Tree Service in Highland Village, TX

Highland Village is a settled, residential city, and most Tree Service requests here are about keeping mature trees in good shape rather than dealing with brand-new plantings. The city incorporated on February 14, 1963, and sits on the south side of the far western branch of Lewisville Lake. The 2020 census counted 15,899 residents in 5,323 households, 77.1% of them married-couple households, in a city of about 5.5 square miles of land. Homes have been going up here for six decades, so many yards carry trees that are thirty, forty or fifty years old.

A maintenance mindset

Owners in a city like this usually want a plan, not a one-time scramble. A sensible cycle for big shade trees is a pruning visit every three to five years: remove dead wood, clear the roof and the driveway, take weight off long limbs and look closely at the trunk and root flare. Small problems found on those visits, such as a crack starting at a fork or a cavity at an old wound, can often be managed before they turn into a removal.

Between visits, it helps to look up after every major storm. Broken branches that stay hung in the crown, called hangers, fall without warning, often weeks later.

The lake and the wind

With nearly a square mile of the city's area in water, many Highland Village homes are close enough to the lake to feel its wind. Trees along the shoreline and on open slopes grow with a lean and carry more limb on the sheltered side. We often recommend reduction pruning on those long, heavy limbs rather than thinning the whole tree, which can leave the interior exposed and more prone to sunscald and breakage.

Removals with care

When a large tree has to come out of an established yard, there is usually a lot around it: fences, patios, irrigation, mature beds and a neighbor's garage. We take it down in sections, lower the wood with ropes where needed and grind the stump if you want the space back. If you would like to keep some of the wood for a fireplace, tell us before the job and we will cut it to length.

Roots, lawns and irrigation

In older yards, decades of irrigation, edging and lawn work leave their mark on tree roots. Surface roots that get scalped by mowers, girdling roots wrapping the base of the trunk, and soil piled against the bark by years of bed building are all common in mature neighborhoods. A tree with roots circling the trunk often shows it as a flat side at the base and a thin crown. Catching these early, sometimes by carefully removing soil from the root flare, can add years to a tree.

What we do here

• Maintenance pruning for mature shade trees
• Clearance from roofs, chimneys and driveways
• Storm damage cleanup and hanger removal
• Removal of dead, declining or poorly placed trees
• Stump grinding and cleanup
• Planting advice for the next generation of shade

Getting a quote

Call (469) 750-3092 or use the form. We walk the yard with you, mark each tree, and give you a written estimate you can compare. If you prefer to phase the work over two seasons, the quote can be split. Get a free estimate