Tree service for Hobe Sound — heritage oaks, salt air and Martin County's tree code
Fourteen thousand people between Jonathan Dickinson State Park and Jupiter Island, under some of the biggest live oaks on the Treasure Coast — and the strictest county tree rules.
Hobe Sound is Martin County's southernmost village, about 25 miles from Port St. Lucie down US-1, and it's older and greener than most of our territory. The streets around Bridge Road and Dixie Highway hold 1950s–70s homes under live oaks that were old when the houses were built; Zeus Park and Hobe Heights add the mid-century grid; Heritage Ridge, Lost Lake, Eaglewood and The Retreat add the 1980s–2000s golf and gated communities with their own landscape rules. Toward the water it's sea grapes, sabal palms and salt-pruned oaks; toward the state park it's slash pine and scrub. Martin County's tree-protection ordinance is the strictest on the coast — larger trees need a permit to remove, and the county means it.
We cover Hobe Sound with the crews that work Stuart and Palm City: live oak pruning to ANSI A300 by an ISA-certified arborist, cabling for the big limbs over houses, laurel oak and pine removals with the county permit and the arborist report it requires, sea grape and salt-tree pruning, palm trimming, stump grinding, and storm cleanup staged for the county haulers. The golf communities review tree work too; we prepare the submittal. Free estimates, and a firm date because it's the end of the route.
What we do in Hobe Sound
Heritage live oak care
Pruning to ANSI A300, deadwood, clearance from the roof, cabling for the big limbs — never topping.
Permitted removals
Laurel oaks and pines removed with the Martin County permit and the arborist report it requires.
Sea grapes & salt trees
Pruned for the view and the wind without stripping them.
Palm trimming
Sabals, queens, Washingtonias and date palms trimmed clean.
HOA submittals
Prepared for Heritage Ridge, Lost Lake, Eaglewood and The Retreat.
Storm cleanup
Trees off the house first; debris staged for the county haulers.
Neighborhoods and areas we cover
- Hobe Sound village (Bridge Road & Dixie Highway)
- Zeus Park
- Hobe Heights
- Heritage Ridge
- Lost Lake
- Eaglewood
- The Retreat
- Hobe Hills
- Poinciana Gardens
- Federal Highway (US-1) corridor
- Bridge Road corridor
- Gomez
- Jupiter Island (adjacent)
- Jonathan Dickinson State Park area
- Pratt Whitney Road
- Seabranch
Tree services available in Hobe Sound
- Tree removal, crane removal, 24/7 emergency service
- Trimming & pruning, storm prep, oak & hardwood care
- Palm trimming, palm removal & relocation
- Stump grinding, storm cleanup, lot & land clearing
- HOA & commercial tree service
Questions from Hobe Sound homeowners
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Hobe Sound?
For larger trees, yes — Martin County's tree ordinance is the strictest on the coast and usually wants an arborist's report with the application. We prepare both; dead and hazardous trees are approved quickly with photos.
My live oak is over 100 years old — who should touch it?
An ISA-certified arborist, pruning to ANSI A300 — light reductions, deadwood, clearance from the roof, never topping. We can cable the big limbs over the house.
Can you prune sea grapes for the view?
Yes — a reduction that keeps the tree healthy and the wind protection intact. Stripping them is bad for the tree and usually against the rules.
Do the golf communities review tree work?
Most review removals and some review pruning. We prepare the submittal with the estimate.
Is Hobe Sound too far for you?
It's the south end of our route, about 25 miles, so we group Hobe Sound jobs and give you a firm date and keep it.
Nearby: Stuart & Palm City · Jensen Beach · Hutchinson Island · full service area