Got a live oak leaning over your roof, a pecan you want gone, or a stump in the yard at your Seguin, Texas home? Pick up the phone or fill in the short form, and your tree service request is handed to one independent local contractor, who comes to look at the tree and price the job for you.
Call (830) 406-4266On a platted single-family lot inside Seguin? The city's tree removal permit doesn't apply to you.
Four details are enough to start. The longer form takes lot type, tree count and timing.
What kind it is if you know, where it stands, and what sits under it: the roof, a fence, the driveway, an electric line. Say what you'd like done.
The call or form is passed to a single independent tree contractor serving Seguin and the rest of Guadalupe County, not to a long list of companies.
The contractor reaches out, comes to see the tree and writes up a price. Hiring them, or not, is entirely your decision.
Close to a house, a tree usually comes down in sections lowered on ropes so it misses the roof, the fence and the wires. Then the wood has to go somewhere. Inside Seguin, a platted single-family lot needs no city tree permit. Read about service lines, hauling, the city's brush size limits and dated national prices.
Live oak and pecan limbs reach a long way over roofs and driveways. The Texas A&M Forest Service says to keep cuts on oaks out of February through June and to paint each oak wound right away. GVEC clears near its lines up to the meter; other limbs are yours to arrange.
A grinder turns the stump into chips mixed with soil, which in parts of the county is dark shrink-swell clay. Texas 811 rules call for notice two working days ahead of powered digging 16 inches deep. National guides put grinding around $2 to $6 an inch of diameter (checked Nov 14, 2026).
A limb through the roof, or a hackberry flattened across the privacy fence. Keep clear of any wire, call your electric provider, then your insurer: the Texas Department of Insurance says many homeowner policies cover damage from falling trees. Seguin's code exempts storm removals from its tree permit.
Live oak sits on Seguin's preferred tree list, and it rewards careful timing. The Texas A&M Forest Service reports oak wilt confirmed in 76 Texas counties (checked Nov 14, 2026), spreading through fresh wounds and joined roots. Learn the pruning calendar, the leaf signs and the state cost-share program.
Texas named the pecan its state tree in 1919, and Seguin raised the original World's Largest Pecan downtown in 1962. Old pecans carry long, heavy limbs, and a torn one can land on a roof or a car. See what thinning or removing a big pecan involves and how city rules treat it.
From the City of Seguin Unified Development Code (adopted March 17, 2015, revised Jan 1, 2026) and the city's development fee schedule effective Aug 28, 2026, both checked Nov 14, 2026.
Not sure whether your lot is platted? Call Seguin Planning at 830-386-2505 (checked Nov 14, 2026) before cutting. See all six exemptions, replacement rules and burning rules.
Height, what lies underneath, and where the wood ends up move the price most. The figures here are national guide numbers checked Nov 14, 2026, not Seguin prices; the contractor's written quote for your tree is what counts. Full price tables.
| Price factor | How it shows up in Seguin | Guide figure |
|---|---|---|
| Height | A crape myrtle by the porch and a tall river-bottom pecan are different jobs. | HomeGuide: under 30 ft $150 to $500; 60 to 80 ft $650 to $2,000 |
| Very tall trees | Any tree taller than about 80 feet. | HomeAdvisor: adds about $500 (page updated Apr 16, 2024) |
| Crane access | A trunk leaning over a house with no room to lower pieces. | HomeGuide: $500 to $2,500 a day extra |
| Storm or emergency call | A tree resting on the roof after a front blows through. | HomeGuide: $150 to $250 an hour |
| Hauling the wood | City curbside pickup takes pieces no longer than 5 ft, 12 in thick and 40 lb (Living Green in Seguin guide, 2023). | HomeGuide: $75 to $250 per dump trip |
| The stump | Ground out now, or left for later. | Angi: stump removal adds $65 to $350 to a tree removal |
Not if the house sits on a platted or subdivided single-family lot. Sec. 5.2.8.B.5 of the city code exempts those lots from the Tree Removal Permit (checked Nov 14, 2026). Unplatted acreage, commercial or multifamily land, and property under development are another matter; call Seguin Planning at 830-386-2505 first. How the permit works.
That depends on your provider. GVEC says it trims between poles and any limbs that need it up to the meter, aims for about 15 feet of clearance, and warns that homeowners should never try that work themselves (GVEC, checked Nov 14, 2026). If the City of Seguin is your provider, call the city first. Texas law also keeps people, tools and material six feet from high-voltage lines unless the danger is guarded against.
Curbside brush in Seguin is limited to pieces 5 feet long, 12 inches across and 40 pounds each, picked up about every five weeks (Living Green in Seguin guide, 2023; checked Nov 14, 2026). A full removal is far more than that, so ask whether hauling is in the contractor's price.
Guadalupe County lifted its burn ban effective Oct 31, 2026 (checked Nov 14, 2026), but bans return by order of the Commissioners Court, so check the county Fire Marshal's page each time. Inside Seguin, the city collects brush at the curb; check with the city before burning anything.
The Texas A&M Forest Service says to avoid pruning or wounding oaks from February through June and to paint every oak wound right away, whatever the month (checked Nov 14, 2026). Why the timing matters.
Often in part. The Texas Department of Insurance says many policies pay for damage from falling trees and give some coverage to remove trees that fell in a storm, while trees and limbs that simply fall in your yard usually aren't covered (checked Nov 14, 2026). What to do after a storm.
Sources: City of Seguin Unified Development Code, revised Jan 1, 2026 and fee schedule effective Aug 28, 2026; Seguin Planning & Codes; Texas Local Government Code ch. 212; Texas Utilities Code ch. 251; Living Green in Seguin guide (2023); GVEC tree trimming; Guadalupe County Fire Marshal; Texas A&M Forest Service, oak wilt; Texas Department of Insurance; HomeGuide; HomeAdvisor; Angi. All checked Nov 14, 2026.
Call or fill in the request form. One independent contractor who works in Seguin and across Guadalupe County gets it, comes to see the tree, and gives you a written price to think over.
