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Professional tree service in San Antonio
Hill Country Oaks Tree Service has handled tree service in San Antonio since 2000. We’re open 24/7, and estimates are free by photo.
Tree work you can count on
A local tree company since 2000
The crew you call when the tree is too big to guess
We’re a locally owned crew with climbers, a bucket truck, dump trailers and crane-capable rigging for crane removal over roofs and pools. Big live oaks over north side roofs are the jobs we’re built for.
Open 24/7
Sarah, our bilingual receptionist, answers every call, day or night.
Photo estimates
Send a few photos of the tree, and we’ll send back a free estimate.
How a tree job works with us
Call, send photos, then meet your crew
Every job starts the same way. You call or send photos, we look at the tree and what’s under it, and you get a free estimate before anything’s cut.
Call (210) 538‑6533 any hour, or send photos of the tree through the form below.
We’ll price the job from your photos and tell you if it needs a trim or removal.
The crew brings the right gear, does the job and hauls the brush off on trailers.
Our tree services
Four ways we handle San Antonio trees
Tree Removal
Whole-tree removal for live oaks, hackberries and dead red oaks, taken down in sections and hauled off on our dump trailers. We’ll bring climbers or a crane-capable crew when the yard’s tight.
Learn moreTree Trimming
Clearance trimming pulls limbs off roofs, fences and service lines. Oak cuts are timed around the February to June beetle season and painted, and climbers don’t spike trees that are staying put.
Learn moreEmergency Tree Service
Tree on the roof, the car or the driveway? Call (210) 538‑6533 any hour. We’re open 24/7, we answer every call, and crane-capable crews cut it free and haul all the wreckage off your property.
Learn moreLand & Lot Clearing
Cedar, brush, mesquite and huisache cleared off Hill Country acreage with a mulcher head, while the live oaks you want to keep stay put. Mulch it in place, or we’ll haul it off in dump trailers.
Learn moreThe tree work we take on
Oaks, cedar and stumps, handled right
San Antonio yards keep three jobs coming back: oaks that need careful cuts, cedar that won’t quit spreading and stumps left behind after storm cleanup.
Oak work timed around oak wilt risk
Live oaks and red oaks get pruned in summer or winter, outside the February to June beetle season, and every cut is painted. That’s the standard way to keep oak wilt beetles off a fresh wound.
- Pruned outside February to June
- Every oak cut painted right away
- Saws cleaned between every tree
- No climbing spikes on keepers
Ashe juniper cleared, oaks left standing
Mountain cedar crowds out grass and oaks on Edwards Plateau limestone. We cut it flush or grind it in place with a mulcher head, and the live oaks you want to keep stay standing.
- Selective clearing around oaks
- Mulched in place or hauled off
- Fence lines and trails opened
- Mesquite and huisache cleared too
Stumps ground below grade, holes filled
After a removal, the stump grinder takes the stump below the surface and chews up the surface roots. You can keep the grindings for your beds, or we’ll rake them out and backfill.
- Stumps ground below the grade
- Surface roots chewed out too
- Grindings kept or hauled off
- Holes backfilled and raked smooth
Did you know?
In 1812, British cannonballs bounced off the USS Constitution, and she became Old Ironsides. Her hull wasn’t iron. Much of it was live oak.
FAQs about tree service in San Antonio
Answers before you call
Before anyone cuts, it helps to know what’s under the tree, whether your address needs a permit check and if an oak can be cut now. If something’s still on your mind, send it through the form and we’ll answer it.
There’s no flat price, because every job is priced on the tree in front of us. The tree’s size and height, what’s under it and how the crew gets in all move the number. A roof, a pool, a fence or a CPS Energy service line underneath changes the plan, and so does haul-off. Hill Country Oaks Tree Service gives free estimates by photo, so you’ll know the price before anyone shows up with a saw.
We answer every call, 24/7, and we respond fast. How soon a crew rolls depends on what the tree is doing. A trunk on the roof or across the driveway goes ahead of a limb that can wait for daylight. Call (210) 538‑6533 and tell us what you’re looking at.
