Montgomery's expert arborists. Built for pine, oak, and hurricane season.

From removals to structural pruning to 2 a.m. storm response, we keep Montgomery's trees healthy through hurricane and tornado windthrow and the rest of the Deep South risk calendar. Expert arborists, on call around the clock.

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Why Montgomery

Why Montgomery trees need a real arborist.

The Certified Arborist Tree Service works Montgomery County the way a river capital city demands: loblolly and longleaf pine stands that carry southern pine beetle from one property to the next, live oaks and water oaks old enough to hide hypoxylon canker inside a canopy that still looks green, and a clay to sandy loam mix that drains unevenly enough to leave a root plate looking anchored right up until it is not.

This is a river city with a hot, humid subtropical climate, and that combination means moss loading, drought stress between storms, and then the storms themselves, hurricanes pushing up from the Gulf and tornadoes spinning off the same fronts, sometimes in the same week.

We send an expert arborist to walk the property, not a crew that just brings a chainsaw. Every plan is built around what a tree is actually doing here, in this soil, under this storm pattern, before anyone makes a cut.

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Why Montgomery trees fail

The risks we watch in Montgomery right now.

When a tree fails here, the cause is usually one of a few problems we check on a Montgomery site visit.

Southern Pine Beetle

Loblolly and longleaf pine stands around Montgomery can go from a few faded crowns to a dead stand in weeks once beetle pressure builds; we check bark and pitch tubes on every pine on the property, not just the obvious one.

Hypoxylon Canker

Drought stressed water oaks and live oaks carry this fungus quietly under bark that still looks intact, and the first visible sign is often bark sloughing off a limb that is already structurally gone.

Formosan Termite

This aggressive termite works from the root collar up, and in Montgomery's warm, humid climate a colony can hollow structural roots years before a tree shows any crown dieback.

Hurricane and Tornado Windthrow

Saturated clay and sandy loam soils lose their grip fast in a Gulf storm, and a tree with sound wood but a shallow or compromised root plate can go over in wind that a healthy tree would shrug off.

Service area

Our Montgomery service area.

Serving Montgomery County and the surrounding communities, from Prattville to Tallassee.

Areas we cover

Montgomery
Prattville
Millbrook
Wetumpka
Pike Road
Tallassee
Deatsville

Free estimate

Montgomery crews, one form away.

Tell us what is going on with your trees. An arborist who works Montgomery calls you back, walks the property, and puts the price in writing before anything is scheduled.

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What people are saying

Rated 4.9 stars across 140+ reviews.

Real reviews from real customers, straight from our Google Business Profile. Here's what people say once the crew has packed up and the yard is clean.

★★★★★

March 11th, a brief but strong storm came through Goodlettsville and blew over two giant trees in my front yard; one which was being supported by a 3rd tree that was facing and threatening my house. It was an…

Julie Bangs●3 days ago

★★★★★

From the time I inquired w this company about removing a tree that was strongly impacted from the major strong 80 mph winds on March 3, 2023, they provided us w exceptional service in every way . They were…

Jeanne Mason●3 weeks ago

★★★★★

My family had a tree removal emergency! A large tree in our back yard was on fire and splitting down the middle. The fire department came out the night before to extinguish the fire, but when I woke up the…

Mysty Diehl●6 weeks ago

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What we do

A geotagged inventory of every tree on the property: species, age, condition, and recommended work, refreshed annually.

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Trees we know

The Montgomery species list, and what we watch for.

Local soil, local weather, local pests. Each species here fails in its own way, and we plan around all of them.

Live Oak

Montgomery's heaviest limbed shade tree, and the one most likely to hide hypoxylon canker or a compromised union under a canopy that still looks full.

Crape Myrtle

Common in yards and medians across the city, usually a pruning and structure issue rather than a hazard, but topping cuts here invite decay faster than in drier climates.

Southern Magnolia

Dense evergreen canopy that catches wind like a sail in Gulf storms, so root plate and lean matter more on this species than most.

Water Oak

Fast growing and short lived by oak standards, and the species we flag most often for internal decay and hypoxylon canker by middle age.

Leyland Cypress

Planted as a quick privacy screen, but shallow roots and dense growth make it one of the first things to lean or fail in saturated soil after a storm.

Loblolly Pine

The species most exposed to southern pine beetle in Montgomery County, and one bad tree can put an entire stand at risk if it is not removed promptly.

Local expertise

Why an Expert Arborist Matters in Montgomery

Montgomery grows demanding trees on ground that will not forgive a guess. A crew with a chainsaw treats the tree that already failed; an arborist reads the pine stand losing needles, the oak with bark that has started to peel, or the root plate that saturated clay is quietly loosening, and acts before any of it becomes an emergency call.

Estimates are walked by an experienced arborist. Cuts follow ANSI A300, risk assessments follow TRAQ methodology, and you get a plan before work begins.

Across Montgomery County

Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Pike Road, Tallassee, and Deatsville each carry their own version of the same regional risk, some leaning more toward pine beetle pressure, others toward oak canker or storm exposure along the rivers.

We plan around the species, soil, and storm exposure specific to each community in our coverage list rather than one blanket read for the metro.

Montgomery FAQ

Local questions, local answers.

Don't see your question? Call us. Every call is answered by a human arborist, day or night.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Montgomery?

Local rules vary by jurisdiction, lot, and whether the tree is protected. We confirm the requirements for your exact Montgomery address and handle any permit or arborist report needed before work begins.

How fast can an arborist get to my property?

Most estimate visits happen within 24 hours, and storm emergencies get a crew on site the same day. We answer the phone around the clock.

What is stressing trees here right now?

Southern pine beetle in the pine stands, hypoxylon canker in drought stressed oaks, formosan termite working root systems, and hurricane or tornado windthrow after the region's frequent severe thunderstorms.

Will you check for pine beetle before it spreads to neighboring trees?

Yes. Southern pine beetle moves fast between loblolly and longleaf pines, so we inspect every pine on a Montgomery property, not just the one that prompted the call, and recommend removal quickly if we find active galleries.

What standards do your arborists follow?

Our crews are trained to ANSI A300 standards and risk assessments follow TRAQ methodology. An expert arborist conducts the estimate.

Are you insured?

Yes. We carry the insurance that matters, the kind that protects every inch of your property.

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