Tree on the roof, a limb through the fence, a trunk down across the drive after the wind? Don't wait for morning. Artistic Solutions runs storm-damage and hazardous-tree removal across North County San Diego, day or night — family-owned since 2008, with a free on-site estimate and a real, licensed crew that actually answers. CSLB #906384.
Who do you call when a tree is down? Call Artistic Solutions at 760-297-4652 — we're open 24 hours and the on-site estimate is free. If a tree or large limb is on your home, your car, your fence, or down across the driveway, that's an emergency, and it's exactly what we do. Artistic Solutions is a licensed, family-owned tree service based right here in San Marcos since 2008, and we handle emergency storm-damage, fallen-tree, and hazardous-tree removal across North County San Diego: Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Poway, plus Encinitas and Fallbrook.
A failing tree doesn't keep business hours. After a Santa Ana wind event tears through the canyons, or a wet winter stretch loosens hillside soil, the call usually comes at the worst possible time — and that's exactly when you need a crew that actually answers. We do. You reach the same real crew that does the work — the owner, Daniel, and his team, Pablo and Elias — not a voicemail box that calls back next week.
The two failures we get called for most here aren't dramatic — they're predictable. A top-heavy queen palm or Canary Island date palm, or a mature eucalyptus that's been quietly leaning toward the house all year, and then one wet, windy night it lets go. On a flat lot we can often drop a tree whole; on the canyon and hillside lots common across San Marcos and Escondido, there's a structure, a fence, or a neighbor below — so we rope in and lower the trunk in sections, the way you'll see in the photos below, instead of dropping it and hoping. That's the difference between a controlled removal at 2am and a second repair bill in the morning.
And before any emergency work starts, you get a free on-site estimate and a straight answer on price — we quote on site, looking at the actual tree, not over the phone. The scope we quote covers chipping and haul-away of what comes down, and you talk to the crew that does the work.
If it's an active hazard to people, a structure, or access, it's a job for us. Our emergency work covers storm-damage cleanup, fallen-tree removal, tree-on-house removal, and hazardous-tree takedowns:
Once the hazard is handled, we don't leave you with a mess — full storm cleanup, brush chipped, wood hauled or stacked at your call, all part of the scope we quote up front.
We're not a call-center that dispatches whoever's nearest. We're based in San Marcos, and most of our emergency calls are within a short drive — which is why we can get rolling fast when a tree comes down.
Escondido's older neighborhoods — Old Escondido, the area around Grape Day Park, the homes up toward Daley Ranch and Kit Carson — are full of mature eucalyptus, pepper, and pine that get top-heavy and shed big limbs in a hard Santa Ana. We handle the fallen-tree calls these storms create, from a snapped limb on a Felicita Road roofline to a full trunk down across a Midway Drive driveway. Permit rules vary by city and by tree — if a protected or heritage tree may be involved, we flag it and point you to the City of Escondido before anything beyond the immediate hazard is touched.
San Marcos throws its own problems at us. The slopes above San Elijo Hills and Discovery Hills put trees on grades where a failure can slide toward a house, and the eucalyptus and Brazilian pepper common through the older parts of town are notorious for dropping limbs once they're saturated. When a tree fails on a hillside lot off Twin Oaks Valley Road or Questhaven, we rig and lower it in controlled sections rather than dropping it downhill into whatever's below. Whether you need emergency tree removal in San Marcos CA at 2am or 24-hour hazardous tree removal after a windstorm, it's the same crew, the same number, day or night.
Along the coast — Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas — salt air and onshore wind take their toll on queen palms and Washingtonia fan palms, which shed heavy fronds and seed stalks in a blow. Inland toward Vista, Poway, and Fallbrook, the same dry-canopy-plus-wind pattern drops eucalyptus and oak limbs across driveways and roofs. Same crew, same 24-hour number, all of it.
While you're on the way to calling us, a few things keep everyone safe:
Limb on a power line? Call the utility first, then us. In North County that's SDG&E at 1-800-411-7343 (call 911 if a line is down and sparking). Only they can de-energize the line. Once it's confirmed safe, we handle the tree — call us at 760-297-4652.
It's not a callback window or an "after-hours line." Artistic Solutions is open 24 hours, every day of the week, for Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Poway, and the surrounding North County communities. The on-site estimate is free, and you reach a real licensed crew — family-owned since 2008 — not an answering service. If you've got a tree emergency, you've got a crew.
Call 760-297-4652 any hour. Tell us what's down, where, and whether lines or a structure are involved. We'll tell you straight how soon a crew can roll.
On arrival we assess the load and tension, secure the area, and handle the immediate hazard — the limb on the roof, the trunk over the drive — before anything else. If a line is involved, we confirm it's clear with the utility before we touch the tree.
The tree comes down in rigged sections, lowered where it's safe and never dropped where it isn't — protecting the roof, fences, and what's still standing.
Wood cut and hauled or stacked, brush chipped, the area raked — cleanup and haul-away are part of the scope we quote up front, and you talk to the crew that did the work before we leave.
It depends on the tree — size, where it fell, what it's resting on, how much rigging and climbing it takes to get it down safely, and what the access looks like. That's why we don't guess over the phone. We come out, look at exactly what you're dealing with, and give you a straight price — you approve the price before any work starts, and the estimate itself is always free. When it's an active hazard, we'll also tell you honestly what has to happen tonight versus what can wait for daylight.
