Tree Service in Hazel Green, AL

Hazel Green homeowners call us for tree service for the same reasons people everywhere do, a dead limb over the driveway, a stump in the way of a new patio, but the community's storm history adds weight to every decision. Pro Tree Service Huntsville works throughout Hazel Green and the farmland around it, from the US 231/431 corridor out to the Flint River.

A town that came and went

Farmers from Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas started arriving around 1810, drawn by rich soil. The Alabama legislature incorporated Hazel Green on June 15, 1821, when it had about 400 residents, and it became a trade stop with gins, mills and two inns where the roads from Nashville, Winchester, Huntsville and Athens met. Growth stalled by the mid-1800s, the farms broke up and the town became unincorporated. Today it is growing again as Huntsville commuters move north, and farmland is giving way to houses and stores.

That farm history shows up in the trees. Deep, fertile soil grows big trees fast, and many homesites have a few large oaks, cedars or pecans that were once shade for a farmhouse or a field edge. Those trees can be well over a century old and are often the only tall objects in a wide, open landscape.

Storms in recent memory

Hazel Green was hit by an F5 tornado in the April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak. On March 2, 2012, two tornadoes leveled homes and businesses here. On April 1, 2023, an EF3 struck and killed one person. Between those events come many more ordinary severe thunderstorms with straight-line wind. On open ground, a lone tall tree takes that wind with nothing to break it.

What we look for on a visit

1. Lean and root plate. Is the soil cracked or heaved on one side, especially after the wet months? 2. Trunk defects. Cavities, seams, fungus at the base and old lightning scars. 3. Weak unions. Two or more trunks joined in a tight V with bark pressed between them. 4. Target. What would the tree hit: the house, a shop, a fence, the road? 5. Options. Prune, cable, remove or leave alone, each with a written price.

Toward the Flint River

The Flint River runs along the community's northeast edge. Bottomland trees there, such as sycamore, box elder and silver maple, grow quickly in moist soil and are prone to breaking. If your property backs onto the river or one of its branches, expect softer ground, which affects how equipment gets in and when work can be scheduled.

Cedars and pecans on old homesites

Two trees we see a lot on older Hazel Green properties are eastern red cedar and pecan. Cedars spread along fence lines and field edges on their own and are tough, but dense ones catch a lot of wind and ice. Pecans were planted for nuts around many farmhouses and are known for shedding large limbs as they age.

Work we do in Hazel Green

• Hazard checks before storm season
• Tree removal, including large old farm trees near homes
• Tree trimming and crown cleaning
• Stump grinding
• Storm damage and emergency tree removal

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