Tree Trimming Service Areas Around Gainesville

In the older parts of the city, the trees came first and the houses squeezed in around them. Small lots, overhead service drops and limbs resting on shingles mean most trimming in Duckpond, Northwood and University Park is roof and wire clearance, done slowly on ropes so nothing lands on a porch or a neighbor’s fence.

The planned communities to the west and southwest are a different job. Street oaks in Haile Plantation have had four decades to spread over driveways and sidewalks, while newer phases in Oakmont and Tioga are full of young trees that need structural pruning now so they don’t need heavy cuts later. Association rules can apply on top of the county code there, so we check before shaping anything that faces the street.

Out on acreage around Jonesville, Archer and High Springs, the work shifts to pine deadwood, field oaks with long, low limbs and clearance along drives and fence lines. Power providers change as well, from GRU to Clay Electric, Duke Energy or a city utility, and each one handles line clearance differently. Each area page spells out which applies there.