Tree Service in Fort Mitchell, AL

Tree Service in Fort Mitchell is river-country work. Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County about 10 miles south of Phenix City and Columbus, with Fort Benning directly across the Chattahoochee. It sits low, at about 354 feet, and the land around it runs from river bottoms and creek hardwoods to pine woods and pasture. The community grew up around a garrisoned fort built for defense during the Creek War era, and Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for the burial of U.S. veterans, is here as well.

Bottomland trees behave differently

Hardwoods near the river and its creeks grow fast in deep, moist soil, and they can get very large. The trade-off is that wet ground holds roots less firmly after long rain, and big crowns catch a lot of wind. In this part of the county, the trees we watch most closely are:

• Water oaks and other fast-growing oaks with heavy horizontal limbs
• Sweetgums and other bottomland species leaning toward open light
• Pines on the edges of fields that lost their neighbors to clearing
• Any tree whose base sits in a spot that floods or stays soggy

Signs of trouble include fungal conks on the trunk, soil cracking or lifting on one side, and dead limbs high in the crown.

Coastal Plain, mostly

Russell County is mostly Gulf Coastal Plain, with some rolling hills near the Fall Line. Away from the river, sandy soils dry quickly in summer, and drought stress is one of the things that sets up pines for bark beetle attacks. A pine that turns from green to yellow to red over a few weeks is usually beyond saving, and if it can reach a house, a barn or a road, it should come down.

How a Fort Mitchell job usually runs

1. You call with the address and a description, and send photos if you can 2. We visit, walk the property and talk through what you want done 3. You get a written estimate, item by item, with options for the wood 4. We schedule the work, protect what is under the tree and clean up when done

Burning on rural land

The Alabama Forestry Commission does not require a permit for a fire smaller than a quarter acre, which covers most brush piles from a tree job. Larger burns for agriculture or forestry need an AFC permit, which can be requested from its dispatch center at (800) 392-5679. County laws can add restrictions, so check before you light a pile. If burning is not an option, we chip and haul.

Near the river and the post

We do not cut trees on public land or on the federal side of the river. Trees on your side of the line are yours to decide about; we will help you understand what they need.

Call (762) 240-3944 or use the form, and tell us whether the trees are near the house, the road or the water. Get a free estimate