Under 2 square miles, two flood-prone creeks

Tree Removal in Brentwood, MO

Tight yards, wet ground near the creeks and a city that tracks its street trees closely.

We come out and look before we price, anywhere in City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Each item on the estimate priced on its own
We confirm where the wood goes before work begins

A Small City Between Two Creeks

Tree Removal in Brentwood usually happens on small lots. The city covers only about 1.95 square miles, and the 2020 census counted 4,445 housing units there for 8,233 residents, so most homes sit close to their neighbors with a tree or two in the front yard and a bigger one out back. Two creeks run through town. Deer Creek follows Manchester Road between Hanley Road and Brentwood Boulevard, and Black Creek meets it near Hanley and Manchester. Trees near either one grow in ground that floods.

When the creeks rise

In August 2016, after a heavy Monday rain, both creeks left their banks. Local news site 40 South News reported the city's estimate of $300,000 in losses across 23 properties, including a house on Ruth Avenue whose foundation collapsed. That kind of flooding is hard on trees as well as buildings. Saturated soil loses its grip on roots, floodwater scours soil from the base of trunks along the banks, and a tree that survives the flood can start leaning weeks later. If you live in the low ground along the creeks and a tree has shifted, or you can see exposed roots that were buried before, have it looked at before the next storm.

From Maddenville to Brentwood

The area was first called Maddenville, after Thomas Madden, a businessman who ran a rock quarry and other businesses in the 1870s. It sat on the Manchester Trail, used by mail coaches and westbound wagons, and later had streetcar service to St. Louis. Residents incorporated as the village of Brentwood in 1919, partly to avoid annexation by Maplewood, and as a city in 1929. Many of the trees on older blocks were planted in the decades after that, and some of them now stand very close to foundations, garages and sewer laterals.

Street trees belong to the city

Brentwood's Parks and Recreation Department manages the urban forest, which includes street and park trees. The city counts more than 3,000 of them and values them at over $3 million. Staff plant new and replacement trees, prune, and remove trees that are dead, hazardous or cannot be corrected. If the tree in question is along the street, contact the city before anyone works on it. Brentwood also appeared on a 2018 Missouri Department of Conservation list of communities that had been Tree City USA members for more than 30 years.

How we approach a Brentwood removal

With houses this close together, most removals are sectional. We lower limbs on ropes, keep wood off the neighbor's roof and fence, and cut the trunk into pieces sized for the access we have. On wet creekside ground we use mats or wait for the soil to firm up, because heavy equipment can rut a soaked lawn badly. Call (314) 668-1571 or send the form for a free, written estimate. Get a free estimate

Brentwood Facts That Affect Tree Work

Creek flooding. In August 2016, Deer Creek overflowed along Manchester Road between Hanley Road and Brentwood Boulevard and Black Creek flooded the Hanley and Manchester intersection. The city estimated $300,000 in damage across 23 properties.
City-managed urban forest. Brentwood's Parks and Recreation Department manages more than 3,000 street and park trees, valued at over $3 million, and removes those that are dead, hazardous or cannot be corrected.
Compact housing. The 2020 census counted 8,233 residents and 4,445 housing units, 6.6 percent vacant, on about 1.95 square miles of land.
Long-time Tree City. A 2018 Missouri Department of Conservation release named Brentwood among Missouri communities that had participated in Tree City USA for more than 30 years.

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Brentwood Questions

Our tree near Deer Creek started leaning after a flood. Is it going to fall?

It might. A lean that appears after saturated soil or flooding often means the roots have lost hold on one side. Look for cracked or lifted soil at the base opposite the lean, keep people out of the fall zone and call (314) 668-1571 so we can take a look.

Can I remove the street tree in front of my house?

Street trees in Brentwood are managed by the Parks and Recreation Department. Contact the city about a dead or hazardous street tree before anyone touches it.

The tree is between my house and my neighbor's garage. Can it come out safely?

Yes, in most cases. We take it down from the top in small pieces, lowering each one on a rope into a clear spot. Nothing is dropped near the buildings.

Is hauling the wood included in a Brentwood removal?

Our estimates spell out whether wood and brush are hauled away, chipped on site or left for you. On small Brentwood lots most owners have us haul everything, since there is rarely room to stack logs. If you want firewood or chips left behind, tell us when we quote.

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