Tree Service in Cusseta, GA

Tree Service in Cusseta is mostly pine work. Cusseta sits about 18 road miles southeast of Columbus, below the Fall Line, where the ground turns sandy and pines take over from the hardwoods of the Piedmont. It is the county seat and only incorporated city in Chattahoochee County, and since 2003 the two have shared a consolidated government. A large share of the county is Fort Benning, and part of the post lies within the city itself.

Who lives here shapes the work

Chattahoochee County is unusual. Census QuickFacts puts the owner-occupied housing rate at only 39.3 percent, the median owner-occupied value at $102,700 and the share of residents 65 or older at just 6.6 percent. That reflects a population tied closely to the post: younger, more mobile and more likely to rent. Our Cusseta calls come from landowners with acreage, homeowners on rural lots, and landlords who want a hazard tree dealt with before a new tenant moves in.

Sandy soil and pine problems

Two pine problems matter most on this kind of ground.

Root disease after thinning. The Georgia Forestry Commission reports Heterobasidion root disease in pine stands along or south of the Fall Line from Augusta to Columbus, mostly on sandy to sandy loam soils. Spores land on freshly cut stumps, the fungus moves down the roots and spreads to neighbors through root contact, and symptoms show three to five years after a thinning. Windthrown pines in a stand can be a sign of it.

Bark beetles. The GFC says southern pine beetle attacks generally follow stress from overcrowding, drought, saturated soil, storm damage or disease, while Ips and black turpentine beetles go after pines stressed by drought, storms or mechanical injury. Look for small pitch tubes on the bark, boring dust and green needles falling.

If you see several pines declining together, call before the problem spreads into the trees near your house.

Clearing and removal on acreage

Many Cusseta lots run to the woods. Owners often want dead pines out, a clear zone around the house and outbuildings, and stumps ground in areas they want to mow. We plan the felling direction so trees land in the open, then buck, chip or stack as you prefer.

Burning and power

Chattahoochee County is not one of the 54 counties under Georgia's EPD summer burn ban, and the GFC does not require a permit for hand-piled natural yard debris burned on the property where it grew. Flint Energies lists Chattahoochee County in its service area and trims along its primary right-of-way and member service drops; call them for any limb on a line.

Getting an estimate

Call (762) 240-3944 or send the form with your address, how many trees and whether they are near buildings. Get a free estimate