Tree Service in Lecanto, FL
Tree Service in Lecanto, FL
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We at Broadway Tree Care provide tree service in Lecanto, FL, sitting at the geographic center of Citrus County, which makes it the crossroads for everything else. State Road 44, the Gulf to Lake Highway, runs straight through the middle of town, seven miles from Crystal River and ten from Inverness.
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We at Broadway Tree Care do tree removal, trimming, stump grinding and emergency storm work in Lecanto, FL (Citrus County), at the center of the county where SR 44 runs between Crystal River and Inverness. Rated 5.0 stars across 37 Google reviews. Call (813) 735-2777 for a free written quote.
- What
- Tree removal, trimming and pruning, stump grinding, emergency storm work, lot clearing
- Where
- Lecanto, FL. Citrus County, at the geographic center of the county
- Phone
- (813) 735-2777
- On Lecanto acreage, doing several trees in one visit costs less than calling us back for each, and the written quote is the price.
- If a neighbor's limbs hang over your Lecanto yard, settle your right to prune with them first.
- Lecanto is unincorporated, so county rules apply rather than a city ordinance.
We at Broadway Tree Care provide tree service in Lecanto, FL, in Citrus County.
- Performs tree removal, tree trimming & pruning, emergency tree removal, stump grinding, tree health assessment, tree cabling & bracing, lot clearing and tree planting
- Operates as a service-area business with no walk-in location
- Holds a 5.0 star rating from 37 Google reviews
- Performs tree removal, tree trimming & pruning, emergency tree removal, stump grinding, tree health assessment, tree cabling & bracing, lot clearing and tree planting
- Operates as a service-area business with no walk-in location
- Started in 2024, with about 100 jobs done as of October 2026 and a crew of 3 to 4 people
- Can be reached at (813) 735-2777
We at Broadway Tree Care work across Citrus County, and Lecanto sits in the middle of it, 7 miles from Crystal River on SR 44. Removals have a separate page: tree removal in Lecanto. Trimming, stump grinding, clearing and storm work are on this one.
Tree services we provide in Lecanto
Tree removal
Tree Removal in Lecanto →Tree trimming & pruning
Tree Trimming & Pruning in Lecanto →Emergency tree removal
Emergency Tree Removal in Lecanto →Stump grinding
Stump Grinding in Lecanto →Tree health assessment
Tree Health Assessment in Lecanto →Tree cabling & bracing
Tree Cabling & Bracing in Lecanto →Lot clearing
Lot Clearing in Lecanto →Tree planting
Tree Planting in Lecanto →Tree work in Lecanto: what makes it different
Lecanto sits at the geographic centre of the county, and the trees benefit from it. Far enough inland that salt is not a significant stressor, high enough that the seasonal saturation affecting the lakeside communities does not apply, the result is generally better anchorage and longer-lived trees than either the coast or the lake country produces. When we are called out here, it is more often about size and proximity than about a tree that is failing.
More about tree work in Lecanto
On an open Lecanto property, assess exposure and long, heavy lateral limbs before choosing reduction pruning. The amount of shelter varies between sites.
There is more commercial and institutional work in Lecanto than anywhere else in the county, with the Sheriff's Office and the College of Central Florida's Citrus Campus both here. That work has a different rhythm: larger specimen trees, parking-lot islands where root space is restricted and soil is compacted, and a liability position that means hazards get scheduled rather than deferred. On the residential side the parcels off the county roads run larger, and lot clearing and overgrowth management come up as often as single-tree removals.
Getting to you in Lecanto
Lecanto is the easiest place in the county to get to from anywhere, which is a fair description of the whole town.
- State Road 44, the Gulf to Lake Highway, runs through the center of Lecanto: 7 miles west to Crystal River, 10 miles east to Inverness
- County Road 491 runs northeast from SR 44 at Lecanto about 5 miles to Beverly Hills
- It is the natural staging point for work anywhere in the county's interior
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office and the College of Central Florida's Citrus Campus are both in Lecanto and are the two most reliable reference points in town.
If your property is on SR 44 itself, work timing matters: roadside removals on a highway that carries the county's east-west traffic need planning, not just a crew.
Common tree problems in Lecanto, FL
- Open inland exposure at the county's center: wind reaches trees from any direction with fewer neighbouring trees to break it
- Larger acreage parcels off the county roads where overgrowth and lot clearing are as common a job as single-tree removal
- Institutional and commercial property around the Sheriff's Office and the College of Central Florida campus with specimen trees and real liability exposure
- Heavy through-traffic on SR 44 that constrains when roadside work can safely be done
- A mix of older large-lot properties and newer subdivisions, so no single approach fits the whole community
- Summer thunderstorms, May 25 to October 10 in the National Weather Service's west central Florida dates, push gusts across Lecanto's open parcels, and a lone pine with nothing around it takes all of it
Which Lecanto tree service fits the situation
Two rows fit Lecanto's bigger properties. Lot clearing on the larger parcels off the county roads starts with a walk of the property to flag the trees worth keeping, and on commercial ground near the campus and the county facilities, trimming and removal mean specimen trees and parking islands, booked around the property's hours.
