Travis County
Tree service in Austin, Texas
ISA Certified Arborists working Hyde Park, Tarrytown, Travis Heights and every neighbourhood in between. Everything scoped in writing, full cleanup, no travel surcharge.
- From our yard
- Based in Austin
- Emergency response
- Under 2 hours for emergencies
- Zip codes
- 78701, 78704, 78745, 78749
Austin is a city that grew up inside a live oak forest, and it shows. Neighbourhoods like Hyde Park, Travis Heights and Tarrytown have canopy that predates the houses under it, and much of that canopy is now old enough to need real structural attention rather than a trim.
Two things make Austin tree work distinctive. The first is oak wilt, which has moved through parts of West Austin and the Northwest Hills steadily for decades and dictates a strict pruning calendar. The second is the City of Austin tree ordinance, which is one of the more protective in Texas: trees at 19 inches diameter are protected, and Heritage trees at 24 inches and above require a full permit process to touch.
We are based in South Austin off James Casey Street, which puts crews inside the loop quickly. For emergency calls we reach most Austin addresses within two hours, and scheduled work is generally booked five to eight business days out.
What is different about Austin trees
- Oak wilt pressure is real here
- West Austin, Northwest Hills and Rollingwood have active oak wilt centres. Never prune an oak in Austin between February and June unless it is a safety emergency, and paint every wound immediately if you must.
- Protected and Heritage trees
- The City protects trees at 19 inches diameter and designates Heritage trees at 24 inches for live oak, pecan, bald cypress and several others. Removal without a permit carries substantial fines. We measure and file for you.
- Thin soil over limestone
- West of Mopac the soil is shallow caliche over limestone. Roots run wide and shallow rather than deep, which makes trees more vulnerable to drought and to construction damage well outside the drip line.
- Post oak decline
- Older east and south Austin lots often carry post oaks, which are notoriously intolerant of irrigation, grade changes and soil compaction. Many decline for reasons that trace back to landscaping done years earlier.
Trees we work on in Austin
- Live oak
- Post oak
- Cedar elm
- Pecan
- Ashe juniper
- Bald cypress
Neighbourhoods we cover
If you are near Zilker Park, we are already working your street most weeks. This list is not exhaustive, so call even if you do not see your subdivision.
- Hyde Park
- Tarrytown
- Travis Heights
- Zilker
- Barton Hills
- Northwest Hills
- Allandale
- Crestview
- Mueller
- Circle C Ranch
- Westlake Hills
- Bouldin Creek
Locally requested
Most requested in Austin
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Structural pruning that improves the health of the tree instead of just making it smaller.
Learn moreTree Health & Oak Wilt Management
Diagnosis and treatment for oak wilt, decline and pests, from the people who see it every week.
Learn moreTree Removal
Technical, piece-by-piece removal of trees that cannot be saved, including work over roofs and pools.
Learn more24/7 Emergency Storm Damage
A real crew on the phone at 3am, not an answering service. Trees off houses, driveways cleared.
Learn moreQuestions
Austin tree service questions
Very likely. The City of Austin protects trees measuring 19 inches or more in diameter at 4.5 feet above grade, and classifies qualifying species at 24 inches and above as Heritage trees requiring a more involved review. Removing either without approval can result in fines running into thousands of dollars. We measure your tree and handle the application.
We reach most Austin addresses within two hours for a tree on a structure, and often faster inside the loop given our South Austin base. After a widespread storm every crew in the city is committed simultaneously, so we triage by severity and give you an honest position in the queue rather than an optimistic promise.
It depends where you are. West Austin, Northwest Hills, Rollingwood and parts of Westlake have long-established infection centres. East and Southeast Austin see less pressure but are not immune. The safest approach anywhere in the city is to prune oaks only between July and January, and to have any suspicious crown thinning looked at early.
Reviews
Recent work near Austin
4.9 from 412 reviews
They took a dead pecan out from six feet off our bedroom wall without touching the roof or the fence. The climber talked me through the rigging before he went up.
Tree Removal
Two other companies quoted me to top the tree. Summit explained why that would ruin it and pruned it properly instead. Yard was cleaner than when they arrived.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
We had three live oaks going. They confirmed oak wilt, trenched the run and injected the two healthy ones. A year on, the spread has stopped exactly where they said it would.
Oak Wilt Management
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Tree work in Austin?
A free on-site visit from an ISA Certified Arborist, the whole scope agreed in writing before we start, and no travel surcharge anywhere in our service area.
- Free on-site visit, usually within 2 to 3 days
- Everything agreed in writing before we start
- No obligation and no pressure to book