When a nor’easter hits Portland ME, you need emergency storm service that doesn’t keep business hours. Our certified, insured crew responds fast to fallen trees, storm damage, and hazardous limbs

Emergency tree service in Portland and the surrounding area. ISA Certified. Fully insured. We come when you need us.

Coastal Maine storms are serious. A nor’easter that moves up the coast can bring sustained winds over 50 miles per hour, ice loads that collapse branches that have held for decades, and flooding that destabilizes root systems. In Portland’s older neighborhoods, where a hundred-year-old sugar maple is fifteen feet from the house, the window between a tree failing and a tree coming through a roof can be a single storm.

When that happens, you need someone who responds quickly, assesses the hazard correctly, and removes it without causing additional damage.

We provide emergency tree service throughout Portland and the surrounding area. Certified arborist on every call. Fully insured. We know how to work in post-storm conditions safely.

When to call immediately

**Tree on a structure.** A tree or large limb resting on your roof, a wall, your car, or any structure. Every hour of additional contact causes additional damage. Call immediately.

**Partial tree failure.** A tree that has split at a crotch, cracked at the base, or shifted significantly in a storm is structurally unpredictable. The remaining wood can let go without warning. Clear everyone from the area and call.

**Hanging limbs.** A large broken limb still attached to the tree — hanging partially, held by bark or by adjacent branches — is among the most dangerous conditions in tree work. Do not walk under it. Call us.

**Blocked access or egress.** A downed tree across a driveway or roadway that prevents movement in or out of a property.

**Tree against a power line.** Do not approach. Call Central Maine Power first to de-energize the line. Once confirmed safe, call us to remove the tree.

From your call to a clear site

**The call.** We assess the situation over the phone — what came down, what it hit, what the immediate risks are. We tell you whether to clear the area, whether the structure is safe to be in, and how quickly we can get there.

**On-site safety assessment.** Before any chainsaw touches a storm-damaged tree, we evaluate the whole situation. A partially failed tree in wet, post-storm conditions is unpredictable. We identify the secondary hazards — hung wood, root ball movement, additional failure risk — before we start cutting.

**Removal sequence.** We work from the most dangerous section first, in the sequence that controls each piece as it comes free. We do not rush this.

**Documentation.** We photograph the damage and our work as we go. This is useful for your homeowner’s insurance claim and for your own records.

**Follow-up.** Emergency response addresses the immediate hazard. Complete cleanup, stump grinding, and any follow-up work can be scheduled separately if the full scope isn’t addressable in the initial response.

What Portland’s weather actually looks like

Nor’easters are the defining storm event for Portland’s urban canopy. A significant nor’easter brings sustained winds, heavy snow or ice accumulation, and wet conditions that add enormous weight to branches. Portland’s older trees — large-caliper elms, maples, and oaks in tight residential lots — face their greatest structural stress during these events.

Ice storms are particularly damaging. An ice coating of even half an inch adds hundreds of pounds to a large tree’s crown. Branches that have held for generations fail when the ice load reaches a threshold. There is no warning.

Summer thunderstorms in the Gulf of Maine can produce rapid pressure drops, microburst winds, and conditions that fail trees that looked healthy the day before.

We’ve responded to storm events throughout Portland’s neighborhoods. We know how to work safely in these conditions.

Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook

We respond to emergency calls throughout our service area. Emergency situations get priority response. If you’re nearby and unsure, call us.