When should Outer Banks property owners prepare their trees for hurricane season?

Outer Banks property owners should get trees looked at before hurricane season starts. Once a storm has a name, tree services on the island often receive the same urgent calls at once.

Why should trees be checked before a named storm?

Tree work is easier to schedule before a storm is named. Waiting until the week before landfall can put a property behind other homeowners who also delayed storm preparation.

Why do soundside properties need hurricane tree preparation?

Soundside, soundfront, and waterfront properties without a dune in front often rely on trees as part of the property's line of defense. Those trees may need closer review before hurricane season.

What happens during a hurricane tree preparation walkthrough?

A hurricane preparation walkthrough reviews what needs handling now, what can wait, and what is fine where it is. The goal is to understand tree concerns before storm season is active.

What is the next step after hurricane preparation?

The next step may be a coastal tree risk assessment if a specific concern needs closer review, or annual tree maintenance if the property needs recurring care throughout the year.

STORM PREP / 01 / BEFORE THE STORM

Hurricane Preparation for Trees on Outer Banks Properties

The best time to prepare your trees is before a storm has a name.

Get on the Schedule Before Storm Season

THE BIG PICTURE

A useful storm plan starts with a walk through your property: which trees need attention now, which can wait, and which are fine where they are.

THE PROPERTY WALKTHROUGH

Start before the storm.

01 / TIMING

Get ahead of the rush

We start saying this every year around the same time: get your trees looked at before hurricane season starts. Storm season runs June 1 through November 30, and once a storm actually has a name, every tree service on this island is getting the same calls at once. Book in July and we can usually get out there within a few days. Call the week before landfall and you're waiting behind everybody else who put it off too.

02 / EXPOSURE

A line of defense for waterside homes

If you're on the water and there's no dune in front of your place (soundside, sound front, most of that side of Hatteras), your trees are doing a lot more work than people give them credit for. We call it the line of defense, because for those properties, that's basically the job they're doing.

03 / THE VISIT

Know what needs handling

This is the same walkthrough we'd do standing in your yard: what needs handling now, what can wait, and what's fine where it is.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK

Get ahead of the next storm.

Tell us about your property and what you have noticed. We will help you find the right next step.