Hillsborough County, Florida
Tree removal in Tampa, FL
Tree removal in Tampa. The National Weather Service logged one storm report with trees in them near Tampa from 2016 through 2025, the latest on July 5, 2017. About half the homes in Tampa are detached houses.
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What is particular to Tampa
Storm reports near Tampa
From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged one storm report near Tampa that mention trees, limbs or branches. It is dated July 5, 2017. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 58 mph, estimated by the reporter.
Source: NOAA Storm Events
Homes and who decides
About 160,530 households live in Tampa. About half the homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1984. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.
Source: Census ACS 2019–2023
If a tree is on a line
Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 3 electric utilities with service territory in Hillsborough County, among them Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tampa Electric Co; the county page names the other one.
Source: EIA-861, 2024
Tree down, or about to come down?
Before work starts
We did not find a Florida state license for tree work, so ask any company for proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation.
Florida limits local tree permits when an arborist documents that a tree is an unacceptable risk. Permits
Insurance complaints go to the Florida Department of Financial Services.
Storm records, FEMA ratings and electric utilities for the whole county: Hillsborough County.
Where Tampa is
Nearby in Hillsborough County
- Egypt Lake-Leto
- Carrollwood
- Town 'n' Country 1 storm report with trees
- Palm River-Clair Mel, FL
- East Lake-Orient Park 1 storm report with trees
- Lake Magdalene
- University
- Temple Terrace 1 storm report with trees
- Citrus Park 1 storm report with trees
- Progress Village
- Northdale
- Westchase