Call Huntsville Tree Removal Pros for tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, and storm cleanup in Harvest.
Call (256) 798-0959Harvest is an unincorporated community in northwest Madison County, home to about 5,900 people as of the 2020 census. It's known for two things: fast new-home growth, and a long, hard storm history.
Tornadoes have hit Harvest again and again -- two F5s within 30 minutes on April 3, 1974; an F4 through the Anderson Hills subdivision in 1995; EF4-level damage from the April 27, 2011 outbreak; and an EF3 on March 2, 2012. That history is why a leaning, cracked, or dead tree near a Harvest home deserves attention before storm season, not after.
A tree that survived a storm but now leans, has a cracked trunk, or lost a big limb can fail in the next one. Getting it assessed early costs less than removing it from a roof.
Communities like Oak Forest, Abbington, Trestle Point, and Durham Farms are going up near Jeff Road, Highway 53, and Wall Triana. New lots often need selected trees cleared, and new owners often inherit trees left too close to the house.
Capshaw Mountain rises about 800 feet over the surrounding land, and older parts of Harvest still have larger rural lots. Those jobs are more about volume and access than tight yards.
Huntsville Utilities serves Harvest. If a tree comes down on a line, keep everyone well back, treat the line as live, and call their outage line at 256-535-4448. If there's fire, an injury, or a line blocking the road, call 911 first. After a big storm the utility has to make lines safe before tangled trees can be cleared, so tree removal usually follows the power crews.
Harvest is unincorporated, so there's no city government or city tree ordinance, and we didn't find a Madison County rule on removing trees from your own residential lot. That doesn't mean there are no rules at all -- most new Harvest subdivisions have HOA covenants that can cover tree removal, so read yours before you cut. Before any stump grinding, call Alabama 811 to have buried utility lines marked; new subdivisions are full of them.
Get it looked at. A cracked trunk, a new lean, soil lifted around the roots, or big broken limbs can all mean the tree is weaker than it looks. Some can be saved with pruning; some should come down before the next storm.
Harvest has no city government, so there's no city tree permit, and we didn't find a Madison County permit for residential tree removal. Check your HOA covenants -- many Harvest subdivisions have them.
Often, when a tree falls on a covered structure like the house or garage. Coverage for a tree that fell in the yard without hitting anything is usually more limited. Check your policy and take photos before cleanup starts.