Tree guides for Lubbock
Most tree advice online is written for places with rain and native forest. These are written for a city on the Llano Estacado, where every shade tree is planted, irrigated and tested by wind every spring.
They are arranged roughly in the order people need them. If you are working out whether you can afford a removal, start with cost. If you are looking at a thin, browning crown and wondering whether the tree is finished, start with the drought guide. If the tree is in the strip by the street or near a line, read the permit and power-line guides before anyone picks up a saw.
What Tree Removal Costs in Lubbock (2026)
What tree removal costs in Lubbock, what pushes a job from $300 to $3,000, and the lines worth checking on a written estimate.
Do You Need a Permit to Remove a Tree in Lubbock?
When Lubbock needs to approve tree removal: private lots, parkway trees, HOA rules, power lines and buried utilities, explained before anyone cuts.
Siberian Elms in Lubbock: Prune, Keep or Take Down?
Why Siberian elm is everywhere in Lubbock, how it fails in wind and ice, and how to decide whether to prune yours or have it removed.
Lubbock's Spring Wind Season and the Trees That Fail in It
March and April are Lubbock's windiest months. Which trees fail in them, what to check in winter, and when to book tree work.
Drought-Stressed or Dead? Reading a Lubbock Tree in Summer
How to tell a drought-stressed tree from a dying one in Lubbock, why lawn watering is not tree watering, and when removal is the honest answer.
Trees Near Power Lines in Lubbock: Who Trims What
Who is responsible for trees near power lines in Lubbock, the ten-foot rule, alley lines, service drops, and what to do when a limb is on a line.
How to Choose a Tree Company in Lubbock
What to check before hiring a tree company in Lubbock: insurance, the licence Texas does and does not require, estimates, and storm crews.
Reading up because a tree is worrying you? Call for a free estimate. A local tree company will look at it and tell you whether it needs pruning, removing, or nothing yet.
Request an estimate
Tell us about the tree and a local tree company will come and look at it, usually within a few days, sooner for a limb on a roof. Answered Mon–Sat, 7am–6pm · storm calls after hours get a call back first thing Or call (806) 515-3071. If a limb is on a roof or a line, call rather than typing.
Where to start, depending on your situation
You have no idea what this should cost
Start with the cost guide. It gives the ranges local companies generally quote, what pushes a job up, and the lines that should be on a written estimate.
A tree has dropped a limb or is starting to lean
Read the wind-season guide, and if it is an elm, the Siberian elm guide. Between them they cover how trees fail here and what to look for.
The tree looks like it is dying
The drought guide has three tests you can do yourself in a few minutes, and explains why sprinkler water does not reach a big tree's roots.
You are about to hire someone
Read the guide on choosing a tree company. Texas has no tree licence, so the checks are different from most trades.