diff --git a/src/textual/_compositor.py b/src/textual/_compositor.py
index b55a8fcbc..1e7ab1603 100644
--- a/src/textual/_compositor.py
+++ b/src/textual/_compositor.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from . import errors
 from ._cells import cell_len
 from ._loop import loop_last
 from .strip import Strip
-from ._types import Strips
 from ._typing import TypeAlias
 from .geometry import NULL_OFFSET, Offset, Region, Size
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ CompositorMap: TypeAlias = "dict[Widget, MapGeometry]"
 class LayoutUpdate:
     """A renderable containing the result of a render for a given region."""
 
-    def __init__(self, strips: Strips, region: Region) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, strips: list[Strip], region: Region) -> None:
         self.strips = strips
         self.region = region
 
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ class Compositor:
 
     def _get_renders(
         self, crop: Region | None = None
-    ) -> Iterable[tuple[Region, Region, Strips]]:
+    ) -> Iterable[tuple[Region, Region, list[Strip]]]:
         """Get rendered widgets (lists of segments) in the composition.
 
         Returns:
diff --git a/src/textual/_segment_tools.py b/src/textual/_segment_tools.py
index f08ae5ef9..c12b06cbc 100644
--- a/src/textual/_segment_tools.py
+++ b/src/textual/_segment_tools.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from rich.segment import Segment
 from rich.style import Style
 
 from ._cells import cell_len
-from ._types import Strips
 from .css.types import AlignHorizontal, AlignVertical
 from .geometry import Size
 
diff --git a/src/textual/_styles_cache.py b/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
index a0e20ef85..737fa1527 100644
--- a/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
+++ b/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from ._border import get_box, render_row
 from ._filter import LineFilter
 from ._opacity import _apply_opacity
 from ._segment_tools import line_crop, line_pad, line_trim
-from ._types import Strips
 from ._typing import TypeAlias
 from .color import Color
 from .geometry import Region, Size, Spacing
diff --git a/src/textual/_types.py b/src/textual/_types.py
index 4aa68d2b5..52b2390cf 100644
--- a/src/textual/_types.py
+++ b/src/textual/_types.py
@@ -29,6 +29,5 @@ class EventTarget(Protocol):
         ...
 
 
-Strips = List["Strip"]
 SegmentLines = List[List["Segment"]]
 CallbackType = Union[Callable[[], Awaitable[None]], Callable[[], None]]
diff --git a/src/textual/strip.py b/src/textual/strip.py
index 3a805b01e..871602bce 100644
--- a/src/textual/strip.py
+++ b/src/textual/strip.py
@@ -42,6 +42,32 @@ class Strip:
         yield self._segments
         yield self.cell_length
 
+    @classmethod
+    def blank(cls, cell_length: int, style: Style | None) -> Strip:
+        """Create a blank strip.
+
+        Args:
+            cell_length (int): Desired cell length.
+            style (Style | None): Style of blank.
+
+        Returns:
+            Strip: New strip.
+        """
+        return cls([Segment(" " * cell_length, style)], cell_length)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_lines(cls, lines: list[list[Segment]], cell_length: int) -> list[Strip]:
+        """Convert lines (lists of segments) to a list of Strips.
+
+        Args:
+            lines (list[list[Segment]]): List of lines, where a line is a list of segments.
+            cell_length (int): Cell length of lines (must be same).
+
+        Returns:
+            list[Strip]: List of strips.
+        """
+        return [cls(segments, cell_length) for segments in lines]
+
     @property
     def cell_length(self) -> int:
         """Get the number of cells required to render this object."""
@@ -194,6 +220,8 @@ class Strip:
         Returns:
             Strip: A new Strip.
         """
+        if start == 0 and end == self.cell_length:
+            return self
         cache_key = (start, end)
         cached = self._crop_cache.get(cache_key)
         if cached is not None:
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index 8d2da1810..389c3b996 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class RenderCache(NamedTuple):
     """Stores results of a previous render."""
 
     size: Size
-    lines: list[list[Segment]]
+    lines: list[Strip]
 
 
 class WidgetError(Exception):
@@ -2097,11 +2097,11 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
                 align_vertical,
             )
         )
-
-        self._render_cache = RenderCache(self.size, lines)
+        strips = [Strip(line, width) for line in lines]
+        self._render_cache = RenderCache(self.size, strips)
         self._dirty_regions.clear()
 
-    def render_line(self, y: int) -> list[Segment]:
+    def render_line(self, y: int) -> Strip:
         """Render a line of content.
 
