Tree Removal in Homosassa, FL
Tree Removal in Homosassa, FL
Hazardous, dead and storm-damaged trees taken down on Homosassa's river and coastal lots, where the ground sits barely above the water and a tree usually has to be rigged out in pieces rather than dropped. Wood hauled off, site left clean, price in writing first. Broadway Tree Care serves Homosassa, FL.
- 5.0 Stars Across 27 Google Reviews
- Free On-Site Quotes
- Full Cleanup Included
- Serving All of Citrus County
Broadway Tree Care removes hazardous, dead and storm-damaged trees in Homosassa, FL. On the river and coastal lots the ground sits barely above the water, so a tree usually has to be rigged down in sections rather than dropped. Wood is hauled off, the site is left clean, and the price is written down before any work starts. Rated 5.0 stars across 27 Google reviews. Call (813) 735-2777.
- What
- Tree Removal in Homosassa, FL
- Where
- Homosassa, FL. Citrus County, population 2,299 (2020 census)
- Phone
- (813) 735-2777
- Sectional rigging on tight riverfront and canal lots
- Wood and brush hauled off, not left behind
- City and county permit questions answered before we schedule
Broadway Tree Care provides tree removal in Homosassa, FL, in Citrus County.
Broadway Tree Care performs tree removal, tree trimming & pruning, emergency tree removal, stump grinding, tree health assessment, tree cabling & bracing, lot clearing and tree planting.
Broadway Tree Care operates as a service-area business and has no walk-in location.
Broadway Tree Care holds a 5.0 star rating from 27 Google reviews.
Broadway Tree Care can be reached at (813) 735-2777.
Broadway Tree Care is a tree service working across Citrus County, Florida. This page is about tree removal in Homosassa (Citrus County). Everything else we do in town is on the tree service in Homosassa page, and the service itself is set out on tree removal.
Related services and towns near Homosassa
A dead water oak leaning over a dock on the Homosassa River is not a job that improves with waiting. We take the tree down in the order that keeps the load off the boat house, the screen cage and the water, rig the heavy wood out on ropes, and haul everything off.
Why removals in Homosassa sit on wet ground
Homosassa is a coastal community on the southwest edge of Citrus County, and its elevation is about three feet above sea level. The rivers, the Homosassa and the Halls, run out through a network of marshes and islands to the Gulf, and the water table underneath most lots sits close enough to the surface that roots spread sideways instead of down. A live oak that would be anchored deep forty miles inland is holding a full canopy on a shallow plate of soil here, so the failures we see tend to be whole trees tipping rather than single limbs breaking.
More about tree removal in Homosassa
Salt off the Gulf finishes the job. Wind coming in over the marsh burns the exposed side of a canopy and stresses anything that is not salt tolerant, so a tree can thin from the top and decline while the trunk still looks sound from the road. When we come to quote a removal in Homosassa we spend our time at the base and the root flare, because on this ground that is where the honest answer is.
The second thing is access. A large share of the property here fronts the river, a spring-run or a canal, and on those lots the tree is trapped between the house and the water with nowhere to drop it. Those are rigging jobs by default: we set a line, take the tree down in sections, and lower each piece under control rather than letting anything fall toward a seawall or a screen enclosure.
Town background drawn from the Homosassa, Florida entry on Wikipedia.
Getting to your removal in Homosassa
Homosassa runs west off the highway toward the water, so most jobs are a short pull off US-19 and then into the neighborhoods along the river.
- US Route 19 and US Route 98 (Suncoast Boulevard) run north to south just east of the community, so most jobs are a short run off the main highway
- West Yulee Drive and West Fishbowl Drive carry us west toward Old Homosassa, the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and the river itself
- The canals and spring-runs off the Homosassa and Halls rivers are the tight-access side of town, where rigging is the norm
On a river or canal lot, tell us how a truck and chipper get in when you call. Access decides the method, and the method decides the price.
Signs a tree in Homosassa needs to come out
- The tree has started to lean, or the soil is lifting on the side opposite the lean: a shallow root plate letting go on wet ground
- Thinning canopy or dieback on the Gulf-facing side, where salt wind hits hardest
- Mushrooms or shelf fungus at the base or on the trunk, which points to decay you cannot see
- A trunk crack or seam, or roots into a seawall, dock piling or septic drainfield
- A big tree hanging over the house, the dock or the screen cage with a storm in the forecast
If the base is sound and the trouble is up in the canopy, a removal may be the wrong call, and we will quote reduction pruning or cabling instead. Where the root plate has gone on this wet ground, it has gone.
