Tree Service in Reese Center, TX

Tree Service in Reese Center took on new urgency after the evening of June 5, 2025. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 95 mph crossed the area on a 2.65-mile path about 790 yards wide. National Weather Service reports describe roofs torn off, sheds and mobile homes rolled, a fire station roof lost and large trees toppled. A West Texas Mesonet station at Reese measured an 80 mph gust that night.

A place with a military past

Reese Center sits just west of Lubbock, bordered by the city on the south and east and by the former Reese Air Force Base on the west. The base, a pilot training center, was put on the closure list in 1995 and shut down on September 30, 1997. Its grounds became the Reese Technology Center. The Census Bureau counted Reese Center as a 6.5-square-mile census-designated place in 2000, then dropped it before the 2010 census.

Wind keeps coming

The 2025 tornado wasn't a one-time event. The Reese station recorded an 81 mph gust on May 31, 2024, and a 77 mph gust five miles east-southeast of Reese Center on August 17, 2025 was the strongest reading in that day's report. Hail of an inch fell in the area on May 1, 2024. Trees planted on open ground out here grow with no shelter from any direction.

Large trees toppled: what happens next

When a large tree goes over, the job has three parts. First, make it safe: cut the trunk and limbs off any building, vehicle or fence. Second, clear the wood and debris. Third, deal with the root plate and stump. A toppled tree often pulls up a large disk of soil and roots that can be cut off and pushed back into the hole, or ground down. We include each part in the written estimate so you can see what you're paying for.

What we handle at Reese

• Removal of storm-toppled and leaning trees
• Cutting trees off roofs, sheds and fences
• Pruning surviving trees that lost limbs
• Clearing deadwood before the next storm season
• Stump and root-plate grinding
• Tree work on business and residential property

Surviving trees need follow-up

Trees that made it through the storm may have cracks, torn bark or hanging limbs that aren't obvious from the ground. A follow-up inspection a few weeks later, after the tree re-leafs, shows which ones are healthy and which have damage that will get worse.

Debris in the trees

Tornadoes throw roofing, siding, sheet metal and insulation into tree crowns. That debris can drop days later in a light wind, and sharp metal makes climbing and cleanup more dangerous. Part of storm work in the Reese area is clearing that material out of surviving trees before anyone works or plays under them.

Call or send photos

Call (806) 855-8442 or send the form with photos of the damage. Get a free estimate