Crane on a paved road reaching over power lines to a tree limb on the far side

Tree Service in Newberry, FL

Name: Arbor Care Tree Service
Address: Gainesville, FL, 32608, US
Telephone: (352) 770-8733

Tree work in Newberry, Jonesville and the farm country west of Gainesville, including pasture clearing, fence lines and the pines left standing next to new houses.

Call or text 352-770-TREE Free estimate

About 20 minutes west on Newberry Road ISA Certified Arborist on staff Answered 24 hours a day

Alachua County

What tree work in Newberry actually looks like

Newberry is farm country turning into subdivisions, and we get called for both sides of that. Country Way, the developments along Newberry Road and the newer builds out toward Jonesville sit directly against working pasture, and the tree problems on the two sides of the fence are nothing alike.

On the farm side it is fence lines, pasture clearing, and the big live oaks along a field edge that everybody wants to keep. On the house side it is pines and laurel oaks that got left standing when the lot was cleared, now standing too close to a house that was built after them and without the forest around them that used to take the wind.

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What we get called for around Newberry

Clearing pasture and fence lines, including the long stretches where the wire disappeared into a row of volunteer trees years ago.
Maintaining the live oaks along field edges and driveways, where the whole point of the job is keeping the tree.
Pines left standing too close to new construction. They are the first thing to come down in a storm and the most common call we get out here.
Clearing lots for barns, shops, arenas and other outbuildings on bigger parcels.

Worth knowing. Several trees on one property in one visit is the smart way to buy this. One trip, one setup, one mobilization, and the price per tree drops noticeably.

On the ground

Where we work in and around Newberry

Not a list we bought. These are the places our trucks actually go.

Country WayJonesvilleNewberry CornersDudley FarmOakmontTown of Tioga edgeSW 15th AvenueCR 337CR 235AEaston

Know your trees

The trees you actually have in Newberry

Different trees fail in different ways, and knowing which one is in your yard tells you most of what you need to know about what happens next. These are the ones we deal with here.

The treeWhat goes wrong with it hereWhat we do about it

Live oakThe field edge and driveway trees. Wide, heavy, and often carrying deadwood nobody has taken out in the tree's whole life.Deadwooding and end weight reduction. These are the trees that make a Newberry property look like a Newberry property, so we prune them to keep them.

Slash and loblolly pineLeft standing in cleared lots with nothing beside them to share the wind. Shallow roots in sand, and they go over whole.Honest assessment. Some can be kept and thinned. The ones leaning toward a bedroom with lifting soil at the base come down.

PecanCommon on the old homesteads out here. Brittle wood, and heavy limbs that split out at the union in summer storms.Structural pruning and weight reduction. Cabling where a limb is worth keeping over a drive or a barn.

Chinese tallow and camphorInvasive, weak wooded, and they seed themselves right down a fence line until you have a hedge you never planted.Cut and ground out. These are the ones where clearing is genuinely the right call.

Not sure what you are looking at? Text a photo to 352-770-TREE and we will tell you what it is and whether it is a problem.

Services

What we do in Newberry

Tree Removal

Out here we can usually get equipment right to the tree, so a crane is rarely needed and a big removal costs a fraction of the same tree in town.

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Tree Trimming and Pruning

Field edge live oaks, driveway clearance for farm equipment, and pulling pines back off new rooflines.

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Stump Grinding

Ground deep for pasture, arena and paddock, so nothing is left to catch a mower or a hoof.

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Emergency and Storm Damage

Blocked driveways and downed fence lines get cleared first out here, because a fence down is livestock out.

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Commercial Tree Service

Farms, equestrian property, HOA common ground and the commercial strip along Newberry Road.

Commercial Tree Service in Newberry

Permits

Do you need a permit to take down a tree in Newberry?

Sometimes. It depends on the tree, the size, the property and which side of a city line you are standing on. Here is the honest version, including the part most tree companies never mention.

Florida law

A certified arborist can take the permit out of the picture entirely

Since 2019, Florida Statute 163.045 has said that no local government may require a permit, an application, a notice, a fee or any mitigation before you remove a tree on residential property, as long as you have documentation from an ISA Certified Arborist or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk. They also cannot force you to replant it.

