Pro Finish Tree Care
1768 W 900 N, Fortville, IN 46040
5.0119
“Pro Finish did a great job for us. Jesse was a great communicator, and his crew was professional and easy to work with. We had three trees in the…”
James Barnard · 3 months ago · Google
Lightning hit my tree — is it going to die, and is it safe to be under? in Fortville
A strip of bark blown off, usually spiraling down one side from the top toward the ground, sometimes with bark and wood thrown 50 feet or more across the yard and scorching at the edges of the exposed wood. Also look for a split trunk, blown-out soil or lifted turf at the base where the current exited through the roots, cracked limbs hanging in the canopy, and — several days later — leaves wilting and browning on one side while the rest of the tree looks untouched. Some strikes leave almost nothing visible: a thin line and a smell.
Within days
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Current passed through the tree, superheated the moisture in its path, and blew tissue apart under steam pressure. The outcome depends on where the current traveled. Along the outside under the bark, and the tree loses a stripe of cambium and often survives. Through the middle of the trunk, and the wood is fractured internally and the tree is finished whether or not it leafs out next spring. From the ground on the day of the strike you cannot tell which happened. So a struck tree is two things at once: an immediate physical hazard from loose bark and cracked limbs, and a medium-term unknown.
What this usually costs in Fortville
This is normally a storm damage cleanup job, which around here runs $400 to $4,000 depending on size and access. Treat that as a range, not a quote — nobody can price it without seeing it.
What to have ready when they call
- A photo with the house in frame, so they can judge the scale
- Roughly how far it is from the house, the fence or the drive
- Whether a truck can get into the yard
- Whether there are power lines anywhere near it
Crews near Fortville
Sorted by distanceBroken Oak Tree Service LLC
7427 W San Marco Dr, Fortville, IN 46040
5.0147
“I want to leave a review for this business for the outstanding job they did. From the time I first contacted them till the very end everyone was…”
S Martin · a year ago · Google
Witsken Tree Removal
11991 Florida Rd, Fortville, IN 46040
4.949
“We recently had Witsken Tree Removal take care of three trees on our property, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience. Steve was…”
Michael Atherton · 11 months ago · Google
JT Tree Service
12732 Castilla Pl, Indianapolis, IN 46236
5.0169
“I woke up on Tue Apr 28 to find a 50 foot tree uprooted and leaning against my house, making creaking noises and threatening to crash through the…”
James McDougall · 3 months ago · Google
IndyArborist.com Tree Service LLC
6041 Middle Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46235
4.629
“This company helped my business finish a huge landscape job that we needed a professional arborist for. They filled my call, got me a quote within…”
Integrity Lawns · a year ago · Google
ASAP Tree and Crane Services
7605 Indian Lake Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46236
4.9189
“I’m actually excited to write this review. Not only did ASAP take care of my yard request but they did it within my budget. They started the day off…”
Katie Brackett · a year ago · Google
Gaddie's Tree Service
1744 Sugar Creek Trail, Greenfield, IN 46140
4.957
“We were so grateful for Gaddie’s Tree Service. They are fabulous!!!! We had to wait do bad rainy weather, but once Gaddie’s got here they took care…”
BJ Cheesman · a year ago · Google
Evergreen Tree Service & Landscape
13255 Parkside Dr Apt 102, Fishers, IN 46038
4.997
“I cannot say enough good things about Carlos and his team at Evergreen Outdoors Tree Service & Landscaping. Carlos is very polite and professional…”
Eric Potts · 4 years ago · Google
Powell and Sons Urban Forestry and Exterior Design LLC
8831 Birch St, Fishers, IN 46038
4.425
“This company is AMAZING! I called in the morning for an estimate, they were in the neighborhood working on another job, and added me in. I got the…”
Stephanie Schulenborg · 5 years ago · Google
Timberland Tree Care
10475 Crosspoint Blvd Ste 250-2645, Indianapolis, IN 46256
5.032
“The owner, Curt, is great to deal with. His estimates are very clear and fair. He is there (from start to finish) personally supervising his crew and…”
Sweetie Punk · 6 years ago · Google
Green Tree Services
8811 Saville Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060
4.976
“I have used Green Tree Service for tree removal many times and each time they have far exceeded my expectations. Recently, a wind gust in our area…”
Asad Rana · 3 months ago · Google
DC Tree Services LLC
Lot 342, 5135 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226
5.0127
“I had an excellent experience with DC Tree Service in Indianapolis, Indiana. They completed a tree service project at my property, and the results…”
Juan Alvaro · a month ago · Google
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Other tree problems in Fortville
- The bark is falling off my tree
- The top of my tree is dying
- There are carpenter ants in my tree trunk
- My tree splits into two trunks and it looks like it's coming apart where they meet
- They dug and graded and parked right next to my tree during the build, and now it looks bad
- The trunk is cracked / the tree split down the middleurgent
- I think this tree is dead
- Something stripped the bark off my young tree
- My tree is dropping leaves in July like it's already fall
- I think my ash tree has that beetle
- My tree stood in water after the yard flooded and now it looks sick
- A long vertical split opened up in my trunk over the winter