Dover, Florida

I was a little surprised, myself, to realize I'd never mentioned Dover on this blog. It's not a huge place, but it is worth a mention.

To get an idea of what I might write about it, I checked the wiki and it was reported to have just over 3000 people.

It sits almost centered between Brandon and Plant City in eastern Hillsborough County.

As with most of my posts recently, I want to share about my client, Mid Florida Tree Service who offers tree trimming and other tree care in Dover, Fl.

Proper tree care extends the life of your trees and protects people and property by reducing the likelihood of falling limbs or uprooting trees.

A tree service professional can prune the roots of a tree to protect concrete such as the foundation of your home, or your sidewalks and driveways.

When a tree needs to be removed, Mid Florida Tree service can pull any permit required and provide the professional opinion needed to determine if a tree is a danger. Once the tree is removed, Mid Florida Tree Service can grind the stump below grade, eliminating the tripping hazard you may have seen when a stump is left to rot out.

If you need tree care in the Dover or Eastern Hillsborough County area, please call Mid Florida Tree Service at  (813) 986-2258

Why would you hire an arborist?

There is a lot of news lately in the Tampa area about certified arborists and what they are but why would you hire one? 

It is commonly accepted that arborists specialize in the care of individual trees. They are trained and equipped to provide proper care based on their knowledge about the needs of trees.

There are many services an arborists can provide, including pruning advice, inspection and diagnosis regarding tree health, emergency storm damage and possible tree removal recommendations, planting and proper care advice, not to mention help with local HOAs and government agencies.

Proper care of your trees and landscaping is a long term investment.  You can add both significant value to your property from attractive, well cared for trees and you can avoid possible liability issues of poorly maintained trees.

Hiring a certified arborist takes the guesswork out of designing and maintaining your property’s trees and landscaping.  The people at Mid Florida Tree Service offer not only the services of ISA certified arborists but a full staff of trained and friendly technicians who can do the work of caring for your trees..

What is an arborist, anyway?

I write a little about my client, Mid Florida Tree Service,  and have mentioned  that they have Certified Arborists on staff, but I don't think I ever explained just what that means.

An arborist is a professional who practices arboriculture, the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees and other perennial woody plants. Think of them as a "Tree Doctor". As a matter of fact, another name for this job is "Tree Surgeon".

Their focus is on individual trees, not forests.

Arborists obtain their qualifications in various ways & qualification and specialties can vary. Just like doctors, they tend to focus in one of a variety of areas including diagnosis & treatment of pests, disease and fungus, proper nutrition (fertilizer/soil condition) in trees, climbing & pruning, cabling, and lightning protection and more. There is overlap between each of the specialties and many arborists are experienced in multiple areas of tree work,

Besides making the right recommendations for the long term health of your trees, a Certified Arborist may be required if there's a dead or dying tree that needs to be removed. Florida and some municipalities within have placed certain trees under protection and a Certified Arborists Affidavit is required to obtain the removal permit.

Check out my client's website, www.midfloridatreeservice.com for more information.

Tree Trimming and Pruning in Temple Terrace Florida

I wrote a very short post about my client's connection to Temple Terrace, but I wanted to come back and give it a more full treatment.

Four decades is a considerable time to do anything and Mid Florida Tree Service is still doing their thing! Headquartered near Temple Terrace, and serving a large area beyond it, They have had the privilege of helping home owners, small businesses, corporations and municipalities with their tree care for over 40 years!

Mid Florida Tree Service tells me they routinely hear from their customers about how kind and polite their crews are, how efficiently the work is done and how clean the work area left when the job is done.

Mid Florida Tree Service has Certified Arborists that can evaluate your trees and diagnose potential diseases or injuries your trees experience, and can recommend treatment such as fertilizing and soil conditioning. As a last resort, they will provide a Certified Arborist Affidavit when appropriate. This is required in the event a protected tree has to be removed.

Keeping trees trimmed not only keeps them looking their best, but reduces the chance of catastrophic failure such as lost limbs, split trunk or uprooting, and promotes a full, healthy, crown.

Florida Thunderstorms, tropical storms and hurricanes, regularly bring down twigs, branches, limbs and entire trees. If your home or business in Temple Terrace has a tree emergency or catastrophe, let Mid Florida Tree Service help get restore your property to normal.

Want to stay ahead of the game? Call Mid Florida Tree Service today. Ask for an evaluation or even a free estimate.

They can be reached at 813-986-2258

For tree service in Temple Terrace Florida, Trust Mid Florida Tree Service.

Can an uprooted tree be saved?

Can you recover a fallen tree?

I kind of thought I'd covered this topic on this blog before, but I write an a few different places, so it looks like this blog is missing this important Tree Service topic.

For small trees, it is sometimes possible. I'll write more about that in a moment.

Larger trees, in almost all situations, cannot be saved. They are simply too massive. Their root system, in addition to gathering their water and nutrients, acts as their footing or support system. Once that support system is compromised, it's just not likely that you'd ever get the tree to re-grow roots that are strong enough to support it. I say "Re-grow" because in the process of uprooting, much of that root system will have been destroyed. The fall also is likely to do significant damage to the limbs and possibly even the trunk. If you were to try to stand it back up, you'd need a crane. Attaching that crane and beginning to lift the tree might very well result in additional damage to the tree's crown. Once a mature tree has been uprooted, unfortunately, the only real option is to have it removed.

Fallen Tree Recovery

Relatively young trees, as mentioned earlier, do have a chance. Their root systems have not fully developed and their mass is still at a reasonable, workable size.

You'll want a certified arborist to advise on the process. They'll consider options for preparing the remaining roots and the hole that formed when they were pulled out. They'll look at ways to brace the young tree to allow time for roots to grow back out. They'll be able to advise on a watering schedule and let you know when and how much to fertilize the recovering tree.

My client, Mid Florida Tree Service, can help you determine if your tree is small enough to be restored, or help you removed one that is just too big to recover.

Riverview Tree Service

Riverview Florida, as the name suggests, has a river running through it. That river is the Alifia. Historically, south of the river was called "South Shore", but if you check Google maps for that name, it puts a marker at the entrance to Summerfield on Big Bend and the connotation many people have of the name takes you as far away as Gibsonton and Apollo Beach.

No matter if you're talking about the old town of Riverview, the newly built up area around Sam's Club and the new branch of St. Joe's Hospital, or all the way over to "SouthShore", When you need trees trimmed or removed, my suggestion is Mid Florida Tree Service.

Mid Florida Tree service has been in business, at the time of this writing, about 42 years! Byron Jones ran the company and raised his family for decades until passing the proverbial reins to his son, Tim.

Tim continues to run the company with the passion for excellence instilled by his father, and serve customers with his dad's foundational quote, "Treat every customer as if they were your only customer."

Mid Florida tree service has the experience and equipment to handle all your tree service needs. That might include trimming trees to let a little more light in, removing dead wood to reduce fallout and prevent infection by bacteria and parasites, deep root fertilizing, root pruning, tree consulting, or, like happens from time to time, we get direct or indirect hit from a storm like Irma, or a triple punch like we got from Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004, emergency tree removal.

The temptation may be to grab a chainsaw and start cutting, but DON'T! The professionals know the hazards to look for and how to mitigate against them.

Riverview and SouthShore residents, when you need tree service, you need Mid Florida Tree Service.