An old walnut or fruit tree
A nut or fruit tree that has stopped bearing comes down in sections. Ask the tree company to cut the wood to length.
Tree removal
Tree service in Live Oak, CA
Live Oak sits on Highway 99 in Sutter County, with farmland and orchards on every side of town. Send a request about tree service in Live Oak, and a licensed local tree company gives you a written price before any work starts.
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Local tree jobs
The most common tree jobs in Live Oak
Orchards ring the town, and a 1957 code still decides what grows by the street. These are the four jobs you're most likely to need in Live Oak.
A 30-day notice from the city
When Live Oak says a tree threatens a street or sidewalk, the clock starts. Get a written quote early to stay on time.
Tree trimming and pruningWillow or cottonwood roots
These thirsty trees send roots toward pipes, so the city limits where they grow. The tree company can take one out.
Tree removalLimbs down after the wind
When wind drops a limb on the roof or fence, the tree company cuts it free. Logs and stumps can't go in curbside carts.
Emergency tree removal
About Live Oak
Tree service in Live Oak, up Highway 99
This is Live Oak, California, the Sutter County city on Highway 99, north of Yuba City. The highway runs through town as Live Oak Boulevard, and the old brick downtown sits a block off it on Broadway.
The Sutter County Live Oak
This Live Oak is in Sutter County, California, on Highway 99 north of Yuba City. Florida has a Live Oak of its own.
A live oak on the city's list
The town shares its name with the tree, and Live Oak's own code names the California live oak a good street tree.
The wind of February 2024
Sutter County's strongest gusts since 2008 hit in Feb. 2024. The next morning, 608 Live Oak customers had no power.
- Residents (2020 Census)
- 9,106
- Incorporated
- 1947
- County
- Sutter County
- ZIP code
- 95953
Before anyone cuts
Street tree rules and permits in Live Oak
Live Oak still uses its 1957 street tree ordinance, Chapter 12.04 of the city code. It sets what you can plant by the street, when you need a permit, and what happens if a tree threatens a sidewalk.
Across Sutter County
Branches near power lines
State rules make PG&E keep its lines clear of trees, and the CPUC says not to prune near a line yourself. Call PG&E at 1-800-743-5000 before anyone cuts.
Source: CPUC tree trimming guidance (opens in a new tab)Trees along county roads
Work in or next to the right-of-way of a county-maintained road needs a Sutter County encroachment permit from Development Services, Engineering.
Source: Sutter County encroachment permit (opens in a new tab)Burning the prunings
Only dry plant material grown on your own lot, in an open pile, never a barrel, and only on a permissive burn day. Check the burn line at (530) 741-6299 first.
Source: Feather River Air Quality Management District (opens in a new tab)
What the local rules say
You need a permit from the Superintendent of Streets to plant or remove a tree in any public utility strip or other place in the city.
Approved street trees include sweet gum, ginkgo, southern magnolia, Chinese pistache, and the California live oak.
Black walnut, eucalyptus, acacia, most palms, and most conifers can't be planted in a utility strip.
You can't plant a willow, cottonwood, or poplar anywhere in Live Oak unless the Superintendent of Streets approves a spot where the roots won't reach a utility.
If a tree on your land threatens a street, sewer, or sidewalk, the city can give you 30 days' notice to trim or remove it. After that, it can do the work and charge the property.
You can appeal an order in writing to the City Clerk within 10 days of receiving it.
When to call a tree company
The city has given you 30 days to trim or remove a tree, and you want the work done well inside the deadline.
The tree is in your own yard and too tall to work on safely from the ground or a ladder.
An old walnut or fruit tree has stopped bearing, and you want it gone, stump and all.
Willow or cottonwood roots are heading for the house, the driveway, or your sewer line.
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Nearby towns
Tree service near Live Oak
Live just outside Live Oak? These towns are closest, and each has its own page with its tree rules and the jobs that come up there.
Yuba City
Sutter County · ZIP 95991, 95993
Marysville
Yuba County · ZIP 95901
Linda
Yuba County · ZIP 95901
Olivehurst
Yuba County · ZIP 95961
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Get a written quote in Live Oak
Tell us about the tree and what's near it, like the house, the street, or a power line, and leave your number. A licensed local tree company gets in touch to look at it and puts the price in writing.
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Common questions
Live Oak tree service questions
Live Oak's code says no tree may be planted in or removed from any public utility strip or other place in the city without a permit from the Superintendent of Streets. Ask City Hall before work starts, and the tree company can tell you what applies to your tree.
Yes. The city's 1957 street tree ordinance lists the California live oak among its good street trees, next to Chinese pistache and tulip tree. You still need a permit from the Superintendent of Streets before planting in the strip by the street.
Live Oak's code bars acacia, black walnut, eucalyptus, large elms, most palms, poplar, tree of heaven, and most conifers from public utility strips. Any tree not on the city's approved list is barred there too, so check the list before you buy.
Only with approval. The street tree ordinance bans willow, cottonwood, and poplar anywhere in the city unless the Superintendent of Streets approves the site as one where the tree and its roots won't interfere with a public utility.
A tree that endangers a street, sewer, or sidewalk counts as a public nuisance under city code. You get 30 days' notice to trim or remove it, and you can appeal in writing to the City Clerk within 10 days. If nothing is done, the city can do the work and bill the property.