Updated October 2026
Westchase is unincorporated Hillsborough County, so the county's tree rules apply, and the community association usually has to approve removals and replacement trees as well. Common Westchase jobs are pruning oaks over roofs and cart paths, cleaning palms, removing declining trees with approval and planting replacements.
A planned community with standards
Westchase's neighborhoods were laid out with landscaped streets, golf course frontage and conservation areas, and the community keeps standards for what is planted and removed. Trees planted when the homes were built are now mature.
Our Tampa service office is a short run west, and we work with homeowners and the community's managers.
Many Westchase owners ask us to put the job details in writing for the community's review: which trees, why, and what will replace them. That makes the approval faster and keeps the work in line with the neighborhood's standards.
Keeping a planned landscape in shape
Oaks along streets and fairways need regular clearance over roofs, sidewalks and cart paths, and palms need cleaning without the over-pruning that weakens them. Declining trees are removed once the community signs off.
Replacement trees have to match the approved list, and young trees benefit from training cuts in their first years.
County rules and approvals in Westchase
Westchase is unincorporated Hillsborough County, so the county's tree rules apply, including its own removal permit and the option of an arborist affidavit to skip the field inspection. Up to a quarter of a non-grand oak's canopy can be pruned without a permit. The community association adds its own approval for removals and replacements. We prepare the details the community asks for.
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Westchase tree questions
Usually yes, on top of the county rules.
No, it is unincorporated Hillsborough County.
Yes, clearance pruning for paths and fairways.
It should come from the approved list.
Up to a quarter of a non-grand oak's canopy.
Yes, with trees, reasons and replacements.