Arlington, Texas · Fully Insured
Tree Trimming, Removal & Haul Away in Arlington, TX
Pruning that follows the tree’s structure, removals done carefully, and every limb, branch and bit of brush off your property before we leave.
Deadwood out of a live oak, dropped clear of the roof
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Everything Hauled Away
Oak Wilt Aware
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Clear Tarrant provides tree trimming, tree removal, and complete brush and limb haul away in Arlington, Texas and throughout Tarrant County, including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. We prune mature shade trees, clear deadwood, raise canopies off roofs and driveways, take down dead and hazardous trees, remove limbs after storms, and grind stumps. Oak pruning is scheduled around the February to June oak wilt risk window and every oak cut is painted immediately, in every season. We are owner-operated and fully insured, we use no chemical herbicides on any property, and every piece of debris leaves on our trailer. Estimates are free and every job is quoted after we have seen it.
Tree Work We Do
Trimming, removal, and getting it all off your property
Most Tarrant County homeowners call us for one of three things. Plenty of jobs turn out to be a mix of all of them.
Deadwood, clearance, and shape
Dead limbs out, canopies lifted off roofs and driveways, crossing branches resolved, weight taken off long limbs before the wind does it for you. Pruning that works with how the tree is built rather than against it.
Dead, dying, or in the wrong place
Dead tree removal, hazardous leaners, trees too close to a foundation or a slab, and the volunteer hackberry that came up against the fence fifteen years ago and is now a problem. Taken down in sections where space is tight.
Brush and limb haul away
Every limb, every branch, every bit of brush goes on our trailer. No pile at the curb, no chips in your driveway, no coming back next week for it. That is included on every job, not an extra line on the invoice.
Tree Trimming
What good pruning in Arlington actually looks like
A tree does not heal a cut the way you heal a cut. It seals it off and grows around it, and it spends stored energy doing that. So every cut has to be worth making. Here is the work that is worth paying for on a mature Tarrant County shade tree.
Deadwood
The single most valuable thing you can have done. Dead limbs in a mature canopy are what come through a roof or a windshield, and they come down on a still day as readily as in a storm. Taking them out costs the tree nothing, because the limb is already gone. If you only ever pay for one trim, pay for this one.
Clearance
Limbs dragging on the roof wear shingles and give squirrels a bridge. Branches over the driveway that scrape a truck. Low growth you duck under to mow. Raising a canopy is straightforward, permanent, and it is most of what people actually want when they ask for a trim.
Weight and leverage on long limbs
A long horizontal limb over a patio is a lever, and every year it gets heavier. Shortening it back to a suitable lateral reduces what the wind can do with it. This is careful work, not a haircut, and done badly it makes the problem worse by forcing weak regrowth out at the ends.
Structure on young trees
The cheapest tree work you will ever buy. Ten minutes on a five-year-old tree, choosing one leader and removing the tight competing union, prevents the split trunk that costs thousands to deal with at twenty-five. Almost nobody does it. If you planted trees recently, ask us about them while we are there.
Crape myrtles, pruned properly
We will not top a crape myrtle. Cutting the trunks back to stubs every winter produces weak whip regrowth, fewer flowers as the years go on, and permanently ruins the bark and branch structure that makes the plant worth having. We thin them, clear the interior, and take out suckers. If you want them topped, we are not your crew.
What we will not do to a shade tree
Topping. Lion-tailing, which is stripping the interior growth and leaving tufts at the tips, and which makes limbs far more likely to fail. Removing half a canopy because somebody wants more light on the grass. If your lawn is struggling under a tree, thinning is rarely the fix and the honest answer is usually a shade-tolerant grass instead.
North Texas Specific
When to trim oaks in Tarrant County, and why it matters more here
Oak wilt is a fungal disease that kills oaks, and one of the ways it travels is on sap-feeding beetles that are drawn to fresh oak wounds. The risk peaks in spring. Texas A&M Forest Service guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from February through the end of June. That window is not a suggestion from us, it is the standard guidance for this part of Texas, and a great many crews trimming oaks in April around Arlington are simply ignoring it.
