Tree Removal in Parkland, FL

Tree Removal in Parkland happens in a city that was designed to keep its trees. Parkland's zoning is meant to protect its park-like character, and the city grew from the BBB Ranches, a rural, open-space idea started by Bruce Blount. During Parkland's first decade, horses outnumbered residents. It was chartered in 1963, and even into the mid-1990s it had no stores or traffic lights. When a tree has to come out here, homeowners and associations generally want it done with as little disruption to the surrounding landscape as possible.

Two kinds of Parkland property

Parts of the city still have larger, ranch-style and estate lots, where trees are spread across open ground. The big master-planned communities, Heron Bay and Parkland Isles, came in the mid-1990s and early 2000s. Trees planted in those neighborhoods are now 20 to 30 years old, the age at which many fast-growing shade trees start crowding houses, lifting drives and outgrowing their islands and planting strips.

The two kinds of property call for different approaches. On large lots there is often room to fell a tree whole, which keeps the job simpler. In the planned communities, lots are smaller, HOA rules apply, and most removals are done in sections.

The Everglades on one side, Palm Beach on the other

Parkland's northern boundary is the Broward-Palm Beach County line, with West Boca Raton beyond it; Coconut Creek is to the east, Coral Springs to the south and the Everglades to the west. The western edge is wide open to wind coming across the 'Glades. Trees on the western side of the city, and especially trees standing alone in big lawns, take the full force of storm gusts with nothing to break them.

What we're asked to do in Parkland

• Removing large oaks and pines on estate and acreage lots
• Taking down trees that have outgrown planting strips in HOA communities
• Removing palms near pools, lanais and screen enclosures
• Storm-damage removal on open, wind-exposed lots
• Stump grinding across large lawns so mowing isn't affected

Low density, big trees

Parkland had 34,670 residents at the 2020 census, about 2,773 people per square mile, a fraction of the density in eastern Broward cities. That openness is what residents value, but it also means many trees grow larger than they would on a small lot, with nothing near them to compete for light. When a tree that size fails, it can reach a long way. We look at each tree's height against the distance to the house, pool and fences and tell you which ones could reach something if they came down.

Before you schedule

Parkland's community associations usually review tree removals, so get their approval first. For a hazard tree on a single-family lot, Florida Statute 163.045 lets the owner skip the local permit, fee and replanting requirement with a signed risk assessment from an ISA-certified arborist or Florida-licensed landscape architect. The city's climate is tropical rainforest bordering on tropical monsoon, and the summer wet season keeps soils soft just as storm season peaks. Call (954) 314-3415 or send the form for a free estimate. Get a free estimate