Professional Tree Removal Across the Birmingham Metro

Removing a tree is the one job in the yard you should never improvise. A 60-foot water oak weighs several tons, and the direction it wants to fall is rarely the direction you want it to. The crews we refer remove trees every day across Jefferson and Shelby counties, with the rigging, bucket trucks, and crane access to take down large trees in pieces — even when the tree is over the roof, between houses, or backed against a fence line.

Signs a Tree Needs to Come Down

• Large dead limbs or a dead top (common in oaks after drought years)
• Fungus, mushrooms, or soft wood at the base — a sign of root or trunk rot
• A new lean, heaving soil on one side, or exposed roots after heavy rain
• Trunk cracks, cavities, or a split where two leaders meet
• Pine bark beetle damage — sawdust trails and yellowing needles spread fast to neighboring pines
• Roots lifting the driveway, foundation, or sewer line
• Storm damage that left the tree unbalanced

What a Removal Includes

• On-site assessment and a written, free estimate
• Sectional dismantling with ropes and rigging when there’s no room to fell it whole
• Crane removal when a tree is over a structure or the yard can’t be accessed with a truck
• Chipping of brush and limbs; logs hauled away or cut to firewood length on request
• Optional stump grinding so nothing is left but mulch and level ground
• Full cleanup — the goal is that the only evidence is the open sky

Tree Removal Cost in Birmingham

Price depends on height, trunk diameter, how close it is to structures, and how easy it is to get equipment to it. As a rough local guide: small trees $300–$700, medium trees $700–$1,500, large or technical removals $1,500–$4,000+. A crane removal over a house can exceed that. Multiple trees on one visit usually lowers the per-tree price.

Service Areas

• Tree service in Hoover, AL
• Tree service in Vestavia Hills, AL
• Tree service in Homewood, AL
• Tree service in Pelham & Alabaster, AL
• Tree service in Trussville, AL
• Also serving Mountain Brook, Irondale, Leeds, Helena, Chelsea, Gardendale, Fultondale, Bessemer, and Hueytown