Tree Care in San Pablo, CA

If you're looking at the trees in your San Pablo yard and wondering what's wrong, you're not alone. Most problems I see here trace back to the original landscaping choices made when these homes were built. Builders in the 1970s often planted fast-growing trees for quick shade, like silver maples with their weak wood or Ficus species that now have roots cracking driveways. These were the wrong trees for the long term. You're also dealing with our specific climate. With only 24 inches of rain and high drought risk, proper watering is critical. The worst thing for your mature Coast Live Oak or California Sycamore is a lawn sprinkler system that runs for 15 minutes every day. That encourages shallow roots. Your trees need deep, infrequent watering to survive our dry spells and develop the strong root system they need.