When a 35,000-pound oak or pine strikes your roof—or overhangs your waterfront estate—there is zero margin for error. Owned and personally operated since January 1980 (46+ Years) by Mark Wm. Skowron, a 33+ year Veteran Volunteer Firefighter (Centereach Fire Department Engine Co. 3, NY). Permanently headquartered in Tampa, FL and currently deployed on-site in Pensacola & Milton, Florida.
33+ Yrs Centereach FD Engine Co. 3 rescue discipline & 1-888-Tree Doc crane rigging.
Serving Greater Tampa Bay year-round & mobilizing nationwide for hurricanes.
Itemized crane vs. debris insurance receipts, waterfront estates & HOA contracts.
Dispatched directly to Mark’s field command in Pensacola/Milton or Tampa Bay HQ.
Mark Wm. Skowron and our 1-888-Tree Doc heavy crane & Altec aerial fleet are ON-SITE RIGHT NOW in Pensacola & Milton, Florida (Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties), operating out of our permanent Southern Home Base in Tampa Bay, FL and backed by 46+ years of founding roots in Centereach, NY. Click any zone below to pan the live street map and inspect Mark’s active deployment.
Mark Wm. Skowron & Heavy Storm Rig #1 (1-888-Tree Doc Crane) are ON-SITE NOW in Pensacola & Milton, FL handling emergency tree-on-roof extractions, hazardous removals, stump grinding & storm pruning.
A mature Southern Live Oak or Slash Pine carries tens of thousands of pounds of hydraulic timber weight. Configure your tree’s parameters below to calculate estimated green timber mass, structural roof-strike risk, and homeowner insurance coverage eligibility.
HIGH COVERAGE PROBABILITY: Standard Florida & coastal HO-3 policies typically cover 100% of the cost to lift and extract a storm-felled tree off a covered structure (roof, garage, screen enclosure, or fence), plus up to $500–$1,000 for off-site debris hauling. Mark provides full photo & itemized billing for your adjuster.
In Florida and along the Gulf Coast, saturated sandy soil + wind gusts over 40 mph is the #1 cause of massive Live Oaks, Laurel Oaks, and Pines uprooting onto roofs. Select your region below to inspect live Doppler radar and wind-throw conditions.
Whether a hurricane has dropped a massive Live Oak onto your roof in Pensacola or Milton, or your waterfront estate in Tampa Bay requires surgical canopy elevation and below-grade stump milling, Mark Wm. Skowron commands every operation personally.
Trees resting on roofs carry extreme spring-loaded compression. Using 46+ years of technical rigging and 33+ years of Centereach FD firefighter stabilization know-how, Mark lifts fallen oaks and pines off roofs, lanais, and homes without causing secondary truss collapse.
Selective crown thinning, widowmaker deadwood removal, and structural roof clearance that allows hurricane-force winds to pass cleanly through your Southern Live Oaks and palms instead of uprooting them.
High-torque Smart-Sweep hydraulic grinders that pass through residential gates to mill massive oak stumps and uprooted hurricane root balls 8"–12" below grade—ready for fresh sod or landscaping.
Controlled crane-assisted and Port-A-Wrap sectional dismantling of dead, lightning-struck, hollow, or leaning oaks and pines over swimming pools, lanais, boat docks, and utility drops with zero lawn impact.
Complete post-hurricane yard restoration and residential/commercial/HOA lot clearing. We buck, Bobcat-load, chip, and haul tangled storm blowdowns so your driveway and property are safe and restored.
When a storm drops a tree onto a covered structure (house roof, garage, screen enclosure, or fence), homeowner insurance policies require clear photographic proof of structural contact and itemized crane/rigging extraction invoices. Mark provides the exact documentation package adjusters require.
Over 40+ years (46 years since January 1980) of continuous owner-operator command—from Centereach, NY and Centereach Fire Department alarms to Tampa Bay and Gulf Coast hurricane recoveries.
When a hurricane drops a 35,000-pound oak or pine onto your house, the aftermath requires heavy crane stabilization, structural load triage, and complete, itemized receipts so your homeowners insurance claim is processed without delay.
Mark Wm. Skowron brings 46+ years of master rigging and emergency command to every property. Raised in Yaphank and Centereach, New York and educated at Suffolk County Community College, Mark founded Morning Star Tree Company Inc. in January 1980 (over 40+ years—46 years of continuous operation) in Centereach, NY. Since September 1993, Mark has also served over 33 years as a dedicated Firefighter with Centereach Fire Department Headquarters & Engine Co. 3.
After decades of battling Long Island hurricanes, nor’easters, and complex structural emergencies—featured in Long Island’s TBR News Media as a 45+ year arborist veteran—Mark and his wife Eileen relocated south to establish their permanent Home Base in Tampa, Florida. Today, Mark serves Greater Tampa Bay year-round while deploying his mobile catastrophe unit nationwide—currently on the ground in Pensacola & Milton, FL.
