Tree Service in Bearden, TN

Tree Service in Bearden mixes old residential streets with one of Knoxville's busiest corridors. Bearden is a West Knoxville neighborhood along Kingston Pike, about five miles west of downtown. Traditionally it runs along the Pike between Lyons View Pike and Sutherland Avenue, though people often use the name for the whole stretch from Sequoyah Hills to Turkey Creek. West Hills lies to the northwest and Forest Heights to the north.

A mill village that became a retail hub

In 1792, surveyor Charles McClung laid out the Kingston Road, the forerunner of Kingston Pike. In 1838, Marcus De Lafayette Bearden and Gideon Hazen opened a paper mill on Third Creek; it closed in 1886 after its milldam failed. During the Civil War, Knollwood, the house on Bearden Hill, served as General James Longstreet's headquarters. Bearden was still largely rural in 1900. Then came Western Plaza in 1957 and West Town Mall in the early 1970s, and Knoxville annexed Bearden in 1962. Today the corridor has more than 30 shopping centers.

Trees behind the commercial strip

Step a block or two off Kingston Pike and you're on residential streets with mature trees, many planted when those homes were built in the middle of the 20th century. Those trees are now large and often closer to the house than anyone planned. Common work:

• Clearing limbs from roofs, gutters and chimneys
• Removing trees with decay, dieback or root damage from past construction
• Pruning for clearance over driveways and fences
• Grinding stumps so beds and lawns can be redone

Third Creek and wet ground

Third Creek runs through the area, and the failure of the old milldam in 1886 is a reminder that water shapes this landscape. Yards near the creek have damp soils where trees grow fast and roots stay shallow. After heavy rain, trees there are more likely to tip. A new lean or soil heaving at the base deserves prompt attention.

Growth and construction

Bearden keeps changing. Zoning now allows a mix of residential, commercial and office uses, and the Bearden Village Greenway has added walking routes. Building and remodeling can damage tree roots without anyone noticing. If you're planning work near a tree you want to keep, talk to us first. Protecting the root zone during construction is far easier than saving a tree after its roots are cut.

City rules

Bearden is inside Knoxville, so city rules apply. For a tree in the strip between the sidewalk and the street, check with the city first, since right-of-way trees may be the city's responsibility.

Hilltop and hillside lots

Bearden Hill and the rolling ground around it mean a lot of Bearden homes have some slope to them. Trees above a house or driveway get extra scrutiny from us, and removals on slopes are done in sections so pieces don't roll. On flatter lots near the Pike, the limit is usually space, not slope.

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