SAM’S Tree Service

10/16/2026

Taking tree care to new heights in St. Pete. 🌳🏗️

Technical tree removals take careful planning, precise rigging, and teamwork. Here’s a look at the crane setup on one of our St. Petersburg jobs.

From tight access to trees extending over homes, SAM’S Tree Service brings experience and attention to detail to challenging projects.

🌳 ISA Certified Arborist
📍 Serving St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay
📲 Message us for a free estimate.
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10/10/2026

09/12/2026

🌿 Sam’s Tips for Caring for Your Staghorn Fern

That’s Sam in the photo beside his own staghorn fern—an incredible specimen measuring approximately eight feet across!

Many Florida families have a beloved staghorn that has been growing for years, sometimes even across generations. Here are Sam’s tips for keeping yours healthy:

☀️ Provide Filtered Light
Staghorns prefer bright, indirect light or the dappled shade beneath a tree canopy.

💧 Avoid Overwatering
Water thoroughly during hot, dry weather, but allow the mounting material to begin drying between waterings. Constant moisture can cause rot.

🍌 Try the Banana-Peel Tradition
Occasionally tuck a small piece of banana peel behind the brown shield fronds, where it can gradually decompose. Use it sparingly, watch for pests and don’t use it as a replacement for balanced fertilizer.

🌱 Feed It Lightly
Apply a balanced fertilizer during the warmer growing months. Large, mature staghorns generally require less frequent feeding than young plants.

🛡️ Leave the Brown Shield Fronds Alone
They aren’t dead material that needs to be removed. These fronds protect the roots and help collect moisture and organic matter.

🔗 Inspect Its Support System
Large staghorns become extremely heavy. Regularly inspect the chains, wire, basket, mounting board and supporting tree limb.

At SAM’S, exceptional outdoor care means understanding the entire living landscape—not only responding when a tree becomes hazardous.

Expert Tree Care • Thoughtful Landscaping • Practical Horticulture

Do you have a beloved staghorn fern? Share a picture with us in the comments!

SAM’S Tree Service & SAM’S Landscaping
ISA Certified Arborist® FL-10223A
Trusted Care for Your Home, Family & Landscape

08/19/2026

Some trees carry more than fruit—they carry history. 🥭🌳

Today, while pruning this massive mango tree in West Bradenton, we learned that the property sits within the historic Sans Terre tract—land connected to the Warner and Barney families, pioneers who helped establish some of the area’s earliest mango trees.

J. W. Barney maintained an extensive mango collection here for decades, including the historic “Eleanor” mango grown from Cuban seed. We cannot confirm this tree’s exact variety, but its enormous size and location suggest it could be a surviving piece—or descendant—of that remarkable collection.

And, of course, Sam made sure to fill his bag before the crew got started. 🥭

Sometimes tree care is about more than pruning. Sometimes it’s about preserving a living piece of Old Florida.

SAM’S Tree Service | ISA Certified Arborist
Serving Bradenton, Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch

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08/17/2026

🌴 INTRODUCING SAM’S LANDSCAPING 🌴

You trusted us with your trees—now trust us with your entire landscape.

We’re proud to introduce the newest division of the SAM’S family:

SAM’S Landscaping
Landscape Design • Installation • Maintenance

Using state-of-the-art landscape design technology, we’ll help homeowners visualize their transformation before installation begins—from luxury tropical landscapes and privacy plantings to complete curb-appeal makeovers and ongoing maintenance.

Same trusted name. Same commitment to world-class service. Now transforming your property from the ground up.

📍 Serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Tampa Bay
📞 (941) 879-8853

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07/28/2026

🍽️ DINNER IS ON US! 🌳💚

The best compliment we can receive is a referral from a happy customer.

When you refer a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor who books a qualifying tree service with SAM’S Tree Service, we’ll send YOU a $100 gift card to the restaurant of your choice.

Even better…

✅ Your referral receives FREE stump grinding with their qualifying tree removal.

It’s our way of saying thank you for trusting your friends and family with an ISA Certified Arborist.

Whether you need tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, hazardous tree removal, or an ISA Certified Arborist report, our team is here to help homeowners throughout Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and surrounding areas.

📞 Call today for your FREE estimate and start earning rewards simply by sharing a company you trust.

07/23/2026

🌳 Investing in Knowledge. Delivering Excellence.

At SAM’S Tree Service, we believe that exceptional tree care starts long before the first cut is made.

This week, our entire crew spent two full days in advanced arboriculture and safety training, sharpening the skills that protect your property, your family, and our team. We continuously invest in education because tree work isn’t just labor—it’s a profession built on science, precision, and safety.

From tree biology and risk assessment to the latest ANSI Z133 safety standards, we’re committed to staying at the forefront of our industry. Every lesson learned translates into safer job sites, better pruning practices, more efficient removals, and healthier trees for our customers.

When you hire SAM’S Tree Service, you’re not just hiring a tree company—you’re hiring professionals who never stop learning.

✅ ISA Certified Arborists
✅ ANSI Z133 Safety Trained
✅ Fully Licensed & Insured
✅ State-of-the-Art Equipment
✅ Serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, St. Petersburg & Tampa

Because your trees deserve expertise—not guesswork.

📞 Schedule your FREE Tree Inspection today.

07/20/2026

Most companies would choose a crane. When a crane isn’t an option, experience takes over.

Our ISA Certified Arborists safely dismantled this tree piece by piece, using advanced climbing, rigging, and precision cutting techniques to protect the home and surrounding property.

No shortcuts. Just skill. 🌳💪

07/03/2026

🇺🇸 Sam here, alongside my son, Sam, wishing you and your family a Happy Fourth of July from all of us at SAM’S Tree Service!

As a family-owned business, we’re honored to provide world-class tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, crane tree removals, and ISA Certified Arborist services throughout Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Venice, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.

Thank you for trusting our family with your homes, businesses, and properties. Whether it’s protecting your landscape, removing hazardous trees, or providing professional arborist consultations, we’re committed to delivering the highest level of safety, professionalism, and customer service on every project.

We wish you a safe and memorable Independence Day with your family and friends.

God bless America! 🇺🇸🌳

🌐 SamsTreeService.com

07/02/2026

When everyone else sees impossible, we see another world class ex*****on. 🌳💪

No shortcuts. No excuses. Just world-class tree care from an ISA Certified Arborist serving Florida’s Gulf Coast.

From hazardous tree removals and precision crane work to expert trimming and stump grinding, we have the equipment and experience to handle the jobs others won’t.

📍 Serving Sarasota • Bradenton • Lakewood Ranch • St. Pete • Tampa

📞 941-879-8853
🌐 SamsTreeService.com

Dangerous Trees Are Our Specialty.