Arlington, Texas · Evenings & Weekends
Emergency & Storm Tree Removal in Arlington, TX
A tree came down and you need it gone. We handle fallen trees, split limbs, and storm debris across Arlington and Tarrant County — and we tell you honestly when we can be there.
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Clear Tarrant removes storm-damaged and fallen trees in Arlington, Texas and throughout Tarrant County, including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. We take on trees down across driveways, fences, and yards, split and hanging limbs left after high wind, trees resting on a roof or structure where no crane is required, and full storm debris haul away. We answer calls from daylight through evening, including weekends. We do not run saws overnight, and we do not perform crane removals. Every limb and every piece of brush leaves on our trailer. Estimates are free.
Before You Call A Tree Company
Two situations where we are the wrong first phone call
Most storm calls are ours to take. Two of them are not, and knowing the difference matters more than anything else on this page.
Anyone hurt, gas, or a structure still moving
If someone is injured, you smell gas, the tree is still shifting, or a wall or ceiling is sagging under the weight, get everyone out of the house and call 911. The fire department stabilizes an unsafe structure. A tree crew does not. Call us afterward.
Anything touching a power line
Stay well back and assume every downed line is live, including one lying quietly in wet grass. Do not let anyone near the tree, and keep pets inside. Call Oncor, and 911 if a line is down in the street. Nobody cuts that tree until the utility has cleared it. Not us, not anyone.
Everything else
Tree across the driveway. Trunk through the fence. A split limb hanging over the patio waiting to drop. Half a canopy on the lawn. A tree resting on the roof with nothing structural failing. That is our work, and we can usually be looking at it the same day or the next.
Storm Work We Do
What we get called out for
Trees down across drives, fences, and yards
The most common storm call in Arlington by a wide margin. We section it, clear it, and get you back out of your own driveway. Fence panels under the trunk usually come out worse than people expect, and we will tell you what we find underneath before we lift it off.
Hanging limbs and widow-makers
A limb that tore loose but hung up in the canopy is the thing that hurts somebody a week after the storm, usually when the wind picks up again and nobody is thinking about it anymore. If you can see one over a patio, a driveway, or a walkway, treat it as urgent even though the storm has passed.
Trees on a roof or structure, without a crane
We can take a tree off a roof, a shed, a carport, or a fence when the weight can be rigged down in pieces safely. We do not do crane removals. If the job needs a crane, you will hear that at the estimate rather than from a crew already parked in your driveway.
Split trunks and storm-damaged trees still standing
A tree that lost a third of its canopy or split at a main union is a decision, not automatically a removal. Sometimes the right answer is cleaning it up and watching it for a season. Sometimes the tree is finished and waiting for the next storm. We will tell you which, and we do not get paid more for telling you it has to come down.
Whole-yard storm debris
Sometimes nothing large came down and the yard is simply buried in broken limbs and brush. We clear the lot and haul all of it off rather than stacking it at the curb for you to deal with. If the storm took out beds and fencing too, that turns into a full yard cleanup.
The stump afterward
A storm removal leaves you a stump, and plenty of crews quote that separately and then never come back for it. We grind it as part of the same job if you want it gone, four to six inches below grade so you can fill and grow grass over it. More on stump grinding.
The Limit Of What We Do
What “emergency” honestly means when you call us
We answer from daylight through evening, seven days a week. Call at seven on a Saturday night and a person picks up. Call in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon and a person picks up. What we will not do is run chainsaws at three in the morning, and any company telling you they will is either lying or planning to work a rigging job in the dark, which is how people get badly hurt. If it happens overnight, secure the area, keep everyone away from it, and call us first thing.
We will not promise you a two-hour response. After a real storm every tree company in Tarrant County is booked solid by mid-morning, and the ones promising same-day to everybody are telling half of those people something that is not true. We tell you honestly where you sit and when we can get there. If we cannot get to you fast enough for what you are dealing with, we will say that too, so you can keep calling instead of waiting on us.
We do not do crane removals. Some trees cannot be taken down safely in pieces from the tree itself, and those need a crane and a crew built around one. That is not us. You will hear it at the estimate.
We are not roofers and we do not handle insurance claims. We get the tree off and the debris gone. Tarping, roof repair, and the claim itself are between you, your roofer, and your carrier. Take your own photos before anybody starts cutting — wide shots and close shots, from several angles, before the tree moves. You will want them and you cannot go back for them.
We are not certified arborists. We are experienced tree workers, certified by the Native Plant Society of Texas, fully insured, and straight with you about what we can see. If a damaged tree needs a formal assessment for a dispute or a report, that is an arborist’s job, not ours.
North Texas Specific
Why Arlington trees come down when they do
Storm damage here follows patterns, and most of them trace back to our soil and to what previous owners planted.
It is the rain before the wind that does it
Arlington sits on expansive clay that swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries. Soak it through in a spring storm and it loses its grip on a root plate that was holding fine an hour earlier. That is why trees so often go over during the second storm of the week rather than the first, and why a tree that stood through years of wind suddenly leans after a week of rain. If you see fresh cracked soil or lifted turf on one side of a trunk, the root plate is moving. Call somebody before the next front.
