Tree service in Pleasant Hill
Tree removal, pruning, stump grinding and our other services in Pleasant Hill, about 4 miles from our yard in Martinez.
Emergency work 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekCall (925) 228-1010
Pleasant Hill replaced its tree rules in November 2025. Native trees are protected from 9 inches across and most nonnative trees from 18. Cutting back more than a quarter of a protected tree's leaf, stem or root area within 12 months counts as removal, so heavy pruning needs a permit too.
Our work in Pleasant Hill
Clients here include:
- Diablo Valley College, main campus in Pleasant Hill
Tree permits in Pleasant Hill
- Who reviews a permit
- Zoning Administrator, through the Planning Division
- What the code protects
- Native oaks and native trees, including red alder, bigleaf maple, California buckeye, madrone, California bay, California black walnut, California sycamore and elderberry, with a trunk diameter of nine inches or larger.
- Nonnative trees, except eucalyptus and palms, with a trunk diameter of 18 inches or larger.
- Diameter is measured 54 inches above the existing ground; a tree with several trunks counts their diameters combined.
- What has to be planted back
- Two 15-gallon trees for a protected native or indigenous tree, one for a protected non-native, planted on the project site (PHMC 18.100.030(G)(1)). On a single-family property the review authority may reduce it or waive it altogether.
Checked on , against Pleasant Hill Municipal Code Chapter 18.100, as adopted by Ord. 978 (November 17, 2025). Rules change, so confirm with the City before work starts.
Defensible space in Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill 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, no part of Pleasant Hill is rated Very High; 97 acres are rated High.
Tree work in Pleasant Hill: common questions
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Pleasant Hill?
- Pleasant Hill replaced its tree rules in November 2025. A tree removal permit is needed before removing, excessively trimming or damaging a protected or heritage tree: native oaks and other native trees 9 inches or more in diameter, and nonnative trees other than eucalyptus and palms 18 inches or more, measured 54 inches above the ground. 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 Pleasant Hill?
- Two 15-gallon trees for a protected native or indigenous tree, one for a protected non-native, planted on the project site (PHMC 18.100.030(G)(1)). On a single-family property the review authority may reduce it or waive it altogether. A payment for off-site trees at the same ratio, priced on the value of the trees owed plus putting them in and keeping them alive, approved case by case (18.100.030(G)(4)(a)). No set amount.
- Who enforces defensible space in Pleasant Hill?
- 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 Pleasant Hill?
- Yes. We take emergency calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (925) 228-1010.
Talk to someone about a tree in Pleasant Hill
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