Yes. Hill Country Oaks Tree Service is licensed and insured, and we offer a satisfaction guarantee. It’s a fair question to ask any tree company before a crew climbs a tree over your house.
We’re based at 15255 Bent Moss St, San Antonio, TX 78232, and our crews work all of San Antonio and Bexar County. Close in, that means Stone Oak, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Encino Park, Timberwood Park, Shavano Park, Castle Hills and Alamo Heights. Farther out, we reach Helotes, Bulverde, Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Schertz and Leon Springs. If you’re not sure we reach your street, call and ask.
Yes, and it’s the quickest way to start. Take a wide shot that shows the whole tree and what’s around it, then a closer one of the trunk base and cracked or hanging limbs. Send them through the quote form on this page, and we’ll get back to you with a free estimate.
Yes. Sarah, our bilingual receptionist, answers every call in English or Spanish. You can describe the tree and set up your estimate in whichever language you’re more comfortable with. Se habla español.
Ask whether the company is insured, because a limb that lands on your house or your neighbor’s fence during the job shouldn’t become your problem. Ask how they’ll get the tree down over whatever’s under it and whether they paint fresh cuts on oaks. Make sure cleanup and haul-off are in the price, too. A good crew will also check whether your address falls under a city, village or HOA tree rule before anything gets cut.
The call is answered, and we ask what the tree is doing and what’s under it. Then we ask for a few photos and send you a free estimate. Once you say yes, a crew is scheduled with what the job needs, whether that’s climbers, a bucket truck or crane-capable rigging. When the work’s done, the debris leaves on our dump trailers.
We’ve been doing tree work in San Antonio since 2000. We’re locally owned, and our crews know the live oaks, cedar and limestone of the north side well.
Oak wilt tops the list. It spreads through fresh pruning wounds and connected roots, so oak cuts here get painted and timed around the February to June beetle season. Repeated drought cycles leave mature hardwoods weaker, so they’re often the first to break in a big wind. Thin soil over Edwards Plateau limestone gives roots little to grip, and clay pockets that swell and shrink can tip a tree over time.
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Get a free photo estimate
Send photos, get a price, skip the guessing
Fill out the form and attach a few photos of the tree and what’s around it. We’ll look them over and send back a free estimate.
Tree service across San Antonio
Removal, trimming, storm work
Tree Removal
A mature live oak, a dead red oak or a storm-split hackberry leaning over a roof, a pool or a service line needs a real plan. Our tree removal service takes it down in sections with rigging lines, climbers or a crane pick when there’s no drop zone. The brush gets chipped and leaves on our dump trailers. We run the permit check for your address first, and we’ve worked San Antonio trees since 2000.
Tree Trimming
Oak wilt sets the calendar for tree trimming in San Antonio. From February through June, fresh cuts on live oaks and red oaks pull in the sap beetles that spread the fungus. Oak work is timed for summer and winter, and every oak cut gets painted. Insured climbers and a bucket truck take limbs back to a side branch for roof clearance, canopy raising and crown reduction. They’ll pull heavy ball moss while they’re up there, too. Free estimates come by photo.
Emergency Tree Service
A tree on the roof, the car or the power line can’t wait for Monday. Our emergency tree service is open 24/7, we answer every call, and we respond fast. Crane-capable crews lift trunks off roofs without dragging them, chainsaw crews cut blocked driveways free, and we haul the wreckage away. Thin limestone soil and years of drought leave mature hardwoods easy to topple in a hard wind, so photograph the damage first, then call (210) 538‑6533.
Stump Grinding
A stump left after a removal trips mowers, sends up sprouts and holds the spot where you’d rather have grass. A stump grinder takes it below grade, chews out the surface roots that run under the lawn and leaves grindings you can spread or have hauled. Utility locates and sprinkler lines get checked before the cutting wheel touches dirt, and the grinder can work close to fences and foundations. It’s the last step of a clean tree removal.
Got a tree problem? Send photos today
We answer every call, 24/7, and estimates are free. Send photos and we’ll get you a price.
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