Palm and tree care, San Diego
Notes from the crew, written for trees and palms growing in San Diego heat, coastal wind and low water.
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When to Trim Palm Trees in San Diego
Why pods and flowers come off before summer and what happens if you wait.
Read article San DiegoClearing Acacia and Brush Before Fire Season
What defensible space really means on a South Bay slope.
Read article San DiegoEucalyptus Limb Drop in San Diego Yards
Weight, wind and the trimming schedule that keeps big eucalyptus standing.
Read article San DiegoSix Signs a Tree Should Come Out
Lean, cracks, fungus, deadwood, root damage and constant debris.
Read article San DiegoStump Grinding or Full Removal?
Depth, cost and what you can plant over the spot afterward.
Read article San DiegoTrim Before Santa Ana Season, Not After
The clearance and deadwood work worth doing in early fall.
Read article San DiegoWatering Mature Trees Through a Dry San Diego Summer
Deep, slow and further out from the trunk than most people think.
Read article San DiegoDo You Need a Permit to Remove a Tree in San Diego?
Street trees, protected species and HOA rules in plain terms.
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