As a general rule of thumb: if a tree falls on a covered structure — house, garage, fence — many policies help with removing the part that hit the structure. A tree that just fell in the open yard is often not covered. Every policy is different, so check yours. (General guidance, not insurance advice.)
Call your utility first — SDG&E at 1-800-411-7343, or 911 if a line is down and sparking. Only the utility can de-energize or clear a line; no tree crew should touch an energized conductor, and we won't. Once the line is confirmed safe, we handle the tree. Keep everyone at least 30 feet back from any downed wire in the meantime.
Permit rules vary by city and by tree. For an active hazard — a tree on the house, a trunk blocking access — clearing the immediate danger generally comes first; we flag anything that needs a permit and point you to the city (or your HOA) once everyone's safe. We'd rather get the hazard handled than leave you exposed overnight.
“There were some diseased trees that needed to be removed and the place tidied up… The crew arrived on time, removed the trees and trimmed those that were going to remain. They cleared up after themselves and hauled off everything. The yard looks awesome now.”
“Elias Tree Service did an excellent job in removing our sycamore tree, including the stump. He and his team worked safely and professionally. They did an excellent job of explaining the process, used care with our property, and that of our neighbors, and left our yard very clean.”
“5 stars in my book… Large property, and they never stopped working making it as Fire Safe as possible, and cleaned it all up as they went. Like I said: 5 stars.”
If the tree isn't an active hazard, these are the right starting points — and we still come out for a free on-site estimate:
Or start at the Artistic Solutions home page for the full range of tree and landscaping services across North County San Diego.
A tree or large limb on your roof, a trunk down across the driveway or street, a branch through a fence, a tree leaning hard over the house after wind or rain, or a split trunk that's about to give way. If it's an active hazard to people, a structure, or access, that's an emergency — call (760) 297-4652. We're open 24 hours.
Call a licensed local tree service that runs 24-hour emergency response — that's us, at 760-297-4652. If the tree is touching or near a power line, call your utility (SDG&E, 1-800-411-7343) about the line first — only they can make a line safe. For the tree itself, you want a crew that can rig and lower it safely, not a handyman with a chainsaw. We're based in San Marcos, we're open 24 hours, and the on-site estimate is free.
An emergency removal is any tree or limb that's an active danger right now — on a house, garage, fence, or vehicle; blocking a driveway or road; leaning hard over a structure after wind or rain; or cracked and about to fail. It can't safely wait for a scheduled appointment. A dead tree in the back corner of the yard that isn't threatening anything is regular (non-emergency) tree removal, which we also do on your schedule.
Call your utility first, then us. In our area that's SDG&E at 1-800-411-7343 (or 911 if a line is down and sparking). Only the utility can de-energize or clear a line — no tree crew should touch an energized conductor, and we won't. Once the line is confirmed safe, we handle the tree. Keep everyone at least 30 feet back from any downed wire until then.
It depends on the tree's size, where it fell, what it's resting on, and how much rigging and climbing it takes to get it down safely — so we don't quote blind over the phone. We come out, look at the actual situation, and give you a straight price. The on-site estimate is always free, and you approve the price before any work starts.
Yes. There's no charge for us to come out, assess the hazard, and give you a price — even at night or on a weekend. You only pay if you decide to have the work done.
Yes. Artistic Solutions is open 24 hours, Monday through Sunday. Storms and failures don't keep business hours, so we don't either. Call 760-297-4652 any time — day, night, weekend, or holiday — and reach a real crew based right here in North County San Diego.
Get everyone clear of the area and stay well away from any downed or sagging lines — treat every wire as live and call your utility for those (SDG&E, 1-800-411-7343). Don't climb on or cut a tree that's resting on a structure or under tension; it can spring or shift. Photograph the damage before anything is moved. Then call us at 760-297-4652. We'll rig and remove it in a controlled way.
Yes. After a storm or a Santa Ana wind event we clear fallen trees and limbs, cut up and haul or stack the wood, chip the brush, and rake the area down so the property is usable again. Cleanup and haul-away are part of the scope we quote up front. Storm cleanup is one of our core services across North County San Diego.
As a general rule of thumb, if a tree falls on a covered structure — house, garage, fence — many policies help with removing the part that hit the structure. A tree that simply fell in the yard is often not covered. Every policy is different, so check yours. (General guidance, not insurance advice.)
Two things drive most of our emergency calls. Santa Ana winds hit dry, top-heavy canopies — eucalyptus, queen palms, Canary Island date palms — and snap limbs or push a leaning tree past its tipping point. And a wet winter stretch saturates hillside soil across San Marcos and Escondido, loosening root plates so a tree that stood for years suddenly uproots. Both tend to happen at night, which is exactly why we run 24 hours.
We're based in San Marcos and respond across North County San Diego — Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Poway, Encinitas, and Fallbrook. Call 760-297-4652 and we'll tell you straight how soon a crew can be rolling. Active hazards move to the front of the line.
Yes. Artistic Solutions is a family-owned tree service, in business since 2008, holding California contractor license CSLB #906384, with a 5.0-star rating across 97 Google reviews. You can verify the license anytime on the CSLB website.
Yes. Once the hazard is handled, we cut up and clear the wood, chip the brush, and tidy the area — cleanup and haul-away are part of the scope we quote up front. Stump grinding can be added so the spot can be replanted or paved. See stump grinding & removal for that part of the job.
For an active hazard, calling is fastest — we're open 24 hours and the on-site estimate is free. Not urgent? Send the form and we'll get right back to you.