The old Peach Capital of Kansas, on the Cowskin

Tree Service in Haysville, KS

A town that rebuilt after 1999 and now has a canopy worth looking after.

We come out and look before we price, anywhere in Wichita and Sedgwick County
Each item on the estimate priced on its own
We confirm where the wood goes before work begins

Haysville Trees, Then and Now

Most tree service calls we get from Haysville are about trees that have grown up fast. The town has a long history with trees, but much of its current canopy is younger than people think, and young trees that were never shaped tend to develop the forks and crowded limbs that break in a south Kansas wind.

May 3, 1999

That evening an F4 tornado tracked roughly 24 miles north and struck Haysville, killing four people there and damaging 150 homes and 27 businesses before moving into south Wichita, where two more people died. The entire Haysville historic district was destroyed. Trees planted during the rebuilding years would now be about 25 years old, which is the age where they need their first serious pruning: a dominant leader chosen, crossing limbs removed and weight taken off branches reaching toward the house.

April 14, 2012

Haysville was hit again thirteen years later. During the April 14, 2012 outbreak, an EF3 tornado formed over southern Haysville and moved about 13 miles northeast, doing its heaviest damage in the Oaklawn area of southeast Wichita. Two tornadoes in a generation is a good reason to keep an eye on which trees could reach your roof.

Fruit trees and the Peach Capital

Haysville was once known as the Peach Capital of Kansas, and old fruit trees still turn up in back yards. Fruit trees are a different job from shade trees. They need lighter, more frequent pruning to keep branches from snapping under a heavy crop, and old peaches often have trunk rot that makes removal the right call. We'll tell you which kind of tree you have.

A champion in town

The Kansas Forest Service lists a state champion American hornbeam in Haysville, added in 2023, at 40 feet tall with a 41-foot crown spread. Hornbeam is a slow, tough understory tree, and a 40-footer is unusual anywhere in the state.

Along the Cowskin

Haysville started with a grist mill on the bank of the Cowskin in 1874, and W.W. Hays platted the town in 1891. Creekside lots often have cottonwoods, hackberry and volunteer elms that grow quickly in the wetter soil. Cottonwoods drop large limbs without much warning and are worth a look from a professional once they pass about 60 feet.

What we offer here

Structural pruning for post-1999 trees
Removal of storm-damaged, dead or declining trees
Fruit tree pruning and old orchard tree removal
Stump grinding so replanting can happen in the same spot
Cleanup and haul-off

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Haysville Background

The 1999 tornado. On May 3, 1999, an F4 tornado killed four people in Haysville, damaged 150 homes and 27 businesses, and destroyed the entire historic district before continuing into Wichita.
2012 EF3 path. NWS Wichita says an April 14, 2012 EF3 tornado formed over southern Haysville and traveled about 13 miles northeast, with its worst damage in the Oaklawn area.
Champion hornbeam. A state champion American hornbeam in Haysville, listed in 2023, measures 48 inches around, 40 feet tall and 41 feet across the crown.
Town roots on the Cowskin. A grist mill was built on the bank of the Cowskin in 1874, W.W. Hays platted the town in 1891, and Haysville incorporated in 1951. The 2020 census counted 11,262 residents.

Our Services in Haysville, KS

Haysville Questions

The trees our family planted after the 1999 tornado are huge now. Do they need trimming?

Most likely, yes. Trees planted around 2000 are now 25 years old, and fast growers like maples, Bradford pears and elms often have tight V-shaped forks that split in wind. A structural pruning visit fixes that while the cuts are still small.

Can you save an old peach tree in my back yard?

Sometimes. If the trunk is solid, we can prune out dead wood and thin the crown so the branches carry fruit without snapping. If the trunk is hollow or oozing heavily near the base, removal is usually the better choice.

How close to Haysville do you work?

All of it, including the streets around Riggs Park, the older blocks near the historic district and the newer homes on the south and west sides.

Do you grind stumps left from old storm damage?

Yes. Old stumps, even ones that have been sitting for years, grind out fine. We grind below grade so you can lay sod or plant a new tree in the same spot.

Are the cottonwoods along the Cowskin a risk to my house?

They can be once they get large. Cottonwoods grow fast in creekside soil and are known for dropping big limbs. If one reaches your roof, a deadwood and reduction prune every few years lowers that risk, and we'll tell you if decay means it should come down instead.

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