Tree Service in Long Beach, CA
Most tree work in Long Beach starts with one question: is it one of the city's 94,000 public trees? The city is strict about who touches those, so our tree service in Long Beach trims and removes the ones on your lot.
Tree care in Long Beach
Long Beach parkway trees: what the city does, and what it leaves to you
The tree in the parkway belongs to the city, and the city is careful about it. Public Works cares for about 94,000 public trees and trims about 20,000 a year. Owners and tenants are asked to care for the city tree in front of them and to report damage or disease. If you want yours trimmed sooner than the city's schedule, you can get a no-fee permit. The owner pays. The work must be done by a city-approved contractor who is licensed, bonded and insured, and who calls the City Arborist before starting. Topping a city tree is banned.
In Long Beach, not liking a parkway tree is not a reason to remove it. Damage you can document is.
Who governs tree work in Long Beach
City of Long Beach
Tree work in Long Beach follows the city's own tree rules. The department cares for approximately 94,000 City public trees, and trims roughly 20,000 trees each year. Tree trimming requests must first be inspected to determine the trees condition and decipher a plan of action. Tree Planting Permit Applications and Tree Trimming Permit Applications can be submitted via e-mail. Rules change. Confirm current requirements with the jurisdiction before work begins — filing a permit is the property owner's responsibility, not ours.
The work
Long Beach parkway trims by permit, coral tree checks and palm work
Supreme Tree Experts trims permitted city trees, checks coral trees and prunes palms in Long Beach, with 94,000 public trees. For a parkway trim ahead of the city's schedule, Long Beach owners get the permit, then book Supreme Tree Experts.
Tree Removal
Private trees across Long Beach are removed in sections, clear of homes and fences. A city tree by the curb comes out only if a City Certified Arborist finds it dead, diseased or causing major damage. Falling leaves or berries are not a reason.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Our crews prune private trees to strong branches, and can trim a curbside city tree with the city's OK. An owner can get a no-fee trim permit and pay for the work. The contractor must be city-approved, licensed, bonded and insured.
Stump Grinding & Stump Removal
Stumps are ground low so new roots have clean soil to grow into. When the city allows an owner-paid removal, a 15-gallon replacement tree is part of the deal. Grinding the old stump makes room for it.
Palm Tree Trimming & Skinning
Crown cleaning takes the dead fronds and fruit stalks off a palm, and skinning removes old frond bases. Private work must follow state and federal bird laws. Before a big palm job in spring, we check the crown for nests from our lift truck.
Emergency Tree Service
Tree emergencies in Long Beach get our crew 24/7. The city's own review says coral trees can drop limbs on hot, still afternoons with no warning. If a limb lands on your home or car, call us, and report a city tree too.
Tree Maintenance
Care visits cover the trees on your lot and help you watch the one out front. Owners and tenants are asked to water the curbside tree and report damage or disease. Spotting trouble early is part of our visit.
Tree Height Reduction
Tall trees are lowered with cuts back to strong side limbs, spread over more than one visit when needed. That is the opposite of topping, which the city bans on its own trees. A reduced crown stays healthy and keeps its shape.
Estate Tree Care
Big lots can hold many kinds of trees, and each needs care at its own pace. The city lists more than 100 kinds of street trees. We set a plan tree by tree, with timing to match.
Tree Shaping & Shrub Shearing
Hedges on small lots are sheared so they stay neat on both sides of the fence. Under state law, a tree belongs to whoever owns the ground where its trunk stands. For a hedge on the line, we shape your side and talk through the rest.
Landscaping
New planting is placed so each tree has room to reach full size. The city counts about 45,000 empty street-tree sites, and planting permit forms can go by email. We can plant a new tree and water it in.
Hardscape
Paths and patios are planned with room for nearby roots. If city tree roots are breaking a walk, the city wants written proof from a licensed contractor before it considers removal. We build new paving to avoid that fight.
Reviews to read before you book in Long Beach
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 Long Beach: 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 Long Beach.
“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
Licensed, bonded, insured: what Long Beach asks of a parkway crew
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 tells you if the tree is a city tree or yours before any work is priced.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
The city wants its trees trimmed by a licensed, bonded and insured contractor. We are all three: CSLB #1002853, covering C-61/D-49 tree service and C-27 landscaping.
Southern California Since 1985
We have cared for Southern California trees since 1985. City permits and coastal nesting rules are part of how we plan, not an afterthought.
Our Own Equipment
Our own 75-foot boom trucks and lift truck reach tall curbside trees and palms from the street.
How tree work in Long Beach runs, start to finish
- 01.
Parkway or private
An arborist visits free and tells you if the tree belongs to the city. That sets who decides and what permit is needed.
- Owner of the tree settled
- Nesting season noted
- 02.
Right season, right permit
For a city tree, the owner gets the no-fee trim permit first. Near the coast, the city does its own work from October to December, outside nesting season.
- Trim permit before work
- Coastal timing checked
- 03.
Crew and chipper
The crew prunes or removes the tree, chips the branches on the spot and hauls them off.
- No topping
- Sidewalk left clear
Straight answers for Long Beach
8 questions about tree work in Long Beach, answered without the sales language. If yours is not here, call 877-787-7363 and ask.
Only with the city's OK, and only for a real reason. A City Certified Arborist decides. Removal is considered when the tree is dead, dying, diseased, damaging vital public structures, or causing major damage to a building. A damage claim needs written proof from a licensed contractor. Falling leaves, flowers or berries are not reasons, and neither is not liking the tree. A non-emergency removal is posted, owners within 300 feet are told, and there are ten working days to appeal.
Yes, with a no-fee Permit to Trim Street Trees. The owner pays for the work and the clean-up. The contractor must be city-approved, licensed, bonded and insured, and must call the City Arborist before starting. The work follows city rules, and topping a city tree is banned. Otherwise the city trims the tree on its own schedule.
You both are, for different things. The city owns the trees and trims and removes them. Owners and tenants must care for the street tree in front of them and report any tree that looks damaged or sick. Watering and spotting problems early are your jobs. The saw is the city's, unless you hold its permit.
Nesting birds. In the coastal zone, the city plans its own street-tree work around nesting season. October to December is the preferred window. Work in the nesting months needs a biologist to check the area first. Removing a tree with an active nest means planting two new trees for it. Private work on private trees must also follow state and federal bird laws, so check before any big job in spring.
They need watching. The city's own 2022 review says coral trees have soft, brittle wood that rots easily. They can drop limbs on hot, still afternoons, and their many trunks tend to split as the tree weakens. Prune them in spring, after they bloom. A big one over a roof, a drive or a sidewalk is worth checking before summer.
Start with a talk over the fence. On small city lots, a tree can easily reach across the line. California Civil Code section 833 says a tree belongs to the owner of the ground where its trunk stands, even when its roots and branches cross over. Harming or removing that tree can cost up to three times the actual loss under Civil Code section 3346. A tree by the curb is different again: it is the city's, and trimming it needs the city's permit. Check with a lawyer or your insurer before you cut; this is the general rule, not advice on your case.
Yes — $600 for tree services, wherever the job is. On a small city lot, a tree that must come down in pieces over a house or fence takes more time than one that can drop in the open.
Yes, 24/7. Coral trees here can split at the trunk or drop a big limb on a hot, still afternoon, with no warning. Call 877-787-7363.
Long Beach on the map
Long Beach from the shoreline inland — the coastal strip carries its own timing for tree work.
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