Tree service in Palm Harbor & the Woodlands

Palm Harbor and the Woodlands: tree work on the canal lots

These were the first sections ITT built, back in the 1970s, along saltwater canals where the oaks were left in place. Fifty years later the laurel oaks are failing right on time, and most of them can only come out over a roof or over the water.

Crane lifting a sectioned oak trunk over a Palm Coast home during a tree removal

The Woodlands and Palm Harbor, which is the C section running from Palm Coast Parkway over to the Intracoastal, are where Palm Coast began. ITT laid out these streets between 1969 and 1975 and dug the saltwater canals with their seawalls and docks, and the houses that followed in the 1970s and '80s kept laurel oaks, water oaks and slash pines as the landscaping. Those trees are 50 to 70 years old today. For a laurel oak that is the end of the road: hollow trunks, decaying roots and a crown that breaks apart in the first tropical storm of the season. Many of them sit between the house and the seawall, hang over a dock, or grow under the power lines beside the canal, on lots with no space at all to drop a tree.

No part of the city sees more of our work. Removals here take real skill. A crane on the street lifts sections over the roof, climbers rig pieces down where the crane cannot reach, and a barge comes up the canal when the water side is the only open side. We also prune the oaks that are worth saving, trim queen and sabal palms, grind stumps without disturbing the seawall cap, and clear storm debris to city specifications. The city tree permit covers anything six inches and larger, so we file it along with the estimate and take photos showing the reason for removal.

What we do in Palm Harbor & the Woodlands

Crane lifts over the roof

A crane set up on the street lifts out the oaks and pines wedged in between the house and the canal.

Working from the water

When the seawall side is the only open side of a tree, we come in by barge.

Laurel oak checks

A straight assessment of which 50-year-old oaks can still be pruned and which have gone hollow and need removing.

Palm trimming

Queen, sabal and Washingtonia palms cleaned up without cutting too much, with seed pods and boots taken off.

Stumps beside seawalls

Ground out while the seawall cap, dock footings and irrigation are left undisturbed.

After a storm

Palm Harbor goes on our priority list after each named storm, and debris is staged for the county haulers.

Neighborhoods and areas we cover

Intracoastal side
Palm Coast Marina area
Club House Waterway
Clubhouse Drive
Palm Harbor (C section)
Florida Park Drive
Casper Drive
Cimmaron Drive
Cooper Lane
Wellington Drive
Old Kings Road (Palm Harbor)
Palm Coast Parkway east
Colbert Lane (north end)
The Woodlands (W section)
Woodlands Waterway
Waterfront Park area

Tree services available in Palm Harbor & the Woodlands

Questions from Palm Harbor & the Woodlands homeowners

Can an oak between my house and the canal come out without damage?

Yes, and that is most of our work here. A crane parked on the street lifts each section straight up and over the roof. Where it cannot reach, we rig the pieces and lower them by rope, and when the only open side is the water we work off a barge. Nothing is allowed to free-fall.

My laurel oak dates from 1975. Is it really near the end?

In this area laurel and water oaks live roughly 50 to 70 years and rot from the inside out. A hollow at the base, large limbs dropping or fungus at the root flare all mean it is time. If the tree is sound, we prune it and tell you so. We do not sell removals nobody needs.

Is a permit required in Palm Harbor?

Yes. The City of Palm Coast requires one for any tree six inches or more in diameter. We prepare it, file it with the estimate and attach the photos that show why.

Can a stump right beside the seawall be ground?

Yes. We grind it to depth without undermining the seawall cap and stop before reaching the footing. The irrigation lines and dock power are located before we start.

How soon can you come after a hurricane?

Palm Harbor sits near the top of our list, because the canal-lot trees cause the most damage. The house gets tarped and cleared first, the yard second, and then the debris is staged for pickup.

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