Tree Service in La Vergne, TN

Late fall is a busy time for Tree Service in La Vergne, and the city's leaf program is a big reason. La Vergne picks up leaves from roughly October through December, but only from residents who fill out the online request, and only from loose, raked piles. The city's Leaf Pick Up page says plainly that bagged leaves will not be collected. If you are planning a fall pruning or a removal, do it before your pile goes out, because brush or garbage mixed into a leaf pile means the pile is skipped.

How the city wants leaf piles set out

• Rake leaves into a pile at the road in front of your yard before you submit the form
• Keep the pile within 5 feet of the curb; the city's test is whether a rake laid on the ground can reach it
• Leave at least 15 feet between the pile and cars, trash cans or other property
• Do not pile leaves on gravel or stone, in ditches or over storm drains
• With curb and gutter, set the pile behind the curb on the grass or sidewalk

Crews typically come within seven business days of the request, weather permitting, and they do not return for a pile that was not out when they passed. The city also lists 25 dead-end roads without a turnaround that the leaf trucks cannot serve.

A city of owner-occupied homes

La Vergne had 38,719 residents at the 2020 census and an estimated 42,146 in 2025. Census QuickFacts puts its owner-occupied rate at 74.0%, higher than Murfreesboro or Smyrna, with an average household of 3.03 people and a median owner-occupied value of $309,900. Owner-occupied neighborhoods tend to keep the same trees for a long time, and a common request is help with a builder's shade tree that has outgrown a small backyard or started lifting a fence line.

The lake side of town

La Vergne borders Percy Priest Lake to the northeast, with boat ramps at Hurricane Creek and camping at Poole Knobs. The lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project completed in 1967, and the Corps manages 18,854 acres of public land around it. Homes that back onto that land often have mature trees right at the property line. We can thin or remove the trees on your lot, but anything on the federal side is the Corps' to manage, so we confirm where the line is before we cut.

Brush and other debris

The Streets and Fleet division coordinates La Vergne's brush pickup; its number is 615-793-9891. The city's leaf page does not cover brush rules, so call the division before you plan to leave a large pile at the road. On our jobs we chip limbs and haul the wood unless you would rather keep it.

Getting started

Call (615) 558-8730 or send the form. Mention whether you back onto Corps land or a drainage easement, and whether you want the work done before leaf season. Get a free estimate