Where the Eastern Cross Timbers meet the prairie

Tree Service in Lewisville, TX

Post oaks, creek bottoms and a lake that sends wind straight inland.

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A City Between Two Landscapes

Lewisville sits in the Eastern Cross Timbers, the band of post oak and blackjack oak woodland that runs between the Texas Blackland Prairies and the Grand Prairie. That makes our Tree Service work here different from what you see a few miles east in Collin County. On older lots and in wooded pockets, you find native oaks that were growing long before the houses, along with planted shade trees on the newer streets. Each needs its own approach.

Native oaks need gentle handling

Post oaks are tough in drought and fire, which is how they survived the Cross Timbers for centuries, but large old ones tend to resent changes around their roots. Grading, trenching for utilities, new driveways and heavy equipment parked under the canopy are common causes of a slow decline that shows up years later. If you are planning a pool, addition or fence near a big oak, talk to us before the work starts. Keeping machines off the root zone and pruning only what is needed gives the tree its best chance.

Oaks also bring timing questions. Texas guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from February through June because of oak wilt, and to paint fresh wounds right away. We schedule routine oak work outside that window when we can.

Water everywhere

Water covers about 14% of the city: Lewisville Lake, the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, and tributaries such as Prairie Creek and Timber Creek. The delta at the lake's south end stretches 6.9 miles, and FEMA maps much of it as Zone AE. Timber Creek can overflow in heavy rains. For trees, that means two things. Trees in low, wet ground often have shallow roots and can tip when the soil is saturated. And trees along creek banks lose soil to erosion over time, so their lean and root exposure should be watched.

Big, varied city

Lewisville grew from 853 people in 1930 to 111,822 in 2020, and in November 2021 it annexed Castle Hills, adding almost 3,000 acres and about 18,000 residents. Old Town near I-35E has older homes and mature trees; Castle Hills and other newer areas have younger, planted canopies. Close by, the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area protects 2,600 acres of blackland prairie, Cross Timbers, wetlands and hardwood forest. Homes near that kind of habitat often share a property line with native woods.

Storms off the lake

Wind over Lewisville Lake can be serious. When Hurricane Carla reached North Texas in 1961, it brought 86 mph winds and six-foot swells to the lake. Spring thunderstorms are the usual threat now. After a storm, call (469) 750-3092. We will separate what has to be made safe right away from cleanup that can wait, and price each in writing. Get a free estimate

Lewisville Facts for Tree Owners

Eastern Cross Timbers. Lewisville lies in the eastern Cross Timbers between the Texas Blackland Prairies and the Grand Prairie; Cross Timbers woodland is dominated by post oak and blackjack oak on coarse, sandy soils.
Creeks and floodplain. Water covers about 14% of the city, including the Elm Fork of the Trinity, Prairie Creek and Timber Creek; FEMA labels much of the 6.9-mile lake delta Zone AE, and Timber Creek can overflow in heavy rain.
Castle Hills annexation. In November 2021 Lewisville annexed the Castle Hills development, adding almost 3,000 acres and about 18,000 residents; the 2020 census counted 111,822 people.
LLELA preserve. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area covers 2,600 acres with blackland prairie and Eastern Cross Timbers ecosystems, wetlands and hardwood forests.

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Lewisville Questions

We are building a pool near a big post oak. What should we do?

Plan around the roots before digging. Keep equipment and spoil piles outside as much of the canopy area as possible, and avoid trenching close to the trunk. We can look at the site with your pool builder and mark what to protect.

Our yard backs onto Timber Creek and a tree is leaning more each year. Is that normal?

Creek-bank trees often lean as soil erodes from the bank side. Slow change over years is common, but new root exposure, cracking soil or a sudden shift means it needs attention soon. We can assess it and explain the options.

Is it safe to prune my oak in April?

Routine oak pruning is better left until July or later because of oak wilt. If a storm breaks a limb, it still needs a clean cut right away, and we paint the wound immediately.

Do you work in Castle Hills?

Yes. Castle Hills is part of Lewisville now, and its younger trees mostly need structural pruning and clearance work. HOA rules there may apply to front-yard trees, so check them before a removal.

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