Tree Service in Litchfield, IL

Tree work in Litchfield

Litchfield sits on I-55 and historic Route 66 in Montgomery County, about 36 miles north of our shop in Alton. The older downtown around State Street and the public library still has the brick commercial buildings and big shade trees of a Route 66 town, while the neighborhoods off Kirkpatrick Street, Columbia and the streets toward Lake Lou Yaeger mix modest post-war houses with larger lots on the edge of town. Out toward the lake and the country roads, properties get wooded and more rural, with fence rows, pecans and hedge trees along the fields. Litchfield is far enough that this is a planned trip from Alton, not a five-minute run, but I-55 makes the drive straightforward, and we schedule Litchfield work regularly along with Hillsboro and the other Montgomery County jobs. A lot of the trees we see here are silver maples and oaks that have outgrown small city lots, dead ash that were never taken down, and storm-damaged pines on the newer edges of town.

Neighborhoods and roads we work in Litchfield

We work downtown Litchfield around State Street and the library, the residential streets off Kirkpatrick, Columbia and I-55 frontage, the neighborhoods toward the high school, and the larger lots out by Lake Lou Yaeger and the country roads toward Hillsboro and Butler. If you are in unincorporated Montgomery County just outside town, ask — we likely cover you too.

Getting to you: Litchfield is about 36 miles from 152 Fosterburg Road, usually 40 to 50 minutes north on I-55. That is farther than our everyday Riverbend towns, and we are honest about it: we schedule a trip, and for emergencies we roll when you call.

Trees we see in Litchfield

Downtown and the older neighborhoods have silver maple, sugar maple, pin oak, red oak, sweetgum, spruce and the last of the ash. Out toward Lake Lou Yaeger and the farm edges you will also find white oak, hickory, black walnut, osage orange (hedge), cedar and cottonwood in the wetter draws.

Pests and diseases around Litchfield

Emerald ash borer has gone through Litchfield, as it has through most of this part of Illinois, and brittle standing ash are a common removal. Bagworms show up on arborvitae and cedar. Oak wilt is a concern in the red oak group, so we keep pruning of those trees to the dormant season when we can. Drought-stressed spruces pick up needle diseases.

Our arborists treat any tree disease or pest. See tree health care.

Storms and emergencies in Litchfield

Litchfield sits on relatively open ground, so straight-line winds and summer supercells have a long run at tall trees. We see split Bradford pears, pines snapped mid-trunk, and maples that drop heavy limbs onto roofs and service lines. Ice storms glaze the older silver maples and take out whole tops. After a storm we can be on the way from Alton; call 618-CUT-WOOD if a tree is on the house.

Tree on your house in Litchfield? Call 618-CUT-WOOD (618-288-9663). 24/7, crews available right away, and we work with your insurance company.

Local tip

A dead ash or a hollow maple on a Litchfield lot does not get safer with another year. If the tree is within reach of the house, the garage or the service drop, have it looked at before storm season.

Our services in Litchfield

In Litchfield we mostly do tree removal of large maples and dead ash, tree trimming off roofs and lines, stump grinding, and emergency tree removal after storms.

Tree removal, trimming and stump grinding in Litchfield

If you need tree service in Litchfield, IL, or tree removal in Litchfield after a storm, our crews travel up I-55 from Alton with the crane, lift and grinders. Estimates are free, and we do not guess a price without seeing the tree.

• Tree Removal Starting at $290: Big, dead, leaning or in a tight spot. Crane and grapple work near houses and lines.
• Tree Trimming & Pruning Starting at $90: Healthier trees, clear roofs and lines, better looking yards.
• 24/7 Emergency Tree Service: Tree on the house, car or driveway? Crews available right away, day or night.
• Stump Grinding Starting at $70: Ground below grade so you can mow, plant or build.
• Tree Health Care: Our arborists treat any tree disease or pest, from borers to blight.
• Crane Tree Services: Crane-assisted removals for big trees over houses and in tight yards.
• Lot & Land Clearing Starting at $190: Track loaders and grapple trucks to clear brush and trees fast.
• Debris & Storm Cleanup: Limbs, brush, logs and storm mess loaded and hauled away.

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