Citrus Park sits between Carrollwood and Westchase on our way out to Odessa, so we are through here constantly. It is one of the more varied parts of the county to work in: half-acre holdovers from before the subdivisions went in, sitting next to 1990s builds on quarter-acre lots, sometimes on the same street.
That variety is the whole story of working here. Two houses a block apart can be completely different jobs.
The groves it was named after
This was citrus before it was houses, and it shows in two ways. A handful of the older properties still have remnant grove trees at the back of the lot, most of them long past producing and many carrying greening. More usefully, the ground was graded and ditched for grove irrigation long before anyone built on it, so drainage here runs in lines that have nothing to do with where the streets ended up.
The Gunn Highway oaks and the power lines
The mature oaks along Gunn Highway and the older connecting roads have grown up into the utility corridor over decades. Worth knowing which is which before you call anyone: if a tree is in contact with the primary line on the poles, that is TECO's line and TECO's job. If it is the service drop running to your own house, that is generally the homeowner's side. Describe it to us on the phone and we will tell you which one you are looking at before anybody drives out.
Access changes block to block
This is the single biggest thing that moves a price in Citrus Park. On the older lots we can usually get a bucket truck and chipper close to the trunk, which takes real labor out of the job. On the tighter 1990s builds it is a rigging job with everything roped down and carried out. It is why we quote on site here more than almost anywhere else we work: the same tree genuinely costs different amounts two streets apart.
Rocky Creek and the wet strips
The drainage running through this part of the county keeps ground soft well after the rain stops, particularly along the creek and the retention strips behind the newer subdivisions. Rolling equipment across saturated ground is how a lawn ends up with ruts a foot deep, so after a wet week we will often suggest waiting two days rather than tearing your yard up to save them.
Where we work in Citrus Park
We cover Citrus Park and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Logan Gate, Fawn Ridge, Westwood Lakes, Country Run, Huntington and Citrus Park Village.
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