Emergency Storm Tree Service in Edmond, OK

Emergency storm tree service in Edmond comes in waves. Spring brings severe thunderstorms, straight-line wind and hail, and Edmond sits in one of the most tornado-prone parts of the country. Winter brings ice, which is harder on trees than almost anything else. After a bad night the calls are about trees through roofs, limbs across driveways, trunks on fences and cars, and broken branches hanging high in the crown. We sort those by danger: trees on houses and blocked exits first, hanging limbs over places people walk next, and yard cleanup after that.

Safety before anything else

Stay out from under hanging limbs. A broken branch caught in the crown can drop without warning, especially as ice melts or wind picks up. Treat every downed wire as live and keep well clear, and report it to the utility. In Edmond Electric territory, outages are reported at (405) 216-7660. We do not work on trees tangled in energized lines; once the utility has made the line safe, we remove the rest.

Judging what can be saved

Edmond Electric's guide to storm-damaged trees gives clear thresholds. If 25% or less of the crown is damaged, the tree will likely survive with pruning. Between 25% and 50% it can be pruned and watched. At 50% or more, removal and replanting is usually the better choice. A broken or girdled trunk means removal, and a mature tree that now leans 30 degrees or more should come down. Count damage as everything that has to be cut back to the nearest sound fork, not just the broken stub. Hidden root damage can show up months later, so a tree that looks fine after a storm is worth a second look in spring.

The October 2020 ice storm

Ice that arrives before the leaves fall is the worst case. In late October 2020, freezing rain coated trees still in full leaf across central Oklahoma, roughly 300,000 customers lost power statewide, and more than 9,000 Edmond customers were out at one point. Residents described limbs falling on roofs all night. Storms like that are why we recommend thinning heavy crowns and removing split Bradford pears ahead of winter.

Insurance and paperwork

Take photos of the damage and the tree before anything is moved, if it is safe to do so, and call your insurance company. Our written quote lists the work on each tree separately, which makes the paperwork easier. Edmond Electric's guide also warns about crews who appear the day after a storm and disappear once money changes hands; a written work plan with a price and dates protects you.

Where storm debris goes

The city's regular bulk service takes limbs cut to 4 feet or shorter and no more than 14 inches in diameter, by appointment. For big trees we chip the brush and haul or stack the wood, as you choose.