Tree Service in Phenix City, AL

Tree Service in Phenix City looks a lot like the work we do in Columbus, until you get to the paperwork. Phenix City sits directly west of the Chattahoochee from Columbus, but it is Alabama, it is the Russell County seat, and its northern and western neighborhoods reach into Lee County. That means different state forestry rules, a different power company on most streets and different county offices if you need to ask about a lot line.

Phenix City is also a city of rentals and long-held family houses side by side. Census estimates put the owner-occupied rate at about 52.4 percent across roughly 15,800 households, with a median owner-occupied value near $170,300. For us that means a mix of calls: landlords who need a dead pine down before it drops on a tenant's car, and owners who have watched the same water oak grow over the roof for thirty years.

Higher ground than downtown Columbus

The city's elevation is listed around 443 feet, compared with about 243 feet for Columbus across the water, and the climb from the river is real. Yards that step up from the street, steep drives and backyard drop-offs change how a removal gets planned. Where a trunk cannot be felled in one piece we take it down in sections and lower each piece on a rope so it lands where we chose, not on a fence or a shed below.

Two counties, one city

Phenix City was formed when Girard, in Russell County, and the original Phenix City, then in Lee County, merged on August 9, 1923. Today most of the city sits in Russell County, but northern and western parts are still in Lee. If a removal touches a property line, easement or drainage ditch, it helps to know which county's records cover your parcel before work starts.

Burning brush on the Alabama side

The Alabama Forestry Commission says a burn permit is not needed for a fire under a quarter acre, but it also reminds burners that city and county laws can restrict outdoor burning and that they are responsible for checking. Inside city limits, we recommend asking the city before you light a brush pile. Most of our customers here skip the question entirely and have the limbs chipped and hauled as part of the job.

Power lines on the Alabama side

Alabama Power does line work in the city; the city has posted notices about Alabama Power utility work on Stadium Drive. Any limb touching a primary line is a job for the utility. We can prune around the service drop to your house and work on the rest of the tree once the line side is handled.

Common Phenix City jobs

1. Dead pine removal before it fails in a summer thunderstorm 2. Raising and thinning oaks over roofs and driveways 3. Stump grinding after older removals so a yard can be leveled 4. Clearing storm-broken limbs and hangers after high wind

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