Tree Service in Lacey's Spring, AL

Lacey's Spring sits at the base of Brindlee Mountain in northeastern Morgan County, bordering the southern edge of Huntsville but counted as part of the Decatur metro area. Tree service in Lacey's Spring involves a lot of mountain-foot lots, wooded slopes and country homes. Pro Tree Service Huntsville covers the community and the roads up and around the mountain.

A name with a typo

Three Virginia-born brothers, Hopkins, John and Theophilus Lacy, founded the community, and it got a U.S. post office in February 1831. It was originally Lacy's Spring. When the postal seal was made, an extra "e" crept in, and the spelling Lacey's Spring stuck. The community remains unincorporated.

Slopes and runoff

Living at the foot of a mountain brings particular tree issues:

Water coming downhill. Runoff from the mountain soaks the lower slopes and the valley floor in heavy rain. Trees on saturated slopes can tip, and erosion can expose roots on the uphill side.

Trees leaning downhill. Trees on a slope often lean toward open ground and light, which often means toward the house built below them.

Rocky soil. On the mountain side, soil is often thin over rock, so roots spread out instead of down.

Access. Steep driveways and narrow roads limit what equipment can get to the tree. Many jobs are done by climbing and lowering wood in sections.

Weather patterns

Lacey's Spring shares the Tennessee Valley's storm patterns: severe thunderstorms in spring and again in late fall, and occasional ice or wet snow in winter. On a slope, a tree that fails tends to roll or slide farther than on flat ground, so trees above a house deserve more attention.

What we look at on a visit

• The angle and direction of lean, and whether it has changed recently
• Soil cracks or heaving on the uphill side
• Exposed or eroded roots
• Dead limbs over the roof, drive or outbuildings
• How wood will be brought down and removed safely

Keeping trees on a slope healthy

Not every tree on a slope needs to come down. Healthy trees hold soil and slow runoff, which matters on mountain-foot lots. Keeping them healthy usually means removing deadwood, reducing heavy limbs on the downhill side and avoiding damage to roots during construction or grading. Do not pile soil or fill against trunks, and keep heavy vehicles off the root zone.

If a tree on the slope above your house has dead limbs, a new crack or fungus at the base, have it checked. A dead or failing tree on a slope is more dangerous than the same tree on flat ground, because of how it falls and slides.

If you are building or adding on, ask us to look before any grading. Protecting a few key trees with a fenced root zone is cheaper than removing them later.

Services in Lacey's Spring

• Tree removal on slopes, often in sections
• Tree trimming and pruning for clearance and weight reduction
• Removal of dead and storm-damaged trees
• Stump grinding
• Emergency tree removal after storms

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