Good Roots Tree Care - North Houston
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Hi — I’m Gabriel Keys, an ISA‑certified arborist and founder of Good Roots Tree Care. We listen, assess your trees, and provide a simple, personalized plan.
Our team of tree care professionals offers pruning, removals, planting, and root/soil care.
08/05/2026
Good Roots make Great Trees.
Looking for professional, science-based tree care in The Woodlands and North Houston?
We’re ISA Certified Arborists offering:
• Free arborist assessments & honest recommendations
• Proper pruning that manages risk and keeps your trees looking natural
• Deep root feeding to improve real tree health from the ground up
15+ years serving The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Magnolia & surrounding areas.
Schedule your free assessment today:
Call/Text 936-828-1617
or visit GoodRootsTreeCare.com
This tree is splitting down the middle, and that’s never a good sign.
You can see it’s working hard to heal itself, but the new wood is only growing on the outside of the crack. Someone already tried fixing it with a bolt, but one bolt just isn’t enough on its own.
What this tree actually needs is a couple more bolts and the right kind of pruning — not thinning out the middle, but shortening the outer branches so the whole canopy becomes shorter and stouter. That takes a lot of the wind’s leverage off the weak spot.
If you’ve got a tree that looks like it’s starting to crack or has a deep seam running down it, drop a photo in the comments or reach out for a free assessment.
This little red oak was showing canopy dieback, had a buried root flare with circling and choking roots, and was sitting in hard-packed, nutrient-poor soil.
In this video you’ll see us air-spading to expose and correct the root flare, prune the circling/choking roots, then radial trench and incorporate compost throughout the critical root zone.
Got questions about what you’re seeing? Drop them in the comments and I’ll personally reply.
Have a tree that looks stressed? Post a photo here or schedule a free arborist assessment and let’s figure out what’s going on below ground.
Good Roots make Great Trees.
— Gabriel
This is what lion’s tailing looks like — and why this tree now has to come down.
Over-pruning like this strips the interior foliage, weakens the structure, and leaves the tree stressed and hazardous. It’s one of the most common mistakes I see in The Woodlands and North Houston.
Got a tree you’re worried about? Drop a photo in the comments and ask me anything. I’ll take a look and give you my honest thoughts as your local ISA Certified Arborist.
Good Roots make Great Trees.
— Gabriel
06/08/2026
The cheaper bid is not always cheaper…
Tree company ripped power lines from house and bolted
Why Lion's Tailing & Over-Thinning Can Destroy Your Trees
Just wanted to show you this classic example of what happens after lion's tailing and heavy interior thinning.
They pruned it, removed a ton of interior growth, and then a windstorm came through and snapped multiple branches — exactly where the tree became weak and tip-heavy.
This is why we follow ISA standards and focus on reduction pruning with purpose: structural development, better wind-load management, and keeping a full, healthy canopy. No hacking, no lion-tailing, no creating weak branches that fail later.
Proper pruning reduces risk and helps your trees stay strong through our North Houston storms.
Good Roots make Great Trees.
Have a tree that was recently pruned or looks off? Schedule a free arborist assessment and we’ll give you honest, clear recommendations tailored to your goals.
Call or text: 936-828-1617
goodrootstreecare.com
Serving The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Magnolia, Willis & surrounding North Houston areas.
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05/28/2026
🌳 Why We Don’t Recommend W**d Fabric (W**d Barriers) Around Trees in North Houston
Many homeowners in The Woodlands, Spring, and surrounding areas install landscape fabric thinking it will provide long-term w**d control and make maintenance easier. Unfortunately, it often creates more problems for your trees than it solves…
Here’s the reality with w**d barriers:
• Over time, mulch and debris decompose on top of the fabric, creating a new layer of soil where w**ds still germinate and grow. (See first two photos)
• The fabric acts as a barrier that restricts water infiltration, oxygen exchange, and healthy ecosystem deeper in the soil
• Tree roots can become trapped in shallow, unstable layers above the fabric, leading to reduced drought tolerance, nutrient deficiencies, circling/girdling roots, and overall tree stress.
