Tree Service in Taylor, Weir & Walburg, TX

Pecans and bald cypress along the limestone ledges of the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, a leaning pecan with flood-exposed roots

Taylor was a cotton and railroad town, and its historic neighborhoods — the streets around downtown and Main Street, the Doak Addition, the old houses along Lake Drive — are shaded by pecans, bur oaks and cedar elms planted before 1920 and now enormous. That's Blackland Prairie ground, deep clay, and the old trees have roots to match; the problems are age, mistletoe in the elms, deadwood in the pecans and the occasional hollow hackberry over a Victorian porch. North and west of town the Samsung semiconductor plant has brought thousands of new homes, planted with young live oaks and cedar elms that need structural pruning now so they aren't problems in twenty years.

Weir, on Highway 29 between Georgetown and Taylor, and Walburg, the German farming community on FM 972, are open prairie with trees in windbreaks, fence lines and around old farmhouses — big cedar elms, hackberries, pecans and the occasional post oak, exposed to every wind that crosses the county. Taylor has its own tree ordinance; Weir and Walburg are mostly outside any city rule. Oncor runs most of the lines out here.

What we do in Taylor, Weir & Walburg

Pecan & bur oak care

Deadwooding, reduction and cabling on the century-old street trees of Taylor's historic districts.

Mistletoe removal

Cedar elms and hackberries pruned back to clean wood in winter.

Removals

Hollow hackberries and split elms over old houses, rigged or craned; storm-thrown windbreak trees on farms.

Storm cleanup

Exposed prairie trees cleared after wind; hangers down; insurance photos.

Stump grinding

Deep grinding in the clay, backfilled for sod.

Young-tree pruning

Structural pruning on the new-subdivision live oaks and elms around the Samsung side.

Neighborhoods and areas we cover

Downtown & Main Street Taylor
Doak Addition
Lake Drive & Murphy Park
Taylor Ranch
Mustang Creek
Bull Creek area
Highway 79 corridor
Samsung / FM 973 side
Weir
Walburg
Circleville
Coupland
Thrall
FM 972 farms

Tree services available in Taylor, Weir & Walburg

Questions from Taylor, Weir & Walburg homeowners

Does Taylor require a tree removal permit?

Taylor's code has tree preservation provisions with protected sizes and a permit process through the city for larger trees; single-family lots have exemptions. We confirm before quoting any of the big historic-district pecans and oaks.

Are the old pecans in Taylor worth keeping?

Almost always. A healthy pecan on Blackland clay can live two centuries; the ones on Taylor's old streets need deadwooding every few years, end-weight reduction on the long limbs over the street and the roof, and sometimes a cable — not removal. Our arborist will tell you which.

How do I get rid of mistletoe in my cedar elm?

Prune the infested branch at least a foot below the clump into clean wood, in winter when it's visible. Pulling the clumps off doesn't work; the roots are inside the branch.

How far is Taylor from your base?

About 25 minutes on Highway 29. For a tree on a house, usually within a couple of hours; scheduled work within the week.

Do you handle farm windbreaks and fence-line trees near Walburg?

Yes — storm-thrown elms and hackberries on fence lines, dead trees in windbreaks, and clearing for new fence. Access across a field is usually fine after a dry week.

Nearby: Hutto · Jarrell & Florence · Round Rock · full service area

Tree service for Taylor, Weir and Walburg — old pecans, black clay and a town that's growing again