| Service | What the job covers | A typical trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Tree Removal | Full removal of hazardous, dead, storm-damaged, or overgrown trees: rigged down safely, hauled out, site left clean. | Large dead limbs, or a canopy that leafed out noticeably thinner this spring |
| Tree Trimming & Pruning | Structural pruning, canopy thinning, deadwood removal, and clearance cuts away from roofs, drives and power drops. | Limbs touching or rubbing the roof, or dragging on the driveway when it rains |
| Emergency Tree Removal | Storm-damaged trees, limbs on roofs, and trunks blocking drives: cleared as quickly as we can get a crew to you. | A limb resting on the roof, a screen enclosure, or a vehicle |
| Stump Grinding | Stumps ground below grade so the spot can be sodded, planted or paved: grindings hauled or left as backfill, your call. | A stump you keep hitting with the mower |
| Tree Health Assessment | An honest read on whether a tree is failing, treatable, or fine: before you spend money removing something that did not need to come down. | The canopy leafed out thinner or later than it used to |
| Tree Cabling & Bracing | Hardware support for split trunks and weak unions: a way to keep a tree you want to keep, when the alternative is removal. | A trunk that splits into two roughly equal stems: a codominant fork |
| Lot Clearing | Clearing trees, brush and undergrowth off building lots, fence lines and overgrown acreage: to the line you mark. | A building lot that needs a pad and driveway cleared |
| Tree Planting | New trees planted at the right depth, in the right spot, with species chosen to survive Florida wind, sand and salt. | You have taken a tree out and want shade back |
Where Lecanto sits
Lecanto is in Citrus County, Florida, at the geographic center of the county. State Road 44, the Gulf to Lake Highway, runs through the center of Lecanto, 7 miles west to Crystal River and 10 miles east to Inverness.
Inland, open, and in the middle of everything
Being the middle of the county gives Lecanto a mix you do not get on the coast or out by the lakes. It is inland enough to be out of the direct salt exposure that hits Crystal River, and high enough to avoid the seasonal saturation that plagues the lakeside lots around Inverness, so the trees here tend to be better anchored and longer-lived than in either.
The trade-off is that a lot of Lecanto is still relatively open, and open ground means wind gets at a tree from every direction rather than being filtered by neighbours. Lecanto is also where a lot of the county's institutional property sits: the Citrus County Sheriff's Office is here, and the College of Central Florida built its Citrus Campus in Lecanto in 1996.
Institutional and commercial parcels are a different kind of tree job from residential: larger specimen trees, parking lot islands, and liability considerations that mean the work gets scheduled rather than deferred. The residential side runs from older parcels on larger acreage out toward the county roads, to newer subdivisions closer to SR 44. On the older acreage parcels, our post on clearing brush or clearing land sorts out which job an overgrown lot needs.
Permits and sources
Lecanto's background here is from the Wikipedia entry for Lecanto, Florida. For a permit on your parcel, the Citrus County Building Division gives the answer, not us. All six towns we serve in the county are on our Citrus County page.
What Customers Say
5.0 stars across 37 Google reviews, serving Lecanto
Excellent service on trimming my trees to prepare for hurricane season next year. Removed limbs cut. Comparable prices I would hire them again
Trudi FauchierTree trimmingGoogle review · captured Sep 30, 2026
Broadway Tree Care is awesome! The team is efficient and professional. Highly recommended
Carlos QuintanillaGoogle review · captured Sep 30, 2026
I had an excellent experience with Broadway Tree Care from start to finish. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Broadway Tree Care to anyone needing tree trimming or removal.
Alisson BonillaGoogle review · captured Sep 30, 2026
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Tree service in Lecanto, FL: frequently asked questions
Do you serve Lecanto, FL?
Yes. Lecanto is 7 miles east of Crystal River on SR 44 and it is central to our whole service area. Call (813) 735-2777.
Are trees in Lecanto healthier than on the coast?
Assess the individual Lecanto property for drainage, salt exposure and wind shelter.
An inland address alone does not establish how securely a tree is rooted.
Do you clear larger acreage parcels around Lecanto?
Yes: lot clearing is a regular job in Lecanto because of the larger parcels off the county roads. We walk the property with you and flag the trees worth keeping before anything starts.
Is Lecanto under a city tree ordinance?
No. Lecanto is unincorporated Citrus County, so county rules apply to tree removal rather than a city ordinance. Confirm with the county before scheduling.
My Lecanto property fronts SR 44. Is that a problem?
Not a problem, but it needs planning. Roadside work on the county's main east-west highway through Lecanto has to be set up properly rather than just crewed up, and that affects when we can schedule it.
Areas we cover around Lecanto
Crystal River is 7 miles west on SR 44 and Inverness 10 miles east on it. Beverly Hills is about 5 miles northeast up CR 491.
Towns near Lecanto we also cover
Nearby towns around Lecanto
Distances are straight-line, centre to centre. Town centres geocoded 2026-08-18 (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, county-constrained, cross-checked against Wikipedia).
From Crystal River
Roads we runState Road 44, the Gulf to Lake Highway, runs through the center of Lecanto: 7 miles west to Crystal River, 10 miles east to Inverness
Straight-line distanceAbout 7.3 miles between the two town centres, which is not a drive time.
From Inverness
Roads we runState Road 44, the Gulf to Lake Highway, runs through the center of Lecanto: 7 miles west to Crystal River, 10 miles east to Inverness
Straight-line distanceAbout 9.6 miles on the map, not a drive time.
From Beverly Hills
Roads we runCounty Road 491 runs northeast from SR 44 at Lecanto about 5 miles to Beverly Hills
Straight-line distanceAbout 5 miles on the map, not a drive time.
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