Tree Removal in Niagara Falls, NY

Tree Removal in Niagara Falls begins with the same question as in Buffalo: is it the city's tree or yours? The city administrator has said publicly that the strip between the sidewalk and the street is considered public land, and the city has a forester who inspects city trees before removal. In 2024 the city hired a contractor to remove 54 city trees. If the tree you are worried about is on that strip, contact the city first. Trees in your front, side and back yard are yours, and those are the ones we remove.

A city that shrank, and the trees that grew

Niagara Falls had about 102,000 residents around 1960 and 48,671 in 2020. The 2020 census counted 25,471 housing units, 13.9% of them vacant. When houses sit empty, the trees and volunteer saplings on those lots go untended for years, and neighbors end up with limbs over their garages and roofs. If a tree on a neighboring vacant property threatens your home, document it with photos and report it to the city; we can give the owner or the city a written price if someone needs one.

Neighborhood by neighborhood

The city's neighborhoods were built in different eras, and the trees reflect it. DeVeaux, in the northwest corner along the Niagara River, was built largely in the 1920s to 1940s and has some of the biggest, oldest yard trees in the city; the former DeVeaux College grounds are now DeVeaux Woods State Park. LaSalle, built up from the 1940s through the 1960s, has smaller trees on more uniform lots, many of them now mature maples and spruce. Cayuga Island, linked to LaSalle, has waterfront lots exposed to river wind.

Wind is the main threat

Niagara Falls has some of the region's most dramatic wind history. On March 15, 1959, the Niagara Falls airport recorded a 93 mph gust. On November 6, 2005, the National Weather Service reported a car crushed by a tree in the city, and on December 1, 2006, falling trees damaged homes here. During a later Saturday wind event, National Grid reported more than 5,800 customers out in the Niagara Falls area. Big trees with decay, dead tops or cracked forks are the ones that fail first.

Who we work for

Census QuickFacts shows a 58.5% owner-occupied rate and a median owner-occupied value of $115,300, with a median household income of $49,101. On a modest budget, the right move is often to deal with the single most dangerous tree first. Our estimates are itemized so you can do exactly that, and we will tell you honestly when a tree can wait.

Before the cut

National Grid serves the city. The service wire from the pole to your house is the owner's responsibility to keep clear, and National Grid asks for at least five days' notice to disconnect it or cover it with rubber sleeves before tree work. We coordinate the timing with you. Get a free estimate