Tree Service in Portland, Oregon

When a tree fails onto a Portland home, blocks a street, or hangs broken over a walkway, it can't wait. We respond quickly to storm damage and hazard trees across the city, with same-day availability for genuine emergencies. Our wet winters and the windstorms that come with them are hard on Portland's mature canopy — saturated ground loosens root plates and a strong gust does the rest — so storm calls are a big part of what we do.

Much of Portland's leafy character comes from large trees planted long before the houses filled in around them. Many now stand within feet of a roof, a fence, or a utility line, which is exactly why professional removal matters here — we rig and lower these trees in sections so nothing lands where it shouldn't. Where a tree can be kept, thoughtful pruning clears roofs, reduces wind load, and adds years of safe life.

Portland regulates tree removal more closely than most of the metro — the city's tree code can require a permit to remove certain trees depending on their size, type, and location, and street trees have their own rules. We're glad to work within those requirements, and we recommend confirming with the City's Urban Forestry before removing a significant tree.

Portland regulates private-property tree removal more tightly than the rest of the metro. Under the city's Tree Code (Title 11), a tree measuring 12 inches or more in diameter — measured 4.5 feet above the ground — generally requires a permit before it can be removed, and street trees in the right-of-way follow their own separate approval process through Urban Forestry.

Smaller trees are usually exempt, but replanting or mitigation can still apply to larger removals, and the rules shift again for trees in environmental or protected zones. Before any Portland tree removal, we help homeowners confirm exactly what their specific tree requires, so the work stays on the right side of the code and the city has no surprises.