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Tree Service Sarasota, FL

You have a lot invested in your Sarasota home and property; Southwest Florida Tree Service wants to help protect your investment. The plants and landscaping around your home are critical for many reasons, not the least of which is its curb appeal. Often, people don't realize the value in dollars that their landscaping represents.
 
Losing a mature tree for lack of maintenance is not only unnecessary, but it can also be quite costly. Replacing a mature tree can cost thousands. SWFL Tree Service of Sarasota has the experience, training, and certifications to make such an event less likely for your Sarasota, Florida home or business.
 
Finding a local tree service in Sarasota that understands the unique challenges and opportunities our Florida conditions provide is essential, and Southwest Florida Tree Service has you covered.
 
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​What We Do​

​Tree Pruning

An aesthetically pleasing and healthy tree requires regular pruning with a primary focus on its architecture. Creating a sound structure for your tree through pruning will allow for more sunlight, provides clearance, improves its appearance, and helps it to resist failure for a long and useful lifespan.
 
Whether you are training a new tree or managing mature growth, tree pruning is essential to preserve and protect your investment.

​Tree Trimming

Trimming and pruning, while often confused, are entirely different things. Pruning is a strategic effort focused on the structure and future growth of your tree. On the other hand, trimming is all about appearance.

​The primary purpose of trimming your tree is to maintain its appearance and shape. Where tree pruning is typically done once per year, tree trimming can take place as needed.

​Root Pruning

​The root system of your tree serves several purposes. Nutrients are absorbed through the roots, and your tree's stability is entirely dependent on a healthy root system. Not every local tree service in Sarasota, FL addresses as effectively as Southwest Florida Tree Service.
 
We have all seen sidewalks and driveways buckled and severely damaged by large sprawling roots. Pruning those roots will not damage the tree or shrub, but it will prevent such damage to your property.
 
This is also essential maintenance for all container trees. With the limited space in even the largest container, your tree or shrub will eventually become root-bound. Avoid this unhealthy condition and the need to continually transplant into larger containers with regular root pruning.
 
Root pruning will shock your tree, but it will not kill it. However, it should only be done while the tree is dormant to avoid possible damage.

​Tree Cabling and Bracing

​Occasionally, your tree may require external support. Hurricane-force winds are all too familiar to southern Florida, and they damage or destroy countless trees in their wake. Like the Live Oak, some trees have a sprawling growth pattern and may require additional support to prevent damage either to the tree itself or to people and structures below. 
 
Tree cabling is also an excellent strategy for addressing split trunks and branches, drawing them close to protect them from infestation and disease. In these circumstances, Southwest Florida Tree Service recommends cabling to stabilize and protect your tree in Sarasota. Cabling is a permanent installation meant to preserve the tree's shape and structural integrity. An arborist will drill holes strategically throughout the tree's branches and thread them with a cable which is then tightened and secured.

Besides protecting your tree, cabling is used to protect structures and pedestrians from large limbs hanging precariously over buildings and walkways, protecting your home from damage and from liability. Tree bracing, unlike cabling, stabilizes the tree from the ground. This is more of a temporary solution typically applied to newly planted trees to help them become established. Once that new tree is sufficiently rooted, the bracing is removed. Bracing is also helpful when repairing some forms of damage.

​Tree Removal

​​Like most of you, everyone at SWFL Tree Service Sarasota prefers to save trees rather than remove them. Unfortunately, some trees are too diseased or damaged to keep. Also, trees can be in hazardous locations, yet others are eliminated to improve your home or business's curb appeal in Sarasota, FL.
 
Another circumstance that calls for tree removal is fallen trees. Heavy winds are often the culprit, especially in severe storms like hurricanes. In any case, Southwest Florida Tree Service of Sarasota has the skill, training, and all of the necessary equipment to safely remove diseased or fallen trees in Sarasota, Florida.
 
We will take care of everything from falling your trees to chipping away at the mess and hauling it off; you don't need to lift a finger.

