Tree Service in Chickasaw, AL

Tree Service in Chickasaw means working on small lots laid out for shipyard workers. Before it became a city, Chickasaw was a company town owned by Chickasaw Shipyard. Gulf Shipbuilding bought it in 1940 and expanded it for the war effort, and in 1946 Leedy Investment Company fixed up the houses and sold them, some to the families already living in them. The Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic District was listed on the National Register in 2004. The houses are close together, and the yard trees planted around them in the 1940s and '50s are now full-sized.

The problem with small lots

On a compact lot, a full-grown tree has nowhere safe to fall. Most removals here are done in pieces: a climber or a lift takes the crown down limb by limb, with ropes lowering wood away from roofs, fences and the neighbor's car. That takes longer than felling a tree in an open field, and the quote reflects it. Before we start, we talk through the drop zone with you, and with your neighbor if their yard is involved.

Water on two sides

Chickasaw Creek, a tidal arm of the Mobile River, forms the city's northeast border, and the Port of Chickasaw sits on the creek. Lots near the water and the low spots that drain toward it stay wet after heavy rain. Saturated soil is when shallow-rooted trees tend to tip. After a long soaking rain, look for mud heaved up on one side of the trunk, or for a tree that has started to lean. That is worth a call before the next storm, not after.

What's typical here

• Pruning back limbs that have grown over two roofs, yours and the house next door
• Removing oaks and pines that have outgrown the space between houses
• Clearing branches off the service line to the house (after the utility makes it safe)
• Grinding stumps left from earlier removals so the yard can be used again
• Cleanup that leaves the street and the shared driveway clean

Your neighbor's tree

On tight lots, the problem tree is often next door, with limbs over your roof and roots under your driveway. Before anyone cuts, it helps to know exactly where the property line runs and to talk with the owner. Many disagreements end with a shared quote. We are happy to price the work so both households can see exactly what would be done on each side, and we keep cuts to sound pruning points so the tree is not left lopsided or wounded.

Next step

Call (251) 355-2051 or send the form with your street name. We will look at the access, the trees and the houses around them, and then give you a written quote. Get a free estimate