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Helping our land and trees to thrive for generations to come. Visit our website for more information

http://www.nativerootsllc.com/
Wild Land, Residential,& Commercial Services including:
Large Acreage Forestry
Lot Design & Preparation
Erosion Mitigation
Residential & Commercial Tree Care (pruning, roof clearing, dead tree removal)
Landscape Creations
Ponds and Water Features
Chipping and Mulching

10/16/2026

Tight working space + advanced decay + a hard lean and long, heavy limbs = adventures in rigging. Video of the key maneuver in the comments.

10/12/2026

This was a great way to end the day, in a Cedar Elm, enjoying the sunset, after completing tip-weight reduction pruning around its outer canopy.
About 10 years ago, this tree suffered the abuse of stripping out its middle, interior canopy, a harmful practice known as "lion's tailing", because of how the tree is left with the bulk of its foliage at the ends of its limbs.
Trees who suffer this common abuse react by growing limbs too long, too fast, out of the ratio balance of girth wood bulking up the limb. The result is limbs more prone to breaking, which, of course, is especially an issue around residences, where ill-informed tree crews look to sell jobs.
At this point in the tree's recovery, 10 + years since the over-cutting, we can assist the tree by very selectively reducing the limbs' tip growth so to encourage more growth in the middle and interior canopy. Properly done, the tree's outer growth still looks natural, with tapering leads and no blunt cuts.

09/12/2026

99°, and these awsome crew mates keep getting the job done. Grateful for the team
🌲🌳🌲

08/15/2026

Die-off in soft wood trees, like this Cottonwood, quickly becomes brittle. It's wise to act on it sooner than later, giving more options for rigging. This tree had 30+ foot long crown leads that died, and a tiny yard to lower them into. In this case, the advanced decay and structure of the tree dictated that we go big.

It fit, and the Cottonwood is relieved of a couple of tons of dead weight. Each prune point has good circulation and strong sprouts, of which one will, ideally, develop into a new lead. The irrigation was adjusted, decreasing water in the bed around its base, and increasing it where it needs it, in the mid to outer absorption zone under its canopy.

04/17/2026

Sending limbs on a haul system down to the chipping spot, while mist hovers in the valleys, is a very satisfying office. May the rains continue to paint the land green.

04/11/2026

Tree top views full of rain-rich clouds this week, while doing a fuels reduction project ~~~
A welcome site, indeed. One of the prettiest places to be in Spring is the Texas Hill Country.

03/14/2026

The Split Shin Oak, pt. 2:
After the first visit, which was focused on stabilization, by building crutches and installing a chain wrap tensioned with a come-along puller, we returned and saw that the tree settled so hard into the crutches, that it dented the 4x4 posts. Dismantling the tops was, of course, very measured and tedious, but it went well.

03/09/2026

With all the unsettling events going on, in Bob Ross' words, here's a "happy little tree" to enjoy. I got to work with this old growth Live Oak about seven years ago, and recently returned to it for a touch up, pruning normal dead wood shedding, and tending to some ice breaks from a few years ago. Live long, live strong!
(Video of it from the ground in comments.)

03/07/2026

The Split Shin Oak, pt. 1:
So you want to get into tree work, eh? 😅
This Shin Oak, extraordinary in size for its species, split at the root, exposing a long evolution of root decay. As a first response, we built 4x4 crutches, jammed under each stem, and created compression between them with a winch and a chain wrapped around the stems. This stabilized the tree enough to feel confident that the structures won't be damaged more, and for us to begin the next steps of removal. Good times!

01/27/2026

Why do it that way? Why not just fell the tree? This scenario had several considerations. The base of this Cedar Elm was submerged long enough in the 2015 Blanco River flood, that demise began. It's in a home space walked by people and dogs, so when the tree reached instability recently, it had to be addressed. The priority was to bring it down without damaging the many surrounding young and understory trees which survived the flood.

So, I climbed the tree as high as its integrity allowed, and removed as many limbs as possible so to reduce its width, mostly via speed-line rigging. When its profile was slim enough to fit through its surviving neighbors, it was time to do the felling cut. One of the major factors was then at play. A few years ago, a huge Live Oak uprooted next to the Elm, lifting up a massive limestone boulder embedded in the Oak's root ball. This boulder and root ball were lodged right next to the Elm's base, creating a dangerously unpredictable bounce if the Elm was cut low. Still, it was possible to get on with the show, and proceed to the felling cut, a good 12' up, out of the bounce zone. Gratitude to the ground team, getting it done. Cheers to a good, long life, Cedar Elm, and to the trees living on to rise in the newly opened sky.

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Wimberley, TX
78676

Telephone

+15126269986

Website

http://www.nativerootsllc.com/

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