Tree Service in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park, CA
From 1920s garden streets to a 1950s tract on an old golf course, this area was built and planted in layers. We prune and remove trees across all of it, and we list our tree service in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park as one area.
Tree care in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park
Golf, garden-suburb streets and ranch houses
Cheviot Hills and Rancho Park were built in layers, and each layer planted different trees. The Monte Mar tract, drawn by Cook and Hall in 1924, got winding concrete streets with its wires put underground. Rancho Park grew in the 1920s with Spanish bungalows and later ranch homes, on blocks of trees that turn color in fall. In 1952 about 410 ranch homes went up on 100 acres of a former country club, with ficus and palms planted in mass along the roads. Between them lie the city's Rancho Park Golf Course, opened in 1947, and a 40-acre recreation center.
Here, the age of the street tells you a lot about the age of its trees.
Who governs tree work in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park
City of Los Angeles
Tree work in Cheviot Hills and Rancho Park follows the City of Los Angeles's rules. You need a permit from the Board of Public Works before removing or relocating a protected tree or shrub: native oaks (except scrub oak), Southern California black walnut, western sycamore and California bay, plus Mexican elderberry and toyon shrubs, once they measure 4 inches or more in combined trunk diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground (LAMC 46.01–46.02). Harming the roots or trunk so the tree dies counts as removal, and the city can require at least four protected replacement trees for each one removed. Rules change. Confirm current requirements with the jurisdiction before work begins — filing a permit is the property owner's responsibility, not ours.
What we do here
Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park: old trees, palms and stumps
Supreme Tree Experts prunes and removes trees in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park, where many homes date from the 1920s. When a heavy ficus limb splits over a ranch-house roof, owners here phone Supreme Tree Experts.
Tree Removal
We remove failing yard trees across Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park, lowering each section by rope over roofs. The city protects native oaks, sycamores and bay trees once trunks reach 4 inches combined. We check that rule first and flag any tree needing a Board of Public Works permit.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Our crews prune deciduous yard trees in Rancho Park, where many streets are lined with trees that drop their leaves. Late in fall, bare limbs show weak forks and crossing wood clearly. We book structural cuts for that window and chip the brush at the curb.
Stump Grinding & Stump Removal
Once a tree is down, our stump grinder cuts the stump and its surface roots well below the lawn line. The chips can fill the hole or leave with the crew. If a new tree is going in the same spot, we grind wider and deeper.
Palm Tree Trimming & Skinning
Our crew strips spent fronds and old flower stalks off yard palms, then skins each trunk from our lift truck. In California Country Club Estates, palms were planted in mass along the roadsides. A cleaned yard palm sits well beside those tidy rows.
Emergency Tree Service
Day or night, our 24/7 crew answers when a heavy limb splits off and lands on your roof. Tall, old trees on these lots can fail in a winter storm. We cut the wood free, lower it off the house and clear the drive.
Tree Maintenance
Each year our crew walks the lot to find dead wood, weak forks and old root damage. Many homes here went up between the 1920s and the 1940s. Some yard trees are just as old, so an ISA Certified Arborist leads each visit.
Tree Height Reduction
Height comes down in steps, with each cut made back to a strong side limb, never by topping. The Monte Mar tract was built in 1924 with its wires buried, so no lines hold trees back. Big crowns there often spread over roofs, and their weight needs watching.
Estate Tree Care
Owners with several mature trees get one care plan from us that covers every tree on the lot. Trees planted with the first houses here can be as old as the homes. We spread the work across the seasons so the oldest, heaviest trees are seen first.
Tree Shaping & Shrub Shearing
Hedges and shrubs along the winding Monte Mar streets get shaped by our crew to follow each curve. Clean, low lines keep front windows open and the walk clear for neighbors. Every clipping is raked up and hauled off the same day.
Landscaping
We plan shade-tolerant planting for yards that sit beneath big old trees. Shade plants use less water than a lawn that struggles for sun. New beds and drip lines stay back from the trunk, so old roots are not cut.
Hardscape
Patios and paths from our crews are laid to suit the Spanish bungalows and ranch houses on these streets. Before any digging, we find the roots of the big trees nearby. Walks curve around them, so the paving stays level and the tree stays sound.
