Tree Service in Homewood, AL

Homewood is a Tree City USA with a tree ordinance that requires a permit before many trees can be removed. That changes how tree removal works here: the permit is signed by the homeowner and by a tree company licensed in Homewood, and removing a qualifying tree without one carries a $500 penalty per tree.

K&M Professional Tree Service has worked across the Birmingham area for over 30 years, is based in Columbiana, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Owner Kenny Malone personally oversees every job. Below is what is specific to Homewood.

Tree work in Homewood

• 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.
• Tree Hazard Assessment: Dead, dying, or dangerous? Have it looked at before you decide.
• Cabling & Bracing: Support for weak limbs and split trunks so a good tree can stay.
• Storm Damage Tree Cleanup: Downed trees, broken limbs, and storm debris cleared. Insurance claims welcome.
• Stump Grinding: Stumps ground below grade so you can plant, sod, or build.

Also available: Dangerous & Dead Tree Removal, 24 Hour Emergency Tree Service, Crane Tree Removal, Land & Lot Clearing, Demolition, Grading & Excavation.

Homewood's tree ordinance in plain English

A permit comes first. Homewood's Tree Protection and Landscape ordinance requires a permit before removing a qualifying tree. The application is signed by the property owner and by a representative of a tree removal company, and the city says the permit can only be issued to a business licensed in Homewood to perform tree removal.

Every lot keeps a minimum number of trees. The ordinance sets a minimum tree density of 16 trees per acre for lots up to one acre, 20 per acre for lots over one acre up to five, and 24 per acre above that. On a quarter-acre lot, that works out to four trees, the city engineer told WBRC. If removing a tree drops you below the minimum, you plant a replacement or pay into the city's tree fund.

Penalties. Removing a qualifying tree without a permit carries a $500 penalty per tree, and replacement trees in an approved plan are due within 120 days.

Dead and hazardous trees. The ordinance exempts a tree that is verified dead or deemed hazardous by the city arborist. Utility, county, and state work in rights of way is also exempt.

Ordinances change, and the city has the final word. Before any tree comes down, check with Homewood Engineering and Zoning at City Hall, 205-332-6100.

After a storm in Homewood

After the December 2023 tornado, Homewood's city engineer told WBRC that a tree damaged in a storm can be taken down, but it still needs a tree cut permit so the city can track what comes down and what gets replanted. A tree that has already snapped off can be cleaned up without a permit.

That tornado was an EF-1 with 100 mph winds that touched down just after midnight on December 10, 2023, and ran 3.02 miles from Lakeshore Parkway across Oak Grove Road, Wildwood Parkway, Green Springs Avenue, and I-65 to Saulter Road and the north side of Samford. The National Weather Service found a stand of pines snapped or uprooted on Oak Grove Road and many large trees fallen through homes near Saulter Road. See storm damage tree cleanup.

Limbs and brush in Homewood

Homewood's claw truck picks up yard debris on your route's second collection day, Thursday or Friday. Have it out by 6:30 a.m., at the curb but never in the street, and away from power lines. Single branches are not collected, so group them into a pile. Four or more bags go at the curb; three or fewer go in the cart. Not sure of your day? Call Public Works at 205-332-6819.

The city says contractors must remove all landscaping debris they create, so make sure haul-off is in any tree quote.

Trees and power lines in Homewood

The City of Homewood posts Alabama Power's tree trimming schedule, and Alabama Power trims within its easements along its lines. Only line clearance qualified workers should be within 10 feet of an overhead line. If a tree is on a line, stay back and call Alabama Power.

What tree work costs in Homewood

Published guides put a medium tree removal in the Birmingham area at about $521 to $709 (Homeyou) and a standing tree under 30 feet in Alabama at $351 to $435 (ProMatcher). In Homewood, also budget for any replacement trees the ordinance requires, or the tree fund payment. See the pricing guide. K&M estimates are free.