Tree service in Covina, California

Covina homeowners can book Empire Tree Care for tree service. Call or text (626) 493-7629. Whether the tree is protected comes first, because in Covina oaks, trees with a trunk diameter of at least 10 inches, and trees the City Council designates are all heritage trees. Measure the trunk diameter to see if your tree reaches the 10 inch mark. For an oak that is staying, ask about oak tree trimming. They also do tree service in West Covina, which has its own page.

Permits must be obtained to remove protected trees, and the application goes to the Chief Planning Official. The city also says no one may damage a heritage tree without a permit. So a protected tree is worth a question to the city before you book anyone for tree removal or for a heavy cut under tree trimming & pruning. Measure the trunk first, then ask the city. The owner puts tree health ahead of heavy cutting, which suits a heritage tree.

Covina maintains about 9,400 trees in parkways, public parks and street medians, and it trims city-owned trees on a grid schedule. If the tree by your curb looks like one of those, report a hazard to the city for inspection before you call anyone. If you want a tree in the parkway, the Environmental Services Division is where the city says to start, and it helps pick a species compatible with nearby trees. A tree inside your property line is a different call, and that one goes to Empire Tree Care.

Cut limbs have to go somewhere. Since January 1, 2022, Covina residents put both yard waste and food waste in the green barrel. One big trim can fill that barrel on its own, and tree debris removal takes what is left of the pile. Mention the pile when you call, since cleanup of cut limbs is its own service. They drive out from Arcadia, and a text tells you when they are on the way. If you are unsure whether a cut counts as damage to a heritage tree, ask the city before the day of the job.

What Empire Tree Care does in Covina

• Oak tree trimming: Oaks are protected heritage trees in Covina, so trimming one is a job to plan
• Tree removal: Taking out a protected tree starts with a city permit application
• Tree trimming & pruning: Trimming a heritage tree is a job to plan, because no one may damage one without a permit
• Dangerous tree removal: A leaning tree on your lot is a job for dangerous tree removal; a parkway tree can be reported to the city
• All 35 services

Before you call, read how Empire Tree Care prices a tree service job.

Also near Covina

West Covina, Glendora, Baldwin Park, Arcadia, Pasadena, and the rest of the San Gabriel Valley.