Tree Service in Moreno Valley, CA

Moreno Valley went from about 49,700 residents when it incorporated in December 1984 to nearly 119,000 by 1990, and that building surge shapes most tree service requests there today. Thousands of homes went up in a short span, each with street and yard trees planted at the same time. Those trees are now mature, many of them large, and they tend to need attention all at once: limbs over roofs, roots under driveways, and canopies that have not been thinned in years.

Trimming mature tract trees

A tree planted in the late 1980s has had decades to fill its space. We thin crowded canopies, cut back limbs that rest on roofs or block rain gutters, raise branches over sidewalks and driveways, and remove deadwood. Good pruning cuts are made at a branch collar or to a side branch large enough to take over, so the tree seals the wound and does not sprout a mess of shoots.

Heat and wind

Summer highs in Moreno Valley average in the high 90s, with many days over 100 and a record of 118 degrees in July 2018. Annual rainfall is under 10 inches. Trees under that kind of stress shed limbs, and dry, gusty Santa Ana conditions, which often blow 40 mph or more, can snap weak wood. A canopy that has been thinned and cleared of dead branches catches less wind and drops less debris.

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Removals when a tree has outgrown the lot

Some trees planted close to the house or the property line just do not fit any more. If roots are lifting hardscape or the trunk is damaging a wall, removal and a better-sized replacement may be the right move. We take trees down in pieces and lower them with rigging so nothing falls on roofs, fences or cars.

Palms and stumps

If you have tall fan palms in your Moreno Valley yard, they need yearly care. We cut the dead frond skirts and seed stalks that collect pests and drop in wind. When a tree or palm comes out, stump grinding clears the spot for new landscaping.

Near the hills

Box Springs Mountain sits at the city's northwest end, and Lake Perris and its surrounding hills lie to the south. Homes along those edges may fall in a fire hazard severity zone. In a very high zone, Riverside County Fire says 100 feet of defensible space is required around structures. We handle limb-ups, brush cutting and spacing for those lots too.