Two ways a tree comes down in Homosassa
On a Homosassa lot the quote almost always comes down to one question: is there a clear place to drop the tree, or does it have to be dismantled in the air over the water? The method decides the price far more than the height does.
| Factor | Open-lot felling | Sectional rigging |
|---|---|---|
| Where it fits | Drier inland lots off US-19 with room to lay the tree down | Homosassa River, spring-run and canal lots, screened pools, tight marsh-edge yards |
| How it works | Tree is felled in one piece into a planned drop zone, then cut up | Climber removes the canopy and trunk in sections, each piece lowered on ropes |
| Speed | Faster: fewer setups | Slower: every piece is rigged and landed by hand |
| What drives the cost | Size of the tree and haul-off volume | Access, the water behind the tree, and how much must be lowered by rope |
| Cleanup | Wood and brush hauled off, ground raked | Wood and brush hauled off, ground raked |
Both ways end the same: the wood leaves with us and the ground gets cleaned up. On a riverfront lot what you are paying for is the rigging, not the tree.
Where we work in Homosassa
Homosassa is a community in Citrus County, Florida, with a population of 2,299 at the 2020 census. It is part of our core service area and where a lot of our riverfront removals happen. The listing below is our Google Business Profile: the same profile behind the 5.0 rating and 27 reviews.
What Customers Say
5.0 stars across 27 Google reviews, serving Homosassa
Impressive work from start to finish! Broadway showed up on time, handle everything with care and left the yard spotless after a big job. Highly recommend Broadway Tree Care if you’re looking for reliable and skilled tree service.
Chambita IrahetaGoogle review · 11 months ago
I had a tree stump removed from our front yard! These guys came and did great work and were fast and charged us a reasonable rate!
stevie hibbsGoogle review · 11 months ago
Quick to respond upon initial contact and reasonable price.
Enrique CastilloGoogle review · 11 months ago
Tree removal in Homosassa: frequently asked questions
How much does tree removal cost in Homosassa, FL?
There is no flat rate. Price follows the tree's size and species, what sits underneath it, and how a truck and chipper reach it. On a Homosassa river lot a live oak that has to be rigged out over a dock is a bigger job than the same tree in an open yard off US-19. We quote on site, in writing, before any work starts.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Homosassa?
Homosassa is unincorporated Citrus County, so tree work here falls under county rules rather than a city ordinance. We will tell you what we know about your lot, but the permit question is confirmed with the county office that issues it, not with us.
Can you remove a tree on a Homosassa riverfront or canal lot?
Yes, and on most of those lots it is a rigging job rather than a straight felling. When the tree stands between the house and the water with no drop zone, we take it down in sections and lower each piece on ropes. Tell us what the approach looks like when you call.
Will you take the wood away from my Homosassa property?
Yes. Trunk sections, limbs and brush are hauled off as part of the quoted removal, and the ground is raked or blown before we leave. Stump grinding is priced separately so you can decide whether you want it now or later.
How fast can you get to a storm-damaged tree in Homosassa?
Homosassa is close to the middle of our service area, so it is on our regular run. After a named storm the whole county backs up at once, and we will give you an honest window rather than a slot we cannot hold.
The ground around Homosassa
We run the same trucks into the towns either side of Homosassa. These are the areas nearest to you that we cover.
Tree removal in nearby towns
We run full removals right across Citrus County. The nearest pages to this one are tree removal in Inverness and tree removal in Lecanto, and every town we cover is listed on the tree service areas page.
Getting from Homosassa to the towns around it
Distances are straight-line, centre to centre. Town centres geocoded 2026-08-18 (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, county-constrained, cross-checked against Wikipedia).
Homosassa to Crystal River
Roads we runCrystal River is roughly 7 miles north on U.S. 19, which is the direction most of our crews come from
Straight-line distanceAbout 8.5 miles, measured centre to centre in a straight line: that is not a drive time.
Homosassa to Lecanto
Straight-line distanceAbout 9.1 miles, measured centre to centre in a straight line: that is not a drive time.
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