Tree Service in Anthony, FL

Anthony Tree Service From the Rails to the Ranches

Anthony's post office opened in 1877. Settlers had moved in from South Carolina in the mid-1800s, and family tradition holds that Jacob Leitner sold part of his land grant to Col. E. C. Anthony of Muncie, Indiana, so the place became Anthony Place and then just Anthony. The Florida Southern Railway reached it in 1883, a phosphate boom in the late 1880s sped things up, and Anthony incorporated in 1892. The town did not last: during the money troubles of the 1930s, residents voted to dissolve, and Anthony has been unincorporated Marion County ever since. The local historical society marked 150 years with a Founder's Day on May 16, 2026, under the theme Rails to Ranches.

That theme fits the trees, too. Older homes along Jacksonville Road sit under oaks planted generations ago, while the land around them is pasture, horse property and homes on several acres. We are a Gainesville tree company, and Anthony is about 32 road miles and 45 minutes from downtown Gainesville, so we usually group Anthony jobs on the same day.

Tree Removal Anthony FL Homeowners Call About

Jacksonville Road, now County Road 200A, was US 301 until a new four-lane highway opened to the west in 1965. Homes built along the old highway often have water oaks and laurel oaks that are now 60 to 70 feet tall, leaning over roofs and the road. Those two species tend to decay from the inside as they age, and a limb that looks fine from the porch can be hollow where it meets the trunk. When a tree like that has to go, our tree removal crews rope it down in sections over the house and haul the wood.

On the acreage behind the road frontage, pines are the more common problem. A lightning-struck or beetle-killed pine near a barn or well house needs to come down before it breaks apart. Our pine tree removal page covers the signs, and on open land the price usually sits toward the low end because the tree can be felled whole.

What an Anthony estimate looks like

A typical first visit here is a walk around the house and the nearest pasture with you. We measure the trees in question, look at the trunk flare and limb unions, note anything over the roof, fence or power drop, and check where a truck and chipper can reach without crossing a septic field or soft ground. Then you get a written price for each item, so you can do the urgent tree now and leave the rest for later. Tree health notes are free with the estimate, and if a tree can safely wait, we say so.

Anthony Tree Rules in Unincorporated Marion County

With no town government since the 1930s, Anthony follows Marion County's Land Development Code. Division 7 covers tree protection, and in the 2024 version we reviewed, Section 6.7.2 lists the exceptions that cover most Anthony jobs: removal on a single-family or duplex parcel, trees under 10 inches in diameter, trees posing an immediate threat to people or property, dead or dying trees confirmed by a landscape architect or certified arborist, and residential trees covered by Florida Statute 163.045. Bona fide agricultural clearing on agricultural land is exempt too.

Two things to know before larger clearing. First, a county tree removal permit, when one is needed, comes from the county landscape architect and expires after one year. Second, land cleared under an agricultural exemption cannot get a rural-to-urban land use or zoning change for two years without tree replacement or a mitigation payment, which matters on parcels near Ocala's growth edge. Marion County revised Division 7 in 2026, so we check the current wording on every Anthony estimate. Our tree permit guide explains the state law in more detail.

Live Oak Care and Stump Grinding in Anthony

Not every big tree here should come out. A live oak shading a house on Jacksonville Road or a paddock off a back road is usually worth keeping, and a good trimming takes out deadwood, lifts limbs off the roof and opens the crown so wind passes through. Before hurricane season is the best time to do it; our post on pruning live oaks before storm season explains why.

After removals, stump grinding matters more on acreage than people expect. A stump left in pasture is something a mower deck or a horse will eventually find. We grind below grade and rake the chips back so the spot can be seeded or sodded.

Anthony Storm Damage and Utility Lines

Lines along Jacksonville Road and the side roads run under and through the same oaks that shade the homes. Marion County is served by several electric utilities, and the one that owns the line at your address depends on the road, so we confirm it from your bill or the pole tag before working near a line. When a storm drops a tree across a fence, drive or roof, our storm damage cleanup crew clears the dangerous pieces first and photographs everything for insurance.

Hangers are the hazard people underestimate after a storm. A broken limb caught high in an oak over a drive or gate can drop days later with no wind at all. If you see one over a spot where people, vehicles or animals pass, keep everyone clear and call or text us through the quote form; we treat hangers over structures and walkways as urgent.

Anthony Tree Service Price Guide

A crane adds $600 to $1,800 on the rare Anthony job where a tree is boxed in by buildings; see crane tree removal for when that makes sense. After-hours storm work runs 25 to 50 percent more. Palm cleanup for sabal palms around a house runs $85 to $275 a palm. All prices are written and fixed before work starts, and cleanup is part of every removal price.

Tree Service Near Anthony

North up CR 200A, Citra has the same mix of acreage and old grove land. West of I-75, Reddick sits in the heart of the horse farms, and a short drive south puts you in Ocala.