Most of the city's land, much of it once marsh
Tree Service in New Orleans East, LA
Tree care for subdivisions built on drained ground east of the Industrial Canal.
- Free estimates, in person, for homes in New Orleans and nearby towns
- Itemized written price before any cutting
- Logs left or hauled, your call, agreed up front
Big Area, Soft Ground
Tree Service in New Orleans East covers a lot of territory. The area makes up about 65% of the city's total land, bounded by the Industrial Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the Rigolets, and it was home to 75,223 people in the 2020 census. Much of it remains marsh. The neighborhoods that are built up were mostly created in the 1950s through the 1970s by levees, pumping and hydraulic fill, and that history shapes how trees grow here.
Trees on filled land
Pines Village, one of the earlier developments, was built in the 1950s with levees, pumping and hydraulic fill tied to a system of drainage lakes and canals. Many later subdivisions were laid out around large central lakes that drain the streets and give houses water views out back. Trees on this kind of ground tend to root wide and shallow. They can grow big and look healthy, then go over in a storm because there is not much holding them down. Studies cited on the area's Wikipedia page also project ground sinking of about two inches a year near Michoud. Settling soil changes grade around trunks and can expose or strain roots.
What we check on an East lot:
- Lean and any soil heave on the side away from the lean
- Root flare depth, especially where fill or mulch was added
- Trees growing on lake banks or canal edges, where erosion undercuts roots
- Fast-growing species like water oak, Chinese tallow and willow that often decline at 30 to 50 years
One thing that works in your favor
According to the same history, utilities in New Orleans East have been buried since the late 1960s. In many subdivisions, that means fewer trees tangled in overhead lines than in older parts of the city. It also means pruning can focus on the tree's structure and the house rather than line clearance. Before any stump grinding or deep digging, though, the buried lines have to be marked. Louisiana 811 handles that, and we will not grind until it has been done.
After a storm
The East flooded severely in 2005, and many trees that stood in that water were lost in the years afterward. Today, most storm calls here are wind-thrown trees on soft ground, split crowns on fast-growing species and broken limbs on roofs. If a tree is down across a house or a line, keep clear, call the electric utility for anything touching wires, and then call us at (504) 384-7694 to leave the details.
Space to work
Bigger lots and wider streets in many East subdivisions make removals simpler than in the old city. A tree that would have to be taken down in rope-lowered pieces Uptown can sometimes be felled in one direction here, which keeps the cost down. We decide that on site, not over the phone. Get a free estimate
New Orleans East Background
- Most of the city's land. New Orleans East covers about 65% of the city's land area and had 75,223 residents in the 2020 census, roughly 20% of the city's population.
- Buried utilities. Utilities in New Orleans East have been buried since the late 1960s, so many subdivisions have few overhead lines through their trees.
- Built on drained ground. Pines Village was developed in the 1950s using levees, pumping, hydraulic fill and drainage lakes and canals; later subdivisions were built around central drainage lakes.
- Sinking land. Michoud sits at the edge of a fault line, and studies project the land there is sinking about two inches per year.
Our Services in New Orleans East, LA
New Orleans East Questions
Why do trees in my East subdivision blow over so easily?
Much of the area was built on drained or filled marsh, so roots tend to stay shallow and spread wide. A tree can look sound above ground while its root plate is small. Weight reduction pruning and watching for new leans after heavy rain help.
My tree is on the bank of our subdivision lake. Can it be saved?
Sometimes. If erosion has exposed roots on the water side and the tree leans toward the lake, removal is often the safer call. If it is upright with a solid root flare, pruning to reduce weight on the water side can buy years.
Do I need to call 811 before stump grinding?
Yes. With so many utilities underground in New Orleans East, lines must be marked through Louisiana 811 before grinding. We work around the marks once they are in place.
Which trees do you see failing most often in the East?
Water oaks, Chinese tallows and willows planted with the subdivisions decades ago make up a large share of the removals. They grow fast on wet ground, then decline with heart rot and dead tops. Live oaks and bald cypress tend to hold up much better.
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