Do you offer tree service in Jersey Village, TX?
Yes. Sticks Tree Service handles tree removal, tree trimming and stump grinding for homes across Jersey Village, TX, from the older streets near Jersey Drive to the larger lots out toward Cypress Creek. Owner Trey Lamar’s crew works out of the Sticks office at 14120 Cypress North Houston Rd in Cypress, minutes from the Jersey Village city limits. To have someone look at a tree, call 281-373-1472.
What kind of place is Jersey Village?
Jersey Village is a small city with its own government, not an unincorporated subdivision. It was incorporated in 1956, became a home rule city in 1986, and covers about 3.43 square miles in Precinct 3 of Harris County. The 2020 census counted 7,921 residents. The name comes from its start: building began in 1954 on land that had been a dairy farm, and some of the first houses went up on Jersey Drive. Most of the homes sit north of U.S. 290, west of Jones Road and east of Beltway 8.
That history shapes the trees. A neighborhood laid out in the 1950s, 60s and 70s has had decades for yard trees to get big. Limbs that were once over the lawn now reach over the roof, and roots planted beside a young driveway now run under it.
Which Jersey Village neighborhoods does the crew work in?
The older core of the city includes Berkshire, Barwood, Bonaire and Beinhorn Terrace, where homes tend to have smaller footprints. Around the edges, neighborhoods such as Arbor Haven, Ashwood Valley and Angler Cove have larger lots, and Boardwalk and Bluff Springs sit near Cypress Creek. Trey’s crew plans the work to fit the lot: a tight side yard in the core usually means climbing and lowering limbs by rope, while a wider lot on the edge of town may leave room to drop a trunk in the open.
What tree services does Sticks provide in Jersey Village?
Tree removal
Dead trees, trees with a split trunk, trees leaning toward the house and trees in the way of a new addition come out in planned sections or, where there is space, in one piece. The wood and brush are cleaned up and hauled. Details are on the tree removal in Jersey Village page.
Tree trimming
Trimming lifts limbs off roofs and gutters, clears a path over the driveway, takes out dead wood and thins a crown that has grown heavy. On mature trees from the city’s early decades, it is often the way to keep a big shade tree instead of losing it. See tree trimming in Jersey Village.
Stump grinding
A stump left from an old removal, or one from a tree the crew just took down, is ground below the soil so the spot can be mowed, filled or planted. See stump grinding in Jersey Village.
Does Jersey Village have its own tree rules?
Because Jersey Village is an incorporated city, the city itself, not Harris County, sets the rules inside its limits. A city tree ordinance for private yards could not be confirmed from a published source for this page, so the honest advice is simple: before a large tree comes out, ask the City of Jersey Village whether a permit or notice applies. If your street has a homeowners association, check its deed restrictions too. Trey’s crew can write down the species, trunk size and condition for that request.
Which trees are common in this part of Houston?
The City of Houston’s list of native and adapted plants names live oak, water oak, willow oak, Shumard oak, loblolly pine, pecan, cedar elm, sweetgum and bald cypress among the trees common in the Houston area. Many of those are long-lived and large at maturity, which is exactly why a tree planted beside a 1960s house can be crowding it today.
What goes into the quote?
- Which of the three services the job needs, or a mix of them
- Tree height, trunk width and how much of the canopy hangs over the house
- Room to work: a narrow side yard in the older core versus a wide lot on the edge
- Fences, sheds, pools and wires under the limbs
- Dead or decayed wood that has to be lowered carefully
- Haul-off, firewood left on site, and any stumps to grind
Around Jersey Village
- Jersey Village Civic Center, 16327 Lakeview Dr, the hub of city government and events.
- The city park and 18-hole golf course, one of the green spaces the city is known for.
- Upper Horsepen Creek Dog Park.
Nearby service areas
Sticks Tree Service also works in Willowbrook and Spring Branch. For the full list of services and towns, start at tree service in Cypress, TX. Sticks Tree Service Inc, 14120 Cypress North Houston Rd, Cypress, TX 77429, 281-373-1472.
Sources
- Jersey Village, Texas (Wikipedia)
- Texas Ally: Jersey Village neighborhoods
- City of Houston: Native and Adopted Plants for Houston
- Texas A&M Forest Service: Prevent the spread of oak wilt this spring
Frequently asked questions
How far is Sticks Tree Service from Jersey Village?
The Sticks office on Cypress North Houston Road in Cypress is a short drive northwest of Jersey Village, so the crew can come out to look at a tree without a long wait for travel.
Do I need a city permit to cut down a tree in Jersey Village?
Ask the City of Jersey Village before a large removal. It is an incorporated home rule city with its own code, and a private-yard tree rule could not be confirmed for this page. An HOA may add its own step.
My house is from the 1960s and the oak is huge. Can it be saved?
Often, yes. A sound trunk with a crowded or heavy crown can usually be trimmed back off the roof and thinned. Removal makes sense when the trunk is split, hollow or mostly dead.
Can the crew work in a small backyard with no truck access?
Yes. In tight yards limbs are cut and lowered by rope, then carried or chipped out through the gate. The estimate visit checks the gate width first.
Can one visit cover trimming, a removal and a stump?
Yes. Several jobs on one property can go on a single estimate and be done on the same day.
When should oaks in Jersey Village be pruned?
Outside February through June when possible. That is the window the Texas A&M Forest Service names for avoiding cuts on oaks, because of oak wilt.