Some of these trees were always going to split
Bradford and Callery pear were planted across half the subdivisions in this part of Tarrant County and they are famous for tearing themselves apart at a narrow trunk union, often around fifteen to twenty years old, sometimes with no storm involved at all. Hackberry, Siberian elm, and silver maple are similarly brittle. If you have a mature pear with a tight V in the main trunk, it is not a matter of whether.
A spring storm wound on an oak is a real problem
Sap-feeding beetles are drawn to fresh oak wounds, and the risk peaks in spring — which is exactly when our storms arrive. Texas A&M Forest Service guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from February through the end of June for that reason. A storm does not follow that calendar. When wind tears a limb off your oak in April you now have an open wound in peak season, and the answer is to paint it immediately rather than leave it. We carry wound paint and seal every oak cut we make, every season, storm work included.
Our season runs spring into early summer
Straight-line winds and hail hit hardest from March into June, and that is when the phone rings all week. Winter ice is rarer here but loads a canopy in a way our trees are not built for. The work worth doing is in the quiet months between: deadwood out, weight off long limbs, and anything already leaning dealt with before it has an audience. That is ordinary tree trimming, and it is a great deal cheaper than an emergency call.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
What homeowners say about our tree work
Guys were working across the street and we had a huge branch that fell. They stopped, came and helped us with it. Then we had them clean up a 150 year old oak tree. Fair price, expert tree guy. Kind, polite, trustworthy.
— Local Guide, Google review
Sean has done a great job on my yard maintenance and his knowledge of timing for trimming trees to keep from doing damage has saved my trees!! I highly recommend his company!!
— Julie R.
Sean was amazing to work with and communication throughout was excellent. He enjoys what he does and takes pride in his work down to the smallest detail. The finished product surpassed my expectation.
— Michelle F.
Questions We Get
Emergency tree service FAQs
Do you do emergency tree removal after hours in Arlington?
We take calls from daylight through evening, seven days a week, weekends included. We do not run saws overnight. Rigging a damaged tree in the dark is how crews get hurt, and no reputable company should be doing it. If a tree comes down at two in the morning, keep everyone away from it and call us at first light.
A tree fell on my house. What do I do first?
Get everyone out if anything structural is sagging, shifting, or you smell gas, and call 911. If a power line is involved, stay well back, assume the line is live, and call Oncor. Once nobody is in danger, photograph everything from several angles before anything is cut, then call a tree company. We can take a tree off a roof where the weight can be rigged down in pieces. We do not tarp roofs and we are not roofers.
How fast can you get here?
It depends entirely on what just happened. On an ordinary day we can usually look at it same day or next. After a storm that hit the whole city, every crew in Tarrant County is booked by mid-morning and honest timing is a day or several. We will tell you where you actually sit rather than promising a window we cannot hold, and if we are too slow for your situation we will say so, so you can keep calling.
Do you remove trees that have fallen on power lines?
No, and nobody else should either until the utility has been out. A downed line is live until Oncor says it is not, and that includes a line lying still in wet grass. Call Oncor, call 911 if it is down in a street, keep people and pets well back, and wait. Once it has been cleared we can take the tree.
Do you do crane tree removal?
No. Some trees are too large, too damaged, or too tight to a structure to be taken down safely in pieces, and those jobs need a crane and a crew built around operating one. That is not the work we do. If we come out and that is what your tree needs, we will tell you at the estimate so you are not paying us to discover it.
Do you work with my insurance company?
No. We do not file claims, bill carriers, or handle claim paperwork. We do the tree work and give you a written invoice. Anything past that is between you and your insurer. The most useful thing you can do is photograph the damage thoroughly before any cutting starts, because once the tree is in pieces on a trailer that evidence is gone.
What does emergency tree removal cost in Arlington, TX?
It is quoted per job, after we have seen it. Size, species, where it landed, what it landed on, how much rigging is involved, and how far the debris has to travel to the trailer all change the number. We give you a free estimate and a firm price before anything starts. Be careful with anyone quoting a storm job confidently over the phone without looking at it.
Can you take a tree off my fence or driveway?
Yes, and that is the most common storm call we get. Fence panels under a trunk usually come out worse than people expect, so we will show you what is underneath before we lift it off. We do not rebuild fences, but we will clear the run so your fence contractor can work.
A limb tore loose but it is still stuck up in the tree. Is that urgent?
Yes. A hung-up limb is the thing that injures somebody a week after the storm, when the wind returns and nobody is thinking about it anymore. If it sits over a patio, a walkway, a driveway, or anywhere children play, treat it as urgent even though the weather has cleared.
Do you haul everything away, or leave it at the curb?
Everything leaves with us on every job, including storm work. If you want the wood kept, say so and we will cut rounds and stack them where you want them at no extra charge. Otherwise the whole lot goes on the trailer.
My tree is leaning after all the rain. Is it going to fall?
Possibly, and it is worth looking at before the next front rather than after. The signs to check are fresh cracked soil or lifted turf on the opposite side of the lean, exposed roots that were buried before, and a lean that has visibly changed. Our clay loses its hold on a root plate once it is saturated, so a tree that stood for thirty years can move in a single wet week.
What areas do you serve?
Clear Tarrant is based in Arlington, Texas, and serves Tarrant County — including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. If you’re not sure whether you’re in range, call and we’ll tell you straight.
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