MadCowTree ServiceTree work in Edwardsville
Edwardsville is the Madison County seat and home to SIUE. Its older neighborhoods (the LeClaire historic district, the streets around St. Louis Street, Main Street and the blocks near the courthouse) are full of big, old shade trees over historic homes. Out toward the university and along Route 157 and Governors' Parkway, subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s have trees that are now big enough to cause problems. The Madison County Transit bike trails that run through town are lined with trees too, many of them along private backyards.
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Neighborhoods and roads we work in Edwardsville
We work in the historic homes around Main Street, St. Louis Street and the Madison County Courthouse, in the Leclaire neighborhood, in the subdivisions off Goshen Road, Route 157 and Route 159, and in the wooded developments near SIUE. The town sits on the bluff above the Cahokia Creek valley, so many lots have ravines and slopes running down toward the creek.
Getting to you: Edwardsville is about 25 to 30 minutes from our shop by Route 255 and Route 143.
Trees we see in Edwardsville
Big white, red and pin oaks, sugar and silver maples, sycamores, sweetgums and American elms in the older parts of town. In the subdivisions: red maple, pin oak, Bradford pear, honeylocust, spruce and arborvitae screens. Many ash trees were planted in Edwardsville subdivisions in the '90s, and most have died or are dying from emerald ash borer.
Pests and diseases around Edwardsville
Emerald ash borer is the big story: lots of subdivision ash trees are dead or close to it. Oak wilt is a concern for the older red oaks; no pruning of oaks April through July unless it's a hazard. Bagworms on arborvitae screens and scale on magnolias are common summer calls.
Our arborists treat any tree disease or pest. See tree health care.
Storms and emergencies in Edwardsville
Edwardsville sits up on the bluffs above the American Bottom, so storms coming across from St. Louis hit with full force. Big old oaks and maples in the historic districts drop limbs, and dead ash in subdivisions can fall whole.
Tree on your house in Edwardsville? Call 618-CUT-WOOD (618-288-9663). 24/7, crews available right away, and we work with your insurance company.
Local tip
Historic homes and big old trees are worth protecting. Before a new addition, driveway or sewer line goes in, call us to plan around the root zone of the trees you want to keep.
Our services in Edwardsville
Edwardsville calls include tree trimming of mature oaks and maples, tree removal, tree health care for oak wilt and ash borer, and crane services on wooded lots.
- Tree Removal: Big, dead, leaning or in a tight spot. Crane and grapple work near houses and lines.
- Tree Trimming & Pruning: 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: 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: 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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