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Pine Removal and Storm Work in Kingwood, The Livable Forest
Tall pines over the roof, a greenbelt behind the fence, a canopy Beryl tore apart: we remove, clear and prune across Kingwood, and the phone is answered 24/7.
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In Kingwood, Hurricane Beryl's 80 mph winds ripped seventy-foot pines out of the soil, crushing cars and roofs. That sets the work here. A pine leaning over a house comes down in sections on a lowering line. Hardwoods near the roof get thinned so wind moves through them.
Local conditions
Seventy-foot pines and 75 miles of greenbelt
Kingwood was created in 1971 by the Friendswood Development Company and King Ranch, and it has used the slogan 'The Livable Forest' since opening. Over 75 miles of greenbelts comb the community, so plenty of back fences face tall pines. A pine leaning toward a roof from that side usually comes down piece by piece. A crane pick is safer when the trunk is too cracked to climb.
Across Greater Houston, Texas A&M Forest Service estimated, Beryl's wind damage affected about half the trees, mostly older ones. Afterward, a Kingwood tree contractor told ABC13 the first step before storm season is cleaning out the upper canopy, so wind blows through a tree rather than against it. That is the idea behind pre-season canopy thinning.
Kingwood also suffered evacuations and severe flooding after Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and soaked ground loosens the root plate under a heavy pine. On the forest edge, Trees for Kingwood is fighting air potato vines, the same vines we strip during underbrush clearing.
Sources: texasmonthly.com, en.wikipedia.org, communityimpact.com, abc13.com, houstonpermittingcenter.org
Kingwood deed restrictions and city right of way
Houston annexed Kingwood at the end of 1996. Removing or trimming a tree in the street right of way or a median needs a City of Houston permit, posted 20 days before the work. On your own lot, ask your Kingwood community association, which controls the deed restrictions, whether they cover trees. We supply the photos and measurements for an association approval.
Most called-for work
Jobs Kingwood lots call for most
- Pine removal in north HoustonSeventy-foot pines stand close to Kingwood roofs and fences, so the top and trunk come down in sections on rope.
- Storm cleanup in north HoustonUprooted pines and snapped tops bury Kingwood yards after a storm; we cut, chip and haul the wood away.
- Getting trees ready for hurricane seasonThinning oak and pine crowns before June lets Gulf wind pass through the canopy instead of loading it like a sail.
- Clearing overgrown yards by handAir potato vines climb trunks along Kingwood greenbelts; we cut them at the base and clear the understory by hand.
- Tree risk assessmentA pine that rode out Beryl can still hide a cracked root plate, so we check lean, soil heave and decay.
Close by, see tree work in Humble, tree care around Atascocita, crews working in Porter and New Caney tree removal and trimming, or the whole coverage map.
Yes, the part on your lot. Wood still on greenbelt land belongs to whoever owns that land, so we cut back to your fence line. You call your community association about the rest.
A fresh lean is a warning. If soil has lifted or cracked on the side away from the lean, the root plate has broken and the pine should come down. An old, steady lean can often stay.
Yes. Pine stumps grind down below the lawn line, and the chips can be raked into the hole or hauled off before replanting. Several stumps on one lot usually go in one visit.
When it is cracked, hung in another tree or leaning over the roof with no safe tie-in point. Then a crane lifts the pieces out, if street access and overhead wires allow it.
A Kingwood pine over the roof?
Ring us any hour. A crew lead talks through the lean, the access and how the tree comes down.