Tree Regulations in Tampa, Fl.
The City of Tampa puts a high value on the trees within its borders. Therefore, Tampa has regulations covering the tree service industry as well as land owners. If a cypress or mangrove tree needs to be removed in Tampa, a permit is mandatory, regardless of the age or size of the tree. Other protected trees require a permit if the trunk is 5" or more in diameter. Tampa will fine anyone who removes protected trees without the proper permit. Trees that Do Not Require a Permit to Remove: At the time of writing, these species of tree require no permit to remove in the Tampa city limits: Ear Tree, Lead Tree, Brazilian Pepper, Austrailian Pine, Punk Tree, Male Mulberry, Earleaf Acacia, Carrotwood, Mimosa, Rosewood, Chinaberry, Queen Palm, Eucalyptus Tree, Wild Cherry, Chinese Tallow, Silk Oak Tree, Monkey Puzzle, Surinam Cherry, Cherry Laurel, Queensland Umbrella Tree, Golden Rain Tree, Citrus (all Types) Grand Trees in the City of Tampa Any tree with a trunk at least 34 inches in diameter may qualify as a "Grand Tree". "Grand Trees" have additional protections and must only be removed under specific conditions. When the City of Tampa has determined that a grand tree meets these conditions, a 14 day stay is mandated with a notice procedure which must be completed prior to the permit finally being issued. Mid Florida Tree Service has the experience to help you through this complex process. The additional protection of grand trees is also applicable to pruning & trimming. Mid Florida Tree Service will send an ISA Certified Arborist to determine if your tree is a "Grand Tree" and request the pruning permit if it is.
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Florida is a bit of a paradise with our warm weather and beautiful beaches. Our climate is perfect for growing fruit trees, ornamental trees and shade trees. One of our most popular shade trees is the Live Oak that can live well over a hundred years!
With a lifespan like that, you can imagine just how large they become. So, if a century old Live Oak or other large tree gets knocked over by a hurricane, tropical storm, or just an average afternoon thunderstorm, what's a person to do? You don't want just anyone with a chainsaw to start hacking away at it. You need a professional to assess the situation and come up with a safe plan to remove the downed tree while preventing additional damage to homes, cars or other property, and protecting the lives of anyone nearby. Mid Florida Tree Service has the experience and equipment required to handle this kind of job safely. If you have a downed tree in the Tampa Florida area, please call Mid Florida Tree Service and let their expert team handle this potentially dangerous situation, and keep you and your family safe. The Jones family, and their dedicated employees at Mid Florida Tree Service, have been providing professional tree services in and around Temple Terrace Florida for more than forty years. These services include pruning / trimming, fertilizing, removal, stump grinding and land clearing. Mid Florida Tree Service offers their services to individuals, companies and government agencies.
Mid Florida Tree Service staffs Certified Arborists to accurately identify the cause of distress in a tree and recommend a solution such as deep root fertilizer application, soil conditioners, strategic pruning, or if the tree is unrecoverable, they can write the Certified Arborist Affidavit that some municipalities require for removing some trees. If you have a home or business in Temple Terrace with a tree or limb down, or you have a sick tree that needs help or removal, or you just need to shape up an unattractive or overgrown tree, please consider calling Mid Florida Tree Service at 813-986-2258 Many municipalities in Florida willregulate pruning or removing some trees. Removing a tree just because you no don't like it may be prohibited. There are protected trees are must be left alone. My client, Mid Florida Tree Service, can help determine your tree's eligibility and help acquire in the permit.
Regulations are not the only thing to consider, Florida's urban forests present more challenges. In dense housing developments, we can't just cut & holler "timber!". It just doesn't work that way. You'll need to hire a highly skilled professional, someone who has the experience and equipment to safely climb your tree, rope it for control, and only then begin to cut. This gives them the precision control that keeps everyone safe and avoids property damage. A sick, dying or dead tree is hazardous to anyone nearby. Let me state the obvious: Trees are heavy! A dead tree, or one of its limbs, falling is a very real and serious threat. This is a life and death issue. If a tree on your land appears weak or in poor condition, please contact Mid Florida Tree Service. They'll save it if possible. If it's beyond help, they can issue a professional written opinion called a Certified Arborist Affidavit which can help with the removal permit. My client, Mid Florida Tree Service, has offered quality tree services to residents, businesses and municipalities in and around Tampa for over 42 years, showing a strong commitment to high quality service for your trees. Theircommitment can be seen in all of thier services.
