Arborist services in Arcadia

Empire Tree Care does arborist services in Arcadia and across the San Gabriel Valley. On this page the name means hands-on tree work: cutting a tree back, thinning it, supporting a weak limb, or taking it out when it has to go. The owner's father has worked in gardening and trees for more than 20 years, and the owner joined him about 7 years ago. Phone or text (626) 493-7629 to set up an estimate.

Arborist services is the wide name, and the jobs under it each have a page of their own. Crown thinning opens up a dense canopy. Crown reduction makes a tree smaller. Cabling & bracing supports a weak spot. Oak tree trimming has a page just for oaks, and palm tree trimming has one for palms. If you are not sure which job your tree needs, start here and describe the tree on the phone.

The owner says they love making sure trees get the proper care, they take pride in the overall health of a tree, and they don't butcher trees. A section further down says what is not part of the work, in plain words, so you know before you call. Read that part first if you are comparing this business with others, and ask about anything it leaves unclear.

What every job includes

• Free estimate at your property
• A text when they are on the way
• The price quoted is the price you pay
• Debris hauled away
• Chips left as mulch if you want them
• A walk-through with you at the end
• Clean, safe work, guaranteed

Call or text (626) 493-7629 about your trees.

The full list of what each job includes.

What do arborist services cover?

The work is the cutting, the support and, when a tree has to go, the removal. That covers thinning and reduction, tree lacing and tree shaping, taking off a heavy or broken limb with tree limb removal, cabling and bracing, and tree removal for a tree that can't stay.

When you call, say where the tree stands: over the roof, along the fence, beside the driveway or by the street. Say which limbs worry you, and what you want from the tree. More light in the yard, less over the roof, or a tree that stays healthy for years are different jobs, so your answer points to the right page on this list.

A crowded tree points to thinning, and one grown too big for its spot points to reduction. A limb that looks weak points to cabling and bracing. A tree that is dead or dangerous has its own pages, dead tree removal and dangerous tree removal.

What is not part of the work?

Some things people expect under this name are not on the list. Empire Tree Care does not fertilize, spray for pests, plant or move trees, or write a report on a tree's health. Crane work is not part of the work, and neither is work near power lines. For any of those you need someone else. If one of them is what you came for, a call will get you a plain no.

Permits are not part of the work either. If the city protects your tree, any permit it requires comes first, and getting it is up to you, since filing a permit is not something they do. Cutting begins after the city says yes. Ask the city what it requires before you book.

The Arcadia page lists the city's own facts about its protected trees, with the source named. Other towns have their own pages with the same kind of facts.

How does a job go from the first call to the walk-through?

You call or text and describe the tree. An estimate gets booked for a date and time, and they come to your property. Ask what a cut will take off and what the tree will look like afterward. The work you agree on gets done, you go on a walk-through with them, and an invoice is handed to you. Spanish works on the phone and at the tree, since the business is father and son and they speak it.

Hours are Monday through Saturday, 6 AM until 9 PM, and Sunday is closed. A text arrives ahead of them on the day. Same day is sometimes possible and never promised, so call early if the tree cannot wait.

The owner's promise is clean, safe work. If anything on your property gets damaged, they promise to fix it as soon as possible. The walk-through is where you tell them about anything you want looked at again.

How much do arborist services cost?

The minimum is $500. A thinning, a reduction, a cabling job and a removal each start at that same figure. Because the minimum is the one dollar figure here, the number for your tree comes from the call and the visit. Call or text (626) 493-7629 to set up a free estimate for your job. The price you are quoted is the price you pay, and it does not move once the work starts.

You pay after the walk-through, with Zelle, a check, cash or a card. The quote is free, and nothing else on the job is. Tree work prices in Arcadia has the wider picture on what jobs run. Ask for the number before you agree to anything, and keep it for comparison if you are also talking to others.

How far from Arcadia do they work?

Empire Tree Care is based in Arcadia and works across the San Gabriel Valley. The owner drives up to 45 miles for a job, and works around Pasadena and La Crescenta. The list of service areas shows every town that has a page of its own. Each town page carries facts checked on the city's or county's own website, with the source named.

Some of those facts are about protected trees, which matters here because a protected tree can need a city permit before it is cut. The Sierra Madre page, the Duarte page and the Glendale page each carry the city's own rule for protected trees. Read the one for your town before you book.

How the price works

Call or text (626) 493-7629. Empire Tree Care gets back to you about the work. The number doesn't change once the work starts. Jobs start at $500. More on how pricing works.

Where Empire Tree Care does this

All of the San Gabriel Valley. See every town Empire Tree Care covers for arborist services.