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Tree service in Linda, CA

Linda sits across the Yuba River from Marysville and shares its 95901 ZIP, with the river's levee along its north edge. For tree service in Linda, send a request to reach a licensed local tree company, and ask for a written price before anyone cuts.

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Local tree jobs

The most common tree jobs in Linda

Living beside the Yuba River levee shapes most tree jobs in Linda. Here's what to know before the tree company starts on each one.

  • A tree too close to the levee

    A tree in the 10 feet past the levee toe needs sign-off first. The tree company can measure the distance for you.

    Tree removal

  • A stump right by the levee

    By the levee, the big roots come out with the stump and the hole is packed tight. Ask the tree company how it does both.

    Stump grinding and removal

  • Limbs reaching over the levee

    Branches over the strip by the toe need 12 feet of clearance. Check with the district, then have the tree company trim.

    Tree trimming and pruning

  • Limbs down after winter rain

    Wind and soaked ground bring limbs down in winter. Tell the tree company what the limb landed on or hangs over.

    Emergency tree removal
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About Linda

Tree service in Linda, on the Yuba's south bank

Linda is a Yuba County town just across the Yuba River from Marysville, and many addresses here read Marysville 95901. The river's south levee runs along its north edge, past Simpson Lane.

  • Across the river from Marysville

    Linda has no city government, so Yuba County sets the local rules. Reclamation District 784 looks after the levee.

  • No trees near the levee toe

    State flood rules keep trees off the levee and out of the 10 feet past its toe, where the slope meets flat ground.

  • The Yuba levee break of 1986

    Just after 6 p.m. on Feb. 20, 1986, a section of Yuba River levee gave way in Linda. About 30 square miles flooded.

Residents (2020 Census)
21,654
Unincorporated
Yuba County
ZIP code
95901

Before anyone cuts

Tree rules for Linda homes beside the levee

Away from the levee, Yuba County rules apply to your yard. If your lot backs onto the Yuba River's south levee, state flood rules decide what can grow there and how a tree comes out.

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What the local rules say

  • If your lot backs onto the levee, the state flood board's rules reach at least 10 feet past the toe, where the levee slope meets flat ground.

  • Before you plant or take out a tree in that strip, Reclamation District 784 signs off first, and then the flood board issues a permit.

  • You can't keep a tree on the levee slopes or within 10 feet of the toe, and branches over that strip must clear it by 12 feet.

  • When a tree comes out of that zone, roots thicker than 1.5 inches are dug out for 3 feet around the trunk, and the hole is filled with packed soil.

  • An older tree already there may be allowed to stay, with conditions. The board looks at its age, size, condition, and how it affects levee inspections.

  • If inspectors find something on your lot that gets in the way of levee upkeep, you get a notice and time to sort it out with the district.

Source: DWR guide: Living next to a levee (opens in a new tab)

When to call a tree company

  • The tree is in your yard, well back from the levee, and too tall to work on from the ground.

  • The tree grows near the levee toe, and you want the distance measured before anyone cuts. Ask the tree company to check it.

  • Reclamation District 784 has told you a tree or limb is in the way of levee upkeep.

  • A stump near the levee has to come out, and the root hole needs filling with packed soil.

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Common questions

Linda tree service questions

Not without approval. State rules keep trees off the levee and out of the 10 feet past its toe, and removing one there needs a Central Valley Flood Protection Board permit. Ask Reclamation District 784 first. The tree company can tell you what applies before anyone cuts.

Far enough that the trunk stays more than 10 feet from the levee toe, and the branches never grow lower than 12 feet above that strip. Title 23, section 131 sets both lines. Anything planted inside the strip needs the district and the flood board to sign off.

Reclamation District 784, the local agency that maintains the Yuba River's south levee at Linda. Its office is on Broadway in Arboga, and the number is (530) 742-0520. The district can tell you what the flood board needs and how to apply for a permit.

Sometimes. The flood board can let an existing tree stay, with conditions, after weighing its age, size, condition, and how much it gets in the way of inspections. If the district finds it a problem, you get a notice and time to sort it out.

In February 1986 a section of the Yuba River levee gave way in Linda, and more than 26,000 people evacuated. State guidance says trees block inspectors' view of the levee and can slow a flood fight, so a clear slope lets crews spot leaks early.