How our crew treats the old trees of Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park
Tree work goes wrong when it is rushed or under-equipped. We run our own 75-foot boom trucks, lift trucks, chippers and stump grinders, and every crew works under an ISA Certified Arborist — so the job gets done right the first time.
We hold California license #1002853 for both landscaping and tree and palm work, we are bonded, we carry general liability and every employee is on workers’ compensation.
ISA Certified Arborist
An arborist visits free and weighs each tree against the age of the house, since many here date from the 1920s to the 1940s, before suggesting any cut.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
Arnold Palmer's 12 on Rancho Park's ninth hole is cast on a bronze plaque. Our record is on file too: CSLB #1002853 for tree service (C-61/D-49) and landscaping (C-27). We are bonded, and every worker is insured.
Southern California Since 1985
Rancho Park Golf Course opened in 1947. Our family firm began in 1985, and the same family still runs it.
Our Own Equipment
Our own 75-foot boom trucks reach tall trees behind the older homes, and our own stump grinders and chippers travel with them.
From your first call in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park to the final clean-up
- 01.
Which tract?
Monte Mar, the 1950s estates or a Rancho Park bungalow street: each has its own trees. The arborist starts there.
- Tract noted
- Street trees sorted
- 02.
Cuts agreed
You see which limbs come off and why. Street trees stay with the City of Los Angeles.
- Yard trees only
- No topping
- 03.
Crew day
The crew lowers wood on ropes, chips it at the curb and grinds stumps if you ask.
- Ropes over roofs
- Grinding on request
Reviews to read before you book in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park
Every word below was written by a customer on Google, not by us. Long reviews are shortened to fit the card — never reworded. None of them was left in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park: they come from customers across Southern California. Read them for how a crew behaves on a job, then decide whether that is who you want in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park.
“Great pricing & service. Highly competent with tricky jobs. We have used them for more than 10 years.”
Melanie Butler
Local Guide
“We got bids from five contractors. After I talked to them all and checked out their licenses and work, we decided to go with Supreme. … The job took a day and a half, and when they were done, they left the place immaculate.”
Hank Shaeffer
“Great tree trimmers! I’ve used Supreme Tree Experts twice to trim the palm trees in my yard. … The guys who come out are quick thorough, and clean. And very careful not to damage property.”
Emilie Pacheco
“These guys have worked on my property 3 times now. They are always on time and do a fantastic job. I highly recommend them!”
Ray Thompson
“After soliciting several quotes on some difficult yard work, we chose Supreme because of their licensed Arborist Temis … The crew was extremely hard working and we couldn’t believe their continuous work ethic on one of the hottest days of the year.”
Gary Brown
Local Guide
Questions worth asking before you book in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park
The 6 worth settling before tree work starts in Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park. If yours is not here, call 877-787-7363 and ask.
Because the Monte Mar tract was planned that way in 1924. Landscape architects Cook and Hall laid out winding concrete roads and put the utilities underground, so the tract boasted not a pole in sight. For trees, that means no line-clearing cuts. It also means big crowns can grow over roofs unchecked, so height and weight need watching.
Mass plantings of mature ficus and palms. The tract was subdivided in 1951, and its roughly 410 ranch homes sold from 1952 to 1955. It sits on about 100 acres of the former California Country Club golf course. Street trees there are the city's, and the trees in your yard are yours.
Many of its streets are lined with trees that drop their leaves. Rancho Park grew in the 1920s as a middle-class area of Spanish bungalows and ranch houses, and its blocks were planted with deciduous trees. Late fall, after leaf drop, is a good time to see a tree's branch structure and plan pruning.
Many homes went up between the 1920s and the 1940s. The neighborhood association counts about 1,400 single-family homes. Trees planted with the first houses can be as old as the homes. Older trees often carry dead wood, weak forks or root damage from past work, so a yearly check makes sense.
Yes — $600 for tree services, wherever the job is. Here, big old trees beside 1920s homes, and how far the crew must carry brush to the street, shape most of the price.
Yes, 24/7. Tall, heavy trees on the older lots can split in a winter storm, and a limb on a roof cannot wait. Call 877-787-7363.
Where Cheviot Hills / Rancho Park sits
The area sits in ZIP 90064 around Motor Avenue, Pico Boulevard and Rancho Park Golf Course, with Hillcrest Country Club close by.
- ZIP code
- 90064