The questions South Florida homeowners ask us most

We're a family-owned tree care and landscaping company based in Miami Gardens, FL, serving Miami-Dade and Broward County since October 2017. Same crew, same phone number, same trucks every time you call. Owner-operated, bilingual, fully licensed and insured.

All of Miami-Dade County and most of Broward County. We work residential and commercial across Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Kendall, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Doral, Aventura, Cutler Bay, Homestead, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Weston, Sunrise, Plantation, Coral Springs, and Miramar. If you're in the broader South Florida area and don't see your neighborhood listed, call — we probably still do.

Yes — fully licensed and insured for residential and commercial tree work in Florida. We carry general liability and workers' compensation coverage. The certificate of insurance (COI) is on file and we'll email it to you (or to your HOA, property manager, or insurance company) before the crew arrives. Don't hire any tree service that won't send you a COI.

Established October 2017 in Miami Gardens. By Fall 2026 we're at our 9-year mark in South Florida. Same family, same crew, same standards.

Sí. Somos una empresa familiar cubana — el dueño habla español, el crew es bilingüe, y los estimados y contratos están disponibles en español si los prefiere. Llame al (786) 585-3351 y hablamos directamente.

Yes — we're a Cuban family business based in Miami. The owner speaks Spanish, the crew is bilingual, and quotes and contracts are available in Spanish on request. Call (786) 585-3351 and ask for whichever language you prefer.

Our full residential menu: tree removal, tree trimming, palm tree pruning, stump grinding, garden clearance, bush trimming, grass installation, and tree planting. On the commercial side we also handle large-scale mulching, full-property cleanups, and contract landscaping for HOAs, shopping centers, and property managers — see the commercial page.

Both. Residential is most of our day-to-day — single-family homes, estate properties, condos with yard requirements. Commercial means HOA contracts, shopping center landscape maintenance, condo association common areas, and property-management portfolios. The commercial scope covers everything residential plus volume work like pallet-scale mulching and property-wide cleanups with bobcat capability.

Stump grinding is available on every removal — either bundled into the same job or scheduled as a separate visit. Bundled is usually cheaper because the crew is already on-site with the equipment. We grind below grade so you can replant, install sod, or pour concrete in the same spot. Chips can be hauled off or mulched back into the hole, your call.

We handle anything below the FPL service drop (the line from the pole to your house). For trees touching the primary distribution line on the pole itself, FPL has to dispatch their crew to de-energize before we can cut — we coordinate the timing so the work doesn't get half-done. Don't ever let a tree service touch a primary line; that's an FPL-only responsibility.

Sometimes — depends on what's wrong. Lightning damage, fungal infection, root damage from construction, or storm injury can each be diagnosed with a site visit. If the tree's structurally sound and the issue is treatable (canopy thinning to reduce wind load, root collar exposure, fertilization, selective deadwood removal), we'll tell you. If it's past saving, we'll tell you that too. Honest diagnosis at the estimate, no upsell.

Yes — just tell us at the quote. We'll leave you rounds in whatever size you want (firewood length, slabs for a project, a chunk for a stump table) and haul the rest. Most homeowners take none and we haul everything; some take it all. No charge difference either way.

Yes — every estimate is free, on-site, and no obligation. We come to the property, walk the work with you, write the quote in front of you on a printed form, and leave you with a copy. You can call (786) 585-3351 or request one through the site.

Honest answer: it depends on size, access, and rigging complexity. Rough ranges for Miami-Dade in 2026 dollars:

Simple removals (smaller trees, clear drop zone, no permit): $300–$700.
Medium jobs (30–50 ft trees, sectional rigging, light permit): $800–$2,000.
Large/technical (60+ ft trees over structures, specimen permits, mitigation plantings): $2,500–$5,000+.
Stump grinding bundled with removal: typically $80–$300 per stump depending on diameter.

We write the actual quote on-site after walking the property. Don't trust phone-only estimates on anything bigger than a small palm — too many variables.

Three big variables: insurance (operators without proper insurance can quote 30–50% lower because they're not paying for it — and you're liable if they get hurt on your property), licensing & permits (legitimate operators handle the city/county permit work, which adds cost but protects you from violations), and method (proper rigging takes longer than dropping a tree on your fence). The lowest bid almost always means somebody's taking shortcuts that come back as your problem.

Always. The quote is written on-site after we walk the work. You get a printed copy with the scope, the price, the timeline, and the COI reference. No verbal quotes, no "trust me" pricing.

No. Estimates and consultations are free, even when there's no immediate work. If you want a second opinion on whether a tree should come down or just be trimmed, we'll come look at it.

Cash, check, Zelle, all major credit cards, and ACH for commercial accounts. Payment is due on completion for most residential jobs — no deposit required for standard work. Larger commercial contracts run on net-30 invoicing.

