Tree service in San Gabriel, California

Empire Tree Care does tree service in San Gabriel. Call or text (626) 493-7629. Start with the species in your yard. The city's Class 1 protected list includes all oaks, sycamore, jacaranda, ginkgo, magnolia, camphor, olive, crape myrtle, and coast redwood, so plenty of ordinary backyard trees carry city rules here. The owner has worked around the San Gabriel Mission. The city's Mission District holds City Hall, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and the Mission Playhouse.

Trunk size decides whether those rules apply. A front yard Class 1 tree is covered once its trunk is more than 19 inches around, and side and rear yard trees count at more than 30 inches. A permit is needed to remove a covered tree completely, to trim more than one-third of the live foliage of a mature Class 1 tree, or to cut a protected mature tree's height by more than one-fourth over two years. Measure the trunk before you plan any tree removal.

San Gabriel is a normal run from their Arcadia base. You call and set a date and time for an estimate. You get a text when they're on the way. After the work, you walk the yard with them, then you get an invoice. The price they quote is the price you pay, and jobs start at $500. They work Monday through Saturday and sometimes come the same day. They won't work in the rain, except to clear branches that have landed on a house or car.

Yard jobs here come with city steps beyond the cut itself. For a Class 1 tree, the city says a removal request must include an arborist report, so that is a separate step from the tree work. Smaller cleanups follow city rules too. The green cart takes yard trimmings such as flower and hedge trimmings, grass clippings, and leaves and branches, which matters when you plan hedge trimming. Bulky pickup is by request only and covers items such as major appliances and furniture.

What Empire Tree Care does in San Gabriel

• Tree removal: A covered tree needs a permit for complete removal
• Oak tree trimming: Every oak counts as a Class 1 tree on the city's list
• Tree trimming & pruning: Trimming past one-third of the foliage on a mature Class 1 tree needs a permit
• Hedge trimming: Hedge trimmings go in the green cart
• Tree debris removal: Branches and leaves go in the green cart
• All 35 services

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

Also near San Gabriel

San Marino, Temple City, Alhambra, Arcadia, Pasadena, and the rest of the San Gabriel Valley.