Brandon is a short run east on the Crosstown for us, and it is one of our busiest areas outside Tampa proper.
The housing stock here is largely 1970s through 1990s, which means the trees planted with those subdivisions are now at the age where they start causing problems: laurel oaks going hollow, sand pines outgrowing their root plates, and canopies that have quietly grown over the roof one summer at a time.
Aging subdivision oaks
A great many Brandon lots were landscaped with laurel oaks because they grow fast and give shade quickly. Forty years on, that is exactly the problem. Laurel oak is a short-lived species by oak standards and tends to decline from the inside, so a tree that looks fine from the street can be carrying a hollow trunk and several large dead limbs. If you have an oak of that age near the house, a deadwood inspection is cheap and worth doing.
Pines along Bloomingdale
The pines through the Bloomingdale corridor have shallow root plates in sandy soil. They come over in saturated ground and high wind more readily than the oaks do, and they tend to go as whole trees rather than shedding limbs. After a wet summer, a pine that has developed a new lean is worth a look.
County rather than city rules
Most of Brandon is unincorporated Hillsborough County, so the City of Tampa's stricter grand-tree ordinance does not apply. County rules still protect certain trees, and many HOAs here have their own requirements on top. We work to whichever applies and will tell you what we are looking at.
Where we work in Brandon
We cover Brandon and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Bloomingdale, Brandon Valrico Hills, Providence Lakes, Lakewood Ridge, Sterling Ranch, Limona, Hillside and Kings Lake.
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