Travis County
Tree service in Lakeway, Texas
ISA Certified Arborists working Rough Hollow, The Hills, Lakeway Highlands and every neighbourhood in between. Fixed written prices, full cleanup, no travel surcharge.
- From our yard
- 40 minutes from our yard
- Emergency response
- 3 to 4 hours for emergencies
- Zip codes
- 78734, 78738
Lakeway is the most technically demanding area we work. Lots are steep, houses are built into the slope, and the drop below a tree is frequently a cliff, a roof or the lake. Very little here can be dropped, so almost everything is rigged, and that is reflected honestly in our pricing.
It is also the area where wildfire risk is most serious. Continuous Ashe juniper running up a slope to a house is close to a textbook fuel path, and the topography accelerates fire uphill. Fuel reduction and defensible space work is genuinely the most valuable service we provide in Lakeway.
Oak wilt is well established through this corridor. Combined with thin soil over limestone and repeated drought, the mature live oaks that give Lakeway its character are under real pressure, and early intervention makes a substantial difference.
What is different about Lakeway trees
- Steep-lot rigging
- Very few Lakeway trees can be felled or dropped. Nearly all work is rigged and lowered on rope, which takes longer and is priced accordingly. It is also the only safe way to work these slopes.
- Wildfire is the priority
- Continuous cedar on a slope below a house is a direct fuel path, and fire moves uphill fast. Defensible space work here is the highest-value service we offer.
- Established oak wilt
- This corridor has long-running infection centres. Preventative propiconazole injection of high-value live oaks near a known centre is frequently worthwhile.
- View and slope stability
- Lake view clearing has to be balanced against slope stability. Removing everything holding a steep bank together creates an erosion problem that is far more expensive than the view is worth.
Trees we work on in Lakeway
- Ashe juniper
- Live oak
- Texas red oak
- Mountain laurel
- Escarpment black cherry
Neighbourhoods we cover
If you are near Lake Travis, we are already working your street most weeks. This list is not exhaustive, so call even if you do not see your subdivision.
- Rough Hollow
- The Hills
- Lakeway Highlands
- Flintrock Falls
- Bee Cave
- Serene Hills
- Vineyard Bay
Most requested in Lakeway
Land & Lot Clearing
Selective clearing that takes out the cedar and leaves the oaks worth keeping.
$2,200 - $7,500 per acre
Tree Health & Oak Wilt Management
Diagnosis and treatment for oak wilt, decline and pests, from the people who see it every week.
$385 - $2,900
Crane-Assisted Tree Removal
For trees too large, too dead or too close to the house to dismantle safely on rope alone.
$2,400 - $9,500
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Structural pruning that improves the health of the tree instead of just making it smaller.
$350 - $950
Lakeway tree service questions
Yes, and it is a substantial part of what we do out here. Steep terrain means almost everything is rigged and lowered rather than dropped, and material often has to be hauled uphill by hand to reach a chipper. It takes longer than the equivalent flat-lot job, which is reflected in the estimate, but it is the only safe way to do it.
Start with the first five feet around the structure, which should carry no continuous vegetation at all. Out to thirty feet, break up continuous canopy, remove ladder fuels that let a ground fire climb into the crowns, and clear dead material. Beyond that, thin the cedar so fire cannot run unbroken up the slope. We survey and quote this per property.
Selectively, and with real care. Crown raising and thinning frequently opens a view without removing anything, and it keeps the slope stabilised. Clear-cutting a steep bank for a view removes the root network holding the soil, and the erosion that follows costs considerably more to fix than the view added to the property.
Recent work near Lakeway
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
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Tree work in Lakeway?
Free on-site estimate from an ISA Certified Arborist, a fixed written price before we start, and no travel surcharge anywhere in our service area.