Tree service in Prichard and Chickasaw, north of downtown
Older neighborhoods with old trees: water oaks and pecans planted when the houses were built, now at the end of their lives over roofs and power lines. We take them down before the storm does.
Prichard and Chickasaw sit just north of downtown Mobile along Highway 45 and Highway 43, two cities with their own governments and streets of houses built from the 1920s through the 1950s. The trees went in at the same time, and the water oaks, laurel oaks and pecans among them are old now. A water oak lives 60 to 80 years and goes hollow before the end; the City of Mobile leaves it off the Heritage Tree list for a reason. In Prichard and Chickasaw those trees are leaning over small lots, close-set houses and the lines along the street, and a lot of our work here is taking them down in sections before a summer storm drops a limb through a roof.
The lots are small, which means roped removals piece by piece, and often a bucket truck in the street. Alabama Power's lines run close along these older streets; the utility clears the 30-foot distribution easement and only line-clearance-qualified crews may work within 10 feet of a line, so some limbs are the utility's to cut and we'll tell you how to request it. Neither Prichard nor Chickasaw requires a permit for a tree on a private residential lot. After a hurricane, the old canopy here means hangers and split trunks on every block, and the Lott Road Landfill in Eight Mile is close for the debris.
What we do in Prichard & Chickasaw
Old water oak and pecan removal
Hollow and over-extended trees taken down in sections over small lots and close-set houses.
Storm cleanup
Hangers and split trunks cleared after a hurricane, hauled to Lott Road in Eight Mile.
Emergency response
Trees on roofs and across streets dispatched by priority, any hour.
Line-side pruning
What's ours to cut, cut properly; what's the utility's, requested through Alabama Power.
Stump grinding
Below grade, 811 called first, ready for grass.
Straight pricing
Written, itemized, and a smaller tree is a smaller price.
Streets and areas we cover
- Highway 45 (St. Stephens Road)
- Highway 43 (Telegraph Road)
- Wilson Avenue
- Main Street Prichard
- Lee Street Chickasaw
- Eight Mile
- Toulminville
- Crichton
- Whistler
- Plateau and Africatown
- Lott Road
- Shelton Beach Road
Tree services in Prichard & Chickasaw
- Tree removal, pine removal, crane removal, land clearing
- Live oak pruning, trimming and pruning, palm trimming, tree health
- 24/7 emergency service, hurricane cleanup, hurricane prep, stump grinding, replacement planting
Questions from Prichard & Chickasaw homeowners
How do I know if my water oak is hollow?
Fungus shelves on the trunk, a cavity at the base or a fork, carpenter ants, and a crown thinning from the top are the signs. A water oak over 60 years old with any of them should be looked at. Our arborist can sound the trunk and tell you how much wood is left.
The limb over the street is touching the power line. Who cuts it?
Alabama Power or its contractor. The utility maintains a 30-foot easement along distribution lines and only line-clearance-qualified crews may work within 10 feet of a line. Request it through the utility's online tree-trimming form; a representative responds within 5 to 7 business days. We handle the rest of the tree.
Do you offer smaller jobs?
Yes. Taking down one dangerous limb, clearing a carport, or grinding one stump are normal jobs, priced in writing like everything else.
Do I need a permit in Prichard or Chickasaw?
Not for a tree on a private residential lot.
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