Burleson County · About 25 miles northwest
Tree Service in Somerville, TX
Brenham Trees serves Somerville and the rest of Burleson County from our base in Brenham. Pruning, removals with stump grinding, soil health, planting, cabling and lightning protection.
- ISA Certified Arborist
- Licensed & Insured
- 4.8★ on Google
Local Tree Care
Tree Care Built Around Somerville
Somerville is a lake town, and lake properties bring their own tree problems. Shoreline soil moves, root plates get undercut, and the wind comes across open water with nothing in its way.
A lot of these are second homes and weekend places, so the trees may go unwatched for months. We do hazard assessments on lot trees, reduce end weight on the ones over cabins and decks, and remove the ones the water has already undermined.
Somerville is close to home for us, twenty-five minutes from the yard, so scheduling and storm response are both fast.
- Work completed at weekend properties while you are away
- Bank erosion and root plate assessment at the lake
- Storm cleanup at camp and shoreline properties
- Twenty-five miles northwest, close enough for quick trips
- We can quote and complete work without you on site
- Free written estimates with photographs on request
Our Services
What We Do In Somerville
Every service below is available across Somerville and Burleson County, from a single pruning visit to a full removal with the stump ground out.
Tree Pruning in Somerville
Reducing wind sail on shoreline and lot trees at Lake Somerville that take gusts inland trees never feel.
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Tree Removal in Somerville
Removals at weekend and camp properties, including trees undermined at the bank, with stumps ground out.
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Stump Grinding in Somerville
Stumps ground below grade so the spot can be sodded, replanted or mowed flat.
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Emergency Tree Service in Somerville
Storm damaged and fallen trees cleared fast, with priority for trees on homes or blocking access.
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Tree Fertilization in Somerville
Root zone work where shifting lake levels have washed soil out from under the root plate.
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Tree Planting in Somerville
Bank and shade planting chosen for Burleson County lake ground.
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Tree Cabling in Somerville
Support for shoreline trees leaning as the soil moves beneath them.
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Lightning Protection in Somerville
Protection for the tall trees on open lake lots that are prime strike targets.
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What We Get Called Out For In Somerville
These are the three issues that bring us to Somerville properties most often.
Shoreline Erosion At The Roots
Lake Somerville's water level moves, and the trees along it lose soil from under their root plates. A tree can look healthy and still be one storm away from going over.
Wind Across Open Water
There is nothing to slow the wind coming across the lake. Shoreline and lot trees take gusts that inland trees never feel, and they need their end weight managed.
Strikes Near The Water
Tall trees on open lake lots are prime lightning targets, and a strike on a shade tree at a weekend property usually means losing the only shade there is.
Growing Conditions
Soil, Climate and Trees Around Somerville
Local conditions decide what a tree can handle here, and what it needs from us.
Sandy loam over clay, with soft alluvial ground along Yegua Creek and the shoreline.
Hot summers with lake-effect wind exposure, mild winters, spring storm lines.
Post oak, live oak, cedar elm and cottonwood near the water.
Fluctuating lake levels undercutting roots, plus wide-open wind exposure.
Somerville, TX
About Somerville
Somerville is Lake Somerville country in Burleson County, with the Birch Creek and Nails Creek units, Yegua Creek and a great deal of shoreline and camp property. Trees here stand on lake edges, in campgrounds and around weekend properties as often as they do in yards.
Shoreline soil erodes and undermines root plates, and lakeside trees catch wind off open water with nothing to slow it down. Leaning trees, exposed roots and storm-damaged limbs over cabins and docks are the everyday work in Somerville.
Where We Work In Somerville
- Lake Somerville
- Birch Creek Unit
- Nails Creek Unit
- Downtown Somerville
- Yegua Creek
- Highway 36 corridor
Lake Somerville country, with shoreline trees, camp properties and pasture oaks.
Neighborhoods
Areas and Neighborhoods We Cover in Somerville
Somerville is a lake town in Burleson County, and lakeside exposure shapes most of the tree work.
Downtown Somerville
Older street trees along the main route through town.
Lake Somerville shoreline
Wind exposed trees on soft, shifting bank soil.
Birch Creek side
Park adjacent hardwoods with deadwood over trails.
Nails Creek area
Open water exposure and heavy one sided crowns.
Old railroad town streets
Pecans over drives and carports.
Burleson County acreage
Pasture oak thinning and fence line clearing.
Season by Season
Seasonal Tree Risks in Somerville
What the weather does to trees here changes through the year, and so does the work that makes sense in Somerville.
Wind coming straight off Lake Somerville has nothing to break it, and trees with one sided crowns from years of that wind fail toward the water.
Sandy shoreline soil holds little moisture, so lake lots need deeper, less frequent watering than most owners expect.
Planting and soil work season, and the right time to balance crowns before winter fronts come through.
Dormant pruning and removals, with easier equipment access to shoreline and pasture ground.
Permits and Local Rules
Tree Removal Rules in Somerville
Somerville is a small city, and much of the lake shoreline is federal Corps of Engineers land rather than private property.
Rules change, so we confirm the current requirement with the city or county before a crew starts, and we handle the paperwork side where a permit is needed.
- Removals on your own residential lot generally need no city permit
- Corps of Engineers land around Lake Somerville has its own rules and needs their approval
- Street and park trees are maintained by the city
Nearby Towns
We Also Serve The Towns Around Somerville
Free Estimates in Somerville
Need a Tree Looked At in Somerville?
If the bank under your Lake Somerville tree is washing out, or a storm went through while you were away, an ISA Certified Arborist will inspect it and send the estimate in writing.
- We can quote and complete work without you on site
- Free written estimates with photographs on request
- 24 hour storm response at lake properties
FAQ
Tree Service Questions From Somerville
No, Somerville is 25 miles northwest of Brenham and travel is never an extra line on the estimate. The quoted price covers the drive out to the lake and back.