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Hazardous Tree Removal in Montgomery County, MD

Hazardous Tree Removal in Montgomery County, MD: a hazardous tree is a living tree with a defect, such as a crack, decay, a failing root plate or a new lean, that makes it likely to fail onto something that matters: a house, a driveway, a street or a place people use. Locally, storms, derechos and county response: The June 2012 derecho knocked down trees and power across the Washington region, and summer thunderstorms, tropical storm remnants and heavy wet snow still cause most of the county's tree emergencies.

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Tree problems in Montgomery County, MD that call for hazardous tree removal

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Storms, derechos and county response
The June 2012 derecho knocked down trees and power across the Washington region, and summer thunderstorms, tropical storm remnants and heavy wet snow still cause most of the county's tree emergencies. Tall tulip poplars and oaks in older neighborhoods like Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Kensington can come down across roads, lines and houses at once.
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Is it your tree or the county's?
Any tree growing in the street right-of-way in Montgomery County is a county-owned tree, even when it's on the grass strip in front of your house. MCDOT's Division of Highway Services maintains more than 250,000 trees in the dedicated right-of-way and about 200,000 more along rural roads. A tree fully inside your property line is yours.
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Maryland's Roadside Tree Law
Maryland's Roadside Tree Law, dating to 1914, requires a Roadside Tree Permit from the DNR Forest Service before anyone plants, prunes or removes a tree growing wholly or partly in a public road right-of-way, whether a homeowner, a company, a town or a utility. Projects in Montgomery County need an additional county permit. Work on roadside trees has to be done by, or under the direction of, a Maryland Licensed Tree Expert.

What hazardous tree removal covers

A hazardous tree is a living tree with a defect, such as a crack, decay, a failing root plate or a new lean, that makes it likely to fail onto something that matters: a house, a driveway, a street or a place people use.

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Montgomery County, MD at a glance

Street trees: County-owned; MCDOT maintains 250,000+ in the right-of-way
State law: Maryland Roadside Tree Law: permit for any work on a roadside tree
Who can do the work: Commercial tree work in Maryland requires a Licensed Tree Expert
Requests: 311, or 240-777-0311 from outside the county
Line clearance: Pepco and other utilities, not regulated by the county

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What affects the price of hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD

The usual drivers are size, access, what's under the tree and cleanup; see the full list for hazardous tree removal.

Hazardous Tree Removal in Montgomery County, MD: common questions

Storms, derechos and county response: what does it mean for hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD?

The June 2012 derecho knocked down trees and power across the Washington region, and summer thunderstorms, tropical storm remnants and heavy wet snow still cause most of the county's tree emergencies. Tall tulip poplars and oaks in older neighborhoods like Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Kensington can come down across roads, lines and houses at once.

Is it your tree or the county's?: what does it mean for hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD?

Any tree growing in the street right-of-way in Montgomery County is a county-owned tree, even when it's on the grass strip in front of your house. MCDOT's Division of Highway Services maintains more than 250,000 trees in the dedicated right-of-way and about 200,000 more along rural roads. A tree fully inside your property line is yours.

Maryland's Roadside Tree Law: what does it mean for hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD?

Maryland's Roadside Tree Law, dating to 1914, requires a Roadside Tree Permit from the DNR Forest Service before anyone plants, prunes or removes a tree growing wholly or partly in a public road right-of-way, whether a homeowner, a company, a town or a utility. Projects in Montgomery County need an additional county permit. Work on roadside trees has to be done by, or under the direction of, a Maryland Licensed Tree Expert.

Street trees: what it means for hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD?

County-owned; MCDOT maintains 250,000+ in the right-of-way

State law: what it means for hazardous tree removal in Montgomery County, MD?

Maryland Roadside Tree Law: permit for any work on a roadside tree

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