Calling about a tree is easier when you know what to ask for. This page puts every service the line covers in one place, grouped by the kind of problem you have, with a plain description of what each job involves and a link to the full page.
Tree Service Orlando FL does not send crews. Call (689) 407-5379, tell the automated assistant what the tree is doing and where you are, and you are put through to an independent tree company that works in your part of the Orlando area. The descriptions below help you explain the job in one sentence.
Which service do I need?
Start with what you see. If more than one row fits, say so on the call.
| What you are dealing with | Usually starts with |
|---|---|
| A tree or big limb is on the house, a car or the driveway right now | Emergency tree removal |
| A hurricane or thunderstorm left hanging limbs, split trunks or uprooted trees | Storm and hurricane tree damage |
| A dead, leaning or unwanted tree has to come down | Tree removal, or crane removal if it hangs over the house or pool cage |
| Limbs over the roof, the driveway or the lines | Tree trimming |
| A young tree or a big live oak you want to keep for decades | Tree pruning |
| A split trunk or a heavy limb you want to save | Cabling and bracing, after an arborist assessment |
| Brown or dead fronds, or a palm that looks sick | Palm trimming or palm removal |
| Old stumps in the lawn | Stump grinding |
| A lot or acreage to clear, or a pile of limbs to haul | Lot clearing, land clearing or debris removal |
When a tree is down or about to be
Emergency tree removal: the 24 hour tree service line
For a tree resting on a roof, a car or across the only way out of the driveway. The first job is safety: people out of the affected rooms, distance from any wire, the utility called if a line is involved. The company's first job is to take the weight off the structure so the damage stops growing, then tarp and remove. The page explains why night and storm work costs more and what to ask on the phone.
Storm and hurricane tree damage
The cleanup after the emergency: hanging limbs caught high in a canopy, trunks split down the middle, oaks pulled out of rain-soaked sandy soil. The page covers the storms that have hit the Orlando area, Florida's price gouging law during declared emergencies, insurance basics and the separate-pile rules for curbside storm debris.
Tree removal
Planned removal of a tree that is dead, dying, leaning, too close to the house or simply unwanted. Near a house it usually comes down in sections lowered on ropes. The page covers the warning signs, Florida Statute 163.045, the City of Orlando's permit, and what a fair quote includes.
Crane tree removal
For big trees with no safe drop zone, trees too rotten to climb, or trees leaning over a roof or screened pool. A crane lifts whole sections over the house instead of lowering them through it. The page explains how a lift is planned, what OSHA and industry standards ask of the crew, and why a crane job can take less time overall.
Keeping healthy trees safe and strong
Tree trimming
Clearance and cleanup: limbs off the roof and gutters, crown raising over driveways and sidewalks, dead wood out before storm season. The page lists the cuts to refuse, such as topping and lion-tailing, and what to do about limbs near power lines.
Tree pruning and oak care
Long-term structure: a training plan for young shade trees, how live oaks and laurel oaks differ, when to prune oaks in Central Florida, crape myrtles, magnolias and citrus, and what a correct cut looks like.
Cabling and bracing
Steel or synthetic cables and through-rods that support codominant stems and heavy limbs on a tree worth saving. The page covers the ANSI A300 standard, inspection schedules, and the cases where removal is the safer answer.
Arborist tree assessment
A qualified look at a tree's health and risk, with a written report. It is the document Florida's tree law relies on when a homeowner removes a risky tree without a local permit. The page explains ISA credentials and how to check them.
Palms
Palms are not trees in the way oaks are, and the rules for cutting them are different.
Palm tree trimming
Which fronds should come off and which should stay, why the "hurricane cut" weakens palms, why climbing spikes wound them, and how saws can carry Fusarium wilt from one palm to the next. Timing has its own guide: when to trim palm trees in Florida.
Palm tree removal
How to tell a palm is dead, the diseases that kill palms in Central Florida (Ganoderma butt rot, lethal bronzing and Fusarium wilt), why a dead palm's crown is dangerous, and what removal and the stump usually cost.
Stumps, clearing and hauling
Stump grinding
Grinding a stump below the surface so grass can grow over it, what happens to the roots and the pile of chips, utility locate rules under Florida's Chapter 556, and the difference between grinding and pulling a stump.
Lot clearing
Getting one homesite ready for a foundation: the survey and tree survey, which oaks a county or city expects you to keep, why stumps under the slab must come out, silt fence and permit timing.
Land clearing
Acreage, palmetto and underbrush for pasture, fence lines or a future homesite, with forestry mulchers or excavators. The page covers gopher tortoise rules, wetland permits, county clearing rules and burn authorizations.
Tree debris removal and hauling
What curbside yard waste pickup will take, what contractors must haul themselves, storm debris piles, and the county's landfill and transfer station options.
Not sure what the tree needs? Call and describe it. The company you are put through to looks at the tree and tells you the price before any work starts.
How a call works
- Call any hourAn automated assistant answers (689) 407-5379 and asks what kind of tree work you need.
- Describe the jobGive your name, a callback number, your city or ZIP and what the tree is doing, including anything on a roof, a car or a line.
- Get put throughThe call goes to an independent, locally owned tree service company, which hears a short summary before it picks up.
- Deal with them directlyThat company looks at the tree, quotes, does the work and is paid by you. If it cannot answer, it gets your details to call back.
How this line works: Tree Service Orlando FL is a free phone line, not a tree service company. It does not trim, remove, quote or schedule tree work and holds no license or arborist certification. Calls are transferred to independent, locally owned tree service companies in the Orlando area. Those companies may pay Tree Service Orlando FL a referral fee. You never pay the line. How it works.
Check the company yourself. Florida has no state license for tree trimming or removal, so ask the company for a certificate of general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and for the ISA certification number of its arborist. You can confirm a certification with the ISA's credential lookup (opens in a new tab).
Guides that help before and after any of these jobs:
Tree Removal Cost in Orlando
What drives the price of taking a tree down in Central Florida: height, access, hazards, cleanup and stump grinding.
Tree Trimming Cost in Orlando
How tree and palm trimming is priced, what a fair quote lists, and how often Orlando trees really need it.
Orlando and Florida Tree Removal Permits
When the City of Orlando or your county needs a permit, and how Florida's 2019 and 2022 tree law changed the rules for homeowners.
Who Pays When a Tree Falls?
Homeowner's insurance, a neighbor's tree, the city, the utility and FEMA: who usually pays for what after a tree comes down.
When to Trim Palm Trees in Florida
The best time of year to trim palms, how many fronds to leave, and the University of Florida advice on hurricane cuts.
Hurricane Season Tree Prep
What to check and fix in your trees before June 1, and which trees tend to fail in Central Florida storms.
The line takes calls across the Orlando area: