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Tree Service in Austin, TX
Certified arborists, fully insured crews, and 50+ years of Central Texas tree care — right here in Austin.
- Serving Austin since 1975
- Certified arborists on staff
- Fully licensed & insured
- Residential & commercial
Austin Tree Specialists has worked in this city since 1975 — long enough to have pruned some of the same live oaks three generations of owners have loved. We cover the entire city, from Blackland clay yards east of I-35 to thin limestone soils in the western hills.
Austin's urban forest carries unusual pressure: rapid redevelopment that damages root zones, an ongoing oak wilt epidemic, brutal drought summers followed by soaking storms, and occasional ice events that snap evergreen canopies. Local knowledge is not a marketing line here; it changes the recommendation.
Trees we work on in Austin
- Live oak
- The backbone of Austin's canopy — sprawling, long-lived, and the primary victim of oak wilt through interconnected root grafts.
- Cedar elm
- Tough and drought-tolerant, but prone to dense twiggy growth that catches wind and needs interior thinning.
- Ashe juniper
- Native 'cedar' throughout western Austin — usually managed for clearance, fuel reduction, and view corridors.
- Pecan
- Common in creek bottoms and older neighborhoods; heavy limbs and brittle wood make deadwooding essential.
- Texas red oak
- Beautiful fall color, but the fastest and most dangerous oak wilt carrier in the region.
Working in Austin
Central Austin bungalow lots often mean 36-inch gates, shallow utilities, and removals that must be rigged out piece by piece.
West Austin properties bring slope, limestone, and heritage-size specimens that require permits and careful preservation planning.
East Austin's deeper soils grow fast, large hackberries and pecans that need frequent structural pruning.
Local tree challenges
- Oak wilt suppression and safe pruning windows
- City of Austin protected and heritage tree permitting
- Construction root damage on redeveloped lots
- Post-drought decline and hypoxylon canker
ZIP codes served: 78701, 78703, 78704, 78731, 78745, 78751, 78756, 78759
Services available in Austin
Trusted tree care in Austin since 1975
Straight answers, fixed pricing, and crews that clean up like they were never there.
Since 1975Fully insuredCertified arborists