Named for its high ground

Tree Service in Highlandville, MO

Fewer than a thousand people spread over nearly five square miles of hilltop and woods.

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Spread-Out Properties on High Ground

Tree Service in Highlandville looks different from tree work in a subdivision. The city counted 963 residents in 2020 on about 4.93 square miles, which works out to a lot of room per household. Many homes sit on wooded parcels with long frontage along county roads, and tree work here often means several big trees per visit instead of one. The name comes from the town's elevation, about 1,381 feet, and a post office has carried it since 1872.

October 21, 2019

Highlandville is where one of that night's tornadoes began. The National Weather Service mapped an EF-1 tracking from Highlandville toward Sparta between about 1:03 and 1:16 a.m., and storm reports from town between 1:00 and 1:07 a.m. included trees down near the elementary school and an estimated 70 mph gust. A tornado that crosses wooded land leaves a strip of snapped trunks and hangers, and the trees just outside that strip often have damage nobody notices until later.

Wooded lots bring their own work

Most Highlandville jobs fall into a few patterns:

Dead or dying trees close to the house that need to come down before they fall on it
Trees grown into the edges of a driveway or lane
Limbs over shops, barns and chicken coops
Clearing a building site or garden spot in the woods
Storm cleanup across larger acreage
Grinding stumps where a lawn or garden is planned

Thinking about firewood and brush

On a rural lot, many owners prefer to keep the wood. We can cut it to stove length and stack it, chip the brush and leave the chips for paths or garden beds, or haul it all away. If you have ash in the mix, keep the firewood on your property: MDC says ash borer can emerge from cut ash logs for up to two years. Chips from healthy trees make a good mulch for trails and around young trees, as long as you keep them a few inches back from trunks.

In southern Christian County

Highlandville sits about eight miles south of Nixa. Christian County as a whole includes part of the Mark Twain National Forest, and the land around Highlandville already has that more wooded, hilly character. Expect the estimate visit to cover access, slopes and where we can set up, not just the trees themselves.

Wildlife trees and safety

Out in the woods, a dead tree that cannot reach anything important has value as a home for woodpeckers, owls and other wildlife. Near the house, the drive or a shop, the same dead tree is a hazard. On a big wooded lot, we help owners draw that line, taking down the dead trees that could hit something and leaving the ones that cannot.

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Highlandville Facts

Tornado origin, 2019. The NWS mapped an EF-1 tornado from Highlandville to Sparta from about 1:03 to 1:16 a.m. on October 21, 2019; reports in town included trees down near the elementary school and an estimated 70 mph gust.
Low density. Highlandville had 963 residents in the 2020 census on about 4.93 square miles, much of it wooded parcels.
High ground. The city's name refers to its high elevation, about 1,381 feet, and a Highlandville post office has operated since 1872.
Ash firewood rule of thumb. MDC says emerald ash borer can emerge from ash firewood and logs for up to two years after harvest and asks people to buy and burn firewood locally.

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Highlandville Questions

Can you cut the wood into firewood and leave it?

Yes. Tell us the length your stove or fireplace takes and where you want it stacked. Brush can be chipped and left or hauled.

We want to clear a spot in the woods for a garden. Can you help?

Yes. We remove the trees, grind the stumps so you can till, and chip the brush. Sunlight is the main thing a garden needs, so we will also point out trees at the edge that would shade it.

There are several dead trees near the house. Do they all need to go?

Any dead tree that can reach the house, a building or the driveway should come down. Dead trees farther out in the woods can often be left for wildlife if they cannot hit anything.

Do you come this far south of Springfield?

Yes. Highlandville and the surrounding part of Christian County are within our normal area.

What does a tree company near me in Highlandville charge for a big removal?

It depends on the tree's size, how close it is to buildings, the slope and access, and whether you want the wood hauled. We do not quote big jobs over the phone. We come out, look at the tree and give you a written price before anything is scheduled.

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