Serving Humboldt, Illinois
Humboldt is the small village north of Mattoon named for the German scientist, about fifteen road miles from Charleston.
Local & Insured
Humboldt is a village of about 361 people in northern Coles County, Illinois, north of Mattoon and around fifteen road miles and half an hour from our shop. Named for the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and incorporated in 1878, it covers barely a third of a square mile, which is why the sign calls it a small town with a big heart.
Around it lies Grand Prairie farm ground on deep, poorly drained silt loam: silver maple and redcedar windbreaks on the north and west of each farmstead, a few big bur oaks from the first groves, cottonwood on the drainage ditches, and dead ash wherever ash went in. Humboldt kids go to school in Mattoon, and Humboldt jobs ride our Mattoon truck.


Removal, stumps, trimming and clearing for the farms and village lots north of Mattoon.

Dead ash, storm-broken maples and leaning trees removed in sections and hauled away the same day. Details and pricing →

Stumps ground out below the grass line so you can mow, plant or reseed right over the spot. Details and pricing →

Dead limbs, hazard branches and clearance off the roof and the street, done so the tree stays healthy. We don't top trees. Details and pricing →

Brush-choked back lots, fencerows and building sites cleared and cleaned up before anything else goes in. Details and pricing →
Why a Charleston Crew Comes to Humboldt
Humboldt is on the run between Mattoon jobs and the Douglas County line. Megan pairs estimates with those trips, so you rarely wait, and you pay Charleston's price.
Many local windbreaks went in the same season sixty years ago and are failing together. We thin the dead, take leaners off the house or bins, and grind stumps so the row can be replanted.
Soggy silt loam keeps roots shallow, and a saturated spring plus a west wind is how a sixty-foot silver maple lands on a machine shed. We check root-plate lift and lean ahead of storm season.
Humboldt lots are tight and the lanes narrow. We plan where truck and trailer sit, protect the neighbor's drive, and leave the street the way we found it.
Not for a tree on your own lot; we found no Coles County permit for private land. The rules that bite are about the street: limbs over it need clearance, and a dead tree threatening the road can be ruled a nuisance. If your Humboldt tree reaches a public street or walk, a quick call to the local office comes first. See our permits page.
If a windbreak tree on your Humboldt place is leaning toward the house, call us or send the form. We'll look in person and put a free price on paper.
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