State overview
Tree removal in Colorado
Colorado: 241 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees, across 64 counties. Licensing, permits, insurance contacts and every county.
- wind reports mentioning trees
- 241
- thunderstorm wind reports
- 1,689
The call is free and commits you to nothing. A provider prices the work after seeing the tree.
Where trees come down most
Counties by storm reports mentioning trees, 2016–2025
Source: NOAA Storm Events
Counties FEMA rates relatively high or very high
| Strong wind | 10 of 64 counties |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes | 9 of 64 counties |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Licensing
Our research found no Colorado license that applies to tree work statewide. Cities and counties can still require contractor or business licenses, so check locally, and before any work begins ask the company for a certificate of liability insurance and proof of workers’ compensation coverage.
Insurance
What a homeowners policy pays for a fallen tree is written in the policy, so the insurer is the first call. Complaints about a claim go to the Colorado Division of Insurance. Who pays when a tree falls
Largest towns and cities
- Denver
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora
- Fort Collins
- Lakewood
- Thornton
- Arvada
- Westminster
- Pueblo
- Greeley
- Centennial
- Boulder
- Highlands Ranch
- Longmont
- Loveland
- Castle Rock
- Broomfield
- Grand Junction
- Commerce City
- Parker
- Littleton
- Brighton
- Security-Widefield
- Northglenn
- Windsor
- Pueblo West
- Dakota Ridge
- Englewood
- Ken Caryl
- Wheat Ridge
- Erie
- Lafayette
- Fountain
- Columbine
- Evans
- Four Square Mile
- Louisville
- Montrose
- Golden
- Clifton
All counties
- Adams County
- Alamosa County
- Arapahoe County
- Archuleta County
- Baca County
- Bent County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Chaffee County
- Cheyenne County
- Clear Creek County
- Conejos County
- Costilla County
- Crowley County
- Custer County
- Delta County
- Denver County
- Dolores County
- Douglas County
- Eagle County
- El Paso County
- Elbert County
- Fremont County
- Garfield County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Gunnison County
- Hinsdale County
- Huerfano County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Kiowa County
- Kit Carson County
- La Plata County
- Lake County
- Larimer County
- Las Animas County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mesa County
- Mineral County
- Moffat County
- Montezuma County
- Montrose County
- Morgan County
- Otero County
- Ouray County
- Park County
- Phillips County
- Pitkin County
- Prowers County
- Pueblo County
- Rio Blanco County
- Rio Grande County
- Routt County
- Saguache County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sedgwick County
- Summit County
- Teller County
- Washington County
- Weld County
- Yuma County
Questions people ask
- Is this tree an emergency?
- A tree is touching the power lines. What happens next?
- After the storm: what should I check?
- Should this tree come down?
What are the warning signs a tree may fail?- Can pruning solve this instead of removal?
- Can cables or braces keep this tree standing?
- What does an arborist’s assessment tell me?
- Who pays when a tree falls?
- What changes the price of removing a tree?
- What happens on the day a tree is removed?
- What should I know before clearing a lot?
- What if the problem tree is the neighbor’s?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree?
- How do I choose a tree crew?
- What happens when I call?