Tree Service in East Main and Oaklands, Murfreesboro TN

Arborist installing a support cable between two leaders of an old sugar maple beside a historic porch-front home

East of the courthouse square, Murfreesboro's history stands in a straight line down East Main Street: the antebellum and Victorian houses of the East Main historic district, the Oaklands mansion and its grounds, and the neighborhoods of 1920s–60s cottages and ranches that spread around Middle Tennessee State University and Mitchell-Neilson. The trees are as old as the houses — sugar maples and white oaks planted in the 1890s–1920s, hackberries and elms that seeded themselves, southern magnolias in the front yards — and they are at the age where big limbs fail. Hackberries drop limbs without warning, maples decay at old pruning wounds, and every ice storm and squall line finds the weak crotches first.

Our east-side work is what old trees on tight lots need: crown cleaning and deadwood removal to ANSI A300, cabling and bracing for the limbs over houses, honest risk assessments on the hackberries and ash that have reached the end, root-zone care where sidewalks and driveways fight the roots, and removals by crane from the street when a tree between two houses has to come down. Most single-family yard trees in Murfreesboro involve no city permit; street trees and the historic-district overlay have their own rules, and we know which apply. After every storm, East Main is our first route because the biggest trees are here.

What we do in East Main, Oaklands & MTSU

Historic tree care

Crown cleaning, deadwood and reduction pruning to ANSI A300 by an ISA-certified arborist.

Cabling & bracing

Steel and synthetic systems for the maples and oaks over houses; inspected annually.

Hackberry & ash removal

Honest assessments and removals before the next limb comes down.

Crane removals on tight lots

Picks from the street over the house and the neighbor's; nothing free-falls.

Root-zone work

Air-spade excavation, root pruning and barriers at sidewalks and driveways.

Storm response

East Main first after every storm; limbs off the house, then the yard, then the curb.

Neighborhoods and areas we cover

East Main Street historic district
Oaklands
Courthouse square
MTSU campus area
Mitchell-Neilson
North Maple Street
East Lytle Street
Bell Street
Greenland Drive
Middle Tennessee Boulevard
Mercury Boulevard
Highland Avenue
East College Street
Vine Street
Stones River (east bank)
Oaklands Park

Tree services available in East Main, Oaklands & MTSU

Questions from East Main, Oaklands & MTSU homeowners

Can a century-old sugar maple on East Main be saved?

Often. Maples decay at old wounds, so the question is how much sound wood holds the big limbs. We assess it, cable the limbs over the house if the trunk is sound, and say so honestly if it isn't.

Do I need a permit in the historic district?

The historic overlay is about the buildings; the city's tree rules apply to street trees and development. A tree in your own yard is usually yours to manage. We check and tell you honestly instead of inventing a permit.

How do you get a crane onto an East Main lot?

From the street, early in the morning, with a lane closure when one is needed. The crane reaches over the house and picks each section straight up.

Why do hackberries drop limbs on calm days?

Because their wood is weak and their crotches are narrow; they shed big limbs from their own weight in summer. A hackberry over the house is one to watch or remove.

What does storm cleanup cost near MTSU?

Priced by the tree and the access. Trees on houses come first at any hour; we photograph everything for the claim.

Nearby: Blackman & the west side · Lascassas & Walter Hill · Smyrna · full service area

Tree service for East Main, Oaklands and the MTSU streets — Murfreesboro's oldest trees