Santa Barbara County
Tree Service in Santa Barabara
4th Generation Tree provides professional tree removal, pruning, certified arborist services, stump grinding, defensible-space clearing, forestry mulching, land clearing, and vegetation management throughout Santa Barbara County while helping property owners work within applicable native-tree, wildfire, coastal, development, and municipal regulations. 4G Tree’s existing Central Coast services include certified arborist care, tree removal, pruning, fuel reduction, mastication, defensible-space work, and large-scale vegetation management.
HOME YARD
Based in Paso Robles
SINCE 1959
Four generations here
CITY PERMITS
Oak ordinance filed for you
ALL SERVICES
Tree, veg, arborist, commercial
Certified Tree Service, Fire Mitigation & Vegetation Management Throughout Santa Barbara County
From the urban landscapes of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Santa Maria, and Lompoc to the vineyards, ranches, oak woodlands, coastal properties, and wildland areas surrounding Montecito, Summerland, Orcutt, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, Solvang, Buellton, Ballard, Los Alamos, Gaviota, and the Santa Ynez Valley, 4th Generation Tree provides professional tree care and vegetation management suited to Santa Barbara County’s diverse terrain. Services include hazardous tree removal, structural and safety pruning, certified arborist evaluations, stump grinding, brush clearing, mastication and forestry mulching, land clearing, defensible-space creation, wildfire fuel reduction, tree-risk management, and vegetation management for homes, businesses, ranches, vineyards, agricultural properties, utilities, HOAs, municipalities, and large acreage. Santa Barbara County contains extensive coast live oak woodland, riparian habitat, chaparral, coastal resources, steep fire-prone hillsides, and environmentally sensitive areas, which means tree removal and vegetation clearing may need to be coordinated with County or city requirements before work begins.
Local specifics
Protect Native Oaks and Other Regulated Trees During Clearing and Development
Manage Oak Trees Carefully in the Gaviota Coast and Other Sensitive Areas
Create and Maintain Santa Barbara County Defensible Space
Follow City of Santa Barbara Tree-Preservation Requirements
Address Goleta, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Solvang and Buellton Requirements
Combine Tree Removal, Land Clearing and Fire Safety With Environmental Protection
What we do in Santa Barbara County
Tree removal
Crane and rigging work over homes on tight city lots.
Tree pruning
Clearance and structural cuts on heritage oaks.
Stump grinding
Tracked machines through standard side gates.
Emergency response
Same-day in the city, 24/7 dispatch.
Defensible space
Zone 0–2 clearance that passes inspection.
Mastication
Acreage fuel reduction east and west of town.
Arborist reports
Permit letters, risk assessments, preservation plans.
Commercial & HOA
Contract crews, documentation, traffic control.
THE FASTEST WAY TO A NUMBER
Photograph the tree. Get an estimate.
No appointment, no waiting on a truck. Our estimate tool prices most residential tree work from photos taken where you stand.
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A few shots from the ground — the whole tree, the base, and what's underneath it.
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Access, slope and drop zone are most of the price. Sixty seconds of detail saves a site visit.
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A real number from a real arborist, not a range off a calculator.
Recent work
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STRUCTURAL PRUNING · TEMPLETON
Arborist Services
Homeowners, ranch and acreage owners. Hazard trees, fire clearance deadlines, storm damage, land clearing.
PERMITTED REMOVAL · PASO ROBLES
Oak ordinance removal, east side
Arborist letter, city permit and replanting plan for a failing valley oak over a driveway.Paso Robles clients
Santa Barbara clients
★★★★★
I love working with local family owned businesses, and they exceeded expectations! Hard working crew, especially Jeferson the lead, he was extremely knowledgeable on pruning our oaks. We’re on almost three acres, and our views have never been better.
★★★★★
Morgan and his team at 4th Generation Tree were a HUGE help to us. They were easy to work with, flexible, and very accommodating as we worked through several tree removal and trimming needs across our church property. Their work improved both the safety and appearance of our grounds. I highly recommend!!!
★★★★★
Casey, Morgan, and their crew at 4th Generation did a great job trimming our Oak trees, removing three big pines and grinding the stumps. It was a big job and they managed it perfectly! They have been trimming our oak trees for years and we are always happy with the results! Thanks again!
Major Cities WE COVER
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Fill out the Request a Quote form to get started. Once you receive your confirmation email, simply reply with two or three photos of the tree taken from the ground. If it's already down on something, call instead.
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