Morning Star Tree Company is a true family legacy. Alongside Mark’s wife Eileen and son Kyle Skowron, every job site is brightened by Willow and Capri—Mark’s one-of-a-kind dog who sits upright with her paws together on giant oak stumps and wears Mark’s 1-888-TREE-DOC dispatch number right on her pink heart collar tag! Click any photo to open the full-page gallery.
As soon as a massive oak is felled, Capri hops onto the fresh stump and sits upright on her hind legs with her front paws neatly together.
Look closely at Capri’s pink heart collar tag beside the Stihl saw—she carries Mark’s direct line (1-888-TREE-DOC) everywhere she goes.
Capri keeping watch from the hood of Mark’s heavy-duty Ford F-350 dually pickup sporting his iconic New York vanity plate: MARKTREE.
Best friends Willow and Capri perched proudly on the front chrome bumper of Fire Engine E-9, honoring Mark’s 33+ years of fire service.
Mark with his wife Eileen under the Florida palms—bringing four decades of Long Island integrity to Greater Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast.
Mark’s son Kyle Skowron proudly wearing his Morning Star Tree Co. cap in front of the Tree of Life—a family committed to treating your home like their own.
We serve residential estates and commercial properties across our permanent Greater Tampa Bay headquarters and our active Pensacola & Milton storm recovery theatre.
Mark and his heavy recovery rig are staged and working locally across the Pensacola and Milton corridor as Gulf storms track onshore. Immediate dispatch for fallen oaks and pines on roofs, yard cleanup, stump grinding, and preventive canopy pruning.
Tampa is Morning Star Tree Company’s permanent Southern Home Base. We provide year-round tree removal, structural Live Oak canopy pruning, commercial stump grinding, and hurricane preparation across the entire Tampa Bay region.
Morning Star Tree Company Inc. is permanently headquartered in Tampa, Florida and actively deployed on-site now in Pensacola and Milton, Florida for emergency storm tree removal, crane roof extractions, and stump grinding—backed by 46+ years since January 1980 in Centereach, NY. Homeowners across Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Hillsborough Counties can track Mark’s live crew telemetry via WhereIsMarkW.com and call 1-888-TREE-DOC (888-873-3362) for immediate owner dispatch.
Yes—Tampa, Florida is Morning Star Tree Company Inc.’s permanent year-round Southern Home Base HQ, serving homeowners across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties with technical Live Oak pruning, hazardous tree removal, crane lifting, and commercial stump grinding. Whether you own a waterfront estate in South Tampa, Davis Islands, Clearwater, or St. Petersburg, or a residential lot in Brandon, Riverview, Lutz, or Wesley Chapel, Mark Wm. Skowron delivers direct owner-operated tree care.
Homeowners can dial 1-888-TREE-DOC (1-888-873-3362)—the official toll-free hotline emblazoned on Mark’s heavy crane truck—to reach owner Mark Wm. Skowron directly in the field with zero call centers or brokers. Backed by 46+ years as Owner (since Jan 1980) and 33+ years with Centereach Fire Department Engine Co. 3 (since Sept 1993), Mark applies fire-rescue structural triage and crane stabilization to every roof strike.
Under standard Florida HO-3 homeowners insurance policies, when a wind-thrown tree strikes a covered structure (roof, garage, lanai, or fence), Coverage A pays 100% of the reasonable crane and rigging cost required to lift the tree off the structure—whereas ground-only debris hauling is capped at $500 to $1,000. Morning Star provides complete adjuster-ready documentation: pre-cut structural contact photos, itemized crane-lift vs. debris invoices, W-9, and Certificate of Insurance (COI).
Morning Star Tree Company Inc. deploys a company-owned zero-impact fleet led by our “1-888-Tree Doc” heavy crane truck, Altec aerial bucket lift, turf-safe Bobcat MT100 mini track loader, Morbark high-capacity brush chipper, Smart Sweep hydraulic stump grinder, and stainless Port-A-Wrap friction bollards. This specialized fleet allows us to hoist multi-ton trunks vertically off tile roofs and pool cages while protecting your lawn, driveway, and septic lines.
In Pensacola, Milton, and Tampa Bay, mature Laurel Oaks and Water Oaks (prone to hidden internal heart-rot after age 40), tall Slash and Longleaf Pines (which act as high-leverage snap poles in 75+ mph gusts), and over-extended Southern Live Oaks over saturated sandy water tables pose the highest structural strike risk. Proactive ANSI A300 structural crown reduction and wind-sail thinning dramatically lower root-plate uprooting forces before hurricane landfall.