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Serving the Tampa Bay Area for more than 37 years. Let Mid-Florida Tree Service take care of all your tree needs. Mid-Florida Tree Service is committed to giving your trees the care they need to greatly increase their life and beauty, as well as add value to your home.

Our team of tree professionals are proud to offer the level of service that is unique to Mid-Florida Tree Service - our depth of experience and commitment to a job done well are unmatched by other companies in the area. Homeowners and contractors alike rely on our extensive experience to handle their unique tree problems and appreciate the way we get the job done right the first time. Quickly, safely, cleanly.

From storm cleanup to lot beautification and all jobs in between, Mid-Florida Tree Service has the skills, experience and equipment to manage even the most difficult tree projects. You can browse our site to learn what makes us the sensible choice for all of your tree problems and then we invite you to contact us for a free estimate.

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Please feel free to contact us or request an estimate. Hillsborough, Pasco & Pinellas Counties 813-986-2258 Polk County 863-853-8733

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Land management can be equipment intensive so it is important to know a bit about your service providers repertoire as well as experience on various machines. Heavy equipment comes in many sizes and configurations so its seldom apples and apples when receiving competitive bids. On several occasions we have been outbid by contractors charging marginally less for equipment that is drastically less productive. For instance, a company offering their 200LC John Deere excavator at $150.00/hour is a much better deal than another offering their Cat 304 at $100.00/hour. Obviously customers cannot be expected to know makes and models, but it is wise to enquire about the horsepower, weight and track configurations of various machines. In this way, landowners can assess the capabilities and appropriateness of a providers gear. A machine that is too large or too small for a job and thus out of scale can be both costly and ineffective. It may in fact contribute to future problems on a particular site. Dont be afraid to ask seemingly nave questions. Demand good communication from a prospective provider before you hire them. In this way you can ensure that they are knowledgeable, responsible and qualified to do your job. Ask for references from recent clients, and a job-site portfolio. We also feel that it is important to know whether a provider owns, leases or both with regard to their machinery. It has been our experience that providers who own no equipment suggests a lack of commitment, while those who never lease often seem to force their machinery to perform out of scale. Finally, operator experience absolutely must be considered. It is good practice to ask about the experience and skill level of a providers operators. You dont want somebody trained on your property. It is not uncommon to see inexperienced and/or unsafe operators working on sites that demand highly trained professionals, thus wasting time, money and creating future issues. It is our mission at V&V to tailor highly individual solutions for the individual needs of our clients. We bring the equipment that is appropriate for your project whether we own or lease it. Additionally our operators have at least 5,000 hours of seat time. Each has an individual erosion control certification, and safety certification. We have a full time mechanic with 25 years experience offering support to our crew in five states. You should expect solid and exacting professionalism from your provider. That means their machinery must be the correct choice for your project, while their operators must be skilled, dedicated and above all, safe.

The Cat 299D XHP is the king of skid steer loaders. Equipped with a 112 hp engine, the most thoughfully designed hydraulic system of all skid steers, and full protective armor, the Cat is the only multi-purpose rubber track machine truly capable of handling the demands of forestry mulching. Over the years we have tested nearly every machine available and found that the new XHP has no equal. We can grade better, grapple heavier and mulch faster than our competitors with similar machines such as Bobcat, John Deere and Takauchi. The Cat features low ground pressure tracks and is an excellent choice for confined residential spaces and precise applications. For forestry mulching we offer different head configurations relative to our clients needs. Our standard set-up consists of a 299D XHP and Fecon BH74 head equipped with carbide hammers. These heavy-duty teeth allow us to mulch directly in the ground with minimal concern for rock or debris. Because we can quickly change attachments on the Cat 299 a variety of tasks, such as bucket work, augering and log loading, can be accomplished with a single machine and operator, minimizing the impact, costs and safety issues associated with having multiple machines on site. On projects involving pine beetle removal, timber slash cleanup and fuel load reductions we often recommend a 299 with a steel knife tipped head. These heads are sharpened daily and offer superior material reduction capacity and reduced mulch size. Because we prefer not to run our steel knives directly in the soil they make an excellent accompaniment to our standard Cat/ carbide set-up or Fecon FTX140 dedicated mulcher. We have found that by using complimentary tooth configurations on separate machines we can save landowners with moderate and large size jobs up to 20% of their total costs. In addition to our mulching heads we also offer a Davco high flow mowing deck capable of cutting material up to 5 inches. The powerful attachment is much like a bushhog on steroids and is an excellent choice for invasives removal, overgrown pasture and commercial property maintenance. Mounted on an Cat 299, this implement is often our first choice when returning to a project site that has been previously mulched but otherwise left unmaintained.

