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Hurricane Tree Preparation and Storm Cleanup in West Palm Beach

Pre-season prep quoted per property; storm cleanup quoted on site

Frances and Jeanne came ashore just north of the county three weeks apart in September 2004, Jeanne leaving about 591,000 FPL customers in Palm Beach County without power, and Wilma in October 2005 put sustained hurricane-force winds and gusts to 101 mph over West Palm Beach, knocked out power to more than nine in ten FPL customers in the county and left 7.7 million cubic yards of debris. Every one of them took down the same kinds of trees. The trees that fail are predictable: dense canopies that catch wind, co-dominant trunks with included bark, dead limbs, root-damaged trees near new construction, and over-pruned palms. The time to deal with them is before June.

Pre-season preparation

  • Walk the property and identify hazard trees and limbs over the house, pool enclosure, vehicles and lines.
  • Thin dense canopies so wind passes through.
  • Remove deadwood and weakly attached limbs.
  • Reduce weight on long horizontal limbs over structures.
  • Remove trees that are already failing rather than hoping they hold.
  • Trim palms properly, which means removing dead fronds and pods, not stripping them.

Property managers and HOAs: pre-season walks and bulk pricing are available, and documentation is provided for the association's records.

After the storm

Once it is safe to work, crews clear fallen trees from roofs, driveways and access points first, then everything else. Anything on or near a line waits for the utility. Insurance photos are taken before anything is moved, and you receive an itemized invoice for your claim. Debris is hauled or staged at the curb for pickup depending on what your city is doing after the storm.

Pricing

Pre-season prep is quoted per property after a walk-through. Storm cleanup is quoted on site, in writing, before work begins, and we do not raise prices after a storm.

Pre-season work fills up as June gets close, so call (561) 454-8006 early for a walk-through in West Palm Beach and across Palm Beach County. After a storm, call the same number once it is safe to be outside.

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.

Hurricane Prep & Storm Cleanup across Palm Beach County

Hurricane Prep & Storm Cleanup questions

When should hurricane prep be done?

Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks around September 10. Prep work should be done before June: once a watch or warning is issued, West Palm Beach asks residents to stop trimming and keep debris off the curb, and the Solid Waste Authority warns that once a storm threatens it is too late to trim.

Will the county pick up my storm debris?

West Palm Beach asks for vegetation, storm debris, garbage and recycling in separate piles, kept clear of fences, mailboxes, hydrants, water meters, storm drains and power equipment, and nothing at the curb during a watch or warning. The city does not reimburse an owner or HOA who hires a private hauler for storm debris, so the estimate says whether the crew stages debris to the current rules or hauls it.

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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