Tree service in Concord
Tree removal, pruning, stump grinding and our other services in Concord, about 3 miles from our yard in Martinez.
Emergency work 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekCall (925) 228-1010
Concord protects six native species from 12 inches across (valley, blue and coast live oak, California bay, buckeye and sycamore) and most other trees from 24 inches. Eucalyptus, acacia, palms, Monterey pine and privet are exempt at any size unless designated heritage trees. Permit applications are online only.
Our work in Concord
Clients here include:
- Mt. Diablo Unified School District, based in Concord
Tree permits in Concord
- Who reviews a permit
- Public Works (City Arborist), after a Planning check
- What the code protects
- Valley oak, blue oak, coast live oak, California bay, California buckeye or California sycamore 12 inches or more in diameter, measured 54 inches above the ground; on a multi-stemmed tree, all the stem diameters added together.
- Any other tree, apart from the species listed below, 24 inches or more in diameter, measured the same way.
- Heritage trees designated by the Planning Commission, and trees a permit condition or environmental mitigation requires to be planted, moved or kept.
- What has to be planted back
- Three replacement trees for every protected tree removed — but only where the removal goes with a planning or building permit (CMC 18.310.060(A)). They must be the same species, planted on site, and up to half of them may be five-gallon containers where an arborist says the trees will do better for it. A removal with no planning permit behind it runs under CMC 8.40 instead, where the permit itself sets the number, size and type.
Checked on , against Concord Municipal Code Chapter 8.40; Chapter 18.310 for removals tied to a planning or building permit. Rules change, so confirm with the City before work starts.
Defensible space in Concord
Concord is served by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (opens in a new tab), which requires weeds kept to no more than 3 inches on a parcel of five acres or less, by June 1 in 2026.
On CAL FIRE's 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, 79 acres of Concord are rated Very High and 1,425 acres High.
Tree work in Concord: common questions
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Concord?
- Concord requires a permit to remove a protected tree: six native species at 12 inches in diameter, or other trees at 24 inches, both measured 54 inches above the ground, plus heritage trees, trees kept by permit conditions and trees in creek setbacks. Applications are online only. The full rules, with the code and the City's own page, are on our tree permits page.
- What do I have to plant back after removing a tree in Concord?
- Three replacement trees for every protected tree removed — but only where the removal goes with a planning or building permit (CMC 18.310.060(A)). They must be the same species, planted on site, and up to half of them may be five-gallon containers where an arborist says the trees will do better for it. A removal with no planning permit behind it runs under CMC 8.40 instead, where the permit itself sets the number, size and type.
- Who enforces defensible space in Concord?
- The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, which requires weeds kept to no more than 3 inches on a parcel of five acres or less, by June 1 in 2026.
- Do you take emergency calls in Concord?
- Yes. We take emergency calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (925) 228-1010.
Talk to someone about a tree in Concord
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