Established 2019
We have worked in Howe since Arborwise started in 2019, and we know what the 75 corridor is about to do to this town and to the trees along it.
For the whole time we have been in business, Howe has been a quiet stop on US 75 between Van Alstyne and Sherman. That is changing, and it is changing fast.
TxDOT is widening US 75 to six main lanes from the Collin County line up to FM 902, reconstructing the County Line Road bridge and building a new u-turn bridge in Howe south of Hall Cemetery Road. The frontage roads through town were converted to one-way traffic in February 2026. Alongside that, a 180 acre tract at FM 902 and Bennett Road sold in May 2026 for a master planned community, which would be the first major development on the east side of the highway, where Howe has historically not grown. Cottonwood broke ground near town in 2023. Further north, the Texas Instruments semiconductor expansion in Sherman is pulling rooftops into every town on this corridor.
All of that is good for Howe. It is hard on Howe's trees.
Mature trees do not complain about root damage when it happens. Trenching, regrading, and heavy equipment parked over a root zone cut and compact roots that the tree needed, and the tree carries on looking fine for two or three seasons before it tells you. Thin canopy. Leaves dropping early. Deadwood appearing in the upper crown. A flush of small shoots low on the trunk. If road work, utility work, or construction has happened near a big tree on your place in the last few years, that tree is worth a look even if it seems healthy.
The pecans out here are their own subject. Every late summer we get calls about the white webbed nests that show up at the ends of pecan branches, and most of those calls end with us telling the owner their tree is fine. Fall webworm looks alarming and is almost entirely cosmetic on an established pecan. It is worth knowing the difference before somebody sells you a treatment you do not need.
We also do a fair amount of cleanup after utility line clearance around here. Line crews are there to protect the conductors, not to leave you a balanced tree, and what they leave behind is often one sided with stubs that will not seal. That can usually be corrected with proper cuts rather than removal, and it is a much better answer than a homeowner going up a ladder with a saw, which is how one of our Howe jobs started.
Underneath all of it is Blackland Prairie clay, which swells when it rains and cracks hard in a drought. That constant movement works on a root plate year after year, and it is a big part of why a tree here can look perfectly healthy from the street while its anchorage is already compromised. We inspect the whole tree, root flare included, before we recommend anything, and we will tell you when a tree does not need work yet.
Safe, complete removal of dead, hazardous, or unwanted trees, including tight access and near structure work.
Learn moreStructural pruning, canopy thinning, and clearance work done with proper collar cuts, never topping.
Learn moreStructural support for split leaders and heavy limbs, so a valuable tree can stay standing instead of coming down.
Learn moreThe right tree in the right spot, planted at the right depth, so it thrives instead of struggling for a decade.
Learn moreAlso available: stump grinding and storm damage response for existing clients and genuine emergencies.
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Six standards, on every job in Howe, whether it is one limb or a full removal.
Safety is not optional on an Arborwise™ job. Required PPE, proper rigging, controlled cuts, and a crew that speaks up the moment something looks unsafe. No job is worth someone getting hurt.
Doing it right sometimes takes longer. We do not rush an unsafe cut, skip PPE, or leave a bad cleanup because it is faster. Good tree work is deliberate.
Every yard belongs to someone who trusted us to be there. We protect your driveway, your landscaping, and your trees with the right cuts and the right decisions, not just the fastest ones.
We keep our equipment maintained, our loads secure, and we pick up the small sticks most crews leave behind. We leave every property better than we found it.
Arborwise™ is a crew, not a collection of individuals. We communicate, watch for hazards, and speak up for one another on every single job.
The Arborwise™ Way is not always the fastest way. It is the right way, even when it takes longer, and even when nobody is watching.
Howe is a scheduled service area for us and has been since Arborwise started in 2019, not a place we visit when we happen to be nearby. Most estimates happen within a day or two, and we will tell you honestly if we are backed up.
No. Estimates are free everywhere we work, and we do not add a travel charge for our service area.
Almost certainly not. That is fall webworm, and on an established pecan it is a cosmetic problem rather than a health threat. The tree drops those leaves shortly afterward anyway. Small nests within reach can be pruned out, and a heavy infestation on a young or already stressed tree is worth looking at, but a mature pecan does not need spraying for it. If someone is selling you a treatment for webworm, get a second opinion first.
Usually yes. Line clearance crews are there to protect the conductors, and they are not being paid to leave you a balanced tree. What gets left behind is often one sided, with stub cuts that will not seal and weak regrowth coming off them. Proper cuts can correct the structure and get the tree growing in the right direction again, and that is almost always a better answer than removal. It is also a much better answer than going up a ladder with a saw yourself.
It can, and the damage is usually underground where you cannot see it. Trenching, regrading and heavy equipment over the root zone all cut or compact roots, and a tree often looks fine for two or three seasons afterward. Warning signs are a thinner canopy than the year before, leaves dropping early, deadwood appearing up high, or small shoots flushing low on the trunk. If any of that started after work happened near the tree, have it looked at.
Yes. We handle scheduled maintenance, hazard assessment, and planned replacement on a budget cycle, and we are used to coordinating with boards and managers.
Call, text, or send us a couple photos of the tree. We answer our own phone and estimates are always free.