Tree service in Glendale, California

Empire Tree Care takes on tree work in Glendale, and a tree by the street may not be yours. Parkway trees, in the grassy part between the sidewalk and the gutter, belong to the city. Where there is no sidewalk to go by, Maintenance Services can tell you whose tree it is. The city says its own trees are not removed unless they are dead, dying or causing public safety issues. Anything on your own lot is a different matter, and once you know the tree is yours, call or text (626) 493-7629 and say what kind it is.

Glendale protects its native trees. An indigenous tree, meaning an oak, bay or sycamore, on private property is protected by law, and to have one trimmed the city's FAQ sends owners to its permit instructions or to Maintenance Services. An oak trim here starts with that step, and oak tree trimming is the page for the cutting. If you can't name the species, describe the leaves and the bark when you call, since the protection names oak, bay and sycamore.

Fire rules shape the work on the slopes. The fire department's Vegetation Management Program covers the hillside and canyon communities. The city's defensible space page asks owners to maintain defensible space up to 100 feet from the home, or up to the property line if the lot does not extend that far. It also wants branches kept 5 to 10 feet away from roofs and structures and at least 10 feet of clearance around chimneys. Cutting those limbs back is fire safety tree trimming, and the ground work is brush clearance.

Palm work leaves its own pile. Palm fronds go in the black container, or are stacked on the parkway with a call for a special pickup, while other branches from privately owned trees get cut up for the green waste containers. The defensible space page also asks owners to trim palm trees regularly to remove dead or dying fronds, which is palm tree trimming. A pile too big for the containers is tree debris removal. The owner has lived in Glendale, and jobs there run from the Arcadia base.

What Empire Tree Care does in Glendale

• Fire safety tree trimming: The city asks for branches 5 to 10 feet from roofs and structures
• Brush clearance: Defensible space runs up to 100 feet from the home, and the Fire Marshal can require up to 200 feet in some cases
• Palm tree trimming: The fire page asks owners to trim palm trees regularly to remove dead or dying fronds
• Oak tree trimming: Oaks, bays and sycamores on private property are protected by law, so oak work follows the city's rule
• Tree debris removal: Palm fronds go in the black container, and a big trim leaves more than the containers hold
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