Tree removal in Lafayette Township, Ohio serves 6,056 residents (2020) just southwest of the city of Medina, with part of the city in the township's northeast corner and the village of Chippewa Lake in its southeast (Wikipedia: Lafayette Township). US 42 and SR 162 share a stretch of road through it.
Lafayette Township runs its own service department from the garage at 6776 Wedgewood Road. Trustee minutes from January 6, 2026 record the crew cleaning up a fallen tree on Ballas Road and clearing a leaf-plugged culvert while plowing township roads.
Requests through this site reach a local tree contractor for storm cleanup, removal, stump grinding or lot clearing.
Where did the 2025 tornado hit Lafayette Township?
On July 7, 2025, a brief EF-0 tornado touched down near Spencer Lake Road and Ballou Road in Chatham Township around 4 p.m. and moved southeast into Lafayette Township. No tornado warning was issued.
The National Weather Service found tree damage along the 1.3-mile path, a damaged barn near Spencer Lake and Erhart roads, and then roof damage and several large broken branches toward Carsten Road, with peak winds of 81 mph. Broken limbs that are still hanging after a storm like that are a job for emergency storm tree removal.
What woods are in Lafayette Township?
Buckeye Woods Park, Schleman Nature Preserve and the Chippewa Inlet Trail form three connected parklands in the township, one of the Park District's largest holdings. Schleman was Theda Schleman's 67-acre farm, given to the Park District after her death in 1976, and is known for a pine grove, a buckeye grove and a very large burr oak.
Buckeye Woods was once farmland of the Medina County Home, and a hawthorn thicket now fills old pasture there. Overgrown pasture edges on private land can be quoted for lot clearing.
Tree removal services in Lafayette Township
Tree RemovalDead, damaged or unwanted trees taken down whole or in sections, with cleanup and hauling agreed up front.
Tree Trimming and PruningPruning for deadwood, clearance over roofs and drives, storm risk and structure, without topping.
Stump GrindingStumps ground below grade after a removal, with chips raked in, spread or hauled away.
Emergency Storm Tree RemovalTrees and big limbs down on houses, cars, fences or drives after a storm, cut off and cleared.
Land and Lot ClearingBrush, saplings and selected trees cleared from building sites, fence rows and overgrown acreage.
Crane Tree RemovalLarge or hard-to-reach trees lifted out in sections by crane when there is no room to drop them.Who handles trees on Lafayette Township roads?
Lafayette's township garage is on Wedgewood Road, and the township keeps up its own road network. Ohio Revised Code 5543.14 lets the trustees trim or remove trees in the township road right of way, and the county engineer can do the same on county roads.
US 42 and SR 162, which share a stretch of road in the township, are state routes. Trees on private land along any of them stay the owner's responsibility.
How a Lafayette Township request works
Send the form
Your address, the trees involved and the service you need.
It goes to a local tree contractor
Your request is passed to a contractor who works in your area.
The contractor looks and quotes
They contact you, look at the job and give you a price.
You agree on the details
Work, timing and cleanup are agreed directly with the contractor.
Sending a request costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Medina Tree Removal is a referral service, not a tree company; the contractor who contacts you quotes and does the work.
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Neighborhoods served in Lafayette Township
Chippewa Lake
The village sits on Chippewa Lake, which the Park District calls the largest inland natural lake in Ohio at 330 acres. The Tumble Bug Trailhead opened May 15, 2026 on part of the former amusement park grounds.
Technology Lane
The Medina County University Center shares about 50 acres with a business innovation park between Lake Road and Wedgewood Road. Business lots in the park can request pruning or removal around buildings and parking.
Wedgewood Road
Wedgewood Road carries SR 162 past the township garage and administration office. Trees inside a state route right of way go to ODOT; those on private frontage are the owner's.
Ballas Road
The township crew cleared a fallen tree from Ballas Road during the 2025 to 2026 winter storms. Owners along roads like it can ask for leaning or dead roadside-facing trees on their land to be checked.
About Lafayette Township, Ohio
Lafayette was organized in 1832 and named for the Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer who aided the American colonies. William Bisset was its first permanent settler, building a log cabin in 1825 (township history).
The township lies about 30 miles from Cleveland and 25 from Akron and mixes working farms, newer neighborhoods, parkland and commercial areas. The Medina County Home has served residents there since 1894, and its old farmland became Buckeye Woods Park.
Weather and climate in Lafayette Township
Lafayette sits south of State Route 18, nearest the Akron-Canton station, which averages 47.2 inches of snow a season and has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) under the 1991 to 2020 normals (Wikipedia: Akron climate; NWS Cleveland).
The July 2025 tornado came with no warning, which is typical of brief summer spin-ups. The ISA recommends that after any storm, even trees that look fine near homes be checked for cracks, hanging branches and heaved soil.
Landmarks and community places in Lafayette Township
Chippewa Lake Park
The Park District's lake access and new Tumble Bug Trailhead sit on Ohio's largest inland natural lake, formed as glaciers receded.
Buckeye Woods Park
The 392-acre county park on former Medina County Home farmland connects with Schleman Nature Preserve and the Chippewa Inlet Trail.
Medina County University Center
The University of Akron campus on Technology Lane held its first classes in January 2008 on land donated by the County Commissioners.
Why send a tree removal request in Lafayette Township through Medina Tree Removal
Lafayette mixes farm lanes, lake lots and newer subdivisions, and each calls for different equipment. Sending one form with your address and a description of the trees lets a local tree contractor plan the right approach before quoting.
York Township, Montville and Seville owners use the same form.
Tree Removal questions from Lafayette Township property owners
Does the Chippewa Lake village count as Lafayette Township?
Was there a tornado warning before the 2025 Lafayette storm?
Can a contractor remove trees near the Chippewa Inlet Trail?
What ZIP codes do Lafayette Township tree requests use?
Did Lafayette Township clear fallen trees during the 2026 winter storms?
Who handles trees along Lake Road in Lafayette Township?
How big is Chippewa Lake?
Does Lafayette Township's senior program help with tree removal?
Who gave the land for Schleman Nature Preserve?
Can businesses near the Medina County University Center request tree work?
Nearby areas
- Tree Removal in York Township
- Tree Removal in Montville Township
- Tree Removal in Medina Township
- Tree Removal in Seville
More towns: Tree Removal in Medina County · all service areas.
Sources: Spectrum News 1: NWS confirms Medina County tornado (2025) · Medina County Park District: Buckeye Woods Park · Medina County Park District: Schleman Nature Preserve · Lafayette Township · Lafayette Township: trustee minutes, Jan 6, 2026 · Lafayette Township: about · Medina County Park District: Chippewa Lake Park · Wikipedia: Lafayette Township · Wikipedia: Marquis de Lafayette · Wikipedia: Akron climate · NWS Cleveland: CAK snowfall · ISA: storm-related tree damage · Lafayette Township: senior snowplow program · University of Akron: Medina County University Center
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