Your oak deserves an arborist, not a chainsaw.
ISA Certified Arborists trimming, treating and removing trees across Greater Austin. Fixed written prices, 24/7 storm response.
- ISA Certified ArboristTX-4188A
- TRAQ QualifiedTree Risk Assessment
- TCIA AccreditedSince 2014
- $2M Liability + Workers CompCertificate on request
- 16
- Years working Central Texas trees
- 11,400+
- Trees pruned, removed or treated
- 24/7
- Storm response, no answering service
- 4.9
- Average rating across 412 reviews
What we actually do
Ten services, all carried out to ANSI A300 standards by climbers who work on rope rather than spikes. Every job quoted as a fixed written price before anyone starts a saw.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Structural pruning that improves the health of the tree instead of just making it smaller.
- ANSI A300 pruning standards on every cut
- Oak wounds sealed immediately during oak wilt season
- Crown reduction without topping, ever
- Full cleanup and haul-away included
Tree Removal
Technical, piece-by-piece removal of trees that cannot be saved, including work over roofs and pools.
- Fully insured with $2M liability and workers compensation
- City of Austin permit applications handled for you
- Piece-by-piece rigging over roofs, pools and fences
- Stump grinding available same visit
24/7 Emergency Storm Damage
A real crew on the phone at 3am, not an answering service. Trees off houses, driveways cleared.
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Stump Grinding & Removal
Grinding well below grade so you can replant, re-turf or build over the spot without a callback.
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Tree Health & Oak Wilt Management
Diagnosis and treatment for oak wilt, decline and pests, from the people who see it every week.
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Crane-Assisted Tree Removal
For trees too large, too dead or too close to the house to dismantle safely on rope alone.
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A tree on your roof at 3am is not an email.
Call the emergency line and a crew member picks up, not an answering service. We reach most Austin addresses within two hours, make the immediate hazard safe, and photograph everything your insurer will ask for.
- Answered by a personAny hour, including holidays.
- 2 to 4 hour responseFor any tree resting on a structure.
- Insurance documentationTimestamped photos and an itemised invoice.
- Fully insured crews$2M liability plus workers comp.
The same oak, eight hours apart
A neglected live oak in Hyde Park with the crown pressing on the roofline and nothing growing underneath. Crown raised, deadwood out, structure reduced. Drag the handle to compare.
Before
After
How a job with us actually goes
- 01
Call or request online
Tell us what you are looking at. If it is an emergency we dispatch immediately. If not, we book a free on-site visit, usually within two to three days.
- 02
Walk the property together
An ISA Certified Arborist inspects each tree with you, explains what it actually needs, and tells you plainly if the answer is that it needs nothing.
- 03
Get a fixed written price
A written estimate listing every tree and the specific work planned. Fixed price, not an hourly rate, and it does not move unless the scope does.
- 04
We work and clean up
The crew arrives when we said, works to ANSI A300 standards, hauls everything away and walks the finished job with you before the truck leaves.
Ten cities, one crew
We work Greater Austin and the surrounding suburbs with no travel surcharge anywhere in the service area. Every city page covers the local soil, the local species and the local permit rules, because they genuinely differ.
Austin
Travis County
Hyde Park, Tarrytown, Travis Heights, Zilker and nearby.
Under 2 hours for emergencies
Round Rock
Williamson County
Forest Creek, Teravista, Brushy Creek, Stone Oak and nearby.
2 to 3 hours for emergencies
Cedar Park
Williamson County
Buttercup Creek, Ranch at Brushy Creek, Cypress Creek, Twin Creeks and nearby.
2 to 3 hours for emergencies
Georgetown
Williamson County
Sun City, Berry Creek, Wolf Ranch, Historic District and nearby.
3 to 4 hours for emergencies
Pflugerville
Travis County
Falcon Pointe, Blackhawk, Highland Park, Springbrook and nearby.
2 to 3 hours for emergencies
Leander
Williamson County
Crystal Falls, Travisso, Bryson, Savanna Ranch and nearby.
