Tree Service in Shannon Hills, AR

Tree Service in Shannon Hills deals with trees that have reached the size where they start causing trouble. The area in Saline County stayed undeveloped until about 1960, when housing construction began, and residents voted to incorporate in 1977, partly to avoid being annexed by Little Rock. Trees planted or spared when those first homes went up are now 50 to 60 years old, often the tallest things on the street, and close to roofs, driveways and sewer lines.

Problems that show up at this age

Roof contact. Limbs that were well above the roof in 1985 now rest on it. Shingles wear, gutters clog and squirrels get easy access.

Heavy, extended limbs. Long horizontal limbs over a driveway or house carry a lot of weight at the end. They are the first to break in ice or wet snow.

Root conflicts. Big roots can lift sidewalks and driveways, and older clay sewer laterals are vulnerable to root intrusion.

Decline. Fast-growing species planted for quick shade often have shorter lives and start dying back at this stage.

Pruning vs removal

On a middle-aged tree in good health, pruning usually solves the problem: clear the roof by several feet, shorten heavy limbs back to strong side branches, and remove deadwood. Removal makes sense when a tree is in decline, has a serious structural defect such as a split trunk, or is simply too large for the spot it was planted in. We explain the trade-offs during the estimate and do not push removal when pruning will do.

A growing town

Shannon Hills has kept growing, from 3,143 residents in 2010 to 4,490 in 2020, a rise of more than 40%. Newer homes on the edges of the city tend to have younger trees or wooded lot edges, and those benefit from different work: early structural pruning and clearing dead or leaning trees at the back of the lot.

Saline County and ash

Saline County was among the Arkansas counties with confirmed emerald ash borer by 2018. Ash trees planted with the original homes are now big enough to do real damage if they die and fall. If you have one, check the top of the crown for thinning and the bark for woodpecker damage.

Planning around the budget

When several big trees all need work at once, it can be done in stages. We rank the trees by risk, starting with anything dead, cracked or hanging over the house, and the estimate can split the work into phases so the most urgent jobs get done first. Lower-priority pruning can wait for a later season.

Leaves and gutters

Mature trees around 1960s and 1970s roofs fill gutters every fall. Pruning will not stop leaf drop, but keeping limbs off the roof and away from gutter lines cuts down on clogs, roof debris and the moss and staining that follow shade and moisture.

Talk to us

Call (501) 457-9035 to set up a free visit. You will get a written estimate that covers the work and the cleanup. Get a free estimate