When Shelburne gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, including sugar maple, red maple, American beech, white birch, northern red oak, eastern white pine, and eastern hemlock, send constant drop into open gutters. Maple seed wings fall during spring, followed by acorns, needles, and a heavy carpet of leaves in fall. Leaf drop usually peaks in early October across Vermont. Freezing nights bring real risks of ice dams when standing water freezes inside a clogged channel. We recommend gutter cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to clear out heavy fall foliage before snowfall and remove spring seeds before summer rain arrives.