What tree service costs in West Palm Beach (2026)

Tree work is priced per job, after an estimator has stood under the tree. No price list survives contact with a 70-foot oak leaning over a pool, so instead of a list, here is what the estimator looks at in West Palm Beach, in the order it comes up, and what each item does to the number.

1. Height and trunk

The first look is up, the second is at the trunk. A 25-foot tree with an 8-inch trunk is a morning for two people. A 60-foot tree with a 30-inch trunk is a day for a crew and a chipper. Trimming runs $250 to $900 per tree in Palm Beach County, removal $500 to $2,500, and the size of the tree is most of where a job sits inside those ranges. A large removal, or one that needs a crane, runs $2,500 to $6,000+.

2. What is under it

A tree in an open corner can be felled in one piece. A tree over a roof, a pool, a fence or a service line has to be dismantled from the top down, each section rigged and lowered. Same tree, two or three times the hours. The estimator walks the drop zone and counts the targets before writing anything.

3. How the equipment gets in

A bucket truck or a crane at the curb cuts the time in half. A backyard tree behind a 4-foot gate gets climbed, and every piece gets carried out by hand. Soft ground after rain, a paver driveway that cannot take a truck, and a septic drainfield all change the plan and the price.

4. What leaves the property

Chips are cheap to move. Hardwood logs and palm fronds are not. Palm trimming runs $75 to $200 per palm depending on height and species, and the frond haul is part of that. Stump grinding is $100 to $350 per stump by diameter, cheapest on the day of the removal when the grinder is already on the truck.

5. Paperwork

Where the city wants a permit, the fee goes on the quote and we pull it. Where the city wants an arborist's letter first, the consultation is $125 to $200, credited to any work that follows. Hurricane prep and lot clearing are walked and quoted per property, since the count of trees and the density of brush decide those.

The estimate, the cleanup and the insurance certificate are part of every price. The written number is the number on the invoice. Call (561) 454-8006 to get an estimator out to West Palm Beach or anywhere in Palm Beach County.