Tree & Shrub Care in Fort Worth: We Find the Cause and Bring Your Landscape Back to Life
Browning oak leaves. Fading hedges. A tree that just isn’t itself anymore.
Before you assume the worst, get a real answer.
North Texas Plant Health Care works exclusively with ISA Certified Arborists who treat trees and shrubs to save them — and only refer out for removal on the rare tree that’s truly gone beyond saving.
Speak directly with your local Certified Arborist.
Dedicated Tree & Shrub Doctors
We Never Push Removal When a Tree Can Be Saved
Serving Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Southlake, Colleyville, Keller, Trophy Club, Aledo, and Surrounding Tarrant County Communities
Is Something Wrong With Your Tree or Bush?
Here's What It Might Mean.
Most of what we see is treatable — if it’s caught in time. Here’s what your landscape might be telling you.
Want more detail on a specific symptom? Browse our full Symptom Guide, organized by leaves, bark, and structure.
Early Leaf Drop or a Wilting Canopy
Likely means: Oak Wilt — one of North Texas's fastest-spreading tree diseases. It can jump tree to tree through shared roots. How we help: Early treatment isolates the infection and protects the rest of your canopy. This is the one where waiting costs you the most.
Freeze-Damaged Palm
Likely means: Not necessarily dead. Cold-hardy palms often survive a hard freeze even when every visible frond has turned brown — as long as the growing point deep in the trunk wasn't killed. How we help: We check the crown and give you a real answer before you remove an expensive statement palm that could still recover.
Scorched, Crispy Leaf Edges
Likely means: Bacterial Leaf Scorch, spread by small insects that slowly cut off water flow — usually a little worse each year. How we help: Annual treatment keeps it in check and protects your canopy's fullness.
Yellowing Boxwoods, Azaleas & Hedges
Likely means: Iron Chlorosis — common in North Texas's alkaline clay, which locks nutrients away from the roots. How we help: We feed the roots directly. Most shrubs show real color again within one growing season.
White, Waxy Film on Crepe Myrtle Bark
Likely means: Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale — an increasingly common North Texas pest, often paired with black sooty mold. How we help: Targeted treatment controls it before it spreads through the rest of your landscape.
Bark Peeling in Sheets
Likely means: Hypoxylon Canker, taking hold in a tree already stressed by heat or compacted roots. How we help: We check how far it's progressed. Most cases can still be stabilized.
Just Looks "Off"
Likely means: Usually stress from compacted clay, drought, or a tree that's never had a real checkup. How we help: One visit tells us exactly what it needs — not a guess.
Keeping Your Trees and Shrubs Thriving Year-Round
Not every visit starts with a problem. Many of ours start with a homeowner who wants to keep a beautiful, established landscape looking its best through a hot Texas summer or a surprise freeze. We feed what our heavy clay soil naturally locks away, building the kind of resilience that means less stress when the weather turns hard — because a mature tree can add up to 15% to your home’s value.
Whether you’re protecting a tree that’s been in the family for decades, or managing several properties as a landscaper, developer, or HOA, the principle’s the same: a little attention now beats an expensive problem later.
