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Lot Clearing, Removals and Storm Work Around Porter
Porter sits along US 59 north of Kingwood in southeastern Montgomery County. We clear building lots, take down dead and leaning trees, and clean up after storms, with the phone answered 24/7.
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Porter grew from a late-1800s stop on the Southern Pacific line in southeastern Montgomery County into a Houston suburb from the 1960s on. Next door, a former airfield in Porter Heights was sold to a developer and closed in 2021. Lot clearing, removals near new builds and storm cleanup lead the tree work here.
Local conditions
A railroad town turning into building lots
Porter was founded in the late 1800s on the Southern Pacific line, at what is now the meeting of State Highway 494 and FM 1314. By 1914 it had a lumber company and two general stores. In the 1960s it was brought into the suburban orbit of Houston, and it is still unincorporated. Neighboring Porter Heights grew from 1,331 people in 1980 to 1,903 in 2020.
Growth means ground getting cleared. Building pads, driveways and fence lines on new Porter lots usually start with clearing brush and small trees, and the trees worth keeping need root zone fencing before equipment arrives. Chinese tallow makes up about 23 percent of all trees in the eight-county Houston area, and pulling it during clearing keeps it from seeding the rest of the lot.
Water is the hard lesson. In September 2017, ABC13 described a devastated Porter neighborhood near the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, where Harvey's floodwater reached one resident's second story. Trees that stood in floodwater can decline for years, and taking down a dead tree before it fails beats waiting for the next storm.
Sources: tshaonline.org, en.wikipedia.org, abc13.com, swamplot.com
Most called-for work
The tree work Porter lots call for
- Lot and acreage clearingPorter keeps growing, and new building pads, driveways and fence lines start with clearing brush and small trees from the lot.
- Tree protection during constructionOn new builds around Porter, fencing the root zone of trees worth keeping comes before any grading or trenching starts.
- Clearing invasive tallowsTallow is about 23 percent of the trees in the Houston region, and a Porter clearing job is the time to pull it.
- A dead tree in the yardTrees on Porter ground that flooded near the West Fork can die back for years and turn brittle before they fall.
- Storm cleanup in north HoustonAfter storms reach southeastern Montgomery County, we cut up downed trees in Porter yards and haul the debris away.
Close by, see tree care around New Caney, Kingwood tree removal and trimming and Humble tree removal and trimming, or the whole coverage map.
Only what the build needs plus a working margin. Clearing every tree is quicker today but costs shade and soil later. We mark the pad, drive and drainage first, then walk the edges with you to pick the trees worth keeping.
Often, yes. A forestry mulching head grinds brush and small trees into a layer that stays on the ground and slows erosion. Larger trees still get felled and chipped or hauled. Wet, low ground can limit when a machine works.
Not automatically. Some flooded trees recover fully. Others lose roots and decline slowly, showing thin crowns, dead tops or fungus at the base. We check each tree and recommend removal only where decline or lean makes it a risk.
That depends on what comes next. Stumps under a slab or driveway get pulled with the root ball, while stumps in future lawn can be ground below grade. We plan stump work around the builder's layout so nothing gets redone.
Talk to a crew lead about Porter land
Tell us how big the lot is and what is going on it. The phone is answered 24/7, and we plan the clearing with you.