At Good Roots Tree Care, we focus on root-cause solutions and long-term tree health. We avoid practices that interfere with the natural soil biology and critical root zone that trees need to thrive.
Better approaches for w**d management:
✅ Targeted pre-emergent or post-emergent herbicides when needed — but we do not recommend soil-active ingredients like imazapyr products, which can harm beneficial microbes and tree roots.
✅ Plant desirable groundcovers or shrubs to naturally crowd out w**ds.
✅ Apply 2–4 inches of natural mulch under the tree canopy, but kept off the trunk and root flare.
✅ Pull w**ds by hand — effective and chemical-free… though more labor intensive!
The last photos are from a Woodlands resident who uses proper mulching and w**d control techniques!
Healthy soil leads to stronger, more resilient trees that better handle our Houston storms and humidity.
Good Roots make Great Trees
Schedule a free arborist assessment with an ISA Certified Arborist.
We’ll evaluate your trees, soil conditions, and landscape challenges, then provide clear, honest recommendations tailored to your goals.
Call or text: 936-828-1617
Visit: goodrootstreecare.com
🌳 Just dropped this big dead Willow Oak into the backyard — and it shattered everywhere on impact.
This thing was completely dead and rotten, falling apart.
No assessment needed — it was a serious hazard. Climbing it was not possible, so we took it down with a controlled drop into the open yard.
Dead trees like this are ticking time bombs in North Houston storms.
Good thing it’s gone now.
Good Roots make Great Trees — but this tree had none…
Serving The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe & North Houston. ISA Certified Arborist.
Schedule a free assessment if you’ve got trees that worry you.
Call or text 936-828-1617
goodrootstreecare.com
05/27/2026
🌲 Protecting Your Pines: Why Bark Beetle Treatments Matter in North Houston
If you’ve noticed more dead or declining pines in The Woodlands, Spring, or Conroe neighborhoods lately, you’re not alone.
Every year we lose a percentage of our local pine trees to pine bark beetles. These pests don’t attack healthy, vigorous trees first — they seek out the weaker, stressed ones.
In our urban North Houston soils, most pines struggle with compaction, poor biology, and limited root function. This reduces the tree’s natural defense: sap production. Without enough sap to “pitch out” the beetles, even large, beautiful backyard pines near homes become vulnerable.
That’s why we recently treated this large pine (and several others on the property) with a systemic injection.
✅ The treatment is injected directly into the tree’s vascular system
✅ It provides protection for up to two years
✅ It’s a preventative measure — not a cure for already heavily infested trees
At Good Roots Tree Care, we focus on root-cause solutions and honest risk reduction. While we can’t save every tree, strategic treatments like this help protect high-value pines close to structures, giving homeowners peace of mind.
Good Roots make Great Trees.
Would you like to know if your pines could benefit from a bark beetle prevention program?
📍 Serving The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Magnolia, and surrounding North Houston areas.
🌳 ISA Certified Arborist | Licensed and Insured
Schedule a free arborist assessment and let’s evaluate your trees together.
Call or text: 936-828-1617
Visit: goodrootstreecare.com
05/26/2026
🌳 Meet the “Covenant Tree” — a beautiful 55-year-old Southern Magnolia that’s been part of this North Houston family since their very first anniversary. ❤️
You can see the sweet little plaque in the first photo.
This special tree was starting to look a little sickly, so we came out last month to give it a proper structural pruning to protect from high winds and remove dead branches.
This week we returned to do a deep root feeding to rebuild the soil environment around its roots.
Most tree problems we see in The Woodlands, Spring, and Conroe start below ground — especially in our compacted North Houston soils.
Deep root feeding delivers nutrients, beneficial biology, and soil amendments directly to the root zone where they’re needed most, helping the tree recover strength and vibrancy for many more years.
Good Roots make Great Trees.
We’re so grateful to help families keep their special trees healthy and beautiful. This is exactly why we do what we do.
If you have a tree that’s been struggling, looks off, or you just want peace of mind about its health and safety, we’d love to help.
📲 Schedule a free arborist assessment: Call or text 936-828-1617
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