Tree Trimming & Removal in Downey

Downey was built as tracts, and the tree in front of the house went in with the house. Seventy years on, that magnolia or ficus is a full-grown tree standing on a small lot with a short driveway, and it has been over the roof for a long time.

The lots are the whole story here. There is a fence one side, a house the other and often only a narrow drive to work from, so the tree comes apart from the top rather than being laid down anywhere.

Why local knowledge matters in Downey

The second thing about Downey is the alleys. A lot of these blocks have one behind them, and it is frequently the only realistic way to get several tons of wood out without carrying it through somebody's side gate.

Where the truck and the chipper can sit decides how a job here runs, and it decides the price too. Tell us on the phone whether there is an alley, whether the drive is clear, and whether street parking is a fight at that hour — it changes the plan more than the tree does.

• Post-war tract blocks where the front-yard tree was planted in the fifties and has outgrown the lot it was put in
• Small yards and short driveways, so where the truck parks decides how the job runs
• Magnolias, citrus and ficus that are now well past the size anybody planned for
• Alleys behind a lot of the blocks, which is often the only way the wood comes out

Neighbourhoods we work in: Downey Gardens, Rancho Estates, Northeast Downey, Orange Estates, Old River School, Alameda.