Cleaning Up After a Hurricane: Get the Right Tree Care Professional

, , , Ryan Klein , , , Michael Andreu , andAlyssa Vinson

Release Date: 4/29/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-FR171-2007

Urban Horticulture

Abstract

Proper tree care is best done by people with appropriate skills for the tree work at hand. Tree care professionals have advanced training and abilities to properly and safely correct damage or remove a tree as needed.

About this Publication

This document is FOR 116, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2007. Revised February 2011 and March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Kampf, E., Delgado, A., Duryea, M., Partin, T., & Gilman, E. (2007). Get the Right Tree Care Professional. EDIS, 2007(12). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr171-2007

Authors

Eliana Kampf

former urban forester, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Astrid Delgado

former urban forester and landscaping specialist, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Mary Duryea

professor emeritus, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; and former associate dean for research, director of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station

Ryan Klein

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Richard Hauer

professor emeritus, urban forestry, UWSP College of Natural Resources, Stevens Point, WI

Allyson Salisbury

assistant teaching professor, urban forestry, Rutgers Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, New Brunswick, NJ