Sunshine Tree & Landscaping
Sunshine Tree & Landscaping
Three Generations of Tree Craft, Rooted in the Suncoast.
Three Generations of Tree Craft, Rooted in the Suncoast.
ISA-certified arborists and licensed landscape crews caring for Sarasota’s oldest oaks and newest gardens alike — crown trimming, large tree and crane removal, stump grinding, palm care, and grounds work done the patient way. Written quotes back within 24 hours, storm season included.
How We Tend Your Property
How We Tend Your Property
One unhurried process, from the first walkthrough to the last raked bed.
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Walkthrough & Written Quote in 24 Hrs
We walk the property with you, listen, and put every line item in writing within a day.
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ISA-Certified Assessment
A certified arborist reads each tree’s health and structure before anyone touches a saw.
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The Work: Trim, Remove, Grind, Plant
Careful crews do exactly what the plan says — no topping, no shortcuts, no surprises.
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Site Restored & Debris Hauled
Every branch hauled, every bed raked. You’d never know we were there — except for the trees.
Crown Trimming That Respects the Tree
Crown Trimming That Respects the Tree
A mature oak takes eighty years to grow and one bad afternoon to ruin. Our ISA-certified arborists climb, read the canopy, and make each cut for the tree’s long-term health — thinning for light and wind, lifting for clearance, never topping.
That patience is why the same Sarasota families have trusted us with the same trees for three generations.
- Health-first pruning — structure and disease assessed before a single cut is planned.
- Storm-wise thinning — canopies shaped to shed Gulf wind instead of catching it.
- Mature-canopy preservation — we save old trees other crews would fell.
Crown Trimming FAQ: Answers for Sarasota Homeowners
What does crown trimming actually involve?
Crown trimming is how our ISA-certified arborists care for a tree’s canopy without cutting it back to stubs. Each arborist climbs the tree, reads its structure, and thins for light and wind while lifting the lower limbs for clearance, never topping. See our tree trimming services page for the full scope of work.
Why won’t you just top my tree to make it smaller?
Topping has never been part of how we approach crown trimming. We would rather thin and lift the patient way, which is why the same Sarasota families have trusted us with the same trees for three generations. The consumer guidance on pruning at Trees Are Good is a good next read if you want the arborist’s side of the argument.
How soon can I get crown trimming scheduled and priced?
We send written quotes within 24 hours, storm season included. A Seasonal Care visit runs $450 and covers crown trimming with a clearance lift and full cleanup, while Signature Grounds at $285 a month adds a quarterly trim on trees and palms alongside ongoing grounds care.
Every arborist on our crews is certified through the International Society of Arboriculture. You can see the rest of the crown trimming and grounds work we do across Sarasota on our home page.
15+
15+
Years Rooted in Sarasota
1,200+
1,200+
Trees Cared For
100%
100%
ISA-Certified Crews
24-Hr
24-Hr
Quote Turnaround — Storm Season Included
Palms, Beds & Grounds, Kept the Same Careful Way
Palms, Beds & Grounds, Kept the Same Careful Way
The craft doesn’t stop at the canopy. We trim and feed palms on their natural cycle, design planting beds that survive Florida sand and salt air, and keep lawns and grounds on a schedule you never have to think about.
Before storm season we walk the property again — clearing weak wood and loose fronds so your landscape meets hurricane season already prepared.
Field Notes from the Suncoast
Field Notes from the Suncoast
Recent work, photographed the day we finished.
Crane removal of a storm-leaning oak
Stumps ground below grade, ready to replant
Siesta Key restoration, spring 2025
A mature canopy preserved — never topped
Care Plans for Every Property
Care Plans for Every Property
Three ways to keep your trees and grounds tended year-round. Large tree and crane removal is always quoted individually — request yours and we’ll have it back within 24 hours.
Seasonal Care
$450
$450
per visit — single trim & full cleanup
- One scheduled visit, trimmed and hauled
- Crown cleaning & clearance lift
- Full debris removal and site rake-out
- Written arborist notes on tree health
Signature Grounds
$285
$285
per month — Most Booked
- Quarterly trim on trees and palms
- Lawn, edges & planting beds maintained
- Seasonal mulch and bed refresh
- Storm-season walkthrough each May
- Priority scheduling after named storms
Estate Care
Custom
Custom
tailored to acreage & canopy
- Full property: trees, palms, lawn & beds
- Dedicated ISA-certified account arborist
- Storm-prep priority scheduling, guaranteed
- Annual canopy health report
From the Neighborhoods We Tend
From the Neighborhoods We Tend
They saved the two oldest oaks on our street after another company said take them down. Three years on, both canopies are full and the quote still hangs on our fridge — it was that reasonable.
Eleanor & Sam W.
SIESTA KEY
Signature Grounds means I genuinely never think about the yard. The crew shows up like clockwork, and after Hurricane season prep our place was the only one on the block without a mess.
Priya N.
LAKEWOOD RANCH
Third generation is right — the same family trimmed my mother’s palms thirty years ago. Same patience, same tidy cleanup, same handshake.
Robert C.
SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE
Your Trees Have Been Here Longer Than You Have. Let's Keep It That Way.
Your Trees Have Been Here Longer Than You Have. Let's Keep It That Way.
Written quotes within 24 hours, storm season included. Call (941) 555-0182 or send the details and we'll walk the property together.
Talk to an Arborist
Talk to an Arborist
Call, email, or write to us — quotes come back in writing within 24 hours, and storm emergencies are answered the same day.
hello@sunshinetreefl.com
Phone
(941) 555-0182
Address
4820 Palmetto Grove Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
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Sunshine Tree & Landscaping
Sunshine Tree & Landscaping
Three generations of tree craft on the Suncoast — patient, certified care for Sarasota's oaks, palms, and gardens.
Services
- Crown Trimming
- Tree & Crane Removal
- Stump Grinding
- Palm Care
- Landscape Design & Beds
- Storm Prep & Cleanup
Service Area
- Sarasota
- Siesta Key
- Lakewood Ranch
- Southside Village
- Bradenton
- Venice
- Osprey
Contact
4820 Palmetto Grove Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 555-0182
hello@sunshinetreefl.com
Mon–Fri 7a–6p · Sat 8a–4p
Same-day storm response