The Fecon FTX140 is our bread and butter in the mountains. This dedicated mulching unit is equipped with a 140hp John Deere engine, steel tracks and a hydraulic flow of nearly 70 gpm. Capable of handling timber up to 12 inches the Fecon can also handle extremely steep terrain. Over the course of an average work year we put more hours on this reliable machine than any other. We do not believe there is a mulching unit of comparable size as productive as the 140 anywhere on the planet. Our FTX 140s can be configured with either carbide or steel teeth depending on the task at hand. These machines are fully armored and equipped with heavy-duty winches capable of skidding timber or pulling machines out of difficult situations.

The Shinn system is a combination mulching head, auxiliary power unit and body armor package mounted on a large excavator. In essence the excavator simply functions as a carrier for the 425 hp engine and 140gpm hydraulic unit mounted on the rear. The head is equipped with hardened steel teeth with multiple cutting surfaces allowing worn knives to be rotated twice before replacement. Weighing in at over 50,000lbs the Shinn cutter is our choice for larger projects, right of way clearing and Government contracts. We believe the Shinn system/excavator combination is the most aggressive and efficient mulching machine available, period. We can reduce material of virtually unlimited size to a fine shred without the compromises in mobility or precision associated with tub grinders and large steel track machines. The Shinn system easily outperforms similar excavator/power pack combination at a lower cost to clients.

We buy, sell and lease equipment according to our needs. Our traditional equipment arsenal currently consists of:

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In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In looser senses, the taller palms, the tree ferns, bananas and bamboos are also trees. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. The tallest known tree, a coast redwood named Hyperion, stands 115.6m (379ft) high. Trees have been in existence on the Earth for 370 million years. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a woody trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight.

A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically contains woody tissue for strength, and vascular tissue to carry materials from one part of the tree to another. For most trees it is surrounded by a layer of bark which serves as a protective barrier. Below the ground, the roots branch and spread out widely; they serve to anchor the tree and extract moisture and nutrients from the soil. Above ground, the branches divide into smaller branches and shoots. The shoots typically bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree's growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees, such as conifers, instead have pollen cones and seed cones; others, such as tree ferns, produce spores instead.

Trees play a significant role in reducing erosion and moderating the climate. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store large quantities of carbon in their tissues. Trees and forests provide a habitat for many species of animals and plants. Tropical rainforests are one of the most biodiverse habitats in the world. Trees provide shade and shelter, timber for construction, fuel for cooking and heating, and fruit for food as well as having many other uses. In parts of the world, forests are shrinking as trees are cleared to increase the amount of land available for agriculture. Because of their longevity and usefulness, trees have always been revered and they play a role in many of the world's mythologies.

Although "tree" is a term of common parlance, there is no universally recognised precise definition of what a tree is, either botanically or in common language.[1] In its broadest sense, a tree is any plant with the general form of an elongated stem, or trunk, which supports the photosynthetic leaves or branches at some distance above the ground.[2] Trees are also typically defined by height,[3] with smaller plants from 0.5 to 10m (1.6 to 32.8ft) being called shrubs,[4] so the minimum height of a tree is only loosely defined.[3] Large herbaceous plants such as papaya and bananas are trees in this broad sense.[1][5]