​Stump Grinding and Removal

​After the trees are gone, you are left with unattractive stumps that must be removed. Most SWFL Tree Service Sarasota customers choose stump grinding as opposed to stump removal. A heavy piece of specialized equipment is used to slowly grind away at the stumps until they are entirely eliminated. This process causes the least amount of damage to your property, and the area can be replanted almost immediately following the tree service Sarasota procedure.
 
Stump removal, on the other hand, is much more invasive, requiring stumps to be dug out with heavy equipment. Removing the stump means removing a significant root structure covering a much larger area than just the stump. Southwest Florida Tree Service Sarasota recommends stump removal only when grading is required for a larger project.
 
There are many trees native to Southwest Florida, such as the Gumbo Limbo and the Geiger tree; Live oak and Laurel Oak are only two of the many native oak species. A number of pine and maple species also make up the native flora. Tree Service of Sarasota highly recommends using native plants in your landscaping as they will more easily thrive and create a more natural environment to enjoy. And, nothing represents Southwest Florida's subtropical beauty better than its trees.

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Disease and Pests

​There are many pests and diseases that specifically target trees in Southwest Florida. While some are lethal, others can cause significant damage to your trees' health and appearance. Insects like the caterpillars, bugs, and beetles will feast on your trees if allowed.
 
Likewise, diseases such as the recently identified Ganoderma Butt Rot, a fungal infection, can infest your trees and destroy any or all of them.

Only a highly skilled and trained professional contractor like Southwest Florida Tree Service of Sarasota, will have the capabilities of diagnosing and treating these potential infestations in your Sarasota landscape.

Emergency Tree Service

We have already mentioned the peculiar challenges of Florida's hurricanes and other severe weather and the damage they cause. Southwest Florida Tree Service of Sarasota is more than ready to help you in any of these emergency situations.
 
The last thing you want to worry about following one of these storms is how to deal with the fallen trees and debris in the aftermath. Southwest Florida Tree Service stands above all other tree service companies in Sarasota. We are ready to help because we live here and want only the best for our community.
 
Any of your trees we can save, we will. Dead and damaged trees will be removed from your property, along with the associated debris. Our goal is your safety and satisfaction.

Liability for Fallen Trees

​Who is responsible for removal, disposal, and expense when a neighbor's tree falls onto your property and does damage?
 
The answer can depend on who knows what and when. Typically, if your neighbor's tree falls and damages your home and property, that tree belongs to your neighbor, and their insurance will cover the damage. The same is true if your tree falls on their property.
 
However, removing the tree from your property is your responsibility unless you have previously notified your neighbor that the tree is dead. If your neighbor has prior knowledge of this condition, they will be responsible for the removal, and you may sue them for reimbursement if they do not.
 
You will undoubtedly be more successful in establishing the tree's condition by employing a certified arborist like those on staff at SFWL that offers tree services in Sarasota, a critical benefit other tree service Sarasota may not offer.
 
Our arborist will inspect any trees that concern you and provide a professional, comprehensive report on their condition. Any dead trees found should be identified and pointed out in writing to the property owner.

Treat your landscaping like the investment it is

SWFL is your ideal partner for maintaining and increasing your home's landscaping value. Other tree service companies in Sarasota simply do not have skilled staff or range of services found at Southwest Florida Tree Service.
Preserve the value of your investment and enjoy a virtual garden of Eden in your home. Call the very best tree service company in Sarasota: Southwest Florida Tree Service. They will take care of everything, so all you need to do is enjoy your beautiful Florida home and its surroundings.
 
Trees are what we do, we know them well, and as you have learned here, there is an awful lot about trees to understand.
 
Are your trees well-maintained? Are they healthy?
 
Call Southwest Florida Tree Service of Sarasota at 941-662-4266, today and learn how we can help make your trees as healthy and beautiful as they can possibly be.

CALL (941) 662-4266