         Args:
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         try:
             line = self._render_cache.lines[y]
         except IndexError:
-            line = [Segment(" " * self.size.width, self.rich_style)]
+            line = Strip.blank(self.size.width, self.rich_style)
         return line
 
     def render_lines(self, crop: Region) -> list[Strip]:
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py b/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
index 732193a70..dd993fb36 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from ..geometry import Region, Size, Spacing, clamp
 from ..reactive import Reactive
 from ..render import measure
 from ..scroll_view import ScrollView
+from ..strip import Strip
 from .._typing import Literal
 
 CursorType = Literal["cell", "row", "column"]
@@ -214,9 +215,7 @@ class DataTable(ScrollView, Generic[CellType], can_focus=True):
             tuple[int, int, Style, bool, bool], SegmentLines
         ]
         self._cell_render_cache = LRUCache(10000)
-        self._line_cache: LRUCache[
-            tuple[int, int, int, int, int, int, Style], list[Segment]
-        ]
+        self._line_cache: LRUCache[tuple[int, int, int, int, int, int, Style], Strip]
         self._line_cache = LRUCache(1000)
 
         self._line_no = 0
@@ -567,9 +566,7 @@ class DataTable(ScrollView, Generic[CellType], can_focus=True):
             raise LookupError("Y coord {y!r} is greater than total height")
         return self._y_offsets[y]
 
-    def _render_line(
-        self, y: int, x1: int, x2: int, base_style: Style
-    ) -> list[Segment]:
+    def _render_line(self, y: int, x1: int, x2: int, base_style: Style) -> Strip:
         """Render a line in to a list of segments.
 
         Args:
@@ -587,7 +584,7 @@ class DataTable(ScrollView, Generic[CellType], can_focus=True):
         try:
             row_index, line_no = self._get_offsets(y)
         except LookupError:
-            return [Segment(" " * width, base_style)]
+            return Strip.blank(width, base_style)
         cursor_column = (
             self.cursor_column
             if (self.show_cursor and self.cursor_row == row_index)
@@ -617,10 +614,11 @@ class DataTable(ScrollView, Generic[CellType], can_focus=True):
         segments = Segment.adjust_line_length(segments, width, style=base_style)
         simplified_segments = list(Segment.simplify(segments))
 
-        self._line_cache[cache_key] = simplified_segments
-        return segments
+        strip = Strip(simplified_segments, width)
+        self._line_cache[cache_key] = strip
+        return strip
 
-    def render_line(self, y: int) -> list[Segment]:
+    def render_line(self, y: int) -> Strip:
         width, height = self.size
         scroll_x, scroll_y = self.scroll_offset
         fixed_top_row_count = sum(
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py b/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
index 0e7df91c1..0bfc8b899 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ..geometry import Size, Region
 from ..scroll_view import ScrollView
 from .._cache import LRUCache
 from .._segment_tools import line_crop
-from .._types import Strips
+from ..strip import Strip
 
 
 class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
         super().__init__(name=name, id=id, classes=classes)
         self.max_lines = max_lines
         self._start_line: int = 0
-        self.lines: list[list[Segment]] = []
-        self._line_cache: LRUCache[tuple[int, int, int, int], list[Segment]]
+        self.lines: list[Strip] = []
+        self._line_cache: LRUCache[tuple[int, int, int, int], Strip]
         self._line_cache = LRUCache(1024)
         self.max_width: int = 0
         self.min_width = min_width
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
             self.max_width,
             max(sum(segment.cell_length for segment in _line) for _line in lines),
         )
-        self.lines.extend(lines)
+        strips = Strip.from_lines(lines, render_width)
+        self.lines.extend(strips)
 
         if self.max_lines is not None and len(self.lines) > self.max_lines:
             self._start_line += len(self.lines) - self.max_lines
@@ -138,13 +139,13 @@ class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
         self.virtual_size = Size(self.max_width, len(self.lines))
         self.refresh()
 
-    def render_line(self, y: int) -> list[Segment]:
+    def render_line(self, y: int) -> Strip:
         scroll_x, scroll_y = self.scroll_offset
         line = self._render_line(scroll_y + y, scroll_x, self.size.width)
-        line = list(Segment.apply_style(line, self.rich_style))
-        return line
+        strip = Strip(Segment.apply_style(line, self.rich_style), self.size.width)
+        return strip
 
-    def render_lines(self, crop: Region) -> Strips:
+    def render_lines(self, crop: Region) -> list[Strip]:
         """Render the widget in to lines.
 
