Tree Service in Abilene, TX

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Tree service in Abilene usually means removing a dead or storm-damaged tree, trimming oaks and pecans, grinding stumps, or clearing mesquite. To get help with any of them, send a request with the form.

Abilene Tree Pros is a referral website, not a tree service company. We send your request to one independent local tree service company. You never pay us; companies we refer you to may pay us for referrals.

Pricing and scheduling come from that company. Ask for the price in writing before any work starts.

Tree on a house or on a power line? Stay away from it and keep others back. Call 911 if anyone is hurt or a line is down, and report damaged lines to AEP Texas at 877-373-4858. Don't cut anything touching a line.

How a request works

1Tell us what you need
Send the short form. It takes about a minute.
2One local company contacts you
We pass your request to one independent tree service company that serves your area.
3You get its price and decide
The company quotes you directly. Hiring it is up to you.

What tree service in Abilene usually involves

Most tree jobs around Abilene fall into five groups. Match what you see to the right page so you know what to tell the company.

What you notice	Likely job	Where to read more
Tree is dead, leaning toward the house, split at the trunk, or too close to the foundation	Removal	Tree removal in Abilene
Limbs over the roof, dead wood in the canopy, branches rubbing the house or blocking a sidewalk	Trimming or pruning	Tree trimming in Abilene
A stump left from an old removal, or sprouts coming up around one	Stump grinding	Stump grinding
Mesquite crowding a yard, fence line or pasture, or coming back after it was cut	Mesquite removal and brush clearing	Mesquite tree removal
Limbs or whole trees down after a windstorm, or a tree on the roof, a car or a fence	Storm damage cleanup	Storm damage tree removal

Not sure which one it is? Describe what you see in the form.

What tree work costs around Abilene

National cost guides checked in October 2026 put three common jobs in these ranges. They aren't quotes from an Abilene company, but they help you judge whether a quote is in the normal range.

Job	Typical national range	Source
Tree removal	About $200 to $2,000, average about $750	HomeAdvisor
Tree trimming, per tree	About $430 to $640	LawnStarter
Stump removal	About $195 to $609, average about $369	HomeAdvisor

Height, the tree's condition and what's under it move the price more than anything else. HomeAdvisor says removing large trees near power lines can top $10,000, and that stump grinding is rarely included in a removal quote. The tree removal cost guide has prices by height, stump size and job type, plus the questions to ask before you sign.

What Big Country weather does to trees

Windstorms. On Sunday, July 5, 2026, 80 mph winds swept through the Abilene area. AEP Texas restored power to about 26,000 customers and replaced more than 60 poles. Its Abilene distribution manager said numerous line sections were broken and downed "due to trees blowing into the lines." Wind finds the weak spots first: dead limbs, split trunks, trees with heavy canopies over thin roots. If a tree came through July with cracks or hanging limbs, have it looked at before the next storm.

Oak wilt. The Texas A&M Forest Service calls oak wilt one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, killing trees in 76 counties of Central, North and West Texas. A 2019 KTXS report quoted an Abilene tree worker saying oak wilt was first reported in Abilene about a decade earlier and was getting worse. The Forest Service's rule is simple: don't prune or wound oaks from February through June, and paint every fresh oak wound year-round. "Any kind of paint will accomplish this task," it says.

Mesquite. Mesquite is common across the Big Country, and it's hard to kill. The USDA Forest Service notes that honey mesquite carries dormant buds on the upper part of its root, up to 12 inches below the soil on older trees, so a mesquite cut off at the surface usually sprouts back. That's why it needs its own approach. See mesquite tree removal.

Services you can request

Tree RemovalDead, leaning or split trees near a house are the usual removals. National guides put most removals at about $200 to $2,000.Tree TrimmingTrim oaks from July through January to avoid oak wilt. National guides put trimming at about $430 to $640 per tree.Stump GrindingGrinding chews a stump down below the soil. National guides put it at about $150 to $500 for one stump.Mesquite RemovalCut a mesquite at the ground and it usually sprouts back. Removal that sticks deals with the buds below the soil.Storm Damage CleanupTree on the house, the car or a line? Stay clear, photograph the damage, report downed lines to AEP Texas, then get the tree removed.

