Tree Service in Birmingham, AL

K&M Professional Tree Service has worked across the Birmingham area for over 30 years. The company is based in Columbiana, in Shelby County, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for storm calls. Owner Kenny Malone personally oversees every job.

This page covers what is specific to the City of Birmingham: who handles the trees along the street, what the city will and will not haul away, trees near power lines, and the storms that shape tree work here. For prices, see the pricing guide.

Tree work in Birmingham

• Tree Removal: Safe removal of any tree, any size, with the yard left clean.
• Tree Trimming & Pruning: Dead limbs out, canopies shaped, branches off your roof and lines.
• Dangerous & Dead Tree Removal: Leaning, cracked, dead, or diseased trees taken down before they fall.
• Storm Damage Tree Cleanup: Downed trees, broken limbs, and storm debris cleared. Insurance claims welcome.
• 24 Hour Emergency Tree Service: Tree on the house or across the driveway? We answer day or night.
• Stump Grinding: Stumps ground below grade so you can plant, sod, or build.

Also available: Crane Tree Removal, Land & Lot Clearing, Demolition, Grading & Excavation, Cabling & Bracing, Tree Hazard Assessment.

Who handles which trees in Birmingham

A tree on your lot is yours to maintain. The City of Birmingham's Horticulture and Urban Forestry Division handles tree trimming, removal, and right-of-way maintenance along major thoroughfares and in city parks.

To report a city tree that is dead, hanging over the road, or blocking a view, call 311 or use the MyBHAM311 app. If you are not sure whether a tree is on your property or in the city right of way, ask 311 before you hire anyone to cut it.

Limbs, brush, and what the city picks up

Since January 2025, Birmingham picks up bulk trash and brush every other week, on a schedule set by neighborhood. The city asks residents to put limbs out the day before their area's pickup. Call 311 for your date or to report a missed pickup.

Extra brush can go to one of the city's four Waste District roll-off sites or to the Eastern Area Landfill, which is free for residents with a Jefferson County ID.

The important part if you are hiring someone: the city's resident guide says tree removal contractors must haul away the limbs they cut, and trimmings cannot be left in a yard. Make sure haul-off is written into any tree quote you get in Birmingham.

Trees near power lines

Alabama Power maintains a 30-foot-wide easement along its neighborhood distribution lines, 15 feet on each side, and trims only where it has a legal right and believes it is necessary. You can ask Alabama Power to evaluate a tree through its online tree trimming request, and the company says a representative will contact you within 5 to 7 business days.

Under OSHA and ANSI Z133 safety standards, no unqualified person should work within 10 feet of an overhead power line. If a tree or limb is on a line, stay away from it, treat the line as live, and call Alabama Power first. See 24 hour emergency tree service.

Storms and Birmingham trees

On April 27, 2011, an EF-4 tornado tracked 80.68 miles from Tuscaloosa into the Birmingham area, up to 1.5 miles wide, and killed 65 people, according to the National Weather Service. It hit Pleasant Grove, Concord, McDonald Chapel, Smithfield Estates, and Fultondale.

Spring is the peak of severe weather season in Alabama. A tree that is already dead, cracked, or leaning toward the house is the one most likely to come down in it. See dangerous tree removal and storm damage tree cleanup.

What tree work costs in Birmingham

Homeyou puts a medium tree removal in Birmingham at about $521 to $709. Big trees close to houses run far higher: in an r/Birmingham thread about 70 to 100 foot trees near houses, one homeowner said five companies quoted between $1,000 and $5,400.

Size, how close the tree is to the house, access, and whether haul-off and the stump are included move the price most. The pricing guide has the full breakdown. K&M estimates are free.