Tree Removal in Coconut Creek, FL

Tree Removal in Coconut Creek happens in a city that promotes itself on trees, water and butterflies. Coconut Creek describes itself as a planned community with an abundance of trees, waterways, landscaped roads, parks and butterfly gardens. It was the first city in Florida, and the eleventh in the country, to be certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat, and it calls itself the Butterfly Capital of the World because Butterfly World, in Tradewinds Park, is one of the largest butterfly aviaries anywhere.

That context matters when a tree has to come out. Many homeowners here have planted for wildlife, and they want the job done without wrecking the host plants, nectar beds and natives around the tree. We plan drop zones and drag paths so those plantings are protected, and we can leave wood chips on site for mulch if you want them.

Named for coconut palms

The city takes its name from coconut trees planted by its early developers, and it seceded from Pompano Beach before incorporating on February 20, 1967. Coconut palms are beautiful, but they drop heavy nuts and fronds over walkways and pool decks, and older ones can lean hard. UF/IFAS lists the coconut palm among the species susceptible to lethal bronzing, a palm disease confirmed in Broward County. There is no cure once symptoms appear, and UF/IFAS recommends removing symptomatic or test-positive palms immediately.

When the city grew

Coconut Creek went from 1,359 residents in 1970 to 27,485 in 1990, and reached 57,833 at the 2020 census. Most homes and their landscapes date from the 1970s onward, and trees planted then are now mature, often crowding houses and each other in yards designed with heavy planting.

Weather and soil

The city sits about 10 feet above sea level in northern Broward, bordering Palm Beach County, with a tropical rainforest climate and about 57 inches of rain a year; June is the wettest month. After Hurricane Wilma in 2005, an aerial survey found about 70% of homes and businesses in Coconut Creek had some degree of damage. Storms here tend to break crowded, top-heavy trees first.

What we're asked to do in Coconut Creek

• Removing declining or diseased palms, including suspected lethal bronzing cases
• Taking out trees crowding houses in densely planted yards
• Careful removals next to butterfly gardens and native beds
• Storm cleanup and hazard limb removal
• Stump grinding and leaving chips as mulch on request

If a palm tests positive

Lethal bronzing doesn't stop with one palm. UF/IFAS recommends testing healthy-looking palms near an infected one, since they can test positive before symptoms appear, and removing those that do. Palms confirmed free of infection can be protected with preventive antibiotic injections every three to four months for at least two years. Once the spear leaf collapses, the palm is beyond saving. In a city full of coconut palms, catching it early on one property can protect the rest of the street.

Call (954) 314-3415 or send the form with photos, and let us know which plants near the tree you want protected. Get a free estimate