What Tree Service Costs in the Rio Grande Valley (2026)
Real ranges, no fine print. Every job is quoted flat and confirmed in writing before work starts — these tables tell you what to expect before you ever call. Where a job depends on what we find (access, decay, rigging), we say so.
Palm Trimming & Skinning
Palm Type / Height
Typical Range
Notes
Fan palm under 20 ft
$75–$200
Skinned, fronds hauled
Fan palm 20–40 ft
$150–$300
Full skin included
Fan palm 40–60 ft
$250–$400
Tall corridor palms, rigged climb
Date palm
$100–$250
Diamond pattern + fruit stalks
Queen palm
$75–$175
Feather clean + dead skirt
Multi-palm properties (3+) get bundle rates. Standing maintenance routes price per visit lower than one-off calls.
Tree Removal
Job Type
Typical Range
Notes
Small tree / palm (under 20 ft)
$250–$600
Haul-away included
Medium tree (20–40 ft)
$600–$1,500
Most residential removals
Large tree (40 ft+)
$1,500–$3,500
Rigged dismantle over structures
Tall fan palm (40–60 ft)
$400–$900
Piece-by-piece, debris hauled
Emergency after-hours response
+30–50% over standard
Quoted by phone before we roll
Stump Grinding
Stump Size
Typical Range
Notes
First stump (under 12 in.)
$100–$180
Most palm stumps
First stump (12–24 in.)
$180–$300
Most hardwoods
Large stump (24 in.+)
$300–$500
Quoted on-site
Additional stumps, same visit
$50–$120 each
Bundle pricing
Grindings haul-away
$40–$100 per stump
Optional
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Job
Typical Range
Notes
Small tree (under 25 ft)
$150–$400
Citrus, olives, small natives
Medium tree (25–45 ft)
$400–$900
Ebony, anacua, shade trees
Large tree (45 ft+)
$900–$2,000
Includes rigged roof work
Hedge & Shrub Trimming
Job
Typical Range
Notes
Single hedge run (under 30 ft)
$50–$120
Standard privacy wall
Full perimeter
$150–$400
Most residential lots
Citrus hedge care
$60–$150 per visit
Disease-conscious technique
Renovation cut (overgrown)
$200–$600
First-visit reset
Land Clearing
Job Type
Typical Range
Notes
Light brush / small lot
$1,200–$2,500
Under ¼ acre
Standard residential acre
$2,500–$5,500
Cut-and-haul finish
Heavy palm/debris acreage
$5,500–$9,000
Grove remnants, dense palms
Mastication (no haul)
$1,000–$2,500 / acre
Acreage, fuel reduction
Debris Haul-Away
Load Type
Typical Range
Notes
Single green-waste load
$75–$200
Piled and accessible
Palm frond pile (one tree's trim)
$50–$120
Often bundled with the trim
Storm slash pile
$150–$500
Volume + access dependent
What Drives Price (and What Doesn't)
Height, spread, access, and what's underneath. Those four things set the labor. A 50-foot fan palm in an open lot is a different job from the same palm over a tile roof between two walls. Species matters too — date palms and queens trim faster than fibrous fans; ebony and mesquite fight the saw.
What doesn't drive price: your ZIP code, your car in the driveway, or whether you sound like you'll pay it. Same flat quote for the same tree, every time.
💡 Photo tip: text or upload a photo with your quote request and we'll narrow these ranges before we drive out — often to a firm number.