Tree Trimming in Coosada

Coosada is a small unincorporated community in Elmore County on the north bank of the Alabama River, directly across from Montgomery's northern edge. It's primarily rural residential, with some agricultural land and properties that have been established for multiple generations. The river proximity and low elevation make it one of the more flood-prone areas in the service region.

Overgrown trees in Montgomery drop limbs fast when summer storms roll through — and we get a lot of those between June and September. The pine trees and water oaks common in neighborhoods like Dalraida and Wynlakes grow quickly in the Alabama heat, and they need regular trimming to stay safe near rooflines and power lines. Skip it too long and you're not just looking at a mess — you're looking at a tree that's already leaning the wrong way.

We climb or use a bucket truck depending on the tree and what's around it, and we cut to the branch collar — that's the swollen ring where the branch meets the trunk — so the tree seals itself properly. Hacking branches flat or flush with the trunk leaves open wounds that rot inward, and we see that mistake on trees all over the older parts of Montgomery where someone did a quick job 10 years ago.