Flintridge Tree Care

Online Bids! and Low Monthly Payments! We have learned over the years that a lot of homeowners don't plan ahead for having their trees trimmed when it is recommended. When they finally get around to it the cost is way more than expected because they let it go too long! We have made this process completely painless. NOW you can go online and receive your bid and what the low cost monthly payment would be. Once this is established we put your trees into our schedule and take care of them as is necessary. This saves everyone time and money and increases the health, safety and beauty of your trees! https://flintridgetreecare.com/proposals/

FALL & WINTER TREE TRIMMING GUIDE Deciduous Trees DECIDUOUS TREE TRIMMING Most deciduous trees should be pruned during their dormant period after leaves have fallen, which is usually October, November, December or January. Such trees include:... * Ash (Fraxinus species) * Birch (Betula species) * Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense) * Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) * Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis) * Fruitless mulberry (Morus alba) * Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) * Italian alder (Alnus cordata) * Maple * Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) For Expert Tree Trimming click the "Find out More" button! Find out more Flowering Tree to be trimmed in the Fall FLOWERING TREE TRIMMING Prune flowering trees when they are dormant, if they are deciduous, or immediately after flowering is completed, if they are evergreen. For those trees that bloom when they are leafless, in most cases. * Acacias (various species) * Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana, several cultivars), which blooms while leafless * Camellia Japonica * Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense) * Cassia * Chinese flame tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata) * Coral trees (Erythrina caffra and other species), which bloom while leafless * Crape myrtle * Empress tree (Paulownia tomentosa), which blooms while leafless * Firewheel trees (Stenocarpus sinuatus) * Jacaranda * Lemon bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) * New Zealand Christmas tree * Purple orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata) * Saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana), which blooms while leafless * Silk tree/mimosa ( Albizia julibrissin) * Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) * Tipu tree (Tipuana tipu) For Expert Tree Trimming click the "Find out More" button! Find out more Broad Leaf Evergreen Tree BROAD-LEAF EVERGREENS TREE TRIMMING Broadleaf evergreens should be pruned October, through March or May or June. Such trees include: * Bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) * Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) * Carrot wood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) * Eucalyptus species * Kaffir plum (Harpephyllum caffrum) * Olive (Olea europaea) * Ornamental figs (ficus species) * Peppermint tree (Agonis flexuosa) * Pittosporum species, such as Victorian box (Pittosporum undulatum) * Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) For Expert Tree Trimming click the "Find out More" button! Find out more

Fall Tree Trimming Fall- Winter is a good time to prune most landscape trees. You can do it at other times, but just make sure not to prune trees in the spring during their growth period--from the time the buds start to swell until the young leaves have reached their full size--say tree specialists. Trees’ budding and bloom times vary. In general, avoid pruning landscape trees in mid- to late summer (July, August and September), unless it’s very light, because you can induce... an off-season growth spurt, which can leave some species, such as ficus, vulnerable to freeze damage. Hot-weather pruning can also delay or shorten dormancy for deciduous trees and is especially damaging to eucalyptus and pines. Fruit trees require different pruning techniques than landscape trees. Each type has its own special requirements that should be investigated beforehand. Here are some guidelines for pruning landscape trees common in Los Angeles County: See more

Following the storms of last weekend, and before the rain comes in this weekend, now is a good time to take a walk around your property to look for potential hazards created by the weather. Look for broken branches, damaged roots, trees that are leaning at a greater angle than you remember, anything out of the ordinary...If you think you might have a problem, call us and we'll send someone out to assess your situation, and if work needs to be done, we'll be happy to provide a free estimate! 818.952.5300

Here's a nice magnolia tree we recently trimmed. Thanks to Eric, both for the picture, and his excellent work.

Carrotwood tree, before and after

The best time to trim oak trees is when it's hot, so there's still a few weeks left. Give us a call today for your free estimate!