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24/7 Emergency Tree Service in Austin, TX
Fallen tree? Split limb over the roof? Call now — crews are on call 24/7.
- Serving Austin since 1975
- Certified arborists on staff
- Fully licensed & insured
- Residential & commercial
Central Texas storms do their damage in minutes. A saturated root plate and a 70 mph gust can drop a 40-year-old live oak onto a roof before the rain stops. When that happens you need a crew that answers the phone, arrives with rigging capable of lifting weight off a structure, and works safely in the dark and the wet.
Austin Tree Specialists has run storm response in this city since 1975 — after ice storms, derechos, and the flash events that hit specific neighborhoods and leave the rest of town dry.
What counts as a tree emergency
If a tree or limb is contacting a structure, blocking egress, hanging over an occupied space, or entangled with a power line, treat it as an emergency and call immediately.
Never approach a tree touching a power line. Call 911 and your utility first, keep everyone at least 30 feet away, and let us coordinate once the line is de-energized.
- •Tree or large limb on a roof, vehicle, or fence
- •Hanging limb caught in the canopy over a walkway or driveway
- •Trunk split or root plate lifted after heavy rain
- •Tree blocking a driveway, street, or exit door
- •Storm-damaged tree leaning toward a structure
Our process
- 1
Immediate triage by phone
We ask targeted questions, tell you what to do right now to stay safe, and give an honest arrival window.
- 2
Rapid dispatch
On-call crews with rigging, chainsaws, and lighting mobilize from the Austin metro.
- 3
Stabilize first
The first objective is removing load from the structure and eliminating hazards over occupied space.
- 4
Damage documentation
Photos and a written arborist assessment for your insurance claim, provided as part of the job.
- 5
Full restoration
Once the site is safe, we return for removal, restoration pruning, stump grinding, and cleanup.
Why Austin homeowners choose us
- ✓Genuine 24/7 on-call rotation, not an answering service that calls back Monday
- ✓Insurance-ready documentation: photos, cause of failure, and written scope
- ✓Crane and heavy rigging capability for trees on structures
- ✓Fully insured — critical when work happens over your roof
- ✓Local since 1975, so we are already here when regional storm chasers are still driving in
Local expertise
Austin's clay soils shed heavy rain slowly and then saturate, which is why so many failures happen the day after a storm rather than during it.
Ice events are rare but brutal on live oaks and Ashe juniper — their evergreen canopies load with ice and shed limbs en masse, as the 2023 ice storm showed across Northwest Hills, Allandale, and Tarrytown.
After a major event we prioritize structural hazards over cosmetic cleanup so the highest-risk properties are handled first.
What affects the price
| Urgency and time of day | Overnight and holiday mobilization costs more than a scheduled daytime visit. |
|---|---|
| Complexity | Removing weight from a roof safely takes more rigging and time than a yard-only failure. |
| Crane requirement | Some structure hits require a crane; we tell you before mobilizing. |
| Debris volume | Whole-tree failures produce large haul volumes. |
| Insurance scope | We can bill in phases: emergency make-safe first, restoration second. |
Emergency make-safe visits typically start around $750; full storm removals commonly run $1,500–$5,000 depending on structure involvement.
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Frequently asked questions
For active hazards inside the Austin metro we target same-day response, and typically within a few hours. Call (512) 291-8844 — phone triage is immediate.
Usually when a tree damages a covered structure. Coverage for removing a tree that fell in the yard without hitting anything varies. We provide photo documentation and a written arborist assessment for your claim.
Keep everyone away from the tree and any downed lines, do not climb on it, move vehicles if it is safe, and photograph the damage from a safe distance.
Only after the utility de-energizes and clears the line. Call 911 and Austin Energy first; we coordinate the tree work once it is safe.
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