Bonita Springs • Lee County
Landscape Removal & Stump Grinding in Bonita Springs, FL
Brazilian peppertree deserves first attention in any Bonita Springs removal job. UF/IFAS lists it as a prohibited species in Florida, so the goal is to take it out, not shape it. A cut stump resprouts unless it is treated, and UF/IFAS warns the sap can irritate skin, which is why Hodges grinds or treats stumps and hauls the brush away rather than leaving piles. Removal work in Bonita Springs also has a drainage side. The chairman of the San Carlos Estates Water Control District told WGCU that tree removal and bigger homes have reduced how much rain the ground absorbs, and that the district spent heavily clearing ditches after Ian. So stripping a bed or a row of overgrown hedges is usually paired with a plan for what goes back in, and with keeping chips and debris out of swales and storm drains.
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Where it comes up in Bonita Springs
Imperial River corridor
Quinn Street and Dean Street area
Bonita Shores
Plants and materials that suit it in Bonita Springs
Questions
Do I have to remove Brazilian pepper from my yard?
UF/IFAS lists Brazilian peppertree as a prohibited species in Florida, meaning it cannot be sold or planted. Removing it is strongly encouraged because birds spread the berries into nearby preserves and ditches. Stumps must be treated or ground, or they sprout again.
Will taking out old shrubs make my yard flood more?
Bare soil and new hardscape absorb less water than planted ground, a point San Carlos Estates drainage officials raised after Irma and Ian. Replanting or mulching quickly and keeping the grade sloped away from the house limits that effect.
What happens to the debris from a removal job?
Hodges hauls it away. Leaving cut material at the curb or in the swale before a storm is a bad idea in Bonita Springs, since loose debris can block ditches and culverts that neighborhoods depend on to drain.