Morristown is small, but the tree work is not the same street to street. Around the Green and in the National Register district, old trees stand over Victorian roofs and porches with no drop zone, while larger yards toward the Morris Township line give a crew more room. Low ground near the Whippany River and Speedwell Lake can keep heavy equipment off soft lawns.
Morristown
Morristown is a compact, built up town, and tree work here often means careful removals and pruning on tight lots. Large old shade trees stand next to historic houses, sidewalks, garages and overhead wires, so there is usually little room to drop anything. Crews often rely on climbing and rigging, or a crane for the biggest trees. If you live near the Green or along one of the older avenues, expect the contractor to spend time planning how to take the tree down in sections.
What sets Morristown apart is density and age. Much of the housing near the center dates from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the Morristown District on the National Register covers a large stretch around Macculloch Hall, Colles Avenue, DeHart Street and King Place. Trees in those yards have often lived through decades of storms, sidewalk work, trenching for utilities and old topping cuts, so hidden decay is a real concern. Lots are narrow, many driveways are shared or short, and street parking can fill both curbs. Near the Whippany River, Speedwell Lake and Burnham Park, softer ground after heavy rain can limit where equipment can drive. A good crew plans the staging as carefully as the cutting.
Sections of Morristown
- Downtown / the Morristown Green
- Morristown Historic District
- Second Ward
- Normandy Park (historic district, partly in Morris Township)
- Morristown Green
- Madison Avenue
- Mount Kemble Avenue
- Speedwell Avenue
- Spring Street
- Burnham Park area
Main roads
- Interstate 287. main highway into town, with Exits 35 and 36 inside Morristown
- U.S. Route 202 / Mount Kemble Avenue. runs south from downtown past the national historical park
- Route 124. state route serving the town
- County Route 510. county route through town
- South Street. main street of the St. Patrick's Day parade route
- Speedwell Avenue. major town street
- Washington Street. major downtown street
- Madison Avenue. forms part of the Morristown historic district boundary
- Morris Street. downtown street; farmers market lot is at Spring and Morris
- Columbia Turnpike. near the Normandy Park neighborhood (Morris Township side)
Landmarks
- Morristown Green. former colonial market square with Revolutionary and Civil War monuments
- Ford Mansion (Washington's Headquarters). part of Morristown National Historical Park
- Fort Nonsense. Revolutionary War site, part of Morristown National Historical Park
- Speedwell Ironworks. National Historic Landmark where the telegraph was first publicly demonstrated
- Speedwell Lake. park with an old dam and ruins
- Acorn Hall. Victorian Italianate mansion and museum
- Burnham Park. home of a Thomas Paine statue; slated for about 300 new trees
- Jacob Ford Park. site of the Shade Tree Commission's forest and slope restoration
Neighborhood guides
- Morristown Historic District. Morristown's National Register district was listed in 1973 and expanded in 1986 from 93 acres to 213, taking in 352 contributing buildings. Many of those houses and churches stand under trees that have outlived several owners, and caring for them takes patience and careful protection of what sits underneath.
- Second Ward. The Second Ward is in line for more new trees than any part of Morristown outside its parks. In 2026 the town won a state grant to plant about 180 street trees there, enough to fill every vacant planting spot in the ward.
Nearby towns
- Morris Township
- Morris Plains
- Madison
- Harding Township
- Mendham Borough