         Args:
@@ -156,19 +157,20 @@ class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
         lines = self._styles_cache.render_widget(self, crop)
         return lines
 
-    def _render_line(self, y: int, scroll_x: int, width: int) -> list[Segment]:
+    def _render_line(self, y: int, scroll_x: int, width: int) -> Strip:
 
         if y >= len(self.lines):
-            return [Segment(" " * width, self.rich_style)]
+            return Strip.blank(width, self.rich_style)
 
         key = (y + self._start_line, scroll_x, width, self.max_width)
         if key in self._line_cache:
             return self._line_cache[key]
 
-        line = self.lines[y]
-        line = Segment.adjust_line_length(
-            line, max(self.max_width, width), self.rich_style
+        line = (
+            self.lines[y]
+            .adjust_cell_length(max(self.max_width, width), self.rich_style)
+            .crop(scroll_x, scroll_x + width)
         )
-        line = line_crop(line, scroll_x, scroll_x + width, self.max_width)
+
         self._line_cache[key] = line
         return line
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py b/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
index 981911b75..e23385502 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@ from typing import ClassVar, Generic, NewType, TypeVar
 
 import rich.repr
 from rich.segment import Segment
-from rich.style import Style, NULL_STYLE
+from rich.style import NULL_STYLE, Style
 from rich.text import Text, TextType
 
-
-from ..binding import Binding
-from ..geometry import clamp, Region, Size
-from .._loop import loop_last
+from .. import events
 from .._cache import LRUCache
-from ..message import Message
-from ..reactive import reactive, var
+from .._loop import loop_last
 from .._segment_tools import line_crop, line_pad
 from .._types import MessageTarget
 from .._typing import TypeAlias
+from ..binding import Binding
+from ..geometry import Region, Size, clamp
+from ..message import Message
+from ..reactive import reactive, var
 from ..scroll_view import ScrollView
-
-from .. import events
+from ..strip import Strip
 
 NodeID = NewType("NodeID", int)
 TreeDataType = TypeVar("TreeDataType")
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ class Tree(Generic[TreeDataType], ScrollView, can_focus=True):
         self._current_id = 0
         self.root = self._add_node(None, text_label, data)
 
-        self._line_cache: LRUCache[LineCacheKey, list[Segment]] = LRUCache(1024)
+        self._line_cache: LRUCache[LineCacheKey, Strip] = LRUCache(1024)
         self._tree_lines_cached: list[_TreeLine] | None = None
         self._cursor_node: TreeNode[TreeDataType] | None = None
 
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ class Tree(Generic[TreeDataType], ScrollView, can_focus=True):
                 self.cursor_line = -1
         self.refresh()
 
-    def render_line(self, y: int) -> list[Segment]:
+    def render_line(self, y: int) -> Strip:
         width = self.size.width
         scroll_x, scroll_y = self.scroll_offset
         style = self.rich_style
@@ -677,14 +676,12 @@ class Tree(Generic[TreeDataType], ScrollView, can_focus=True):
             style,
         )
 
-    def _render_line(
-        self, y: int, x1: int, x2: int, base_style: Style
-    ) -> list[Segment]:
+    def _render_line(self, y: int, x1: int, x2: int, base_style: Style) -> Strip:
         tree_lines = self._tree_lines
         width = self.size.width
 
         if y >= len(tree_lines):
-            return [Segment(" " * width, base_style)]
+            return Strip.blank(width, base_style)
 
         line = tree_lines[y]
 
@@ -699,7 +696,7 @@ class Tree(Generic[TreeDataType], ScrollView, can_focus=True):
             tuple(node._updates for node in line.path),
         )
         if cache_key in self._line_cache:
-            segments = self._line_cache[cache_key]
+            strip = self._line_cache[cache_key]
         else:
             base_guide_style = self.get_component_rich_style(
                 "tree--guides", partial=True
@@ -785,11 +782,10 @@ class Tree(Generic[TreeDataType], ScrollView, can_focus=True):
             segments = list(guides.render(self.app.console))
             pad_width = max(self.virtual_size.width, width)
             segments = line_pad(segments, 0, pad_width - guides.cell_len, line_style)
-            self._line_cache[cache_key] = segments
+            strip = self._line_cache[cache_key] = Strip(segments)
 
-        segments = line_crop(segments, x1, x2, Segment.get_line_length(segments))
-
-        return segments
+        strip = strip.crop(x1, x2)
+        return strip
 
     def _on_resize(self, event: events.Resize) -> None:
         self._line_cache.grow(event.size.height)
diff --git a/tests/test_styles_cache.py b/tests/test_styles_cache.py
index 6f65f003f..fdeb72dd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_styles_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_styles_cache.py
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ from rich.segment import Segment
 from rich.style import Style
 
 from textual._styles_cache import StylesCache
-from textual._types import Strips
 from textual.color import Color
 from textual.css.styles import Styles
 from textual.geometry import Region, Size
 from textual.strip import Strip
 
 
-def _extract_content(lines: Strips):
+def _extract_content(lines: list[list[Segment]]):
     """Extract the text content from lines."""
     content = ["".join(segment.text for segment in line) for line in lines]
     return content