Tree care notes for San Diego
Short answers to the questions we get asked on estimates. Written for trees living through San Diego heat, Santa Ana wind and not much water.
San Diego
What Tree Lacing Actually Means
How thinning the interior differs from topping, and why it holds up better in wind.
Read article San DiegoSafety Trimming Before Santa Ana Season
The deadwood and clearance work worth doing in early fall, not after a limb drops.
Read article San DiegoSix Signs a Tree Should Come Out
Lean, cracks, fungus, deadwood, root damage and constant debris.
Read article San DiegoStump Grinding or Leave the Stump?
Depth, cost and what you can plant over the spot afterward.
Read article San DiegoPruning Young Trees the Right Way
Three good cuts in year two save a decade of corrective work later.
Read article San DiegoTrees Worth Planting in a San Diego Yard
Shade, low water and root behavior near foundations and sewer lines.
Read article San DiegoWatering Mature Trees Through a Dry Summer
Deep, slow and further out from the trunk than most people think.
Read article San DiegoDo You Need a Permit to Remove a Tree in San Diego?
Street trees, protected species and HOA rules in plain terms.
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