Tree Removal in Oakville, MO

Tree Removal in Oakville works a little differently from tree work in the incorporated cities around it, because Oakville has no city government of its own. It is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in south St. Louis County, about 18 miles south of downtown St. Louis, bordered by the Mississippi and Meramec rivers. With 36,301 residents at the 2020 census, Oakville is larger than most of the incorporated cities in the county. Without a city forester or city tree ordinance, questions about trees along public roads go to St. Louis County, and trees on your own property are yours to manage.

Stable, settled neighborhoods

Oakville is a settled place. The 2020 census counted 14,734 housing units with only 2.7 percent vacant, and the median age was 45.2. Many residents have been in their homes for decades, which means the trees in their yards have grown up with them. Trees planted as saplings when a house was new are now big shade trees, often closer to the house than anyone would plant them today.

Between two rivers

Oakville's land rises from the Mississippi and Meramec rivers, and the community covers about 15.9 square miles of land plus water area along the rivers. Homes near the river corridors and creek valleys tend to have more native trees, larger lots and more slope. Trees near the rivers face floods and erosion; trees on high ground face wind. Both settings produce their own kinds of failures.

What Oakville homeowners ask us about

• Big oaks and maples with dead limbs over the house
• Ash killed by emerald ash borer
• Trees on slopes behind the house that have started to lean
• Storm damage after summer thunderstorms
• Overgrown evergreens and volunteer trees along fences
• Stumps left from removals years ago

For each, the first step is the same: we look at the tree, explain what we see, and tell you whether pruning or removal makes more sense.

Older trees, honest assessments

In a community where many homeowners have lived for decades, a tree often has history: it was planted for a child, it shaded a wedding, it survived storms that took the neighbors' trees. We understand why owners hesitate to remove one. When we look at an Oakville tree, we tell you plainly what we see. If pruning deadwood and reducing weight will keep it safe for years, we say so. If decay, cracks or root damage have gone too far, we explain why removal is the responsible choice and what the job involves.

Without a city to call

Since Oakville has no city public works department, there is no city curbside program for large tree debris and no city crew to call for a tree along your street. If a tree along a county road is a concern, contact St. Louis County. For yard trees, plan to have the wood and brush hauled as part of the job; our estimates spell out exactly what cleanup and hauling are included.

Contact

Call (314) 668-1571 or send the form for a free, written estimate. Get a free estimate