Tree Removal in Tuscaloosa, AL
Dead pines, leaning hardwoods, grown-up tree lines and trees a storm laid across the drive, taken down and cleaned up from the ground with an excavator and loaders. Stumps pulled, holes filled, ground left level.
Whole trees taken out by machine, stumps and all
They call Tuscaloosa the Druid City for the water oaks planted along its streets since the 1840s, and a town that proud of its trees has a lot of them reaching the end. A dead pine over the pasture. A leaning hardwood too close to the shop. A fence row that turned into a wall of sweetgum. A top a storm broke and left hanging where nobody wants to walk. Out in Tuscaloosa County there is simply more of all of it.
If you searched for a tree service in Tuscaloosa, here is what ours is: tree removal by machine, from the ground. An excavator reaches the tree, takes it down under control and lifts it out, often in one piece. Loaders carry the wood and clean up behind. Stumps are pulled with the root ball, the holes are filled and packed, and the ground is pulled back level so you can mow it or build on it. Saplings and small trees go through the mulching head.
That makes us a strong answer for open ground, tree lines, building sites, lake lots and storm cleanup, and for more than a handful of trees at once. You decide what happens to the wood: burned where that is allowed or hauled off, with both priced before anything hits the ground. Want some kept for firewood? Ask about the wood when we look at the job. The main tree removal page has more, and the Tuscaloosa land clearing page covers our other work in Tuscaloosa County.
Tree removal we do around Tuscaloosa
- Whole trees taken down with the excavator
- Tree lines and fence rows cleared out
- Storm-downed and hung-up trees
- Dead pines and leaning hardwoods
- Stumps pulled, holes filled and packed
- Wood burned where allowed or hauled off
Tree work in Tuscaloosa: storms, lake rules and burning
A city that knows storm damage
The National Weather Service rates the April 27, 2011 tornado here an EF-4. Its record follows the storm through Tuscaloosa and on to Birmingham, on a path more than eighty miles long. Storms since have been smaller but leave the same mess: trees down across drives and fences, and broken tops hung in the trees still standing. That work is on our storm damage tree cleanup page.
Lake Tuscaloosa has its own permits
Lake Tuscaloosa belongs to the city and supplies its drinking water, so trees near the water are not only the lot owner's business. The City of Tuscaloosa says to contact its Lakes Division for an appointment to meet on site about a tree removal permit on the lake. It also requires a Land Development Permit, through the Office of the City Engineer, for projects next to the lake. Ask both before anything is cut. We work to the limits you are given. Have your permit in hand, or ask us what to line up first.
What happens to the wood
Burning is the low-cost way to deal with tree debris and it comes with rules. The Alabama Forestry Commission issues burn permits by phone through its dispatch center, and it says whoever burns must have the people and equipment to control the fire and must stay with it until it is out. Inside the city limits, ask the city before lighting anything. Around Tuscaloosa neighborhoods, hauling the wood off is often the simpler choice, and you get a figure for each option up front. If you want firewood kept, ask about the wood when we look at the job.
Real Job Photos
Phone pictures from real jobs, captioned with what they show. See more recent work or read about our full tree removal service.
How much does tree removal cost in Tuscaloosa, AL?
It is priced after a look at the trees, and the estimate is free. What moves it is how many trees, how big they are, how easily a machine can reach them, whether the stumps come out and what happens to the wood. Several trees in one area usually price lower per tree, because the machines are already there and set up.
Do you remove trees close to a house in Tuscaloosa?
Where the excavator can reach the tree and there is room to bring it down away from the building, yes. We work from the ground with machines. Send photos of the tree and what is around it, or let us come look. Not sure a machine can get to yours? Ask us at (205) 535-6376, by call or text.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree on Lake Tuscaloosa?
Ask the city first. The City of Tuscaloosa says to contact its Lakes Division for an on-site appointment about a tree removal permit on the lake, and it requires a Land Development Permit for projects next to the lake. Rules differ for city property along the shoreline and for private lots, so let them tell you which applies.
Do you pull stumps after taking down trees in Tuscaloosa County?
Yes, if you want them out. The stump and root ball are pulled with the excavator, the hole is filled and packed, and the ground is leveled. If you only need a stump taken down flush with the ground, the mulching head can do that. Our guide on stump removal vs stump grinding helps you choose.
Tuscaloosa and Around
We cover Tuscaloosa and the country around it, including:
Forestry Mulching in Tuscaloosa
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
See the Tuscaloosa pageExcavating in Tuscaloosa
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
See the Tuscaloosa pageHouse Demolition in Tuscaloosa
Old houses and outbuildings torn down, hauled off, slab out, lot filled and graded.
See the Tuscaloosa pageGravel Driveways in Tuscaloosa
Gravel drives and access roads cut in, based, crowned and ditched so they last.
See the Tuscaloosa pageHouse Pads in Tuscaloosa
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
See the Tuscaloosa pageAll Services in Tuscaloosa
Everything we do in Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County.
Tuscaloosa overviewTuscaloosa County
Land clearing, mulching and dirt work across Tuscaloosa County.
County overviewTree Removal
Dead, leaning and storm-damaged trees taken down by machine, stumps pulled, ground left level.
The full serviceTree Removal in other places
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