When you need tree removal in Portland ME, you need a crew that understands the stakes — certified, insured, and experienced with the mature trees that define this city’s neighborhoods.

ISA Certified. Fully insured. Locally owned. Every removal assessed and managed by the arborist doing the work.

Portland’s older neighborhoods have trees that have been growing for a century — sugar maples and elms on streets where the canopy meets overhead, white ash whose crowns overhang rooflines by thirty feet, large oaks with root systems that have been settling toward foundations for decades.

Removing a tree like that, in a neighborhood like this, in a lot where the drop zone includes your house and your neighbor’s fence, is not straightforward work. It requires an ISA Certified Arborist, the right equipment, and a crew that has done exactly this kind of job many times.

We remove trees throughout Portland and the surrounding area. Safe, controlled, fully covered, and clean.

What we assess before recommending removal

We don’t recommend removal unless it’s warranted. The assessment comes first.

**Structural compromise.** Decay at the base, cracks through the trunk, large codominant stems without adequate structure — these are removal conditions. We assess the tree’s actual structural integrity, not just its size.

**Storm damage.** A nor’easter can partially fail a large tree in one night. A partially downed tree leaning against a structure or hanging over a power line is an emergency. We respond quickly and remove it safely.

**Emerald Ash Borer.** Maine’s white ash population has been devastated by this invasive pest. A tree that’s past the treatment threshold needs to come down before the structural integrity fails and the removal becomes an emergency job.

**Dead wood accumulation.** A tree that’s substantially dead overhead loses structural capacity over time. Planned removal on your schedule is safer and less expensive than emergency response after a failure.

**Location conflict.** A tree that’s structurally sound but in the wrong place — too close to a foundation, overhanging a roof that it will eventually damage, roots headed toward a sewer line — is a legitimate removal candidate.

The removal process in Portland’s tight urban spaces

**Site assessment**

We walk the property with you. We look at the tree, the drop zones, the proximity to structures, the access for equipment, and any utility lines in the work area. In Portland’s older neighborhoods — narrow lots, close neighbors, overhead lines — this step determines how the job is structured.

**Controlled section removal**

Large trees near structures come down in sections, rigged where needed to control the direction and speed of each piece. We work from the top down. Nothing drops free unless the drop zone is completely clear.

**Cleanup**

Brush and limbs are chipped. Trunk wood is cut and removed or left as firewood at your request. The site is raked clean. We leave your yard in better condition than we found it.

**Stump**

Stump grinding available as part of the removal or scheduled separately. We discuss it at the estimate.

Ask every contractor you consider for tree work near your home.

Request a certificate of insurance that shows current liability coverage and workers’ compensation. A legitimate contractor provides it immediately. An uninsured contractor cannot — and if their crew damages your property or is injured on your land, the financial exposure is yours.

We provide our insurance certificates before work starts, without being asked. We are ISA Certified. We are locally accountable to this community. These are not optional features — they are the floor.

Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook

We remove trees throughout our service area. If you’re nearby and unsure, call us.

Need a tree removed?

Call for a free on-site estimate. You’ll talk to the certified arborist, not a franchise sales rep.

Or fill out the short form and we’ll reach out within one business day.