Tree Service in San Carlos Park, FL

Tree Service in San Carlos Park often means dealing with trees that have had decades to get big. Brothers Jules and Jack Freeman started the community in 1953, buying almost 250 acres from the Koreshan Unity for just under $3,000 with the goal of building low-cost homes for middle-class families. At the time it was described as being in the middle of nowhere, more than 20 miles from Fort Myers. Today US 41 forms its western edge and the neighborhood is fully built in, but many of the trees planted by those first owners, or left standing when the lots were cleared, are still there. Fort Myers Tree Service Pros prunes, removes and grinds out those trees for the families living under them now.

A younger community than most of Lee County

San Carlos Park's median age was 34.6 at the 2020 census, well below the county's retirement communities, and households average 2.84 people. With 18,563 residents on 4.72 square miles of land, it is also one of the denser places we work, close to 3,900 people per square mile. Small lots and close neighbors mean a big tree often hangs over two or three properties at once. Our estimates spell out exactly which limbs we will cut, and we're happy to talk with your neighbor if the work touches their side of the fence.

Water moves west

The land here drains west through Mullock Creek to Estero Bay. During Hurricane Ian in 2022, a USGS high water mark near Mullock Creek reached 8.3 feet above ground level, according to the National Hurricane Center's report. Low streets near the creek can stay wet after heavy summer storms too. Trees in saturated sand hold on less firmly, so after a long wet stretch we pay close attention to any tree that has developed a new lean or has soil heaving up on one side of the trunk.

Trees we see a lot of

Older San Carlos Park yards often have a mix of live oaks, laurel oaks, slash pines, cabbage palms and ornamental palms added later. UF/IFAS hurricane research rates live oak and cabbage palm among the most wind resistant, laurel oak and slash pine lower, and queen palm among the least. That doesn't make every laurel oak a hazard, but older laurel oaks with dead limbs or decay at old pruning cuts deserve a close look before storm season.

Jobs we do in San Carlos Park

• Pruning mature oaks that overhang roofs, fences and neighbors' yards
• Removing pines and oaks that have died or started to lean
• Clearing limbs from overhead service lines to the house
• Stump grinding where old trees were cut years ago
• Palm trimming for queen, foxtail and cabbage palms
• Storm cleanup after summer thunderstorms

Permits

San Carlos Park is unincorporated, and Lee County's guide says no permit is needed for removing five or fewer trees a year from a single-family lot with an existing home. If you're unsure whether a tree is protected, ask before it comes down.

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