A commonly applied narrower definition is that a tree has a woody trunk formed by secondary growth, meaning that the trunk thickens each year by growing outwards, in addition to the primary upwards growth from the growing tip.[3][6] Under such a definition, herbaceous plants such as palms, bananas and papayas are not considered trees regardless of their height, growth form or stem girth. Certain monocots may be considered trees under a slightly looser definition;[7] while the Joshua tree, bamboos and palms do not have secondary growth and never produce true wood with growth rings,[8][9] they may produce "pseudo-wood" by lignifying cells formed by primary growth.[10]

Aside from structural definitions, trees are commonly defined by use, for instance as those plants which yield lumber.[11]

The tree growth habit is an evolutionary adaptation found in different groups of plants: by growing taller, trees are able to compete better for sunlight.[12] Trees tend to be long-lived,[13] some reaching several thousand years old, as well as tall.[14] Trees have modified structures such as thicker stems composed of specialized cells that add structural strength and durability, and that allow them to grow taller than non-woody plants and to spread out their foliage. They differ from shrubs, which are also woody plants, by usually growing larger and having a single main stem;[4] but the distinction between a small tree and a large shrub is not always clear,[15] made more confusing by the fact that trees may be reduced in size under harsher environmental conditions such as on mountains and subarctic areas. The tree form has evolved separately in unrelated classes of plants in response to similar environmental challenges, making it a classic example of parallel evolution. With an estimated 100,000 species, the number of trees worldwide might total twenty-five percent of all living plant species.[16] The greatest number of these grow in tropical regions and many of these areas have not yet been fully surveyed by botanists, making tree diversity and ranges poorly known.[17]

Trees exist in two different groups of vascular or higher plants, the gymnosperms and the angiosperms. The gymnosperm trees include conifers, cycads, ginkgophytes and gnetales; they produce seeds which are not enclosed in fruits, but in open structures such as pine cones, and many have tough waxy leaves, such as pine needles.[18] Angiosperm trees are also known as broad-leaved trees. Most angiosperm trees are eudicots, the "true dicotyledons", so named because the seeds contain two cotyledons or seed leaves. There are also some trees among the old lineages of flowering plants called basal angiosperms or paleodicots; these include Amborella, Magnolia, nutmeg and avocado.[19]

Wood gives structural strength to the trunk of a tree; this supports the plant as it grows larger. The vascular system of trees allows water, nutrients and other chemicals to be distributed around the plant, and without it trees would not be able to grow as large as they do. Trees, as relatively tall plants, need to draw water up the stem through the xylem from the roots by the suction produced as water evaporates from the leaves. If insufficient water is available the leaves will die.[20] The three main parts of trees include the root, stem, and leaves; they are integral parts of the vascular system which interconnects all the living cells. In trees and other plants that develop wood, the vascular cambium allows the expansion of vascular tissue that produces woody growth. Because this growth ruptures the epidermis of the stem, woody plants also have a cork cambium that develops among the phloem. The cork cambium gives rise to thickened cork cells to protect the surface of the plant and reduce water loss. Both the production of wood and the production of cork are forms of secondary growth.[21]

Trees are either evergreen, having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year,[22] or deciduous, shedding their leaves at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without foliage.[23] Most conifers are evergreens but larches (Larix and Pseudolarix) are deciduous, dropping their needles each autumn, and some species of cypress (Glyptostrobus, Metasequoia and Taxodium) shed small leafy shoots annually in a process known as cladoptosis.[4] The crown is a name for the spreading top of a tree including the branches and leaves,[24] while the uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees, is known as the canopy.[25] A sapling is a young tree.[26]

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Storm and flood cleanup activities can be hazardous. Workers and volunteers involved with flood cleanup should be aware of the potential dangers involved, and the proper safety precautions. Work-related hazards that could be encountered include: electrical hazards, Carbon Monoxide, musculoskeletal hazards, heat stress, motor vehicles, hazardous materials, fire, confined spaces and falls. Links to information about hazards associated with storm and flood cleanup can be found below. This information is intended to help employers and workers prepare in advance for anticipated response activities, and to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses in the field once rescue, recovery, and clean-up begin.

What Services Can CDC/NIOSH Provide to Employers and Employees Involved in Hurricane Recovery? Provides information on work site hazard evaluations available to workers affected by hurricane recovery.

