Miramar Tree Service takes down palm trees that have outgrown their spot, gone dead, or started leaning toward a structure. Palms are heavy, dense, and awkward, and a tall royal or coconut coming down wrong can do real damage. We rig them down in controlled pieces so nothing lands on your roof, your car, or your screen enclosure.
Palms get removed for a few reasons in South Florida. Some die from disease or lightning strike and stand there as a hazard. Some grow so tall they overhang the house or the power line and there is no way to trim them back enough. Others were planted too close together years ago and now crowd each other out. Whatever the reason, we take them down safely.
Height and access drive every palm removal. A short palm in an open yard is straightforward. A forty foot royal wedged between two houses, or a coconut leaning over a pool cage, takes real rigging. We cut the trunk in sections and lower each piece on a rope, because a whole palm trunk free falling would punch through a roof or a fence. Palm trunks are surprisingly heavy, and that weight is the thing we are always managing on the way down.
We handle the full removal. That means taking the fronds, chunking the trunk, grinding the stump if you want it gone, and hauling off every piece. Palm trunks are dense and heavy, and they fill a truck fast, but that haul away is included on every job. When we leave, the spot is clean.
Some palms in Miramar and the surrounding cities are protected and need a permit before removal. We tell you upfront if your palm falls under that, and we walk you through the permit process so everything is done right. You will not get caught halfway into a job without paperwork. The rules differ by city, and we keep track of which species are protected where, so you do not have to figure it out yourself.
Lightning is a common reason palms come down in this area. A tall royal palm is a natural lightning rod, and a strike can kill the growing point at the top, leaving the palm standing dead. Once the crown is gone, the trunk is just a heavy pole waiting to fall, and it usually has to come down. We get calls about this every storm season, and we take those dead palms down before they drop on something.
We also take down palms that were planted in the wrong spot. A royal planted under a power line or a coconut set too close to the house looked fine when it was young, but ten years later it is a problem that trimming cannot fix. The only real answer is removal, and we get those out before they cause a bigger issue. Sometimes the right call is replacing a big palm with a smaller species that fits the spot, and we can handle the planting too.
If you have a palm that needs to come down, call us or request a free quote. We come out, look at the palm and the access, and give you a written estimate at no charge and with no obligation.
What is included
- Free on-site estimate with no obligation
- Full cleanup and haul away of all brush and wood
- Guidance on protected trees and permits
- Travel included across our service area