Roughly 330 homes per square mile

Tree Removal in Town and Country, MO

Room for big trees, and plans that treat a whole property instead of one tree at a time.

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

One of the Most Spacious Cities in the County

Tree Removal in Town and Country is shaped by space more than anything else. The 2020 census counted 3,842 housing units across about 11.5 square miles of land, which is roughly 330 homes per square mile, far lower than the inner suburbs closer to the city. For comparison, Maplewood has more than 3,000 per square mile. Large lots mean large trees, wooded edges between properties, long driveways and, often, trees that have never been pruned because no one could easily reach them.

From farm town to city

As early as 1886, the area was a farming community called Altheim. It incorporated as a village in 1950 and became a fourth-class city in 1975. Much of the residential land came from former farms and woodlots, and many properties still have trees that predate the houses: big oaks, hickories and walnuts left standing when lots were cleared, now with heavy limbs reaching over lawns and drives. The Principia's 360-acre campus is a reminder of how much open and wooded land remains in the city.

A property-wide approach

On a large lot, it rarely makes sense to look at a single tree in isolation. When we visit a Town and Country property, we usually walk the whole thing with the owner and sort trees into a simple plan: 1. Hazards that can reach the house, the drive, a pool or a play area 2. Dead and dying trees elsewhere, including ash along wooded borders 3. Trees crowding better trees, where removal opens up light and space 4. Understory cleanup of honeysuckle and volunteer saplings along fences and creeks

That lets owners spread the work out by priority and budget, and it means the equipment comes in once for several jobs instead of several times for one tree each.

When felling is possible

Open lawns sometimes allow a tree to be felled whole in a planned direction, which is faster than taking it down piece by piece. Before we do that, we check what is under the drop zone: irrigation, septic fields, buried utilities, landscape lighting and soft ground. Utility locates through 811 are part of any job involving stump grinding. If the ground or the surroundings do not allow a clean fall, we section the tree down instead.

Equipment and lawns

The biggest risk to a fine lawn on a large property is equipment traveling over soft ground. We plan routes from the driveway, lay ground protection mats where needed and avoid heavy machine work after long rains when we can.

Getting started

Call (314) 668-1571 or send the form with a few notes about the property and what worries you. We will schedule a walk-through and follow up with a written, itemized estimate. Get a free estimate

Town and Country Background

Very low housing density. The 2020 census counted 11,640 residents, 3,609 households and 3,842 housing units on about 11.5 square miles of land, roughly 330 homes per square mile.
Farming roots. As early as 1886, Town and Country was a farming community known as Altheim. It incorporated as a village in 1950 and was reincorporated as a fourth-class city in 1975.
Large campus land. The Principia, a private school, occupies a 360-acre campus in Town and Country, part of the open and wooded land that gives the city its character.

Our Services in Town and Country, MO

Town and Country Questions

We have a dozen trees we are worried about. Do we have to do them all at once?

No. We can rank them by risk and give you a written estimate in phases, so the dangerous trees are handled first and the rest can be scheduled later. Combining jobs into fewer visits does tend to save money.

Can you clear honeysuckle and brush along our wooded edge?

Yes. Invasive honeysuckle is one of the biggest problems in St. Louis-area woods, where it shades out native seedlings and crowds young trees. We cut and chip it, and can treat the stumps so it does not resprout, then remove any dead trees along the edge.

Will heavy equipment damage our lawn?

It can if the ground is wet, which is why we plan routes, use mats and schedule non-urgent work for drier weather. We talk through access with you before anything rolls across the yard.

Is it ever okay to leave a dead tree standing?

Sometimes, deep in a wooded area where it cannot reach a house, road, path or neighbor's property. Dead trees provide habitat for birds and wildlife. Anything within falling distance of people or structures should come down.

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