Tree Service in Punta Gorda and Burnt Store, FL

Aerial view of Cape Coral's canal grid with waterfront homes, seawalls, palms and the Caloosahatchee beyond

Burnt Store Road runs straight north out of the Cape into Charlotte County, past Burnt Store Lakes and Burnt Store Marina on Charlotte Harbor, to Punta Gorda — the county seat, population about 20,000, on the south bank of the Peace River where it opens into the harbor. It's a canal city like the Cape, platted in the 1950s and 60s as Punta Gorda Isles with seawalls, Gulf-access canals and the same 80-foot lots, plus a tin-roofed historic district downtown and the newer communities along Burnt Store Road. Charley's eye came up Charlotte Harbor and crossed Punta Gorda on August 13, 2004 as a 150-mph Category 4, gusting to 112 at the airport, and took out most of the mature trees in the city; Ian made its second landfall at Punta Gorda on September 28, 2022 at 145 mph and did it to the replacements. What's standing now has been through both.

The work is canal-lot work like the Cape's — royals, coconuts and queens to clean, Australian pines along the harbor to remove, live oaks and mahoganies in the historic district to preserve, and crane removals when a pine stands between a house and a seawall — under Charlotte County and City of Punta Gorda rules rather than Lee's. Punta Gorda Isles and Burnt Store Marina also have their own association landscape standards. We're twenty minutes up Burnt Store Road and we're there every week.

What we do in Punta Gorda & Burnt Store

Canal-lot rigging & cranes

Punta Gorda Isles lots worked the same way as the Cape's: sections over the cage, nothing in the canal.

Two-hurricane trees

The oaks, royals and mahoganies that survived Charley and Ian assessed for hidden damage before the next season.

Australian pines on the harbor

The remaining stands along Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River removed before they go over.

Historic district oaks

Preservation pruning on the live oaks around the downtown grid.

Burnt Store corridor

Burnt Store Lakes, Burnt Store Marina and the new communities between them; HOA standards followed.

Charlotte County rules

City of Punta Gorda and county tree provisions checked before we quote.

Neighborhoods and areas we cover

Punta Gorda Isles
Historic district & downtown
Burnt Store Isles
Burnt Store Marina
Burnt Store Lakes
Burnt Store Road corridor
Seminole Lakes
Deep Creek
Charlotte Park
Alligator Creek
Tuckers Grade area
Punta Gorda Airport area

Tree services available in Punta Gorda & Burnt Store

Questions from Punta Gorda & Burnt Store homeowners

Do you really cover Punta Gorda from Cape Coral?

Yes. Burnt Store Road puts Punta Gorda twenty to twenty-five minutes from the north Cape, which is closer than the south end of our own city. Crews and the crane come up the same road.

Are the trees here still damaged from Ian?

Many are. Trees that stood through a 145-mph landfall often have cracked unions, lifted root plates and interior decay that doesn't show for a year or two. Before the season we check the big oaks, mahoganies and pines for exactly that.

Do I need a permit in Punta Gorda?

The City of Punta Gorda and Charlotte County have their own tree provisions, and Punta Gorda Isles and Burnt Store Marina have association rules on top. We confirm what applies to your parcel before we cut; an arborist-documented hazard tree on a residential lot is exempt under F.S. 163.045 either way.

How much to clean the coconuts and royals on a PGI canal lot?

$100–$300 per coconut, $150–$400 per royal by lift, less for several on one visit. Best done in May before the season.

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Tree service for Punta Gorda and Burnt Store — the city two hurricanes rebuilt, twenty minutes up Burnt Store Road