State overview
Tree removal in Indiana
Indiana: 3,319 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees, across 92 counties. Licensing, permits, insurance contacts and every county.
- wind reports mentioning trees
- 3,319
- thunderstorm wind reports
- 4,503
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
| Ice storms | 2 of 92 counties |
|---|---|
| Strong wind | 23 of 92 counties |
| Tornadoes | 13 of 92 counties |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Licensing
Our research found no Indiana 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 Indiana Department of Insurance. Who pays when a tree falls
Largest towns and cities
- Indianapolis
- Fort Wayne
- Evansville
- South Bend
- Fishers
- Carmel
- Bloomington
- Hammond
- Noblesville
- Lafayette
- Gary
- Muncie
- Greenwood
- Kokomo
- Terre Haute
- Anderson
- Elkhart
- Westfield
- Columbus
- Mishawaka
- Jeffersonville
- Lawrence
- West Lafayette
- Portage
- New Albany
- Merrillville
- Plainfield
- Richmond
- Valparaiso
- Goshen
- Crown Point
- Michigan City
- Zionsville
- Brownsburg
- Granger
- Hobart
- Schererville
- Marion
- East Chicago
- Franklin
All counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Bartholomew County
- Benton County
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Daviess County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- DeKalb County
- Delaware County
- Dubois County
- Elkhart County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Fountain County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gibson County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jay County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Knox County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Miami County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Noble County
- Ohio County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Porter County
- Posey County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- St. Joseph County
- Starke County
- Steuben County
- Sullivan County
- Switzerland County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Union County
- Vanderburgh County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- White County
- Whitley 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?