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Tree Trimming in Pasadena, CA

Crown thinning, deadwood out, and weight taken off the limbs that need it — Pasadena, Los Angeles County.

A mature Pasadena oak is mostly a weight problem. Long horizontal limbs reaching out over a driveway or a roof carry an enormous amount of wood a long way from the trunk, and the failure, when it comes, is usually one of those limbs rather than the whole tree.

Thinning takes weight off the ends and clears the dead wood out of the middle. On a tree this old the cuts are chosen carefully — a big wound on an old oak is not something it closes quickly.

Tree Trimming & Thinning in Pasadena

An old oak limb reaching twenty feet over a driveway is carrying more wood further out than most whole trees do, and it is the piece that comes down first.

Some of the oldest and largest trees in the county — coast live oaks and deodar cedars that were mature before the houses under them were built
Many of those trees are protected, so a removal here can be a question for the city before it is a question for a crew
Craftsman houses with deep eaves and low roofs, which puts limbs onto the roof itself rather than merely over it
Big canopies over narrow older streets, so almost everything is rigged and lowered rather than dropped

Questions about tree trimming & thinning in Pasadena

How much can you safely take off an old oak?

Less than people expect, and that is the right answer. An old oak stripped hard responds badly and takes years to recover. We take the weight off the ends and the dead wood out, and leave the tree with enough canopy to feed itself.

My oak drops branches with no wind at all.

That happens, and it is worth looking at rather than ignoring. Usually it is a limb that has been carrying too much for too long, and thinning the ends is what reduces it.

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Tree thinned so light and wind get through the crown

Crown worked back with the sun through the branches

Front-yard palm and shade tree after trimming

Climber roped into a crown, taking a limb off in sections

Large shade tree thinned back over a front yard

Want a free estimate?

Tell us what the tree is doing — over the roof, dropping fronds, too big for the yard. Send a photo on WhatsApp if that is quicker. English or Spanish.

Call (323) 970-0745