Dead tree being taken down in sections next to a home

Tree Removal & Land Clearing in Kissimmee, FL

Kissimmee mixes old cow-town ranch land, busy US-192 neighborhoods and homes along the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga. FTDF Services brings heavy equipment and tree crews to all of it, seven days a week.

  • Osceola County
  • ~73 miles from our Tampa base
  • Free estimates

From Lake Toho Shoreline to Osceola Pasture

Few cities in Central Florida have as much variety packed inside one zip code range as Kissimmee. Downtown and the lakefront park sit right on Lake Tohopekaliga, where cypress, laurel oaks and sabal palms crowd the low, damp ground. Head west along US-192 and you reach the dense vacation-rental neighborhoods near the theme parks, where small yards hold big oaks that were planted decades before the houses got crowded together. Go south or east and the landscape opens into the cattle pasture that made Osceola County famous, now being carved up for new subdivisions.

Each of those settings asks for different work. A shaded lakefront lot needs careful tree trimming and selective removals. A rental home with an oak leaning over the roof needs a clean, quick tree removal. A pasture parcel headed for construction needs full-scale land clearing.

What Kissimmee Property Owners Call Us For

  • Hazard oaks over roofs and driveways. Laurel oaks in older Kissimmee neighborhoods often reach the end of their lifespan with hollow trunks and heavy limbs. Our bucket truck lets us take them down piece by piece without dropping wood on the house.
  • Rental and investment properties. Owners who live out of state want a yard that stays tidy between guests. We trim back palms and oaks, haul off the wood, and grind stumps flush so the lawn crew can mow right over them.
  • Pasture and acreage conversion. On larger parcels toward the edges of town, our compact track loader with a forestry mulcher knocks down palmetto, brush and scrubby pines, and the wheel loader with a log grapple handles the big trunks. See our lot clearing page for building-pad work.
  • Stump cleanup after other crews. Our stump grinding takes leftover stumps below grade so you can replant or lay sod.
Aerial lift crew removing a tall pine tree near power lines

Storm Season Along the Turnpike and US-192

Hurricanes that cross the peninsula tend to hit Osceola County with strong winds and long bands of rain, and Lake Toho water levels can rise for days afterward. Saturated sandy soil lets shallow-rooted oaks and pines tip over even after the wind dies down. Summer lightning is another quiet tree killer here; a struck pine may look fine for weeks before the needles turn brown.

After a storm we focus on the jobs that cannot wait: trees on structures, limbs blocking driveways, and broken tops hanging over sidewalks. Our crews then cut, load and haul everything away through our debris removal service. We work from 6 AM to 10 PM every day, so you can usually reach a real person even in the busy days after a storm.

Neighbors in Osceola and Beyond

Kissimmee is on the eastern edge of our roughly 100-mile radius from our base in Tampa, and it ties together our work across the area. We also serve St. Cloud on East Lake Toho, the wooded lots of Poinciana, and Davenport just over the Polk County line.

Wheel loader pushing a pile of cleared brush and roots on a land clearing job
FAQ

Kissimmee Tree Service & Land Clearing FAQ

Do I need a permit to remove a tree at my Kissimmee home?

It depends on whether you are inside city limits or in unincorporated Osceola County, and on the size and type of tree. Check with the city or county before work starts; we can explain what is usually needed when we visit for your free estimate.

Can you clear an overgrown lot or pasture near Kissimmee for a new home?

Yes. We use a forestry mulcher, track loader and log grapple to remove brush, palmetto and trees, then grind stumps and prepare the ground for your builder.

Do you trim trees at vacation rental homes when the owner is away?

Yes. Many Kissimmee rental owners live elsewhere. We can meet a property manager on site or walk the property and send you an estimate you can approve remotely.

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Tell us about the trees or land you need handled in Kissimmee and we will come out, look it over and give you a free estimate.

6401 Brook Hollow Ct, Tampa, FL 33634 · Serving a 100-mile radius around Tampa, FL

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