Tree Service in Priceville, AL

Priceville is a small town in northern Morgan County, bordered by Decatur on the west, with Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge between the two and the Tennessee River's Wheeler Lake just to the north. Tree service in Priceville often involves yards at the edge of woods and wet ground, where trees grow quickly and storms find them first. Pro Tree Service Huntsville works across Priceville and the roads around it.

A quiet place that grew

Priceville was settled in the 1820s and named for the Price family. It stayed sparsely populated until the 1950s, when construction of Interstate 65 brought new growth. The town incorporated in 1975. The Census counted 2,658 people in 2010 and about 3,512 in 2020, on roughly 5.9 square miles. State Route 67 runs through the center to Decatur, nine miles northwest, and Somerville to the southeast.

Living next to woods and wetlands

Homes that back onto woods or bottomland have a few common tree issues:

• Edge trees. Trees along a wood line lean toward open light, often over the yard, and carry heavy limbs on one side.
• Fast, weak wood. Wet-ground species like silver maple, box elder, willow and sweetgum grow quickly and tend to drop limbs.
• Dead pines. Pines stressed by drought, flooding or storm damage attract bark beetles. The southern pine beetle prefers stressed loblolly and shortleaf pines, and its attacks show as small, popcorn-like lumps of resin on the bark. Dead pines near homes should come down before they rot and break unpredictably.
• Soft ground. Wet soil limits where trucks can go. We plan access around it.

The refuge next door

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge lies between Priceville and Decatur. Federal refuge land has its own rules, so trees on refuge property are not something a homeowner or tree company can cut. If a refuge tree is threatening your property, contact the refuge office. On your own side of the line, we can prune overhanging limbs back to the property line in a way that does not harm the tree.

Along I-65

The interstate runs through the western part of town. Wind tends to channel along long, open corridors, and trees on lots near the highway and its cleared right-of-way are more exposed. Keeping those trees well-structured and free of deadwood reduces breakage in spring storms.

Planting for the future

If you are replacing a dead pine or a storm-broken tree, consider sturdier, longer-lived species that suit wetter soil, and plant them where they will not grow into the house or lines. A tree in the right place is the cheapest tree care there is. We can talk through options when we visit for a removal, and grind the old stump so the new tree has a clean start.

Keep new trees mulched and watered through their first two summers, especially during the August-to-October dry stretch common in the Tennessee Valley.

What we do here

• Removal of dead, leaning or storm-damaged trees, including pines
• Pruning of edge trees that overhang yards, roofs and fences
• Stump grinding
• Storm damage and emergency tree removal
• Clearing brush and small trees along wood lines

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