Tree Service in Seale, AL

Tree Service in Seale reaches back into Russell County's history. Seale was the county seat from 1868 until about 1935, after Girard and Crawford and before Phenix City, and the courthouse built in 1868 still stands. At its peak in 1900 the town had 386 people. Today Seale is unincorporated, but the ZIP code that covers it and the surrounding countryside counted 4,622 residents in 2010. It sits about 17 miles southwest of Phenix City on U.S. 431, at about 341 feet, with Alabama 26 heading southwest toward Hurtsboro.

Trees around historic houses

Seale's older buildings, including the Bass-Perry House and Dudley's Hotel photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, sit among trees that have grown for a long time. Large trees beside old frame houses are a special case. The houses often have shallow foundations, old chimneys and wood siding that a dropped limb can damage, and the trees often have decay that comes with age. We plan those jobs piece by piece and lower wood by rope rather than dropping it.

The countryside

Away from the old town, Seale is open land: pasture, pine woods, creek bottoms and homes set back from county roads. Russell County is mostly in the Gulf Coastal Plain, with some rolling hills near the Fall Line. On this kind of land we spend a lot of time on dead pines, fence-line trees and limbs over long driveways.

A short guide to rural tree decisions

• Dead pine far from anything? It may be fine to leave as wildlife habitat, as long as it cannot reach a building, road, fence or path.
• Dead pine within reach of the house? Take it down before it decays further; dead pines get more dangerous to climb and cut the longer they stand.
• Leaning hardwood over a creek? Check for undercut banks; erosion is a common cause of failure.
• Limbs over the driveway? Raising the canopy keeps trucks, tractors and emergency vehicles from tearing limbs down.

Brush and burning

On rural land, burning brush is common. The Alabama Forestry Commission does not require a permit for fires under a quarter acre, but it says county laws can restrict burning, and the burner is responsible for checking. Larger burns for land clearing or forestry need a permit from the AFC's dispatch center. We can also chip and spread or haul the brush.

Access on country roads

Rural jobs often come down to access. A soft pasture after rain, a narrow farm gate or a low culvert can decide whether we bring a chipper truck to the tree or carry brush out to the road. We ask about those things on the phone, and we look again when we arrive, so the price on the estimate matches the work we actually do.

Getting an estimate

Seale addresses can be spread out. When you call (762) 240-3944, give us the road and a landmark, and tell us how many trees you want looked at. Get a free estimate