Tree service in Corpus Christi

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 752 bars anyone from working, or bringing any tool, equipment or material, within six feet of a high-voltage overhead line unless safety arrangements are in place. Whoever plans work closer than that must notify the line operator at least 48 hours ahead, agree on de-energizing, moving or guarding the line, and pay the operator's actual cost.

AEP Texas, the south Texas wires utility, has its regional headquarters in Corpus Christi; your bill shows which company delivers power to your address. If a limb touches the line to your house, call the utility before you call a tree crew, and ask the crew how they plan to keep the six-foot distance.

Checking a Corpus Christi tree crew

ISA Certified Arborist is a professional credential from the International Society of Arboriculture, and holders follow its Code of Ethics; it isn't a government license. Spraying or injecting trees for pests for hire does need a TDA structural pest control license in the lawn and ornamental category. Ask for proof of liability insurance, and ask Development Services whether a street tree or a lot under construction needs city approval before removal.

HomeGuide's national figures, from pages dated late 2025 and early 2026, are the guide here. Tree removal averages $400 to $1,200, from about $200 for a small, easy tree to $3,000 for a large or complex one. Trimming runs $400 to $900 per tree, from $80 for a small tree to $2,500 or more for a very large, neglected one. Stump grinding costs $120 to $400 for the first stump and $30 to $60 for each one after.

Texas sales tax applies to tree work: the Comptroller lists tree removal, surgery, pruning and spraying as taxable landscaping, and a crew performing it must hold a tax permit. Expect it on the invoice. Our Texas tree service guide has the full table.

Have limbs over the roof cut back before storm season. In Nueces County, roof repairs must be certified to TDI windstorm standards to stay eligible for TWIA coverage, so ask the roofer whether a limb-damage repair needs a windstorm certificate (TDI exempts some small repairs); see roofing companies in Corpus Christi if the roof is already hurt.

If you have oaks, Texas A&M Forest Service advises against pruning or wounding them from February through June, and says to paint every oak wound at any time of year, with any kind of paint. In 2019 it reported oak wilt deaths in more than 76 counties of Central, North and West Texas; ask an ISA Certified Arborist whether your oaks are at risk.

Corpus Christi yard waste and debris

The city's brown or green cart takes trash and yard waste every week. For a large removal, ask the crew to haul the wood, or use a 40-yard container through Litter Critter. Our Corpus Christi hub covers the other local services, and tree service in San Antonio works under that city's tree ordinance.