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Tree service in Olivehurst, CA

In Olivehurst, the sewer line to the street is yours to keep clear, and tree roots are a common reason it blocks. For tree service in Olivehurst, send a request to a licensed local tree company and get the price in writing before any work starts.

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Local tree jobs

The most common tree jobs in Olivehurst

Older yards with sewer lines running under the lawn bring a few jobs to Olivehurst again and again. Here's how each one usually goes.

  • Roots in the sewer lateral

    When roots keep blocking the house sewer, the tree company takes out the tree feeding them. A plumber fixes the pipe.

    Tree removal

  • Shade trees on older lots

    Where a big shade tree stands close to an older house, the tree company trims it back from the roof and gutters.

    Tree trimming and pruning

  • Limbs split in a winter storm

    When wind cracks a limb over the roof, fence, or driveway, the tree company cuts it free before it comes down.

    Emergency tree removal

  • Stumps near the sewer line

    Grinding takes the stump below the soil so you can replant. Show the tree company where the lateral runs first.

    Stump grinding and removal
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About Olivehurst

Tree service in Olivehurst, south of Marysville

Olivehurst sits about 4 miles south of Marysville and was settled largely by Midwest families during the Depression. Homes on Second Avenue and 11th Avenue were going up by 1940, and their yard trees have had decades to grow.

  • A town without a city hall

    Olivehurst has no city. OPUD runs the parks, water, and sewer, and Yuba County has the roads and storm drains.

  • Roots that find sewer lines

    OPUD names willow, cottonwood, ash, and sycamore, plus apple and pear trees, as roots that are hard on sewer pipes.

  • Storm damage in the parks

    In January 2023, OPUD's crew trimmed storm-damaged trees at every park in historic Olivehurst and hauled the debris.

Residents (2020 Census)
16,595
Unincorporated
Yuba County
Post office opened
1941
ZIP code
95961

Before anyone cuts

Tree and sewer rules for Olivehurst homes

Olivehurst has no city tree office. The Olivehurst Public Utility District sets the sewer rules and keeps the park trees, and Yuba County has the roads. Here's what that means for the trees in your yard.

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What the local rules say

  • Trees in Olivehurst's parks belong to OPUD's parks department, and so do a few others it keeps, like the ones at the McGowan Parkway bus stop.

  • Your house sewer lateral is yours to keep up, starting 24 inches outside your wall and running to the OPUD main under the street.

  • OPUD asks you not to plant trees or shrubs over or near your lateral, since some roots are especially hard on sewer pipes.

  • OPUD suggests having your house sewer cleaned and inspected once a year. Roots and grease are the usual causes of a blockage.

Source: Olivehurst PUD residential sewer guide (opens in a new tab)

When to call a tree company

  • Roots keep coming back after a plumber clears the line, and the tree feeding them has to come out.

  • A willow, cottonwood, or ash in your yard has grown right over the path of your sewer lateral.

  • A storm has split a limb that now hangs over the house, the fence, or a neighbor's roof.

  • You want a stump ground near the sewer line or a septic leach field. Show the tree company where the pipes run first.

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Tree service near Olivehurst

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Get a written quote in Olivehurst

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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    Before any work is booked

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Black-and-white aerial view of Olivehurst in April 1940, with dirt streets, scattered new houses, and orchard rows beyond the fields

Photo: Dorothea Lange / Public domain

Common questions

Olivehurst tree service questions

The Olivehurst Public Utility District. Its parks department keeps the trees at Olivehurst Community Park, Johnson Park, Lindhurst Memorial Park, and Tahiti Village Park. You can reach OPUD at (530) 743-4657 or at its office on 9th Avenue.

Yours. OPUD's sewer guide says the house lateral belongs to the property owner all the way to the main, including the part under the street, and OPUD keeps up the mains. A plumber clears the roots, and a licensed tree company can take out the tree feeding them.

OPUD lists poplar, willow, elm, ash, birch, sycamore, maple, cottonwood, Russian olive, apple, pear, lilac, honeysuckle, and chokecherry as plants whose roots are hard on sewers. Plant them well away from the path of your lateral.

If you aren't sure, OPUD Public Works can tell you at (530) 743-8132. It's worth knowing before a tree or stump comes out near the pipes, so you can show the tree company where the sewer line or leach field runs.

Olivehurst has no city, so a tree in a county road right-of-way is Yuba County's. Ask Yuba County Public Works at (530) 749-5420 before anyone trims one. A tree in your own yard, even one leaning over the road, is yours to look after.