GLEN ST. MARY, Florida - The calmest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season are also the smartest ones for Baker County homeowners to look up at the trees around their houses. That is the message from Big Fish & Little Fish Tree & Lawn Service, the family-owned, faith-based crew that has been climbing, cutting, and cleaning up after storms across Baker County since 2017. With the busiest stretch of the season still ahead, owner W.A. Fish is asking homeowners in Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Sanderson, and the surrounding area to deal with hazard trees now, while the weather is still on their side.
The season runs June 1 through November 30, but the danger is not spread evenly across those six months. NOAA's climate record puts the statistical peak on or around September 10, with the most active stretch falling from the middle of August through October. That leaves a narrow window in July when the skies are relatively quiet and a tree crew can work on a schedule instead of an emergency. Once the tropics get busy, the same removal that could have happened on a calm Tuesday becomes a scramble in the wind and rain.
Summer is also when a weak tree hides the best. Full canopy makes every tree look healthy from the road while it quietly catches more wind, and the afternoon thunderstorms that roll across North Florida all summer are already dropping limbs on their own. The trees that fail in a storm are usually the ones that were already compromised: a dead or leaning trunk, a big limb hanging over the roof, cracks where two leaders split, or roots undercut by the wet season. Big Fish walks the property, points out what the crew finds, and handles the takedowns through its hazard tree removal service before a named storm ever forms.
There is a reason to have that conversation early rather than late. Big Fish runs 24/7 emergency tree service in Baker County for the calls that come in with a trunk already on the roof, and the crew always answers the phone. But an emergency removal in the middle of a storm is harder, slower, and more expensive than the same tree taken down in daylight with the right equipment and no wind. When a storm does come through, the same crew handles the storm damage cleanup, from downed trees and split limbs to the debris left across the yard.
"Taking a tree off a property in July beats pulling it off a bedroom in September," said owner W.A. Fish. "This is a family business, it is faith-based, and the crew lives in Baker County too, so that is not a sales pitch, it is the same thing any neighbor would hear. Anyone with a tree by the house that looks wrong can call and get a free look at it. Better to spend a little now than a lot after the storm."
Homeowners across Baker County and Northeast Florida can reach Big Fish & Little Fish Tree & Lawn Service at 904-838-3508 or through the company website to schedule a hazard tree assessment before the season peaks.
About Big Fish & Little Fish Tree & Lawn Service
Big Fish & Little Fish Tree & Lawn Service, LLC is a family-owned, faith-based tree and lawn company founded in 2017 and based in Glen St. Mary, Florida. The crew serves Baker County and surrounding Northeast Florida communities with tree removal, trimming, hazard tree removal, emergency storm response, storm cleanup, land clearing, forestry mulching, fire abatement, demolition, and debris removal.
Email: kcwfish@gmail.com
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Name
Big Fish & Little Fish Tree & Lawn Service, LLC
Contact name
W.A. Fish
Contact phone
(904) 838-3508
City
Glen St. Mary
State
FL
Zip
32040
Country
United States
Url
https://www.bigfishandlittlefishtreeandlawnservice.com/