Almost always, yes — for any tree above 5" DBH (diameter at breast height, measured 4.5 ft up the trunk) that isn't on the exempt invasive list (Brazilian pepper, Australian pine, melaleuca, etc.). The exact threshold and process depend on which city or unincorporated area you're in:

• Coral Gables — strictest in the county. Chapter 34 of the city code, 12" DBH threshold for most species, specimen-class trees require arborist sign-off. Details.
• Coconut Grove (City of Miami) — Chapter 17, 5" DBH threshold, specimen banyans and mahoganies need arborist visit. Details.
• Pinecrest, South Miami, Palmetto Bay — each has its own ordinance, similar to but lighter than Gables. See city-specific pages.
• Kendall and unincorporated Miami-Dade — Miami-Dade DERM handles permits. 5" DBH threshold for native specimens.

Yes. We file the application, take the required photos, accompany the city arborist on the inspection visit if one is needed, and follow through on any mitigation planting requirements. You sign once, we handle the rest. Most permits issue in 5–15 business days depending on the municipality and tree class.

Code violations from $500 up to several thousand dollars per tree, depending on the city and the species. Coral Gables and Coconut Grove in particular pursue violations aggressively — a homeowner cut a specimen banyan in the Grove a few years back and the fine plus mandated mitigation planting cost more than five times what a permitted removal would have. Don't risk it. The permit is cheap; the violation is not.

A tree that's protected at extra-strict standards because of species, size, age, or historical significance. Most South Florida cities define specimen-class trees as: live oaks above 24" DBH, all banyans, mahoganies, gumbo limbos, certain palms (Bismarck, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix canariensis), and any tree designated by a city historic-preservation board. Specimen trees usually require a city arborist's sign-off plus mitigation plantings before removal — and the planning timeline runs 4–8 weeks instead of 1–2.

Yes — and HOAs are often stricter than the city. Cocoplum, Gables Estates, Old Cutler Bay, the Hammocks, and most large Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay communities have architectural review committees that need their own sign-off on tree work, in addition to the city permit. We provide the COI, the photos, and the city permit copy directly to the HOA so you're not running paperwork. Add 2–4 weeks to the timeline if HOA review is required.

Existing customers and contract clients get priority — typically 24–72 hours after a named storm. We triage by hazard: anything on a structure, blocking egress, or threatening utility lines moves to the front of the queue. We're South Florida-based — we don't roll in from out of state chasing insurance work after the storm passes.

Yes — 24-hour response window for genuine emergencies (tree on a structure, fallen across a driveway, threatening power lines, or in immediate danger of falling). Call (786) 585-3351 directly; emergency calls go to a person, not a 1-800 number.

First: get everyone out of the immediate area and call your insurance company to start a claim. Second: take photos before anything is moved (insurance needs them). Third: call us. We work with most major homeowner's insurance carriers, can provide the documentation they need, and can often move quickly enough that the tarp-and-temporary-stabilization happens the same day. Don't let a "storm chaser" with no local insurance do the cleanup — your homeowner's policy may not cover their work if they're uninsured.

Yes — and the right window is April through early June. Earlier and the canopy regrows before storm season; later and the tree is heat-stressed entering summer. Proper hurricane prep is selective deadwood removal and lateral balancing, not "hurricane cuts" or lion-tailing — those actually weaken trees in storms. Tree trimming details, or call us for a free pre-season assessment.

No — and any operator who advertises "hurricane cuts" is doing your tree damage. Stripping the lower laterals (lion-tailing) makes the canopy top-heavy and more likely to fail in wind. The ANSI A300 standard and the ISA's published research are unambiguous. Real hurricane prep is conservative, selective pruning that maintains the tree's structural balance. We won't lion-tail your tree even if you ask.

Call or text (786) 585-3351, or use the request form on the homepage. Most estimate visits get scheduled within 1–3 days; same-week is the norm for non-emergency work.

Preferably, yes — so we can walk the work with you and you can ask questions while we mark exactly what's coming off. If you can't be there, we can still do the visit and email the written quote afterward, but a 5-minute walk-through saves a lot of back-and-forth.

Not always. For straightforward removals or trims with clear access, we can work with you not home — we just need access to the yard and a quick phone check-in if anything unexpected comes up. For technical jobs (rigging over a pool, permit work, anything where decisions might need to be made on the fly), being home for at least the first hour is best.

Standard practice: every section comes out on rope rather than dropping freehand, screen enclosures and pool decks get covered with plywood or moving blankets before any cutting starts, valuable landscaping (orchids, ornamentals, irrigation heads) gets flagged and protected. We rig conservatively — the alternative (dropped section through a screen, broken pool tile, snapped sprinkler head) is more expensive than the extra rigging time.

Yes — full haul-off is included in every quote unless you've asked to keep the wood. Chips can be mulched back into your beds at your request. We don't leave anything at the curb or in your green bin (most municipal yard-waste bins won't take tree-removal volume anyway).

Typical lead time is 1–2 weeks for routine work. April–June (hurricane prep season) and October–December (post-rainy-season cleanup) book up faster — call early if you have flexibility on the date. Emergency work jumps the queue.

Yes, on both residential and commercial. Most of our recurring residential clients are on annual or twice-yearly schedules — palm pruning each spring, tree trimming every other year, garden cleanup ahead of guests/holidays. Commercial clients usually run on quarterly or monthly contracts. See the commercial page or call to discuss residential maintenance.