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Tree Removal and Permit Help for Tomball Properties
Tomball sits northwest along SH 249 and now writes its own tree rules. We measure the trunk, check the species against the city list, then plan the removal. The phone is answered 24/7.
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Tomball adopted its first tree preservation ordinance in January 2025, and it changes how removals inside city limits get planned. A tree that measures 18 caliper inches or larger and appears on the city tree list now needs a removal permit from Community Development. We measure and identify the tree before anyone starts a saw.
Local conditions
What Tomball's new tree list means on a real lot
Tomball was officially named Tom Ball on December 2, 1907, for Thomas Ball, and it incorporated in 1933, which is why Houston never took in its territory. The city writes its own rules, and in January 2025 the council approved its first tree preservation ordinance.
The city's tree list covers 44 species, with live, water, willow and Shumard oak, pecan, cedar elm, southern magnolia, bald cypress and sycamore among them. No pine appears on it. That split shapes most Tomball jobs. A big pecan or live oak gets measured and identified before any talk of taking the tree down, while lowering a tall pine is planned around the house, the wires and the drop zone.
When a protected tree comes out, the city asks for replacement inch for inch, with each new tree at least four caliper inches. Many Tomball removals become two-part jobs: the take-down and stump work, then planting replacement trees.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, communityimpact.com, tomballtx.gov
Tomball's tree permit rule, in plain terms
Inside Tomball city limits, a protected tree (18 caliper inches or larger and on the City of Tomball Tree List) needs a removal permit from the Community Development department. Since January 21, 2025, existing properties fall under the ordinance as well as new developments. We gather the trunk measurement, species and photos for the permit application.
Most called-for work
Tomball jobs shaped by the tree list
- Do I need a tree permitTomball permits run through Community Development, and an application needs trunk size, species and photos in hand.
- A planned removalBig pecans, oaks and elms on Tomball lots usually come down in sections once the permit question is settled.
- What tree should I plantTomball asks for replacement trees of at least four caliper inches, picked from the city list, after a protected removal.
- Removing a loblollyNo pine appears on the Tomball tree list, so pine removals there are planned around the house, wires and drop zone.
- Getting rid of an old stumpGrinding a Tomball stump below grade clears the ground when a replacement tree has to go back in the same yard.
Close by, see crews working in Magnolia, tree care around Klein, crews working in Cypress and Spring tree removal and trimming, or the whole coverage map.
Measure the trunk. The city threshold is 18 caliper inches, and the species also has to be on the Tomball Tree List. We measure and identify the tree on the first visit and tell you whether the rule reaches it.
No pine species appears on the city list, which leans on oaks, elms, pecan, magnolia and other hardwoods. We still check with the city when a tree or a property looks borderline.
One caliper inch of new trees for each inch of diameter removed, capped at 100 caliper inches per acre. Every replacement must be a listed species and at least four caliper inches, so one large oak can mean several new trees.
Often, yes. Pecans tend to drop limbs when long wood gets overloaded or decayed, and reducing those limbs and taking out deadwood can keep a sound tree standing. We check for cavities and cracks first.
Call about a Tomball tree
Tell us the species and roughly how thick the trunk is. A crew lead answers 24/7 and walks you through the permit and the removal plan.