Transform your outdoor space with expert landscaping from Monkeyman’s — your trusted local landscaping service provider in Portland and Lake Oswego. Whether you need residential or commercial landscaping, our team delivers top-quality design, installation, and maintenance services tailored to your property’s unique needs. From lawn care to complete garden redesigns, we’re committed to making your landscape beautiful, functional, and sustainable.
Professional Tree Care Services
Severe weather can leave your yard looking wrecked — with fallen limbs, debris, and flooding. Monkeyman’s offers fast landscape cleanup in Portland and Lake Oswego, restoring your property after storms hit. Our team responds quickly with tools and equipment to clear, repair, and refresh your landscape. As a locally trusted landscaping company, Monkeyman’s is committed to keeping your outdoor spaces safe and beautiful year-round. We’re always ready to handle post-storm messes with expert care and professional service you can count on. With Portland’s unpredictable weather and frequent storms, landscape damage is common. Whether you’re in Portland or Lake Oswego, Monkeyman’s delivers storm damage cleanup that gets your yard back in shape — fast and stress-free.
From modern yards to lush gardens, we create designs that fit your style, space, and budget.
Our trained landscapers understand Oregon’s climate and soil, ensuring long-lasting results.
We take pride in attention to detail—clean edges, healthy plants, and happy clients.
Complete Landscaping Solutions
New grass, reseeding, soil prep & more.
Patios, walkways, retaining walls, and pavers.
Native plants, decorative trees, shrubs, and mulch.
Leaf removal, pruning, weed control, and storm debris.
Installation, repair, and smart water-saving solutions.
Edging, soil enrichment, and layered planting.
Tree Removal Specialists
With over 30 years of local experience, Monkeyman’s is Portland’s go-to team for emergency landscaping and yard restoration. Sudden damage to your landscape usually results from heavy rain, windstorms, or flooding — all common in the Pacific Northwest. When lawns flood, trees uproot, or debris piles up, your outdoor space becomes not only unappealing but also hazardous.
Storms can leave deep ruts in the lawn, uproot shrubs, clog drainage systems, and cause soil erosion around your home or commercial property. These conditions can weaken structural elements and harm surrounding vegetation. That’s why urgent response from experienced professionals is crucial.
At Monkeyman’s Landscaping, we approach every emergency cleanup with care. Our team quickly evaluates the damage and builds a safe, step-by-step plan to restore your yard. With the best equipment and decades of knowledge, we ensure your Portland or Lake Oswego property is made safe, functional, and beautiful again — fast.
Common Reasons for
Most urgent landscaping disasters we respond to could have been avoided with proper maintenance. As experts in landscape repair and storm prep, we know how to spot early warning signs — but we understand these aren’t always visible to the untrained eye.
To protect your property in Portland or Lake Oswego from storm damage, regular landscape maintenance is key. Seasonal trimming, yard drainage management, and tree thinning can go a long way in preventing future emergencies.
For properties with tall or dense trees, wind-thinning services are highly recommended. Fir trees, common in the area, often fall due to shallow roots and heavy crowns. Thinning allows air to pass through, reducing the risk of storm damage.
If you notice leaning trees, poor yard drainage, or plant decay — or if you’re simply unsure — call Monkeyman’s Landscaping for a free assessment and quote. We’re here to help protect your landscape before the next storm hits.
Lightning is something that thankfully, Portland, OR, and the northwest don’t get a ton of. However, we do still get several lightning storms a year and Monkeyman’s Tree Service has been called to more than one Emergency Tree Removal caused by a tree being struck by lightning.
This cause of emergency tree service is nearly impossible to prevent it is just a risk of having trees near your home or business. However, if a tree has fallen on your home or business, Monkeyman’s Tree Service is open 24/7 for emergency tree removal in Portland or surrounding areas. We respond quickly and work safely to minimize hazards and get the tree off your home or business as quickly as possible.
If you need an emergency tree removal call Monkeyman’s Tree Service Today.
Branch failure is one of the easiest tree emergencies in Portland, OR, to prevent. By having a professional tree service company come and look at and trim your trees once a year you greatly minimize your risk of having branches break off and endanger yourself or your family during a storm. Monkeyman’s Tree Service will do things like prune any co-dominant branches (ones that are forked) and check for structural weaknesses. If branches have fallen from your tree and are on your home, driveway, cars, or other property items and you need help removing them. Call Monkeyman’s Tree Service today! We quickly remove any fallen branches and immediately send them through our high-powered wood chippers and take the chippings away. No matter how many branches have fallen Moneyman’s Tree Service will have your property looking back to normal in no time. Call today for a 24/7 free estimate.