So we schedule oak pruning outside that window wherever we can. July through January is the safe stretch, and midwinter is ideal. When an oak has to be cut inside the window — storm damage does not check a calendar — we paint the wound immediately. In fact we paint every oak cut we make, in every season, because the cost of a can of wound paint is nothing against the cost of losing a hundred-year-old live oak.
The other thing worth knowing about oaks here: live oaks are semi-evergreen and drop last year’s leaves in February through April, on top of the normal fall drop. That is why you rake twice a year in Arlington and why the spring drop lands on dormant turf right as it is trying to green up. It is a cleanup question, not a tree health problem, and nothing is wrong with your tree.
If you think you already have oak wilt — a live oak with yellowing along the leaf veins, a red oak browning from the top down, or a group of oaks dying in sequence across neighbouring yards — that needs a certified arborist who diagnoses and treats disease. We do not. Call one before you call us, because if it is oak wilt, what happens next is not a trimming decision.
Tree Removal
Taking a tree down, and the trees that should stay up
Where there is room, a tree comes down in one piece. Where there is not — and in most Arlington backyards there is not — it comes down in sections, roped and lowered so nothing lands on a fence, a shed, a bed, or a neighbour’s roof. Then the trunk is cut flush, the stump is ground if you want it gone, and all of it leaves on the trailer.
Trees that genuinely need to come out: dead ones, trees with a failed main union, trees that have lost a root plate and are moving in saturated clay, trees planted close enough to a foundation or a slab that they are now working against it, and volunteer hackberry, chinaberry, and Callery pear that seeded themselves somewhere impossible.
And the honest part. A fair number of the trees we are called out to remove do not need removing. A tree that dropped a big limb is not automatically finished. A tree with a dead section may just need the deadwood out. A tree leaning the way it has leaned for thirty years is usually fine. We do not get paid more for telling you it has to come down, and we will tell you when it does not.
Removed and cut flush, bed left intact — Arlington, TX
The Limit Of What We Do
What we are not, said plainly
Tree work attracts a lot of overclaiming, so here is ours in one place.
We are not certified arborists. We are experienced tree workers and fully insured. If you need a formal tree assessment, a written report for a dispute or a sale, or a diagnosis of a diseased tree, that is a certified arborist’s job and you should hire one.
We do not diagnose or treat tree disease. No injections, no soil treatments, no oak wilt programs. We will tell you what we can see and when something looks beyond us.
We do not do cabling or bracing. Installing hardware to hold a split trunk together is specialist work with liability attached to it for as long as the tree stands. Not ours.
We do not do crane removals. Some trees are too big, too damaged, or too tight against a house to be taken apart safely from the tree itself. If yours is one of them, you will hear it at the estimate rather than from a crew already in your driveway.
We do not spray chemical herbicides — not on stumps, not on regrowth, not anywhere on your property, on any service we offer. That is true across the whole business and it does cost us work.
We do not work overnight. Storm calls get answered from daylight through evening, seven days a week, weekends included. Nobody should be rigging a damaged tree in the dark.
Specific Tree Jobs
The three we get asked about most
Each of these has its own page, because each one has its own answers and its own limits.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
What homeowners say about our tree work
Guys were working across the street and we had a huge branch that fell. They stopped, came and helped us with it. Then we had them clean up a 150 year old oak tree. Fair price, expert tree guy. Kind, polite, trustworthy.
— Local Guide, Google review
Sean has done a great job on my yard maintenance and his knowledge of timing for trimming trees to keep from doing damage has saved my trees!! I highly recommend his company!!
— Julie R.
Sean was amazing to work with and communication throughout was excellent. He enjoys what he does and takes pride in his work down to the smallest detail. The finished product surpassed my expectation.
— Michelle F.
Questions We Get
Tree trimming and removal FAQs
How much does tree removal cost in Arlington, TX?
