Tree Service in Hemet, CA

Hemet grew as a farming center, and its older trees still show it, which makes tree service in Hemet a little different from newer cities nearby. After Hemet Dam created Lake Hemet in 1895, the valley grew citrus, apricots, peaches, olives and walnuts. Large-scale home building in the 1960s was mostly mobile home parks and retirement communities, and many trees in those neighborhoods have been growing for decades.

Old orchard and olive trees

Leftover orchard trees can be found on older lots and at the edges of newer tracts. An old walnut or olive can still be a fine shade tree if it is sound, but many have hollow trunks, old wounds and dead tops. We evaluate each one, prune the keepers for structure and safety, and remove the ones that are failing. Olive trees in particular can be thinned to cut down on fruit drop and keep them open to light.

Mobile home and retirement communities

In parks and senior communities, space is tight and residents often want a quiet, tidy crew that leaves no mess. Trees here can hang over carports and roofs that cannot take much weight. We remove limbs in small pieces and lower them by rope rather than letting them drop. Check with your park or community management about any rules on tree work before we schedule.

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Palms

Tall fan palms in Hemet yards need regular care. Trimming removes dead fronds and seed stalks that shelter rats and fall in wind. We leave the healthy green crown in place.

Fire clearance near the foothills

The San Jacinto Valley is surrounded by the Santa Rosa Hills and the San Jacinto Mountains. In September 2022 the Fairview Fire started east of Hemet, burned about 28,307 acres and forced roughly 1,500 homes to evacuate. Homes facing open land benefit from defensible space work: dead plants out, limbs raised at least six feet, shrubs spaced apart and grass kept at four inches. Hemet manages its own local fire hazard zone maps, so contact the city to check your parcel.

Water and drought stress

Trees that once grew in irrigated orchards can decline when the watering stops. A slow, deep soak around the drip line once or twice a month in summer keeps a valued tree going far better than frequent light sprinkling. Ask us during the estimate which of your trees look stressed, and we will point out what we see.

Removals and stump grinding

When a tree has to go, we take it down safely and grind the stump so you can replant. In a valley that averages under 12 inches of rain a year, consider drought-tolerant replacements.