Storm damage, a limb on the roof, a trunk across the driveway, or a split tree that hasn't fallen yet. We respond same day when it's safe to work.
Take thirty seconds. This matters more than getting a crew there fast.
If nobody is in danger and no lines are involved, take a few photos from a safe distance before anything gets moved. Your insurance company will want them, and so will we.
House, garage, shed, fence, vehicle. Sectioned and lifted off rather than dragged, so the removal doesn't do more damage than the tree did.
Trunk across the drive, tree down on a private lane. We clear enough to get you moving, then handle the rest.
Broken limbs caught up in the canopy. These come down on their own schedule, and it's rarely a convenient one.
A tree that cracked but hasn't come down yet, or one that shifted in saturated ground. Both are unstable and need to come down under control.
Yard full of broken limbs and debris after a wind or ice event. Chipped and hauled.
This part of Missouri produces a specific set of tree failures, and after twenty years you can predict most of them.
Late March through June, storm lines come through with gusts strong enough to snap tops and uproot whole trees. The damage is worst when the ground is already saturated from a wet week — root plates lift out of soft clay instead of holding.
Ice loading is what takes down the big limbs. Silver maples and Bradford pears are the usual casualties in the newer subdivisions: fast-growing, weak-wooded, and often planted with the split-fork structure that fails under load.
Emerald ash borer killed a great deal of ash across the metro, and a lot of it is still standing. Dead ash is brittle and unpredictable — it doesn't bend in wind, it breaks. Every storm season takes down more of it.
The heavy clay soils here hold water and let go of root plates. A tree that stood through thirty years of wind can tip in a moderate storm if the ground is soft enough.
Same day when we can work safely and the site isn't a utility situation. After a major regional event — the kind where the whole county loses power — everyone is asking at once and honest crews are booked deep. Get your request in early. The people who send a photo while it's still raining get on the list ahead of the ones who wait until morning.
Emergency work runs higher than scheduled work. After-hours, weekends, hazardous conditions and slow rigging all cost more. Typical range is $400 to $2,500, with a tree on a structure landing at the upper end or beyond. We'll give you a number before we start, even at 11pm.
If a tree hit a structure or a vehicle, your homeowner policy generally covers removal and repair, subject to your deductible. If it just fell in the yard, usually not. We provide itemized documentation and photos for your claim, and we'll work with your adjuster. We won't tell you what your policy covers — that's your carrier's call, and it's worth phoning them early.
A word on storm chasers. After every big event, out-of-area crews show up door to door with a chainsaw and a truck. Some are fine. Many aren't insured, and if one drops a limb through your roof the damage becomes your problem. Ask for a certificate of insurance and a local address before anyone starts cutting. Any legitimate company hands both over without hesitating.
Send a photo and mark it urgent. Emergency requests go to the front of the line.
Not urgent? See tree removal pricing.