Preventing electrocutions associated with portable generators plugged into household circuits

NIOSH Interim Guidance for Pre-exposure Medical Screening of Workers Deployed for Hurricane Disaster Work This document provides interim guidance on medical screening for workers before beginning disaster response activities. It will be updated or revised as appropriate, as additional information becomes available. These materials were developed for Hurricane Katrina but may be applicable for other hurricane responses.

NIOSH Interim Post exposure Medical Screening of Workers Leaving Hurricane Disaster Recovery Areas Provides Information on working in physically demanding, unclean, or unstable work environments, such as hurricane recovery areas.

CDC Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders Provides information on required immunizations for hurricane responders.

Health Recommendations for Relief Workers Responding to Disasters Provides a broad scope of information on risks and prevention strategies for relief workers.

These interim forms were developed by NIOSH as survey tools for occupational safety and health purposes in the response to Hurricane Katrina but may be applicable for other hurricane responses. The interim forms are posted here to provide information to occupational safety and health professionals who are interested in NIOSH efforts to prevent injuries and illnesses among hospital, shelter, and health department employees involved in a hurricane response, and who may be looking for tools to ensure health and safety in their own operations.

The interim forms are key to critical information for assessing the potential occupational safety and health impacts of hurricane response on health care, health department, and shelter employees. The interim forms are being used by NIOSH and its colleagues in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to assess occupational safety and health status and needs for employees in those facilities.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

Some residents in Mandarin are upset with the Florida Department of Transportation after construction work on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 295 led to the destruction of a large number of trees.

Groups are calling for action by FDOT to address concern arising from projects impacting landscape and the Mandarin community. The noise is so loud we can barely hear ourselves and we are within one or two feet of each other, said Susan Caven, president of Scenic Jacksonville Inc. What if you lived here? What if you lived along the 5-mile road of 295 and this is what you get? Construction along a 5.7-mile stretch of I-295, just east of the Buckman Bridge and just west of I-95, has locals angry because FDOT has knocked down hundreds of trees, leaving an empty field eyesore.. They have worked so hard for so long to keep a look in Mandarin, Caven said. And they are so proud of their trees and to come and just mow them down is such a blow. The current six lanes are being expanded to ten travel lanes, including toll lanes. Heidi Chanatry has lived in Mandarin since 1985 and said the cleared land is devastating. It was shocking; it was heartbreaking to see what they had done, Chanatry said. Jacksonville Environmental and Civic Organizations say they want FDOT to:

FDOT said it will consider the community's complaints. We will take the input and our folks will look at it and do what we can with it and we listen to the concerns, FDOT spokesman Ron Tittle said. We are concerned.

Tittle said FDOT did hold a public meeting and shared its plans with about 100 people who showed up. The project just started and is supposed to be complete in 2016.

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NorthWestern Energy will begin work next week to clear beetle-killed trees near a two-mile stretch of power lines on MacDonald Pass. Falling trees have increasingly knocked out residential power and forced emergency services to use backup generators to run communications towers on the pass.

Weve had a fair amount of problems on that line, said NorthWestern spokesman Butch Larcombe. As more of that beetle kill falls over weve seen a lot of outages. Its getting worse.

Outages have affected residential customers in the Elliston area and power to radio, TV and emergency dispatch towers on the pass. The towers are equipped with backup generators, and tower owners have been advised of the work and to have fuel on hand, he said.

Larcombe did not have the number of reported outages, but did call it the worst problem in our Helena division.

Work could begin as early as Feb. 2 and last through Feb. 20, he said.

Some of those towers support communications for emergency services in the Helena Valley, including the Montana Highway Patrol, and sheriff's office and fire department officials.

A message left for Peter Callahan, 911 Center manager for Lewis and Clark County/City of Helena, was not returned in time for this story.

Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton confirmed that the towers have seen power outages in the past.

Trees falling into power lines create a variety of hazards, including forest fires, said recently retired Deputy Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Pat McKelvey.

Right-of-way issues can make clearing dead trees near power lines challenging, but necessary, he said.

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