Properly maintained trees can increase your property value and protect you from injury and liability. Mid Florida Tree Service provides tree removal, pruning and trimming for the Tampa area, into Pasco County. Their knowledgeable team of arborists provide the highest quality of service. Decades of experience, knowledge and a constant dedication ensure the job is done right the first time with an unmatched quality of service. Cities, counties, HOAs, construction contractors, CEOs, business and property owners have learned to trust the professionals at Mid Florida Tree Service to take excellent care of their Florida trees. Florida often experiences violent storms. Mid Florida Tree Service helps clean up after hurricanes, tropical storms and tornadoes with services like emergency tree and limb removal and non-emergency services like stump grinding, lot clearing, pruning, fertilizing and more. Their technicians are well trained, experienced and have the proper equipment to handle challenging projects. They are happy to provide a free estimate. Please visit their site for more information. http://midfloridatreeservice.com/ Byron Lee Jones created Mid-Florida Tree Service in the mid 70s when he was forty. He was affected by a layoff at the Tampa Shipyard and made the decision to start his own company. Without a lot to begin with, except the basic tools and a few employees, including his son Tim, they began servicing trees in and around Tampa. Thirty plus years later, his legacy is apparent in the continuing success of the business.
Sure, there have been challenges, but Byron learned quickly that by providing more than expected, customers would keep coming back and the company would thrive! Byron taught his employees and his son to never take a customer for granted, coining the company motto: "Treat every customer as if they were your only customer". After running the company through 3 decades with son Tim at his side, Byron allowed Tim to take over the business in 2000 and Tim has been running it well since. Anyone in the Tampa Area looking for Tree Service, including stump grinding or emergency tree removal would do well to consider Mid Florida Tree Service. If you own or manage a lot or other property that is within or even abutting an environmentally sensitive area, you may face additional challenges when you need tree service and land clearing done.
What kind of area fit this description? For example, using heavy equipment such as large trucks could damage roots of protected trees. Wetlands or bodies of water may require protection from the fuel and fluids used by chainsaws and other powered tools. So, if I can't drive in with my truck and I can't use a chainsaw, what do I do? You call Mid Florida Tree Service. They'll go in with hand tools and clear the land and protect the environment while they are working. They've been doing this for a long time. (Since 1976) They know what they are doing and, most importantly, they care about the land and habitat they are working on. Trust the experienced arborist and tree service professionals at Mid Florida Tree Service. Plant City, at the eastern edges of Hillsborough county, is a bit more rural than the rest of the county. This, of course, means a lot more trees. If you're in Plant City and need work done on your trees, the first company you should think of is Mid Florida Tree Service.
Professional tree trimming can help a slow growing tree begin to put on more healthy growth. If your Plant City trees are growing a bit out of hand, then measures can be taken to get them under control. Having your trees trimmed isn't only for aesthetics. Yes, everyone wants their yard or property to look nice, but more importantly, a neglected tree can become a hazard and a liability. Falling limbs can puncture roofs, damage cars and, or, injure people. One of the certified arborists at Mid Florida Tree Service can examine your trees and help you determine what's best for them, and make recommendations if there's a tree that might need to come down. Mid Florida Tree Service, covering Plant City Florida, has the knowledge, experience and equipment to properly and safely care for your trees, bushes and shrubs. Working with chainsaws, ladders and ropes is best left to the professionals. Stay safe and let Mid Fl Tree take care of this work. Plant City homeowners and business should know that Mid Florida Tree service is available for emergency service 24 hours a day. Inland areas like Plant City and Polk County can seem sheltered from the devastating effects of hurricanes, but hurricane Irma reminded us that the power of these storms has an incredible reach. Stay prepared for them by keeping your trees trimmed. Recover from these natural disasters with the help of Mid Florida Tree Service emergency tree removal. Spanish Moss Removal
I touched on this before, in my "TREE Q&A" post, but I wanted to cover it more thoroughly here.
