Tree Service in Theodore, AL

Tree Service in Theodore is easier to explain with one local story. Bellingrath Gardens, on Bellingrath Gardens Road in Theodore, was a shady garden until September 12, 1979. Within 24 hours of Hurricane Frederic, just over 2,000 of its trees were down, and nearly 23,000 shrubs were crushed under them. The gardens reopened the next March. They were replanted with sun-loving flowers, and new trees were added over the following years. Most home lots will never face that scale of loss. The lesson still applies: trees that are pruned, sound and suited to the spot are the ones still standing after the storm.

A community of homeowners

Theodore was known as Clements before 1900. It took its present name from William Theodore Hieronymous, a sawmill operator and postmaster. Today it is a census-designated place of 6,270 people. Census QuickFacts lists 91.9% of homes as owner-occupied, so roughly nine homes in ten are lived in by the people who own them. Owners who plan to stay are the ones who get the most from preventive work. Structural pruning on a young oak is cheap. Taking apart the same tree after it splits in a hurricane fifteen years later is not.

What we check before storm season

1. Deadwood over the roof. Dead limbs are the first thing tropical winds break off. 2. Weak unions. Two trunks squeezing bark between them (included bark) can split under load. 3. Root problems. Fungal conks at the base, cut roots from old driveway or septic work, or soil that stays soggy. 4. The lean. A lean the tree has always had is less worrying than a new one. 5. Clearance. Limbs over the service drop, the gutters and the HVAC unit.

If anything turns up, we explain it on site and give you a written quote. You decide what to do now and what can wait.

South county rain

During Hurricane Sally in September 2020, gauges near Theodore logged 5.02 inches (6.8 miles south-southeast) and 4.02 inches (4.8 miles east-northeast) over three days. That is far less than the eastern shore got. But Mobile is one of the wettest cities in the country, and a few inches on soil that is already wet can loosen a tree's grip. Theodore sits around 128 feet above sea level, and the ground drops toward the bayous and rivers to the south and east. Trees on the low end of a lot deserve a closer look.

Unincorporated, so plan the cleanup

Theodore is unincorporated, so there is no city crew collecting limbs at the curb each week. After major storms like Zeta, Mobile County has run one-time pickups along county roads. For planned work, the debris goes with us unless you want it. Call (251) 355-2051 or send the form. Get a free estimate