Tree Service in Lehigh Acres, FL

Tree Service in Lehigh Acres usually means working on one quarter-acre or half-acre lot at a time, often with an empty lot on either side. The community was developed starting in 1954 by Chicago businessman Lee Ratner, who bought about 18,000 acres of eastern Lee County as the Lucky Lee Ranch. Roughly 152,000 lots were platted, and as late as 1997 nearly 90% of them were still vacant. Then the building boom hit, peaking with more than 7,500 new homes in 2006. Fort Myers Tree Service Pros sees the result every week: houses built twenty years ago next to trees that have been growing on their own for much longer.

What we find on Lehigh lots

The trees on a typical Lehigh Acres property fall into two groups. First are the leftovers from the native woods that covered the area before the roads went in, often pines and oaks that were left standing when the lot was cleared for a slab. Second are the palms and shade trees planted by the builder or the first owner. Both groups cause trouble as they age. Native trees that were edge-of-woods trees can lean toward the open space where the house now sits. Builder trees were often planted close to the foundation, the driveway or the septic area, and their roots and limbs are now where nobody wants them.

The empty lot next door

Vacant lots are still common here, and they matter. A dead pine on a neighbor's empty parcel can still fall onto your roof or fence. If a tree next door worries you, the first step is usually a conversation or a letter to the owner of record. We can look at the tree from your side, tell you what we see, and quote work on any part of it you are allowed to touch.

Lee County rules apply

Lehigh Acres is unincorporated, so Lee County's vegetation rules are the ones that matter. The county's guide says no permit is needed for removing five or fewer trees a year from a single-family lot that already has a house on it. Clearing a single-family property of five acres or more is a different story and requires a permit. Most Lehigh homeowners fall well under that size, but buyers putting several lots together or clearing a lot before building should check first.

Busy households, practical scheduling

Lehigh Acres had 114,287 residents in the 2020 census and averages 3.35 people per household. That usually means kids, vehicles and pets in the yard. We schedule around school pickups when we can, keep a clear drop zone taped off while cutting, and leave the yard raked and blown off at the end of the day.

Typical requests

• Removing pines and oaks that lean over the roof or fence
• Raising palm canopies and cutting off old seed stalks
• Pulling trees away from the overhead service line to the house
• Grinding stumps left from the original lot clearing
• Thinning trees ahead of hurricane season
• Light clearing of brush and small trees at the back of a lot

Parts of Lehigh Acres get power from LCEC. If a tree is touching a line, call your utility before anyone climbs. For everything else, call (239) 236-3651 or send the form for a free estimate. Get a free estimate