Bay Minette is the county seat, but once you leave the courthouse square, most of the area around it is country: bigger lots, pastures, timberland and homes set back from the road with a stand of pines behind them. The trees up here are different from the coast. There are more hardwoods mixed in, more dead trees that nobody has gotten to, and more trees standing near barns, sheds and fence lines that have grown up untouched for decades. A dead pine near a house in Bay Minette might be fifty years old and as tall as anything on the Eastern Shore.
We do tree removal and stump grinding around Bay Minette, from the older streets in town to the rural roads off Highway 59 and US 31. On bigger lots there's often space to fell a tree in one piece, and that's quicker and cheaper than climbing it. Most of our Bay Minette jobs are done in a single visit, cleanup included, and we're glad to leave wood or brush on the property if you have a use for it. Call for a free estimate.
Dead Pines and Hardwoods on Rural Lots
The most common job up here is a dead pine or two near the house. Pines die from beetles, lightning, drought or old age, and once they're dead, they dry out and get brittle fast. A dead pine can stand for a year or two, then drop its top or snap at the base in a wind that wouldn't move a healthy tree. Dead hardwoods like water oaks and sweetgums do the same, usually shedding big limbs first.
On a rural lot with open ground, we can often fell these trees whole in a safe direction, which is faster and cheaper than sectional work. If the tree is close to the house, a barn or a power line, we take it down in pieces instead. We'll also point out any other trees on the property that look like they're heading the same way, so you can deal with them in one trip. Several trees in one visit almost always cost less per tree than calling us back three separate times. Farm lots near Robertsdale are much the same.
Fence Lines, Barns and Outbuildings
Trees along fence lines and next to outbuildings are easy to forget about until one falls. A big oak growing into a fence line can lift posts and tear wire as it grows, and when it drops a limb, it takes out a section of fence and sometimes lets livestock out. Trees leaning over a barn, shop or equipment shed put a lot of value at risk in a storm.
We take these down carefully, working around what's there, and we can leave the wood cut to length if you heat with it or want it for the farm. Brush gets chipped or piled for you to burn, whichever you prefer and is allowed where you live. Once the trees are down, tree trimming on the ones that are staying can keep limbs off the roof lines and fences for years.
Common Questions
Sure. Plenty of our customers around Bay Minette heat with wood or have a fire pit. We'll cut the trunk into lengths that fit your stove or fireplace and stack them where you want, which also saves the cost of hauling the wood away. Pine burns hot and fast and is best for outdoor fires; oak makes better firewood for indoors once it's seasoned for six months to a year. Just tell us at the estimate.
Yes. Bigger lots are often easier than tight subdivision yards, because there's room to drop trees whole and park the equipment. We go over the property with you, mark the trees that need to come out and price the whole job at once. If you have a lot of trees in a wooded area, we'll focus on the ones near the house, driveway and buildings first.