3 hours for emergencies
Lakeway
Travis County
Rough Hollow, The Hills, Lakeway Highlands, Flintrock Falls and nearby.
3 to 4 hours for emergencies
Dripping Springs
Hays County
Belterra, Headwaters, Driftwood, Caliterra and nearby.
3 to 4 hours for emergencies
Kyle
Hays County
Plum Creek, Steeplechase, Blanco Vista, Waterleaf and nearby.
3 hours for emergencies
Buda
Hays County
Garlic Creek, Sunfield, Whispering Hollow, Elm Grove and nearby.
2 to 3 hours for emergencies
What Austin homeowners say
4.9 from 412 reviews
They took a dead pecan out from six feet off our bedroom wall without touching the roof or the fence. The climber talked me through the rigging before he went up.
Marisol Reyna
Travis Heights, Austin
Tree Removal
Two other companies quoted me to top the tree. Summit explained why that would ruin it and pruned it properly for less money. Yard was cleaner than when they arrived.
Dev Ramanathan
Forest Creek, Round Rock
Tree Trimming & Pruning
We had three live oaks going. They confirmed oak wilt, trenched the run and injected the two healthy ones. A year on, the spread has stopped exactly where they said it would.
Kathleen O’Shaughnessy
Northwest Hills, Austin
Oak Wilt Management
Called at 11pm with a limb through the carport. A person picked up, not a machine. Crew was here before 1am and had the drive cleared by morning.
Terrell Boykins
Buttercup Creek, Cedar Park
24/7 Emergency Storm Damage
Four acres of solid cedar. They walked it with me first and flagged every oak worth keeping. What came out the other side looks like it has always been a proper hill country lot.
Priya Venkataraman
Belterra, Dripping Springs
Land & Lot Clearing
Needed a written report for a permit. It arrived in four days, the reviewer accepted it without a single question, and they never once tried to sell me removal work.
Grant Whitfield
Sun City, Georgetown
Arborist Consulting
Questions we get every week
If your question is not here, call and ask. We would rather spend five minutes on the phone than have you guess.
Tree trimming in Austin typically runs $350 to $950 for a mature live oak, tree removal $650 to $3,200, and stump grinding $145 to $600. Price is driven by size, access, and what sits beneath the tree. Summit Tree Care gives fixed written estimates rather than hourly rates, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Yes. We carry $2 million in general liability plus full workers compensation on every crew member, and we will send the certificate directly to you or your insurer before work begins. This matters more than people realise: if an uninsured crew is injured on your property, that exposure can land on your homeowners policy.
No. On-site estimates are free across our entire service area, and there is no travel charge to Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Leander, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, Kyle or Buda. Formal written arborist reports for permits, insurance or litigation are a separate paid service, priced from $275.
Avoid pruning oaks from February through June. That is when the sap-feeding beetles that transmit oak wilt are most active and most attracted to fresh wounds. July through January is the safe window. If a storm forces an emergency cut in spring, every wound needs pruning paint applied within minutes.
Inside Austin city limits, very likely. The City protects trees 19 inches and larger in diameter, and Heritage trees at 24 inches and above for qualifying species. Williamson and Hays County jurisdictions are generally less restrictive, though Georgetown operates its own ordinance and HOA covenants often apply. We check your specific address and file any permit for you.
Scheduled work is typically booked five to eight business days out, longer in the weeks following a major storm when every crew in the region is committed. Emergency calls are handled 24 hours a day, with crews usually reaching a tree on a structure within two to four hours.
Completely, and it is included in every quote. Brush is chipped and hauled, hard surfaces are blown clean, and the crew leader walks the finished work with you before leaving. If you would rather keep the chips as mulch or the wood as firewood, tell us and we will leave it stacked at no charge.
Greater Austin and the surrounding suburbs: Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Leander, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, Kyle and Buda, plus Bee Cave, Hutto and Manor. All are inside our standard service area with no travel surcharge.
Not sure what your tree actually needs?
An ISA Certified Arborist will walk your property, tell you plainly what the tree needs, and put a fixed price in writing. If the answer is that it needs nothing, we will tell you that too.