Storm Damage Cleanup in Jonesboro, AR

Northeast Arkansas gets weather from both directions: lines of spring thunderstorms that roll across the Delta with straight-line wind, and winter ice that coats every branch until it snaps. Either way, the morning after leaves the same mess in Jonesboro yards, from limbs on the lawn and hangers caught in the canopy to trees split down the middle and brush piled against the fence.

What Storm Cleanup Covers

• Removing broken and hanging limbs still stuck in the tree
• Cutting up and hauling off limbs and trunks on the ground
• Taking down trees that split or lost most of their crown
• Pruning torn branch stubs back to a clean cut so the tree can seal them
• Clearing debris off fences, sheds, gutters and driveways

Hangers Come First

A broken limb hanging in the canopy is the most dangerous thing in a storm-damaged yard because it can fall the moment someone walks under it or the wind picks up again. We bring those down before any ground crew starts picking up the pile underneath.

Ice Damage Is Different

Ice storms tend to strip the tops out of trees rather than knock them over. Pines lose their leaders, Bradford pears split apart at their tight branch forks, and big oaks shed limbs from high in the crown. Some of those trees will recover with careful pruning; others are left so lopsided or cracked that removal is the safer call. We tell you which is which and why.

Saving the Trees That Can Be Saved

Ragged breaks invite decay. Cutting each one back to a branch collar or a healthy side limb gives the tree its best chance, and a tree with a weak union that survived this storm may be a good candidate for cabling and bracing before the next one. Trees that cannot be saved are handled through our tree removal service.

Before You Start Your Own Cleanup

• Treat every downed line as live and keep kids and pets away from it
• Do not cut a limb that is bent under tension; it can spring back hard
• Photograph the damage before anything is moved

Checking the Trees That Look Fine

Storms also leave damage that is easy to miss from the ground: a crack running down from a branch union, bark peeled away where a neighboring limb struck on the way down, or roots lifted on the windward side of a trunk that is still standing upright. While we are in the yard we look over the trees that came through the storm, not just the ones that obviously failed, so you know about a problem before it turns into the next emergency.