What to Expect From Tree Removal Fort Lauderdale

Tree Removal Fort Lauderdale takes down, cuts back and grinds out trees and palms for homeowners in Fort Lauderdale and the neighboring Broward County cities: Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Plantation, Dania Beach and the communities in between. Most of the work is removal: palms killed by lethal bronzing, black olives and ficus that have outgrown a small lot, trees split or tipped by a storm, and trees that are simply too close to a roof, a pool cage or a seawall.

Every job starts with a visit to the property. We look at the tree first: the species, the lean, dead wood, cracks, hollow spots, fungus at the base, and for palms, the color of the spear leaf and the crown. Then we look at what surrounds it. In Fort Lauderdale that usually means a screened pool enclosure, a tile roof, a canal or seawall behind the house, a neighbor's fence a few feet away, and power lines running along the back easement. On a waterfront lot the only way in may be down a narrow side yard, so access often decides how a tree comes down more than its height does.

We also check the paperwork before anyone cuts. The City of Fort Lauderdale requires a tree removal permit for many trees on developed single-family lots, including trees eight inches or more in trunk diameter and coconut, royal and date palms with eight feet or more of trunk. Some invasive species, such as Australian pine, Brazilian pepper and melaleuca, need no permit at all. Florida law also lets a homeowner remove a tree that an ISA Certified Arborist or a Florida licensed landscape architect has documented as an unacceptable risk without a city permit. We tell you which of these situations you are in, and if a permit is needed, how the process works and what it adds to the schedule.

After the visit you get a written quote. It lists each tree, how it will be taken down, whether the stump is ground, what happens to the wood, fronds and chips, and the price. Nothing is cut until you approve it, and if the scope changes once work starts, we agree the change with you in writing first.

How we work

• Each tree gets its own line on the quote: method, cleanup and price.
• Limbs over roofs, pool cages and docks are roped and lowered, not dropped.
• Nobody climbs near energized lines; FPL clears its own lines first.
• Lawns and pavers protected where equipment has to cross them.
• Wood hauled, cut to length or left for you, as you choose.
• After a storm, trees on houses and blocking exits are handled first.
• You pay for the work you approved in writing, nothing more.

Call (954) 314-3415 to set up a free estimate.