Simply Trees

10/28/2026

Happy birthday to our General Manager, Andrew Benedum, better known as Drew! 🎉🌳

You’ll find Drew everywhere: out in the field, running heavy equipment, meeting with clients, and guiding our team through the day. He leads by showing up, and he’s a core part of what makes Simply Trees work.

Thank you for everything you do, Drew. We’re blessed to have you on our team. Here’s to a great year ahead! 🎂

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10/23/2026

Looking for a local, honest Nursery that sells to homeowners ? Honest Landscapes & Nursery is wonderful! They have high quality plant material and are always a pleasure to work with.

If you have not visited their Venice location, run by and check them out! 

We’re excited to formally introduce our combined venture, Honest Landscapes & Nursery! 🌿 Not only do we specialize in landscape design and installation, but we also offer a full-service plant nursery that’s now open to both landscape contractors and the public. Our journey began with a dream to provide top-quality plants and trees to our local community, and we’re thrilled to share this beautiful property with you all.

Visit our website to explore our wide selection of plants and trees for every season. Our dedicated team is here to provide expert advice and exceptional service to help you elevate your landscape projects to the next level. Let’s grow together! 🌱✨

Honest Landscapes & Nursery
(941) 867-6077 | www.honestlandscapes.com

10/22/2026

Some jobs you reach by truck. This one, we reached by kayak. 🛶🌿

Mangroves are protected in Florida, and trimming them is regulated, so it takes the right training, the right techniques, and a lot of care. Our crew pruned these waterside mangroves to restore safe navigation for boaters, working from the water to keep the work precise and the shoreline undisturbed.

Healthy mangroves protect shorelines, filter water, and shelter wildlife, so the goal is never to remove them. It's to prune them correctly so the waterway stays clear and the trees stay healthy.

Do overgrown mangroves block your dock or waterway? Check before anyone cuts. Improper trimming can mean fines, and it can seriously harm the trees. 🌊

📞 941-479-2726

10/21/2026

Call Shack Shine today for your holiday lights! 🎄 💡
They are such a great team local to our area!

One less thing on your to-do list. Become part of our holiday tradition. 🏠✨

Getting your home ready early is the smart way to handle the holidays:

• Guaranteed Dates: Lock in your spot before our peak-season schedule fills up.

• Full Turnkey Service: From design and install to takedown, we handle it all every year.

So why wait until December? Become part of our holiday tradition today! 🎅🏼✨🎄

Your home will 🩵 you!

10/20/2026

Surprise inside a dead pine: an active bee hive. 🐝
With the deceased tree close to a home, we had to act fast.

Got bees in a tree that needs to go? Call early. This way the bees can be placed in a new home! 📞 941-479-2726

Thank you Egolf Land Services for trusting us with your project!

10/15/2026

This week marks 100 years since Winnie-the-Pooh first climbed that honey tree. 🐻🍯

No plan. No harness. No arborist. And how did that go? “Oh, bother!”

It’s the same thing homeowners say when a limb lands on the fence or a tree starts leaning toward the roof.

Our Certified Arborists handle pruning, removals, and risk assessments for homeowners, HOAs, and property managers. We assess first, so you never have to say “Oh, bother.”

Worried about a tree on your property, or know someone who is? Send them our way. 🌳

📞 941-479-2726
📍 Venice, FL

Simply Trees: we go out on a limb for you.

10/07/2026

Before & after: a live oak removal and replacement in Venice, FL. 🌳➡️🌿

This live oak was healthy, but its location was the problem — planted too close to utilities and impervious surfaces, it was set up to create conflicts
down the road as it matured. Rather than wait for that to become a costly issue, we removed it proactively and replaced it with a silver buttonwood, a better-fit option for this small residential lot that won't outgrow its space.

Planning ahead like this is part of what good tree care looks like — not just reacting to problems, but preventing the ones a tree's own location can cause years down the line. 🏡

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10/06/2026

Let's talk about lion-tailing - and why we won't do it. 🦁🌳

This is when a tree's interior branches are stripped out, leaving foliage only at the branch tips. It might look "clean," but University of Florida/IFAS Extension and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) are clear: this is considered arboricultural malpractice, not proper pruning.

Here's why it matters:
🌬️ It shifts all the weight to the ends of the branches, making them far more likely to snap in storms and high winds
🌳 It removes the tree's ability to flex and disperse wind load the way a properly structured canopy does
⚠️ ANSI A300 standards (the national standard for tree care) say no more than ¼ of a mature tree's foliage should be removed in a growing season - lion-tailing blows way past that
📈 It often triggers excessive sprouting, which just creates more weak growth down the road

With how much research is publicly available from UF/IFAS and ISA, there's no excuse for this still being common practice. It doesn't just look bad - it creates real liability for the property owner, while the person doing the cutting gets paid for it.

Our certified arborists follow ANSI A300 and ISA Best Management Practices on every job. If a company offers to "thin it out" like this, ask questions first. Your trees - and your property - deserve better. 🌿

Sources: UF/IFAS Extension (hort.ifas.ufl.edu), ANSI A300 Standards, ISA Best Management Practices

10/02/2026

🌳 Friday at Simply Trees 🌳

There’s something pretty satisfying about ending the week with the right people, the right equipment, and a whole lot of trees. 💪🌴

Have a great weekend, everyone! 🤙

Simply Trees | Venice, FL
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