Stem failure in Portland, OR, most often occurs because a tree has had a previous injury. This often is the cause of past improper pruning techniques or damage to the branch collar. When a tree is injured it grows off the injury but does not become stronger without special care. Monkeyman’s Tree Service will be able to look at your tree’s stem and see if it’s structurally sound enough to withstand a storm, or if it is a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Another common reason that stems fail, also often caused by neglect or poor tree pruning practices, is a codominant or a multi-dominant stem. this means the tree forks or there are several main branches to the tree. These trees are much more likely to fail especially under the stress of high winds in a storm. Monkeyman’s Tree Service will give you an estimate to get your tree taken care of before the stem fails. If you are already in a situation where you need Portland, OR, emergency tree service we are open 24/7 to help you. Call us today!
Root failure often dates back to when the tree was first planted. If your tree was planted too deep or incorrectly there are a number of problems you could face later, the most common being from trunk girdling roots. Often the tree appears to be healthy for 15 or 20 years before it becomes apparent that the tree’s root system is not strong enough to support a full-grown tree and will not allow it to thrive. When a tree does not have a healthy root system the whole tree will become stressed. The tree will not be able to withstand high winds and can be the cause of tree failure during a storm.
Monkeyman’s Tree Service specializes in tree root health and can decipher if a tree’s root systems are diseased, dying, or in trouble. If a tree has already fallen on your Portland, OR, property due to root failure, Monkeymans tree service has been serving Portland Oregon’s tree service emergencies for more than 30 years. Call today and we will have a team of tree removal experts there to help you shortly.
Portland, OR is home to hundreds of thousands of fir trees. These are often the trees that come down in storms. They have a small root base and lots of heavy limbs. When the ground gets wet and muddy, and the wind is blowing it can cause these trees to be uprooted and huge trees can fall on your home, business, or other valuable property. Fir trees are the cause of most of the blow-over emergency tree removals we deal with in Portland, OR. These trees can be very dangerous especially when they have fallen on a home or business. Monkeyman’s Tree Service is skilled in operating under the most extreme conditions and will safely remove the tree as fast as possible. You can call us for any Portland, OR tree service emergency 24/7.
Why Choose Monkeyman’s
Homeowners in Portland trust Monkeyman’s Tree Service for reliable tree care, safe workmanship, and professional service that protects their property.
We follow a simple process to deliver safe, efficient, and professional tree care.
STEP 01
Free estimate
STEP 02
Site inspection
STEP 03
Service recommendation
STEP 04
Safe work
STEP 05
Full cleanup
STEP 06
Final review
Real Stories, Real Satisfaction
From emergency removals to expert pruning, our customers trust Monkeyman’s Tree Service for fast, friendly, and flawless results—every time.
FAQ
It depends on your space, soil, and what you want from the tree — but strong regional performers include Oregon white oak, Japanese maple for smaller spaces, serviceberry, and vine maple, alongside well-sited natives. The bigger issue is usually the opposite: a large-maturing conifer planted eight feet from a foundation. Right tree, right place prevents the removal call twenty years out.
Fall through early spring, while trees are dormant and our rain does the watering. Fall planting gives roots a full wet season to establish before their first summer. Summer planting is possible but demands committed irrigation. We’ll plant year-round and tell you honestly what the aftercare commitment looks like for the season you choose.
Sometimes. Transplanting works best on younger, smaller-caliper trees with intact root systems, and requires a receiving site with the right light, soil, and space. Large mature trees rarely survive the move and rarely justify the cost. Our arborist will assess the specific tree and give you an honest read rather than sell you an expensive relocation that fails.
Deep, infrequent watering beats daily sprinkling — it drives roots down instead of keeping them at the surface. Through the first two summers, that generally means a slow soak once or twice a week. Mulch two to four inches wide across the root zone but pulled back off the trunk; mulch piled against bark holds moisture where you least want it.
Yes. We use biodegradable bar lubricants and organic plant health care treatments as standard practice, and we favor cultural fixes — soil, water, mulch, correct pruning — before chemical intervention. If a treatment is the right call, we’ll tell you what it is, why, and what the alternatives were.
Serving the Greater Portland Area
Monkeyman’s Tree Service proudly offers expert arborist solutions across Portland and neighboring cities—ensuring safe, healthy, beautiful landscapes.
