After founding Morning Star Tree Company Inc. in January 1980 in Centereach, NY and serving 33+ years with Centereach Fire Department Engine Co. 3, Mark Wm. Skowron and his wife Eileen moved South and established our permanent Home Base in Tampa, FL. We bring 46+ years of owner-on-site crane rigging, honest pricing, and firefighter-grade safety to estates and neighborhoods across Greater Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay's sandy high-water-table soils make hollowing Laurel Oaks and over-extended Southern Live Oaks vulnerable during summer Gulf squalls and hurricanes. We perform structural crown reduction, end-weight relief, deadwood removal, and crane-assisted dismantling in Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Palma Ceia, Avila, Carrollwood, and Westchase.
Florida waterfront and country-club homes feature aluminum screen lanais, barrel-tile roofs, and tight zero-lot-line setbacks. Our 1-888-Tree Doc crane truck, Altec bucket truck, and high-line rigging lift massive limbs vertically away from screen enclosures and seawalls without a scratch.
Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Palma Ceia, Avila, Carrollwood, Westchase, Lutz, Wesley Chapel, Brandon, Riverview, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.
Whether working inside gated communities like Avila and Westchase, historic brick-lined streets in Hyde Park and Palma Ceia, or waterfront seawall lots on Davis Islands, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, Mark Wm. Skowron personally enforces a 4-point estate protection protocol on every job:
No ruts in Floratam St. Augustine sod or cracked travertine driveways. Our low-ground-pressure Bobcat MT100 track loader moves heavy oak logs cleanly through narrow 36-inch side gates.
Using our 1-888-Tree Doc crane truck and friction-brake rigging, multi-ton Live Oak and Slash Pine sections are hoisted upward and swung clear of pool cages and tile roofs.
Heavy outriggers are never staged inside the structural tie-back zone of canal or bayfront seawalls in Davis Islands, Apollo Beach, Clearwater, or St. Petersburg.
Our dedicated Smart Sweep grapple stump grinder obliterates deep root flares while grading mulch and chips seamlessly back into the cavity—leaving your lawn spotless.
No stock agencies, no call-center brokers, and no rented pickups. Meet Mark Wm. Skowron & his wife Eileen in Florida and inspect the exact Morning Star Tree Company Inc. crane, Altec bucket truck, turf-safe Bobcat, and Smart Sweep stump grinder that pull up to your Tampa Bay property.
After 46+ years building Morning Star Tree Company Inc. (Est. Jan 1980) and 33+ years in Centereach FD Engine Co. 3, Mark & Eileen call Tampa Bay home.
Our company-owned heavy crane truck hoists massive Live Oak and Laurel Oak trunks cleanly over Tampa pool cages, barrel-tile roofs, and seawalls.
High-reach Altec aerial lift paired with our rubber-tracked Bobcat MT100 mini loader to haul heavy timber without rutting Florida lawns or pavers.
High-torque stump cutter with integrated Smart Sweep hydraulic grapple blade that mills stubborn oak root plates below grade and sweeps the yard clean.
Direct engineering, statutory permit, and arboricultural answers from Mark Wm. Skowron (46+ Years Owner Since Jan 1980 & 33+ Year Centereach FD Engine Co. 3 Veteran) for homeowners across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties:
Owner Mark Wm. Skowron utilizes our heavy crane truck (1-888-Tree Doc), Altec aerial bucket, and turf-safe Bobcat MT100 mini track loader over high-density ground protection mats. Massive limbs are lifted vertically off aluminum lanais, barrel-tile roofs, and seawalls rather than dropped, preventing hydrostatic seawall overload and paver cracking.
Under Florida Statute § 163.045, local governments in Tampa, Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties cannot require a permit, application, or replanting fee for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on residential property if the property owner obtains documentation from an ISA Certified Arborist or Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk to persons or property.
Unlike Southern Live Oaks (Quercus virginiana) that live 150+ years, Laurel Oaks (Quercus laurifolia) and Water Oaks reach biological senescence at 45 to 60 years in Tampa Bay's high-water-table sandy soils. They frequently develop internal Ganoderma butt rot and hollow heartwood while retaining a green canopy, making structural crown reduction or crane-assisted dismantling critical before hurricane season.
From our permanent Tampa Home Base HQ, we provide daily crane tree removal, structural oak pruning, Smart Sweep stump grinding, and hurricane canopy prep across Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Palma Ceia, Avila, Carrollwood, Westchase, Lutz, Wesley Chapel, Brandon, Riverview, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.
Yes. You can call or text photos directly to Mark Wm. Skowron at (631) 484-7700 for immediate owner triage and transparent pricing with zero middleman markups, plus full 3-part HO-3 Coverage A itemized insurance receipts when storm damage is involved.
Skip the commission salespeople. Call Mark directly at (631) 484-7700, text 2–3 photos of your Live Oak, Laurel Oak, palm, or stump for rapid owner assessment, or schedule an on-site Tampa Bay property walk-through.
