A dead tulip tree in the yard
Tulip trees in the south end proved prone to drought stress. If one dies on your lot, the tree company takes it down.
Tree removal
Street trees and tree rules in Yuba City, CA
The street tree in front of your house in Yuba City belongs to the city, and the city decides when it comes out. For tree removal or trimming on your own lot, send a request to a licensed local tree company and get the price in writing before work starts.
Photo: Pi.1415926535 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Local tree jobs
The most common tree jobs in Yuba City
Yuba City's planted streets and hot summers shape the jobs that come up most. Here's what to expect with each one, and what to ask the tree company.
Branches over the sidewalk
Trimming over the sidewalk or street needs a Public Works permit. Ask the tree company about it before work starts.
Tree trimming and pruningTrimming that skips topping
The city's tree guide lists topping among the 7 most common tree care mistakes. Ask the tree company for proper cuts.
Tree trimming and pruningA stump ground for a new tree
Stump grinding takes an old stump below ground, so you can replant the spot with a tree from the city's guide.
Stump grinding and removal
About Yuba City
About Yuba City's tree-lined streets
Yuba City's forest plan names sycamores along Plumas Boulevard and ginkgos around Veterans Circle, north of City Hall. Many neighborhoods were planted with maples, and on 100-degree days people park in their shade.
Across the river from Marysville
The Feather River borders Yuba City on the east and divides it from Marysville, the county seat next door.
Whole streets of a single tree
The city named streets after trees and lined some with one species, so a single pest can hit a whole block.
Storm gusts not seen since 2008
The February 2024 storm brought Sutter County its strongest gusts since January 2008 and toppled trees across the area.
- County seat
- Sutter County
- Residents (2020 Census)
- 70,117
- Incorporated
- 1908
- ZIP codes
- 95991, 95993
Before anyone cuts
Street tree rules and permits in Yuba City
In Yuba City, a street tree is the city's to remove, and trimming over the street or sidewalk needs a city permit. Here's how the city's process works, and where the tree company comes in.
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
To have a street tree taken out, you send Parks Maintenance a Street Tree Removal Request, with photos or a map of the tree.
Parks Maintenance may come out to inspect the tree. Asking for a removal means you agree to that visit.
If the tree is dead or qualifies, the city schedules the removal, and city staff or a city contractor does the work.
The city won't remove a tree for pests or debris. Safety, decay, and water or sewer conflicts are among the reasons it lists.
Planting or trimming in or over the street or sidewalk needs an encroachment permit from Public Works at City Hall.
You can report a street tree or sidewalk problem through YC311, online or in the app.
When to call a tree company
The tree stands on your own lot and is too tall to trim or take down from the ground.
A tree from your yard hangs over the street or sidewalk, so the work may need a Public Works permit. Ask the tree company.
A dead tulip tree or maple on your lot is dropping limbs near the house, driveway, or fence.
A storm has broken a limb on a tree in your yard, and it's hanging over the roof, fence, or car.
Have a tree job?Request a quote
Free referral to our licensed local partner.
Nearby towns
Tree service near Yuba City
Live just outside Yuba City? These towns are closest, and each has its own page with its tree rules and the jobs that come up there.
Marysville
Yuba County · ZIP 95901
Linda
Yuba County · ZIP 95901
Olivehurst
Yuba County · ZIP 95961
Live Oak
Sutter County · ZIP 95953
Tell us about your tree
Leave your details and the best time to reach you.
Request a written quote
Get a written quote in Yuba City
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.
A look before a price
No guessing over the phone
A written price first
Before any work is booked
Licensed in California
Check it with the CSLB
Nothing to pay us
We never charge homeowners
Photo: Ray Bouknight / CC BY 2.0
Common questions
Yuba City tree service questions
Send a Street Tree Removal Request to the Parks Maintenance Division, with photos or a map of the tree. Parks Maintenance may inspect it, and if the tree is dead or qualifies for removal, the city schedules the job with its own staff or a city contractor.
Not without a permit. Any tree trimming in Yuba City in, under, or over the public right-of-way, city trees included, needs an encroachment permit from Public Works. Apply at City Hall, 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, or by email before anyone starts cutting.
Title 9 of the Yuba City Municipal Code regulates removing public trees, and approved removals are done by city staff or a city contractor. Cutting one down yourself skips that process and can break city code, so send a removal request to Parks Maintenance first.
No. The removal request form says trees aren't removed for nuisances like pests or debris. The city's forest plan adds that boxelder bugs cause only minor damage, and that aphids and the black sooty mold on their honeydew generally don't harm the tree.
The city's removal request covers public trees, not the ones on your lot. If the work reaches over the street or sidewalk, it may need a Public Works encroachment permit, so ask the tree company what applies before any work is scheduled.