Tree Service in Anthony, FL

Tree Service in Anthony is shaped by horses. The community sits on County Road 200A, also called Jacksonville Road, in the wooded horse country north of Ocala, near the farms and equestrian venues that give Marion County its reputation. The county has more than 1,200 horse farms, about 900 of them thoroughbred farms. Elite Tree Service Ocala works on farms and homes around Anthony, keeping pasture trees healthy, fence lines clear and barns safe from falling limbs.

Pasture trees and horses

Shade trees in paddocks do real work in a Florida summer. Horses gather under them, so a dropped limb lands right where animals stand. Our approach on pasture oaks is to:

• Remove dead and broken limbs throughout the canopy
• Raise low limbs that horses can reach or that block mowers
• Shorten long, heavy limbs that are prone to splitting
• Check the trunk and root flare for decay and fungus
• Recommend removal only when the tree can't be made reasonably safe

Work is scheduled with you so horses can be moved to another paddock while we are there.

Fence lines

Board and wire fences under trees take a beating in storms. A single fallen limb can open a gap that lets horses out onto a road. Fence-line clearing means taking down dead and leaning trees within reach of the fence, cutting back overhanging limbs and clearing vines that pull fences down over time. We cut and remove wood without dragging it across the fence or pasture whenever possible.

Plants that are hard on horses

Some trees and shrubs are toxic to horses, and red maple is one that many owners in this region worry about, because its wilted leaves are known to be dangerous to horses. If you are concerned about a particular tree near a paddock, ask your veterinarian, and we can remove it and clean up the leaves and limbs.

A town that came and went

Anthony has had a post office since 1877 and was platted in 1883 when the railroad arrived, named for E. C. Anthony, one of its founders. It incorporated in 1892 during the area's phosphate mining period and disincorporated in 1932 amid the financial strain of the Great Depression. Today it is unincorporated Marion County, so county rules apply.

Barns and arenas

Barns, run-in sheds, hay storage and covered arenas are often built near large trees for shade. We look at every structure on the property during the estimate and list the trees that threaten each one.

Pines on the higher ground

Not all of Anthony is pasture. The higher, sandier ground carries slash and longleaf pines, sometimes in planted rows from old timber stands. Pines rarely need pruning, but they do need watching. Lightning strikes, bark beetle attacks in dry years and slow decline after big storms are the usual ways they die. UF/IFAS studies found that some pines that looked fine after a hurricane died months later. A dead pine near a barn or along a fence line is worth removing before it becomes brittle and drops in pieces.

Estimates

Call (352) 320-5752 or use the form. Tell us about gates, animals and where we can safely park a truck and chipper. Get a free estimate