Arborist Consultations and Tree Health Care in West Palm Beach

Not every struggling tree needs to come down, and not every green tree is safe. In Palm Beach County the common mistakes are keeping a laurel oak or black olive that has lost its structure and removing a stressed live oak that would have recovered. Lethal bronzing in a palm is confirmed with a test through the county Extension office, not guessed at, and on a single-family home a signed risk assessment from an ISA certified arborist or Florida licensed landscape architect is what state law accepts instead of a local removal permit.

Arborist services

• Health diagnosis: why a tree is thinning, dropping leaves out of season, or showing fungal growth, and whether it can be saved.
• Pest and disease treatment for the problems common to Palm Beach County, including systemic treatments and soil care.
• Risk assessment of trees near structures, with a written report you can give to an HOA, insurer or buyer.
• Root and soil care: compaction relief, root collar excavation, mulching done right, and fertilization when it will help.
• Construction protection plans so the trees you want to keep survive the pool or addition going in next to them.
• Permit support when the city requires an arborist's assessment before removal, with the letter written the way that city's code asks for it.

Why it matters

A healthy mature tree adds real value to a property and shade that cuts cooling bills. A tree removed because someone guessed it was dying, or kept because someone guessed it was fine, costs you either way. An assessment is cheap relative to both.

Pricing

An arborist consultation in West Palm Beach is $125 to $200, credited toward any treatment or work you approve. Written reports for third parties are quoted separately.

Thinning canopy, leaves dropping out of season, mushrooms at the base: take a photo and call (561) 454-8006. The consultation in West Palm Beach and across Palm Beach County is credited toward any work you approve.