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Tree Risk Assessment in Montgomery County, MD

Tree Risk Assessment in Montgomery County, MD: a tree risk assessment is an arborist's evaluation of how likely a tree (or part of it) is to fail, what it would hit, and how bad the consequences would be. Locally, your own trees: hiring a Licensed Tree Expert: For trees on your property, Maryland law requires anyone doing commercial tree work to be a Licensed Tree Expert, certified by the DNR Forest Service through experience, education and an exam.

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Tree problems in Montgomery County, MD that call for arborist risk assessment

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Your own trees: hiring a Licensed Tree Expert
For trees on your property, Maryland law requires anyone doing commercial tree work to be a Licensed Tree Expert, certified by the DNR Forest Service through experience, education and an exam. Ask for the LTE license number along with insurance before you hire. Removing a single yard tree doesn't usually need a county permit, but development projects can trigger the county's forest conservation and tree canopy requirements.
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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 tree risk assessment covers

A tree risk assessment is an arborist's evaluation of how likely a tree (or part of it) is to fail, what it would hit, and how bad the consequences would be.

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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 arborist risk assessment in Montgomery County, MD

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

Tree Risk Assessment in Montgomery County, MD: common questions

Your own trees: hiring a Licensed Tree Expert: what does it mean for arborist risk assessment in Montgomery County, MD?

For trees on your property, Maryland law requires anyone doing commercial tree work to be a Licensed Tree Expert, certified by the DNR Forest Service through experience, education and an exam. Ask for the LTE license number along with insurance before you hire. Removing a single yard tree doesn't usually need a county permit, but development projects can trigger the county's forest conservation and tree canopy requirements.

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

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

State law: what it means for arborist risk assessment in Montgomery County, MD?

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

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