Tree Service in Anton, TX

Anyone looking for Tree Service in Anton should know how rough the weather can get just outside town. On May 31, 2024, a West Texas Mesonet station six miles south-southwest of Anton measured a 91 mph gust, the highest reading in that night's National Weather Service storm report. On June 5, 2025, a hailstone about five inches across was photographed seven miles south of town. Trees in and around Anton grow up in that weather, and the ones that last usually get some help.

A town platted on ranch land

Anton was founded in 1924 near the middle of the north pasture of the old Spade Ranch. Ranch owner William Leonard Ellwood contracted with the Anton Townsite Company to lay it out at Danforth Switch, a rail spur, and the town was named for J.F. Anton, a Santa Fe executive. US 84 runs through town toward Lubbock, about 25 miles southeast, and Littlefield, about 12 miles northwest. Farm to Market Roads 168 and 597 meet in Anton, and the BNSF line runs along the western edge.

Trees with nowhere to hide

Anton sits near the center of the level High Plains at 3,389 feet. There are no hills or forests to slow the wind, so every yard tree takes it full force. Over years, crowns grow lopsided, roots on the windward side work harder, and limbs that extend far from the trunk carry a lot of leverage. Pruning that shortens those long limbs and removes deadwood reduces the chance of a break when gusts top 60 mph, which NWS recorded again six miles south of Anton on April 25, 2025.

Giant hail and what it leaves behind

Hail the size of softballs is rare even here, but hail over two inches falls somewhere on the South Plains most springs. Large hail shreds leaves, snaps twigs and leaves bark wounds on the upper side of branches. After a big hail event, we recommend waiting a few weeks for trees to push new leaves, then pruning out branches that stay dead and checking wounds on the trunk and main limbs.

Anton tree work

• Removing dead and dying trees around homes
• Pruning long, heavy limbs to reduce wind load
• Clearing storm-broken branches and hangers
• Tree removal around barns, pens and equipment
• Stump grinding after removals
• Advice on which damaged trees can be saved

A small town, clear prices

Anton had 907 residents in 2020. Jobs here tend to be a tree or two at a time, sometimes more on farm properties. Every job gets a written estimate that covers cutting, cleanup and hauling.

Replanting after a loss

When a big tree comes down, consider what it was doing for the property. On an open Anton lot, a single tree on the west side of a house can block a lot of afternoon sun and wind. Replace it with something suited to the space, planted far enough from the house and lines that it won't need heavy pruning later.

Contact

Call (806) 855-8442 or fill out the form. Get a free estimate