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Palm and Tree Budget Hour for HOA Boards

Second Thursday of each month, 10:00 to 10:45 am Eastern, online. A 45 minute session for HOA, CDD and POA board members and community managers in Southwest Florida. Jeff Kaulbars, ISA Certified Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, covers how to put palms and trees in the budget year before they reach a board meeting.

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Jeff Kaulbars explaining a property's palms and trees on site

Next session

Thursday, December 10, 2026

10:00 to 10:45 am Eastern, online

After that: Thursday, January 14, 2027, and Thursday, February 11, 2027.

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Client care replies to every sign-up with the meeting link.

What we cover

Palms and trees in the budget year, before they reach a board meeting.

A community map with every palm and tree plotted by condition
Reading the inventoryHow to read a palm and tree inventory by species and condition.
A Canary Island date palm in decline among healthy palms
The four palm killersLethal bronzing, Ganoderma butt rot, Fusarium wilt and Thielaviopsis trunk rot have no cure. Why catching them early is the only defense.
A bucket truck pruning royal palms
A three-year budgetSpreading pruning and removals across a three-year budget instead of paying from reserves.
A crew clearing a fallen tree after a storm
The storm planWhat a storm plan signed before the season looks like.

Bring questions about your own property. No charge.

Jeff Kaulbars

Who leads it

Jeff Kaulbars

ISA Certified Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified. Jeff walks communities across Southwest Florida palm by palm and presents palm and tree plans to boards.

More about Jeff

Can’t make it? Read the Board Budget Brief