Tree Service in Loxley, AL

Tree Service in Loxley deals with a landscape that has been cut over at least once. In 1870 a Chicago man named John Loxley set up a lumber camp here, with a commissary and a sawmill, on land then called Bennet. When the timber ran out, he left. The pines and hardwoods that grew back, along with the farm fields cleared around them, make up the landscape of today's Loxley. The town incorporated in 1957 and officially became a city on May 20, 2022. It covers about 32 square miles but had only 3,710 residents in 2020, so much of it is still farmland, woodlots and rural home sites.

Farm town habits

Loxley is known for farm stands and the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival each spring, and by 1920 it had an orange packing shed. Farm properties come with a familiar list of tree work:

• Clearing pines and hardwoods that have crept into the edges of fields
• Cutting trees out of fence rows before they take down the wire
• Removing trees that shade gardens, row crops or a new pasture
• Pruning or removing pecans and other yard trees around the farmhouse
• Grinding stumps in areas you want to mow or plant

On working land, we schedule around planting and harvest, and we keep equipment off planted rows.

Wind across open ground

Loxley sits at about 167 feet elevation in south-central Baldwin County, roughly between Mobile and Pensacola. A tree standing alone in an open field or at the edge of a clearing gets no shelter from its neighbors. Pines planted in windbreaks or left around a farmhouse take the full gust. During Hurricane Sally in September 2020, rain gauges in neighboring Robertsdale and Daphne recorded 16.81 and 12.58 inches. Baldwin EMC, the member-owned cooperative headquartered in nearby Summerdale, reported more than 71,000 households and businesses without power and about 4,300 trees on its lines.

Bark beetles after storms and drought

Pines stressed by storms, drought or crowding attract bark beetles. Alabama Extension advises salvaging storm-damaged pine wood promptly and cleaning up slash and logging debris, which give Ips engraver beetles a place to breed. If you have downed or broken pines from a storm, it is better to get them cut and out before warm weather. Leaving them stacked in the woods for a season can spread beetles to healthy trees nearby.

Practical estimates

Tell us how many acres you have and what you want done. On rural jobs, owners often choose to leave logs in the woods, keep firewood or have chips spread on trails, and each choice changes the price. Call (251) 355-2051 or use the form. Get a free estimate