How Elite Tree Service Orlando Approaches a Job

Elite Tree Service Orlando handles tree removal, tree trimming and pruning, stump grinding, palm work and storm cleanup for homeowners in Orlando and the surrounding parts of Orange County. Most of what we see here is shaped by two things: the summer storm season, and the mix of trees that Central Florida yards inherited, from century-old live oaks in College Park to laurel oaks planted with 1950s and 1960s subdivisions to slash pines left standing when newer neighborhoods were cleared.

Every estimate is done in person. We walk the yard, look at each tree from the root flare up (fungus at the base, cavities, cracks, dead limbs, lean, soil heaving after rain) and then look at what is underneath it: the roof, the pool cage, the lanai, the driveway, the neighbor's fence and the overhead lines. On a lot of Orlando properties, the pool enclosure or a screened lanai decides how a tree has to be taken apart more than the tree itself does.

We also sort out the paperwork question early. The City of Orlando regulates tree removal inside city limits, and plenty of addresses with an Orlando mailing address are actually in unincorporated Orange County or in another city with its own rules. If your property is inside the city, we explain the residential permit process before quoting. If a tree stands in the public right-of-way, it is the city's to deal with, and if it is tangled in power lines, it belongs to the utility. We tell you which of those applies before anything is cut.

After the visit, you get a written quote. It lists each tree, what will be done to it (removal, a reduction, a deadwood cleanout, a frond trim), whether the stump is included, what happens to the wood and chips, and the price. The City of Orlando does not pick up contractor-generated yard waste at the curb, so haul-off is spelled out on the quote rather than left to chance. Nothing starts until you approve the quote, and changes to the scope are agreed in writing first.

Day-to-day habits

• Limbs over roofs, pool cages and lanais are lowered on ropes, not dropped.
• Palms are trimmed without climbing spikes, and dead fronds come off while green ones stay.
• Utility lines are treated as off limits; we work on the rest of the tree once the utility has cleared them.
• Underground lines are located through 811 before a stump grinder touches the ground.
• Lawns and irrigation heads are flagged so equipment paths avoid them where possible.
• After a storm, calls are sorted by danger: trees on houses and blocked exits come first.

Call (407) 641-4203 or send the form to set up a free estimate.