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Tree Trimming and Pruning in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County

Typical trim: $250 to $900 per tree depending on size

Trimming is the work most trees in Palm Beach County need, and it is also the work most often done badly. UF/IFAS measured South Florida trees after the 2004 hurricanes and ranks live oak, gumbo limbo and the sabal palm among the most wind resistant, weeping banyan, Australian pine, melaleuca and the queen palm among the least, with laurel oak, black olive and slash pine in between. Most trim and removal plans in Palm Beach County start from that list.

What proper pruning includes

  • Deadwood removal to eliminate the branches most likely to drop.
  • Canopy thinning that lets wind pass through instead of pushing on the tree like a sail.
  • Crown raising for clearance over roofs, driveways, sidewalks and the street.
  • Structural pruning of young trees so they grow strong rather than needing rescue later.
  • Clearance cuts from the house, roof, pool area, fence and neighboring property, made at the right point on the branch so the wound closes.
  • Cleanup: every branch chipped or hauled, the lawn raked, the driveway blown.

What we will not do

Top a tree, strip the interior of a canopy, or climb with spikes on a tree that is staying. All three are standard practice for the cheapest bid and all three shorten the tree's life.

Pricing

Trimming in West Palm Beach typically runs $250 to $900 per tree depending on size, access and how much has to be removed. Multiple trees on one visit are priced lower per tree. Every estimate is written and free.

Anyone who proposes topping your tree is bidding on a different job than ours. For the proper version, call (561) 454-8006; estimates in West Palm Beach and across Palm Beach County are written and free.

Ready to schedule? Call (561) 454-8006. If a tree is on the house or across the driveway, call (561) 454-8006 now. Pruning and palm work get booked into the dry season, before June.

Tree Trimming across Palm Beach County

Tree Trimming questions

When is the best time to trim trees here?

In West Palm Beach the window for structural pruning and storm prep is the dry season, roughly mid October to mid May, and the city asks residents to cut back weak branches before a storm and to stop all trimming once a hurricane watch or warning is issued. Deadwood and hazard removal can be done any month.

How much should be cut?

Never more than about a quarter of the live canopy in one year. Over-thinning ("lion-tailing") and topping weaken a tree and make it more likely to fail in a storm, not less. If a company proposes topping your tree, get another estimate.

Can you trim branches near the power lines?

Limbs on the utility's own pole-to-pole lines are the utility's call first. Limbs near the service drop to your house are trimmed by line-clearance qualified climbers, and a tree touching or sparking on a line is a call to the utility before it is a call to us.

If a tree is on the house or across the driveway, call (561) 454-8006 now. Pruning and palm work get booked into the dry season, before June.

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