Tree Service in Murphy, TX

Murphy is where a lot of our Tree Service calls are about trees that were small when the house was new. The city grew quickly after the President George Bush Turnpike opened in 1999, reaching 17,708 residents by 2010 and 21,013 by 2020. The shade trees planted along those streets, typically the live oaks, red oaks, cedar elms and Chinese pistache common in North Texas subdivisions, have now had 20 to 25 years on irrigated lawns. Many have reached the roofline, crossed over the sidewalk and grown into each other.

People here stay

Census QuickFacts reports that 93.7% of homes in Murphy are owner-occupied and that 96.3% of residents lived in the same house a year earlier, an unusually settled population. Households average 3.52 people. Owners who plan to stay tend to think in terms of keeping a tree healthy for the next 20 years, not just getting a limb off the roof this week, and that is the right mindset for this stage of a tree's life.

What 20-year-old subdivision trees need

At this age, most trees are healthy but crowded. The usual work:

• Roof and wall clearance. Limbs rubbing shingles or gutters, cut back to a branch union rather than stubbed.
• Sidewalk and street clearance. Raising lower limbs so pedestrians and vehicles pass under. Cities in the area commonly expect clearance over walks and streets; ask yours for the exact height.
• Crown thinning. Selective removal inside the crown on live oaks and elms that have grown dense, reducing wind load without changing the tree's shape.
• Correcting forks. Narrow V-shaped unions that were small when planted now carry real weight. Reduction pruning can lighten one side before it splits.
• Separating crowded trees. Two trees planted 10 feet apart in a front yard will eventually compete. Sometimes the best option is removing the weaker one.

Maxwell Creek and the parks

Maxwell Creek runs along Murphy's northeast side, with a linear park and hike-and-bike trail through a 470-acre development. Murphy Central Park, the largest of the city's 10 parks at 60 acres, has a 2-acre pond and trail that connects to the Maxwell Creek Trail. Homes backing onto greenbelts often have larger native trees on the property line, and those are worth checking for deadwood and lean toward the house.

Brush rules if you prune yourself

Murphy's trash and recycling page says limbs and brush must be bundled and tied, with pieces no longer than 4 feet, and can go to the curb each week; any single item must weigh under 50 pounds. That works well for a few small cuts. A thinning job on two mature oaks makes far more, so our estimates include chipping and hauling.

Call (469) 421-7984 or use the form to schedule a walk-through. You will get a written estimate with each tree listed separately. call (469) 421-7984