Tree Service Concord MO
Concord has no city hall. A tree question goes to St. Louis County, MoDOT, Ameren Missouri or your subdivision trustees, depending on where the trunk stands.
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There Is No Concord City Hall. Who Do You Call About a Tree?
The answer changes with the ground the trunk is standing on. Concord is a census-designated place in unincorporated St. Louis County, so the county, the state, the utility and private trustees each hold part of the answer.
| Where the tree is | Whose it is | Who to call |
|---|---|---|
| In your yard, on a single-family lot | Yours | A tree service. Read your subdivision indentures first. |
| Common ground, a cul-de-sac island or a private street | The subdivision | Your trustees |
| Right-of-way of a county-maintained road | St. Louis County | Department of Transportation and Public Works |
| Along South Lindbergh, Tesson Ferry, Gravois or an interstate | State of Missouri | MoDOT, 1-888-275-6636 |
| In the main power lines along the street or rear easement | The tree is the owner’s. The clearance is Ameren’s. | Ameren Missouri |
| On a neglected neighboring property | That owner | County Neighborhood Preservation, (314) 615-4100 |
For the first row, the county code as of October 2026 contains no tree removal permit for an existing house lot that we could find, and its landscaping section (1003.162) exempts single-family homes on platted lots. Clearing or grading 2,000 square feet or more takes a land disturbance permit from the Department of Transportation and Public Works, so confirm with that office before an addition, pool or teardown. Our tree removal permit guide covers nearby cities.
St. Louis County states that government does not enforce subdivision indentures, which are private contracts. Thompson Tree Care and Landscaping provides a written estimate and proof of insurance for a trustee request.
How Old Are Concord Subdivisions, and What Does That Mean for the Trees?
Most are 55 to 75 years old. Census estimates count 7,781 homes in Concord, 51 percent of them built in the 1950s and 1960s, with a median build year of 1968. Eighty-three percent are detached houses on 5.5 square miles, a little over two homes per acre once roads and creeks are counted.
Those subdivisions line Mattis, Kennerly, Baptist Church, Theiss and Mueller roads. Gravois Creek and Mattese Creek cross Concord, and Bohrer Park sits on South Lindbergh. Concord touches Affton on the north, Sappington on the west and Mehlville on the east. The Missouri Geological Survey also maps 98 known or probable sinkholes inside the census boundary, so a low spot in a back yard deserves a look before equipment is parked on it.
On lots this size a mature tree rarely has room to fall. A tree removal usually means climbing it and lowering it in sections over a fence or a garage.
Which Trees Did 1950s and 1960s Builders Leave Concord, and What Goes Wrong With Them?
Fast shade trees, mostly, now at the age where fast growth costs something. Census data cannot tell you what is in your yard, but the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Department of Conservation describe the popular lawn and street choices of those decades.
Silver maple
The Garden calls it “formerly a very popular urban landscape selection for lawns and streets” that fell from favor because its weak-wooded limbs split in high wind or under ice. Pruning to take weight off long limbs is the usual first step, and cabling can support a sound tree with a weak fork.
Pin oak
The Garden describes pin oak as widely planted along streets and in yards, and warns that chlorosis is common in alkaline soil and can severely damage it. Read why pin oak leaves turn yellow before paying for a removal.
Bradford pear and ash
Bradford pear did not reach the public until 1963. The Department of Conservation says it “grows quickly but dies young, frequently breaking in strong winds.” For ash, University of Missouri Extension advises that treatment for emerald ash borer has to start before 40 percent of the crown has died back.
What Will Ameren Missouri Trim in Concord, and What Is Left to You?
Ameren trims only along its main lines, in rights-of-way and easements. The service drop, the wire from the main line to your house, is the property owner’s responsibility. The Missouri Public Service Commission says the same about the insulated line to your meter.
Ameren also states that only qualified line clearance contractors may work within 10 feet of its higher-voltage lines, so a tree grown into the main line gets reported to Ameren, not climbed. For a limb over the service drop, ask Ameren’s vegetation management team through ameren.com for a temporary disconnect. A tree already pulling a line down is an emergency tree service call after 911 and Ameren.
Which 2024 Storms Did the Weather Service Record in Concord?
Spring 2024 is the clearest record: NOAA’s storm database names Concord in three damaging storms inside eleven weeks. On March 14, hail up to golf ball size fell. On April 18, wind broke limbs and power poles and uprooted large trees, one onto a home, on a path that also took in Sunset Hills, the nearest city to the west beyond Sappington. On May 26, a supercell left trees snapped and topped, some on houses, from Eureka to Mehlville.
After heavy rain on November 4, 2024, the Weather Service reported that Gravois Creek, measured at Mehlville, reached its highest crest ever recorded.
Last Updated: October 2026
Concord Right-of-Way, Creek and Power-Line Questions
It depends on where the right-of-way line falls, which your plat or survey shows. County subdivision rules (Section 1005.340) put required street trees on the lot and keep them out of the right-of-way unless a variance was granted. If the trunk is inside the right-of-way of a county-maintained street, ask the Department of Transportation and Public Works before cutting.
No. Ameren states that the service drop is the property owner’s responsibility. Ask Ameren for a temporary disconnect, then call Thompson Tree Care to clear the limb while the line is dead.
First find out whether the bank is your lot or subdivision common ground. Where a plat carries the county’s stream buffer, Section 1005.186 still allows removing a tree that is in danger of falling or damaging a home. The stump is normally left in place to hold the bank.
Expect to deal with them yourself. Ameren says its emergency crews often leave storm debris for the property owner, though routine trimming debris is normally hauled off. County code counts limbs up to six inches thick as yard waste for your trash district hauler.