Tree Service in Green Island Hills, GA

Tree Service in Green Island Hills covers some of the most varied lots in Columbus. This north-side neighborhood stretches along River Road, with Cascade Road, Mountainbrook Drive, Standing Boy Road and Winding Ridge Road threading through it. Homes range from the 1960s to brand new, in Georgian, Tudor, Spanish Revival and Craftsman styles, and developers keep building here, with new homes often priced at $400,000 and up. That mix creates two very different kinds of tree calls.

Call type one: the established yard

On older lots the trees have had fifty or sixty years to grow over roofs, decks and pools. North Columbus sits above the Fall Line, where the ground rolls instead of lying flat, so many of these trees are on slopes. A big oak on the high side of a lot leans its weight toward the house below. Our work there is usually:

• End-weight reduction on long limbs over the roof
• Deadwood removal before it falls on a patio or pool screen
• Clearance from chimneys and gutters
• Inspection of the root flare where retaining walls or driveways have cut roots

Call type two: the new build next door

Construction stresses trees that it does not kill outright. Trenching, grade changes and heavy equipment parked over roots can show up two or three years later as thinning crowns or dead tops. If a house went up beside your lot and your tree has looked worse since, the cause may be on the other side of the property line. Pines are particularly prone to follow-up attacks; the Georgia Forestry Commission says Ips and black turpentine beetles are drawn to pines stressed by mechanical injury, drought or storm damage.

Easements and curbside trees

Hillside lots often carry drainage and utility easements. Columbus is clear that easements are private property, so a dead tree on one is the owner's to remove. Trees in a city-owned strip between sidewalk and street are the city's, and residents may not cut them or hire a contractor to; those go to 311. We will not take down a tree that belongs to the city.

After the cut

Columbus will not collect limbs longer than four feet or thicker than six inches at the curb, and city ordinance requires contractors to remove the waste they generate. On our jobs, chipping and hauling are written into the estimate, so the street stays clear.

Stumps on a slope

Grinding a stump on a hillside takes more care than on flat ground; the grinder has to sit level and grindings can wash downhill in the next rain. We backfill and rake the spot so it can be seeded or planted.

Call (762) 240-3944 or send the form. Mention if the tree is above a retaining wall or below a driveway; it affects how we plan the job. Get a free estimate