There are real conditions attached, and they matter:

It covers single family detached homes. It does not cover commercial property, and an HOA can still have its own say.
The assessment has to happen on site, in person, following the ISA Best Management Practices for Tree Risk Assessment, Second Edition.
The finding has to be that removal is the only practical way to bring the risk below moderate. Not that the tree is ugly, or dropping leaves, or that you would rather have the sun.

We have an ISA Certified Arborist on staff, so we can do that assessment and write it up for you. What we will not do is write one for a tree that does not meet the standard. If your tree is healthy, we will tell you it is healthy, and then you decide what you want to do with that.

And the local rules in Newberry

In unincorporated Alachua County

On a single family lot of an acre or less, you need a permit to remove a native tree more than 20 inches across, a laurel or water oak more than 30 inches across, or anything the county lists as a specimen tree. On every other kind of property, including anything over an acre, the threshold drops to 8 inches. Diameter is measured four and a half feet off the ground, and the county charges one fee even when several trees are on the same application.

Inside Newberry city limits

Each town in this county writes its own tree ordinance, and they are not the same as each other or the same as the county. If your property sits inside the city line, that ordinance is the one that applies. We check which side of the line you are on before we quote the job, because it changes what we have to do and sometimes what it costs.

Ordinances get rewritten, and thresholds move. Treat this as a starting point rather than the final word, confirm anything that matters with the city or county directly, and let us check your specific property before anybody starts cutting. Alachua County tree permits: 352-374-5249.

Timing

Timing a job in Newberry

Almost every tree job is cheaper and easier before it becomes urgent. Here is when to move on what, in this town specifically.

Before June

Thin the pines around the house and get the deadwood out. If a pine is going to come down in September, taking it in May costs a third of what it costs after it lands on something.

Dry season for pasture work

Clearing and fence lines go faster and cheaper on firm ground, and your field does not end up with ruts through it.

Before you build

If a barn, shop or arena is going in, get the clearing and the stumps done in one visit rather than calling us back after the pad is poured.

BeforeAfter The same home after removal with a clean, undamaged yard

Large tree grown dangerously close to the side of a Gainesville home before removal

Drag the handle. A brick ranch with a large oak directly over the roof. Same day, no ruts through the lawn, and every limb, log and chip gone before the trucks left.

Certified arborist on staff

Someone who actually studied trees looks at yours before a saw comes out. You get a real opinion, not a sales pitch.

Fully insured

General liability and workers comp. Ask and we email you the certificate before we start work.

We follow the standards

ANSI Z133 for safety and A300 for pruning, on every single job. Plenty of crews do not.

We answer 24 hours a day

Storms do not wait for business hours. Call or text any time, day or night, any day of the year.

Questions

Questions we get from Newberry

Do you charge to come out to Newberry?

No. Estimates are free everywhere we work, including Newberry. A certified arborist looks at the tree, tells you what he actually thinks, and gives you a price in writing. You are not obligated to book anything.

How quickly can you get to Newberry?

About 20 minutes west on Newberry Road. Regular work in Newberry is usually scheduled within the week. Emergencies go to the front of the line, and we answer the phone at any hour of any day.

Are you insured to work in Alachua County?

Yes. General liability and workers compensation, both current. Ask and we will email you the certificate before we start. If a company will not send you one, that is your answer about that company.

What does tree removal cost in Newberry?

It depends on the size of the tree, what is underneath it, whether we can get equipment to it, and whether you want the stump and the debris gone as well. Newberry specifics are covered further up this page. Nobody can give you a real number over the phone, which is why the visit is free. See what moves the price.

Do I actually need a permit in Newberry?

Maybe, and it depends on the tree and the property. There is also a Florida law that removes the permit requirement entirely when a certified arborist documents that the tree is a genuine risk. We explain both in the permits section above.

Can you do several trees in one visit?

Yes, and you should. One trip and one setup instead of three means the price per tree drops. If you have a removal, a couple of trims and an old stump, put them all on the same estimate.

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Get a free estimate in Newberry

Tell us what is going on. We will come out, tell you honestly whether the tree needs to come down, and give you the price in writing before anyone starts cutting.

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