Tree Service in Blanchard, LA

Tree Service in Blanchard looks different from work in older parts of the metro. Blanchard, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Shreveport along Louisiana Highway 173, more than tripled in size over fifty years: 806 people in 1970, 2,050 in 2000 and 3,538 in 2020. It is now the second-largest municipality in Caddo Parish. Many homes here were built in the last twenty or thirty years, which means many of the trees in front and back yards were planted as landscaping and are now reaching the size where they need real care.

The middle-age stage

A young shade tree that was never pruned often has two or three competing leaders, branches crowded together on one side, and limbs growing straight toward the roof. Fixing that at 15 or 20 years old is simple and affordable. Waiting until the tree is 40 years old means bigger cuts, more risk of decay and sometimes no good option except removal. Structural pruning now is one of the best investments a Blanchard homeowner can make.

What structural pruning usually includes: 1. Picking one strong central leader and shortening competing stems. 2. Removing branches that cross or rub. 3. Spacing main limbs up and around the trunk. 4. Raising low limbs over sidewalks, driveways and play areas. 5. Shortening limbs that are heading for the roof or the service line.

Crape myrtles and other ornamentals

Crape myrtles are everywhere in north Louisiana, and they are one of the most often mistreated trees in any yard. Cutting them back to the same stubs every winter produces weak sprouts and knobby trunks. Proper pruning removes suckers, crossing stems and spent seed heads while keeping the natural vase shape. The same light-touch approach works for redbuds, dogwoods, Japanese maples and other small trees used in landscaping.

Removals in tight landscapes

Sometimes the wrong tree was planted in the wrong place, like a fast-growing tree squeezed between two houses or a pine planted too close to the foundation. When removal is the right answer, we take the tree down in sections, protect beds and hardscape, and grind the stump so the space can be replanted with something better suited.

When a tree outgrows its spot

Some of the most common Blanchard calls are about trees that were cute when the house was new. A pine planted six feet from the foundation, a fast-growing tree right under the service line, a row of trees along the fence that now shade out the whole lawn. When a tree is simply in the wrong place, the honest choice is often to remove it while it is still a manageable size and plant something better suited a few feet farther out. Small removals cost far less than big ones, and a properly placed replacement will be giving shade in a few years.

Fall leaves and gutters

Thinning a dense crown lightly can reduce how much falls into the gutters and let more sun reach the lawn, without harming the tree.

Getting started

Call (318) 309-7506 or send the form with photos of the trees you have questions about. We will look at the whole yard if you want, and the written estimate will list each tree and what we propose. Get a free estimate