Trees near power lines: call AEP Texas first

Abilene is AEP Texas territory. AEP says you should never try to trim or remove trees near power lines, because "serious injury or even death can occur," and that the work should be done only by trained professionals.

Who handles what depends on which line it is:

Lines running pole to pole. AEP's forestry team trims or removes trees growing too close to these. Report a tree with AEP's online tree-problem form or by calling 877-373-4858.
Your service drop (the line from the pole to your house). AEP says it doesn't trim trees threatening the service drop; that's the property owner's job. Call AEP at 877-373-4858 at least two business days before the work, and it can send a crew to temporarily disconnect the line.
A limb or tree down on a line. Treat it as a hazard. Stay away, and call AEP at 877-373-4858 right away.

When you send a request, say if any part of the tree is near a line. The tree company needs to know before it prices the job.

Getting rid of the brush

Abilene picks up brush curbside on Mondays, once per residence in odd-numbered months: January, March, May, July, September and November. Limbs must be cut to 4-foot lengths, set out no more than 48 hours before pickup and kept within 5 feet of the street. Residents can also take limbs to the Abilene Brush Center at 2149 Sandy St., free with a driver's license and a current City of Abilene municipal services statement.

There's a catch when you hire someone. The city says hired tree trimmers are contractors, and residential curbs can't be used for their disposal. Ask any company you hire whether hauling the brush away is in the price. The Abilene brush disposal guide covers the Brush Center rules, burning and the options in Clyde and Tye.

How to choose a tree service company in Abilene

Whether you use our referral or find someone on your own, the same questions protect you:

Get the price in writing. It should say what's included: cleanup, brush hauling, stump grinding, and whether logs are cut to firewood length or hauled off.
Ask for proof of liability insurance and check that the name on the certificate matches the company on the quote. A tree that lands on the wrong roof is an expensive mistake.
Ask who will assess the tree. The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) runs a public directory at TreesAreGood.org where you can look up and verify an ISA-credentialed arborist by name. Ask for the arborist's name and check it yourself.
Ask how they'll protect the yard. Heavy equipment on a wet lawn or over a sprinkler line leaves damage.
For oaks, ask about timing and wound paint. A company that offers to prune your live oak in April without mentioning oak wilt has skipped a step.
Be wary after storms. HomeAdvisor notes that rates spike after big storms, when crews are in high demand. Don't let urgency push you into paying in full before the work is done.

Areas we take requests from

The form takes requests from anywhere in Abilene and from these nearby towns:

Tree service in Clyde, the Callahan County town on I-20 east of Abilene.
Tree service in Tye, just north of Dyess Air Force Base, west of Abilene.

Live somewhere else nearby? Send the form with your town, and the company will tell you whether it can take the job.

To see exactly what we do and don't do, read how it works, or browse the tree service FAQ.

Common questions

Who will actually do the tree work?

An independent local tree service company. Abilene Tree Pros is a referral website, so we don't send crews, climb trees or haul brush. We send your request to one company, and that company sets the price and schedule and does the work on its own terms.

Do you take requests from Clyde, Tye and other nearby towns?

Yes. The form takes requests from Abilene, Clyde, Tye and other nearby towns. We send each request to a local tree service company that serves the area, and it will tell you whether it can take your job.

What should I tell the company about my tree?

The kind of tree if you know it (oak, pecan, mesquite, elm), roughly how tall it is, what's wrong (dead, leaning, split, hanging over the roof), what's under it (house, fence, driveway, power line), whether a truck can reach it, and whether you want the stump ground. A phone photo of the whole tree helps.

A branch is touching the line to my house. Who handles it?

AEP Texas says it trims trees near the lines that run from pole to pole, but trees threatening your service drop, the line from the pole to your house, are the property owner's responsibility. AEP asks you to call 877-373-4858 at least two business days before that work so it can temporarily disconnect the line. Never trim near a power line yourself.

When is the best time to trim oak trees in Abilene?

July through January. The Texas A&M Forest Service says to avoid pruning or wounding oaks from February through June, when oak wilt spreads most easily, and to paint every fresh oak wound, no matter the time of year.

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