Every tree is quoted after we have seen it. What drives the price is size, species, what is underneath it, how much rigging is needed to get it down without hitting anything, access for equipment, and how far the debris has to travel to the trailer. A tree in an open front yard and the same tree in a fenced backyard with a pool under it are not the same job. Estimates are free and the price is firm before we start.
When is the best time to trim oak trees in Texas?
July through January, and midwinter is ideal. Texas A&M Forest Service guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from February through the end of June, because sap-feeding beetles drawn to fresh wounds can spread oak wilt and the risk peaks in spring. If an oak has to be cut inside that window we paint the wound immediately — and we paint every oak cut we make regardless of the season.
Do you remove dead trees?
Yes, and dead tree removal is one of the most common calls we get in Tarrant County. A dead tree is more unpredictable to take down than a live one, because the wood is brittle and does not behave the way sound wood does under a rope. It is worth dealing with before it starts shedding limbs on its own.
Do you haul the limbs and brush away?
Yes, on every job, included. Every limb, branch, and piece of brush goes on our trailer. We do not stack it at the curb, leave chips in the driveway, or come back for it next week. If you want the wood kept, say so and we will cut rounds and stack them where you want them.
Can you get to a tree in my backyard?
Usually. Our equipment goes through a standard residential gate, which is what stops a lot of backyard tree jobs. Tight access changes how a tree comes down — more of it gets roped and lowered in pieces — and that shows up in the quote. Send a photo of the gate and the tree by text and we can tell you before we drive out.
Do you do crane tree removal?
No. Some trees are too large, too damaged, or too close to a structure to be dismantled safely from the tree itself, and those need a crane and a crew built around operating one. That is not the work we do. If your tree needs one, we will tell you at the estimate.
How often should trees be trimmed?
Less often than most people are sold. A healthy mature shade tree in Arlington generally needs attention every three to five years, and what it needs is usually deadwood and clearance rather than a full prune. Young trees benefit from a few minutes of structural pruning every year or two, which is the cheapest tree work there is. Anyone recommending an annual trim on a mature oak is selling you something the tree did not ask for.
Will you top my crape myrtles?
No. Cutting crape myrtles back to stubs each winter produces weak whip regrowth, fewer flowers over time, and permanently ruins the bark and branch structure that makes them worth having. We thin them out, clear the interior, and remove suckers instead. If topping is what you want, we are not the right crew and we would rather say so up front.
Do you grind the stump after removal?
Yes, if you want it gone, and it is considerably cheaper as part of the same visit than as a separate trip later. We grind four to six inches below grade, which is turf depth. More about stump grinding, including which species try to sprout back afterward.
Do you do emergency and storm tree removal?
Yes. We answer from daylight through evening, seven days a week including weekends, for trees down across drives and fences, hanging limbs, and trees resting on a structure where no crane is required. We do not run saws overnight. More about storm tree work, including what to do before anyone starts cutting.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Arlington?
Sometimes. Cities in Tarrant County, Arlington included, have tree preservation requirements that apply in certain situations, and easements, drainage, and floodplain rules can apply as well. On larger jobs we confirm what applies before we start, and if a permit is needed we wait while it is obtained. For a typical dead tree in a residential backyard it usually is not an issue, but it is worth checking rather than assuming.
Do you do land clearing or brush removal on a whole lot?
Yes, up to about two acres. Overgrown lots, fence lines, and selective clearing that leaves the mature trees standing. Debris is hauled off or chipped on site, and we never burn. More about land clearing.
My tree lost a big limb. Does it need to come out?
Often not. Losing a limb is not the same as being finished, and plenty of the trees we are called to remove turn out to need deadwood removed rather than removal. What matters is where the failure happened, whether the main trunk or a major union is involved, and what the root plate is doing. We will walk it with you and tell you honestly, and we do not get paid more for saying it has to come down.
What areas do you serve?
Clear Tarrant is based in Arlington, Texas, and serves Tarrant County — including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. If you’re not sure whether you’re in range, call and we’ll tell you straight.
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Fully insured · Free estimates · No contracts · Everything hauled away · Serving Arlington & Tarrant County