Tree Service in Strawberry Plains, TN

Tree Service in Strawberry Plains starts with the river. The community sits on the bank of the Holston River at about 928 feet, at the point where Jefferson, Knox and Sevier counties meet. It's unincorporated, and the census-designated place, which covers only the Jefferson County side, had 2,405 residents in 2020 across about 4.2 square miles. U.S. 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway) runs through, Interstate 40 crosses the southwestern part, and Old Dandridge Pike (SR 139) is a main local road.

A bridge with a story

In 1861, the railroad bridge over the Holston here was one of the targets of a Union-sympathizer plot to burn East Tennessee's bridges. It survived that attempt, only to be destroyed in 1864 in an artillery duel between Confederate and Union forces. River crossings like this one shaped where people settled, and the oldest homes and trees tend to be close to the river and the old roads.

River-bank trees

The Holston's banks support some of the biggest trees in the area: sycamores, silver maples, cottonwoods, box elders and river birch. They grow fast in deep, damp soil, and many are now very large. They also bring typical river-tree problems:

• Brittle wood and frequent limb drop
• Long, heavy limbs reaching toward the light over the water
• Roots undercut by floods and bank erosion
• Rot at the base of older trees

We prune these trees to take weight off long limbs and remove deadwood. When a river tree is undercut, split or rotting at the base, removal is usually the safer call.

Highway and roadside trees

With I-40 and 11E running through, many properties front busy roads. Trees on your side of the line that lean over the road should be kept trimmed back and checked after storms. If a tree is in the road right-of-way, contact the agency that maintains that road.

Three counties, one community

Strawberry Plains spans Jefferson, Knox and Sevier counties. That matters for road maintenance, debris disposal and who to call about a public tree, but it doesn't change how we do the work. Give us your address and we'll take care of the rest.

Country lots

Away from the river, Strawberry Plains has larger rural lots with woods, fields and fencerows. On those properties we often: 1. Remove dead trees near homes, barns and driveways 2. Clear volunteer trees from fence lines 3. Cut up and clear storm-downed trees 4. Grind stumps in yards and pastures When there's room, we can fell trees whole, which is faster and usually costs less.

After a flood

When the Holston runs high, it can leave debris piled against trunks, scour soil from roots and tilt trees on the bank. Once the water drops, walk the bank and look for new leans, exposed roots and cracks at the base. Those trees are much more likely to fail in the next windstorm.

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