Tree Removal in Dania Beach, FL

Tree Removal in Dania Beach often starts with water. During the April 12-13, 2023 storm, a gauge in Dania Beach recorded more than 17 inches of rain (some reports put the city's total above 21 inches), on the same day Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport next door set Fort Lauderdale's all-time one-day record of 25.91 inches. Trees that stood in floodwater for days can decline for a year or more afterward, as damaged roots fail to keep up with the crown. If a tree on your property has thinned out since 2023, that may be why.

One of the county's oldest towns

The Town of Dania was incorporated on November 30, 1904, and named for the many early residents of Danish ancestry; most of the first 35 residents were farmers. It was once known as the "Tomato Capital of the World" before becoming better known for antiques, and it was renamed Dania Beach in 1998. After the 1926 hurricane hurt Hollywood's economy, most of Dania seceded and reincorporated, which is why its city limits are still noncontinuous today.

Older homes from the farm-town era and the decades after it often have large, long-established trees. Those trees tend to be the ones with hidden problems: old pruning wounds, internal decay and roots damaged by decades of utility and driveway work.

Mangroves are a special case

Dania Beach includes a mangrove forest, home since the mid-20th century to a well-known colony of vervet monkeys. Mangroves are not regulated like ordinary yard trees. Florida Statute 163.045, the state law that lets homeowners remove documented hazard trees without a local permit, specifically does not apply to mangrove protection. Trimming or removing mangroves falls under separate state rules, so we treat any mangrove work as a permit question first.

What coastal and airport-area lots need

• Removing trees declining after the 2023 flooding
• Taking down salt-burned or wind-damaged trees near the coast
• Removing tall trees and palms that have outgrown small, older lots
• Clearing invasive Australian pine and Brazilian pepper
• Stump grinding and full haul-away

Signs a flooded tree is failing

After a long flood, roots that sat underwater can die off without any obvious damage above ground. Over the following months, look for leaves that are smaller and paler than normal, thinning at the top of the crown, dead twigs at branch ends, peeling or soft bark near the base, and mushrooms at the root flare. A tree that also starts to lean, or shows cracked soil on one side, has lost anchorage and should be removed before the next storm. We'll tell you honestly whether a tree is likely to recover or is already on its way out.

Size and setting

The city covers about 8.35 square miles, at about 10 feet above sea level, between Fort Lauderdale to the north, Hollywood to the south and the Atlantic to the east, with Davie and the Hollywood Seminole reservation to the west. Its climate is tropical rainforest bordering on tropical monsoon. Call (954) 314-3415 or send the form for a free estimate. Get a free estimate