So-called "Spanish Moss" is not from Spain and it's not moss. It's a native species of bromeliad. The same goes for Ball Moss. Some people want to utterly remove this plant from their trees. Some may do it because they believe it is harming their tree. Some, simply because they find it aesthetically unpleasing. Because they are epiphytes, they do not take any nutrients from their host. Only a tree already in severe decline will have any problem hosting Spanish Moss. The canopy of the tree will limit the availability of sunlight to the moss, thus limiting it's growth. As for aesthetics, it's been said there's no accounting for taste, but most of us prefer the look of a healthy tree, growing as nature intended it to. Attempting to remove Spanish Moss is likely to do more harm than good, ripping out branches and leaves along with the moss. Spraying poison is an option, but it's expensive, takes a lot of time, and makes an unsightly mess on your lawn. Plus, this is Florida we're talking about. It's going to grow back! If you have a tree that is in decline and you believe that removing a portion of the Spanish Moss might give it a chance to survive, contact Mid Florida Tree Service and one of their certified arborists can assess the health of the tree and help you determine the best route forward. Ever since Hurricane Irma blew through Florida and took down one of my trees, I've had questions about fallen trees: Can a fallen tree be replanted? Perhaps even as important, what can I do to prepare my other trees for the next set of high winds to come through?
Here is some of the information I found: Is there any way to save a tree that has been uprooted? Most of the time, the answer is going to be "no". It will all depend on how old and how large the tree is and how much damage there is. If it's a young tree, with a fair amount of its anchor roots intact, then you can sometimes re-stake or rewire it. Some trees will re-root with enough time and care. With older, larger trees, it is usually if not always impossible. To determine if the tree is a good candidate, you may want to consult an arborist who is certified or registered. If there is a small uprooted tree in your yard and it looks like the root systems are in good shape — no big circling roots or crossing roots that may have compromised the tree — then it could be possible. If severed roots can be cut cleanly and put back in, sometimes you can establish a new root system to grow back out into the soil. It's fairly involved and is best handled by professionals. Only small trees have any chance of success. If a tree has come out and you want to put in a replacement, should you take out the entire old root system? It is strongly recommend because there are some fungi that can invade the old stump, mostly oak root fungus. If you can get the old stump out without damaging other trees — remember the root systems of trees are interconnected — do that. Your other trees will thank you for it. Is there anything that people can do now for their healthy trees to protect them from future wind? One common way do-it-yourselfers prune trees is by center stripping. That means taking all the center foliage out, and that encourages the tree to become very dense in the center, making it fuller so that it gives more shade, but also making it more susceptible to failure. When the wind hits, rather than the wind going through the tree, it's more like a wall. Make sure you don't remove center foliage that may be necessary for structural reasons. Concentrate on the outer two-thirds of the canopy. Never center strip or top your trees. Trees need the ability to move in the wind. If you shorten a tree, you actually make it more of an immovable object. Know what is the right season to prune your tree. Pine trees and cedars are generally pruned in different seasons than oaks or palms. It is better to have the tree pruned properly by professionals and have evenly spaced branches and leave foliage in the center of the tree rather than topping or center stripping. How can I tell if my trees are sturdy. What signs are there that a problem might exist? That can be difficult to answer. Wind damage is often a factor of the age of the tree, decay and how it's been pruned — or not been pruned. Some species don't seem to drop branches as easily. Oaks seem to be able to take wind well, particularly if they haven't been center stripped. An oak with a full canopy that hasn't been pruned badly seems to do pretty well. Older oaks sometimes go over because people have been watering the ground around the tree, the lawn. Lawns and oak trees are not always a good combination but are very common here in Mid Florida. Whatever challenge you may be facing, unless you are skilled and knowledgeable in working with the many different types of trees here in Florida, then I strongly recommend hiring certified and reputable professionals, like the ones at MidFlorida Tree Service. |
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