Tree Service in Mooresville, AL

Mooresville is tiny, 47 residents in the 2020 census, but tree service in Mooresville is some of the most careful work we do. The entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an early nineteenth-century village, and its lanes are lined with old trees standing a few feet from buildings that have been there for close to two hundred years.

The town was incorporated on November 16, 1818, while Alabama was still a territory, and it was named for early settlers Robert and William Moore. It sits in southern Limestone County between Huntsville and Decatur, with Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River to the south. Andrew Johnson worked here as a young apprentice tailor before he became president. James Garfield, then a Union general, preached at the Mooresville Church of Christ in 1863. Disney filmed most of its 1995 movie Tom and Huck here.

What makes work here different

In most towns, the question is how to get a tree down efficiently. In Mooresville, the first question is how to protect what is around it. The buildings include:

• The Stagecoach Inn and Tavern, a frame building from before 1825 that served as an inn and post office, restored in the 1990s
• The 1840 post office at Lauderdale and High streets, described as the oldest post office in operation in Alabama
• The 1839 Brick Church on Lauderdale Street, built of handmade brick in the Greek Revival style
• The 1854 Mooresville Church of Christ on Market Street

Beyond those landmarks, private homes from the same era sit on lots with old walls, fences, wells and plantings. None of it can be replaced easily.

How we approach it

No felling near structures. Large limbs and trunk sections are cut small and lowered by rope, so nothing drops on a roof, chimney or fence.

Light equipment. Old lawns, brick walks and shallow foundations do not handle heavy trucks or outriggers. We carry wood out in smaller loads when needed.

Minimal pruning on old trees. Very old trees do not respond well to heavy cuts. We focus on deadwood, hazardous limbs and clearance over roofs, and leave as much healthy crown as possible.

Stumps. Grinding near old foundations or buried masonry is done slowly, and sometimes the best answer is to grind only part of a stump or leave it low.

Old trees and storms

Old trees in an open village are exposed to the same spring and November storms as the rest of the Tennessee Valley. A big tree with internal decay can look fine until a limb fails. A careful look at the trunk, root flare and major unions, done every few years, is worth it for any tree that could hit a historic building.

Rules and permissions

National Register listing usually does not on its own restrict private owners, but Mooresville has its own town government. Check with the town before significant removals, especially in public areas or along streets.

Services

• Hazard checks on old trees near historic buildings
• Deadwood removal and clearance pruning
• Sectional removal of trees too close to structures
• Careful stump grinding
• Storm cleanup

Call (938) 666-8748 to set up a visit. Get a free estimate