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Mature tree installs — live oaks, cedar elms, magnolias, and more — set at proper depth with amended soil, a stake kit, and a deep-watering basin. Starts at $275 for a 15-gallon tree; 30-gallon, 65-gallon, and B&B specimen pricing quoted at the walk.
Pricing varies by site. Final scope, materials, and access influence the all-in number — we'll quote your specific project after a quick conversation.
Mature tree installs anchored by species that genuinely belong in this region — live oaks, cedar elms, Mexican white oaks, bur oaks, Texas red oaks, magnolias, and Mexican sycamores. We avoid the short-lived popular picks that fail by year 10 in caliche soil and instead build the landscape around trees that hit 50, 80, even 150-year canopy potential.\n\nA tree planted wrong is a tree that fails slow. Most San Antonio tree losses trace to two mistakes — planted too deep and watered shallow. Our install protocol sets the root flare 1 to 2 inches above finished grade, amends the planting pit only at the edges (never under the root ball), and builds a 4-foot-diameter watering basin for deep saturation. Staking is done with arbor-grade webbing on a 3-stake kit, set loose enough to allow trunk flex, which builds caliper strength.\n\nPricing starts at $275 for a 15-gallon tree. 30-gallon runs $475 to $650 depending on species. 65-gallon, 100-gallon, and B&B specimen trees — including field-dug live oaks — are quoted at the site walk based on access, crane requirements, and source nursery.
Design, build, irrigation, and maintenance all run under one roof — no subbing out, no juggling vendors. You get one project manager from sketch through final walk-through.
Built for South-Central Texas — heavy clay, caliche, long dry summers, and flash rain. Our designs and installs are tuned to what survives and looks good locally.
No surprise line items. We size the work after a quick conversation or site visit and issue a written quote with materials and labor broken out so you can compare apples to apples.
We plant flush-grade with the root flare visible — the single most important variable in long-term tree survival. Backfill is native soil from the pit, not bagged garden mix, because root systems that grow into amended pockets refuse to push past the amendment boundary into surrounding clay. Staking uses wide arbor webbing rather than wire-in-hose because wire girdles bark during high winds even with the hose buffer. Mulch is shredded hardwood, 3 inches deep, and never volcano-mulched against the trunk. For B&B trees, burlap is folded down and wire baskets are partially cut back at the top to prevent future girdling — a step many crews skip.
We assess soil depth, drainage, overhead and underground utilities, mature canopy clearance, and your goals for shade or screening before committing to a species and caliper size.
Trees are tagged at the nursery or tree farm — you can come along — and delivered on the install day. Larger 65-gallon and B&B specimens may require crane or skid-steer placement.
Pit is dug 2 to 3 times the width of the root ball and only as deep as the ball itself. Walls are scored to prevent glazing in clay, and percolation is checked in problem zones.
Tree is set with root flare visible, backfilled in lifts and watered to eliminate air pockets, then secured with a 3-stake kit. A 4-foot watering basin is shaped on the surface.
Basin is mulched 3 inches deep with hardwood mulch held off the trunk. We provide a year-one deep-watering schedule and return to remove stakes after 12 to 18 months.
