Five railroad villages that merged in 1896

Tree Removal in Webster Groves, MO

Care when the tree you are losing is older than the house next to it.

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

The Queen of the Suburbs Has Old Trees

Tree Removal in Webster Groves is often emotional work. This is the town that Webster Park developers promoted as the Queen of the Suburbs in 1892, and that Time magazine once described with old elms and deep porches. Webster, Old Orchard, Webster Park, Tuxedo Park and Selma merged under one government in 1896, all strung along the railroad lines, and many of their streets still have trees planted in that era. When one of those trees has to come down, owners want it done with care for the house, the lawn, the neighbors and whatever trees are staying.

A dense town of single-family homes

Webster Groves packs 24,010 people (2020 census) and 9,909 housing units into about 5.9 square miles. That is roughly 1,700 homes per square mile, mostly single-family houses on lots where a 70-foot oak may stand ten feet from the foundation and the neighbor's garage is just beyond. On these lots we take trees apart from the top down. Pieces are lowered on ropes through a block set high in the tree, and the trunk is cut in rounds short enough to roll. Large logs are not dropped across lawns, which is how sprinkler lines and walkways get broken.

Power lines along the back lot lines

Utility clearance is part of tree life here. Local reporting in the Webster-Kirkwood Times described Ameren clear-cutting trees under transmission lines on MoDOT land on the north side of Interstate 44, between Murdoch Avenue and Elm Avenue, as part of a statewide program covering about 2,000 miles of lines; the mayor at the time protested the loss. You cannot stop utility clearance, but on your own property you can get ahead of it. A tree that is growing into the lines and will be cut back hard anyway is sometimes better removed and replaced with a smaller species planted away from the wires.

Signs a Webster Groves tree is ready to go

Bark falling off in sheets, or woodpecker damage up and down the trunk of an ash
Mushrooms or conks at the root flare of an old oak
Large dead limbs in the upper crown that drop in every storm
A crack where two big trunks meet in a V
Roots cut on one side for a sewer lateral or foundation repair

Any one of these deserves a look. Two or three together usually mean removal is the safer choice.

A city that keeps planting

The Missouri Department of Conservation listed Webster Groves in 2018 among communities that had been Tree City USA members for more than 30 years. Removing a tree here does not have to mean losing shade for good. We grind the stump deep enough for replanting and can leave the spot ready for a new tree. Call (314) 668-1571 or send the form for a free estimate. Get a free estimate

Webster Groves Background

Five communities, one city. Webster, Old Orchard, Webster Park, Tuxedo Park and Selma merged in 1896. Before 1802 the area was known as the Dry Ridge, and most of it was part of a 6,002-acre land grant to Gregoire Sarpy.
Dense single-family housing. The 2020 census counted 24,010 residents and 9,909 housing units, 5.8 percent vacant, on about 5.9 square miles of land, which makes for tight lots and trees close to houses.
Transmission line clearing. The Webster-Kirkwood Times reported Ameren clear-cutting trees under transmission lines on the north side of I-44 from Murdoch Avenue west to Elm Avenue, part of a statewide program covering 2,000 miles of lines.
Tree City USA for decades. A 2018 Missouri Department of Conservation release listed Webster Groves among Missouri communities that had participated in Tree City USA for more than 30 years.

Our Services in Webster Groves, MO

Webster Groves Questions

Our side yard is only a few feet wide. How does the wood get out?

In pieces small enough to carry or roll through the gap. The crown is lowered on ropes in short sections, and the trunk is cut into rounds. If the pieces would be too heavy, a crane lift over the house is sometimes the safer route; we will tell you which one your lot needs.

Ameren trimmed my tree into a V shape. Should I remove it?

Not automatically. A tree trimmed away from lines can live a long time. But if the remaining crown is lopsided, decayed at the old cuts, or leaning toward the house, removal and a replacement planted away from the wires may be the better long-term answer.

Can you remove a tree without wrecking my garden beds?

Usually. We lower wood instead of dropping it, set mats over soft ground where equipment has to roll, and agree on a path before work starts. Tell us what you want protected when we come out to quote.

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