wires in Auburn?
Our emergency line is answered 24/7. If there are downed power lines or injuries, call 911 and the utility first, then us.
How to Get a Free Estimate in Auburn
Most Auburn estimates are a short visit. Here's how it works.
- 1Call (323) 606-0255Tell us what's going on. You talk to the crew, not a call center.
- 2We look at the propertyWe walk the job with you, check access, and answer questions on the spot.
- 3Written, itemized estimateLabor and materials separated. No obligation, and no pressure to decide that day.
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“Darick and his crew were super professional and did an outstanding job on our landscaping front yard work. Highly recommend.”
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“They took down a 40-foot tree hanging over a structure and cleaned everything up. Very happy with their service.”
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“On time, fair price, and they left the yard cleaner than they found it. Exactly what you want from a local crew.”
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