Tree Removal in Monee, IL

Tree Removal in Monee mostly involves trees that are younger than the village's long history would suggest. Monee is named for Marie LeFevre Bailly, wife of the fur trader Joseph Bailly; "Monee" is an indigenous-accented pronunciation of "Marie." The village had 598 residents in 1870 and only 383 by 1930. Then, in a single generation, it changed: 1,044 residents in 1990, 2,924 in 2000 and 5,148 in 2010. The 2020 Census counted 5,128 people and 2,127 housing units on about 4.5 square miles. Most of today's homes, and the trees around them, date from those two decades of growth.

Most homes are owned, not rented

Census QuickFacts puts Monee's owner-occupied rate at 93.0%, one of the highest in the area, with a median owner-occupied value of about $240,500 and an average household of 2.41 people. Owners here tend to think long-term about their trees, which is the right instinct. A tree planted in 1995 is now 30 years old, big enough to damage a roof if it fails, and at the age where early mistakes in species choice or planting depth start to catch up.

Removals we see in Monee

Dead and dying ash. Ash was widely planted in suburban subdivisions of the 1990s and 2000s. Emerald ash borer, first identified in North America in 2002, has since spread through the region, and untreated ash in an infested area are expected to die within about ten years.

Trees planted too deep or in poor soil. Construction-site soil is often compacted, and trees planted too deep develop girdling roots. They decline slowly, with thin crowns and dead branches, and often never recover.

Fast growers that outgrew the lot. Silver maples, cottonwoods and willows planted for quick shade can get too big for a suburban yard within a couple of decades.

Storm-split trees. Narrow forks split under wind and ice, often taking half the tree with them.

The 1917 cyclone

Monee's own history includes a reminder that big storms come through here. The 1917 cyclone passed on the north edge of the village, damaging trees and structures, and Monee's lumberyard supplied the materials to rebuild 67 structures in neighboring Green Garden and Monee townships. Today's storms are usually less severe, but the lesson holds: dead and weak trees fail first, and they are much cheaper to remove before a storm than after.

Where the stump goes

In a young subdivision, most owners want the yard level again after a removal. Stump grinding takes the stump down several inches below the surface. The grindings can be left to fill the hole and settle, or hauled away and replaced with topsoil if you plan to seed or plant right away. If an underground sprinkler line, dog fence or cable runs nearby, tell us before the job; we will check for utility marks too.

Planning your removal

Call (779) 324-4241 or use the form and tell us what the tree is, where it is, and what is near it. We will come out, look at the tree and the access, and write up the price, with stump grinding and cleanup listed separately. Get a free estimate