Tree Service in Venice, CA
Can a truck even park near your tree? Along the canals and walk streets, Venice homes sit close together, so Venice tree service is often about trimming and removing trees in tight spaces.
Tree care in Venice
Canals, walk streets and close neighbors
In Venice, the hard part of tree work is often getting to the tree. Abbot Kinney opened Venice of America in 1905 and dug canals to drain the marsh. Most were filled and paved after Venice joined the city in 1926, but six remain. They were drained and rebuilt in 1992 and reopened in 1993, and homes there face the water, not a street. The walk streets work the same way: footpaths with homes on each side. With about 9,900 people per square mile, trees stand close to roofs, fences and neighbors, so every cut is planned.
When the front door faces a canal or a footpath, the plan starts with how we get in.
Who governs tree work in Venice
City of Los Angeles
Venice has no tree ordinance of its own — it is governed by the City of Los Angeles, and that jurisdiction's rules apply here. This ordinance explicitly bars any person from relocating or removing a protected tree, without first having applied for and obtained a permit from the Board of Public Works, Urban Forest Division and it requires appropriate replacement. Rules change. Confirm current requirements with the jurisdiction before work begins — filing a permit is the property owner's responsibility, not ours.
Services
When the truck can't park: Venice pruning, removal and palm work
Supreme Tree Experts prunes, removes and trims palms in Venice, where many homes face a canal or walk street. When a tree can only be reached on foot, Venice owners leave the carrying to Supreme Tree Experts.
Tree Removal
We remove trees on walk streets where no truck can reach the front door. Those footpaths have no curb for a boom truck, so we look for a rear lane or a side yard. If nothing works, the tree comes down in small pieces by hand and rope.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Our crews prune limbs that cross into a neighbor's yard with cuts that suit both lots. With about 9,900 residents per square mile, one owner's tree often hangs over the next roof. Talk to your neighbor first, and we plan the rest.
Stump Grinding & Stump Removal
We grind leftover stumps out of small yards so that ground is usable again. Where the grinder cannot fit, we cut the stump as low as we can. The spot can then be planted or paved.
Palm Tree Trimming & Skinning
We clean yard palms on walk streets and canal lots, cutting old fronds before they land on paths and roofs. When our lift truck can park close, the crew skins the trunk from crown to base. Tight access is planned on the first visit.
Emergency Tree Service
Our crew answers fallen-tree calls any hour, 24/7, and plans the fastest way in on foot if needed. A tree that falls here tends to land on a neighbor's roof or block a shared path. We cut it free and carry the wood out.
Tree Maintenance
Our crew checks canal-side trees each year and keeps limbs from falling into the water. The six remaining canals are a city historic monument, rebuilt in 1992. We carry gear along the walks and work gently near the walls and footbridges.
Tree Height Reduction
Tall trees on narrow lots get lowered by shortening limbs to lower forks, never by topping. A shorter crown lets light back into the house next door. It also cuts the weight that leans over shared fences.
Estate Tree Care
A big old tree on a small lot is worth a long-term plan, and we set one season by season. We track its health, weight and reach over the house. Small, steady cuts keep it sound without a big job all at once.
Tree Shaping & Shrub Shearing
We shape front hedges and shrubs on the walk streets so the shared path stays open. Homes there face a footpath, not a road. Clippings are swept up and carried out by hand, since no truck can pull up out front.
Landscaping
Our crews plan planting for small Venice yards that does not crowd the house or the path. We pick trees and shrubs that stay in scale when full grown. Drip lines keep water use low.
Hardscape
We build front walks and patios that leave the parkway tree's roots alone. In Venice, the tree between the sidewalk and the street is a public tree. Paving on your side stays back from its trunk, on a firm base.
No curb, close neighbors: why Venice owners trust our 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
Our arborist walks the lot with you, canal side or walk-street side, and notes how a crew can reach the tree. The estimate costs you nothing.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
With neighbors this close, a mistake hurts more than one home. We are bonded, every worker is insured, and state license #1002853 covers our tree and landscape work.
Southern California Since 1985
Venice joined the city in 1926. Our family business came along in 1985 and is still family-run.
Our Own Equipment
Our own lift truck and 75-foot boom trucks reach over walls and fences, and our own chippers take the brush away.
Reviews to read before you book in Venice
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 Venice: 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 Venice.
“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
The three stages of a job in Venice
- 01.
Find the way in
An arborist checks how the crew can reach the tree: from a street, an alley, a walk street or a canal walk.
- Access mapped
- Neighbors' roofs noted
- 02.
Street tree check
A tree in the parkway is a City of Los Angeles tree, and the owner asks the city first. Yard trees we plan right away.
- City tree flagged
- Yard plan agreed
- 03.
Piece by piece
The crew lowers limbs in small sections, chips them and clears the path for the next walker.
- Sections on ropes
- Path left open
Tree work in Venice: the common questions
6 answers for Venice, no hedging. If yours is not here, call 877-787-7363 and ask.
We plan the route before we plan the cuts. Homes on the Venice canals face walkways and water, not a street. The crew carries gear along the walk, lowers limbs in small pieces and keeps them out of the canal. The canals are a city historic monument, so we work gently around the walls and footbridges.
Often not from the front. Venice's walk streets are for people on foot, so there is no curb for a boom truck. We look for other ways in, like a rear lane or a side yard. When nothing works, the tree comes down in small pieces by hand and rope.
The city, in most cases. Venice has no tree rules of its own. A parkway tree is a public tree, and the owner asks the city before it is pruned or removed. The trees inside your lot line are your job, and we can care for those.
Because the lots are small and the homes are packed in. Venice has about 9,900 residents per square mile. A tree planted by one owner often hangs over the next roof. Before a limb that crosses the line comes off, talk to your neighbor. We can plan cuts that suit both yards.
Yes — $600 for tree services, wherever the job is. On a canal or a walk street, carrying gear in and wood out by hand shapes most of the price.
Yes, 24/7. When a tree falls here, it tends to land on a neighbor's roof or block a shared path. Call 877-787-7363.
Find Venice
Venice runs along the beach, from the boardwalk inland through Oakwood, the canals and the walk streets.
- ZIP codes
- 9029190292