Tree removal in Schenectady, NY

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged 18 storm reports near Schenectady that mention trees, limbs or branches. The latest are dated May 26, 2021; October 7, 2020; and August 29, 2020. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 90 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 28,770 households live in Schenectady. About four in ten homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1940. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 7 miles from Schenectady, averages 136 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 60 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists one electric utility with service territory in Schenectady County: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024