Tree Service in Maryville, TN

Tree Service in Maryville starts with the view. From most of the city you can see Chilhowee Mountain, the outermost ridge of the western Smokies, and the three peaks on its eastern flank that locals call the Three Sisters. Maryville sits in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, in north-central Blount County, and its trees come from that mix of mountain forest and valley farmland: white oaks, tulip poplars, hickories, red maples, Virginia pines and eastern hemlocks in the shadier spots.

Maryville is an old town. Fort Craig went up in 1785 and the city was incorporated in 1795, so some streets near downtown have trees that have outlived several houses. Most of the city, though, is ordinary residential streets with homes from every decade since. Census figures put Maryville's owner-occupied rate at 67.5% and show that 90.3% of residents lived in the same house a year earlier. Long ownership means long relationships with trees: the dogwood someone planted when the kids were born, the oak that now shades half the backyard.

Three things we watch for in Maryville yards

Hemlocks. Eastern hemlocks are common in cooler, shaded parts of foothill yards, and the hemlock woolly adelgid has been killing hemlocks faster than expected across the southern Appalachians. Look on the underside of branches for small white tufts that resemble cotton. Infested trees turn grayish-green and drop needles. Treatment with a systemic insecticide can protect a valuable tree; a hemlock that has already lost most of its needles is usually a removal.

Pines after a stressful year. Southern pine beetles favor pines weakened by storms, drought or crowding. Small blobs of resin on the bark that look like popcorn, called pitch tubes, are the giveaway. Infested pines are best removed promptly.

Limbs over roofs. Many Maryville homes have large hardwoods within a few feet of the roofline. Reduction cuts that shorten long limbs back to a healthy side branch take weight off without the damage that topping causes.

The greenway and creek-side yards

Maryville's Bicentennial Greenbelt Park dates from the city's 1970s renewal work, and it connects to Springbrook Park in Alcoa by a 3-mile section of the Maryville-Alcoa Greenway completed in 1998. Homes that back up to greenway land or creek corridors often have trees that lean toward light over the open ground, or roots in wet soil. If a tree on your lot overhangs public land or a trail, call the city before work so everyone knows the plan.

How a Maryville job runs

• You call (865) 401-8827 or send the form with the address and a description.
• We walk the property, check the trees and the access, and look at what is under them: roof, power lines, fences, septic fields.
• You get a written estimate that spells out pruning cuts or removal method, stump work and cleanup.
• On the work day we protect the lawn and beds, do the work as written, and haul away or leave the wood as you chose.

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