Lakewood is one of the most famous planned suburbs in America, built rapidly in the early 1950s. The trees planted with those tract homes — ficus, carrotwood, pines, magnolias and fan palms — are now about 70 years old. Many have outgrown the modest lots, and their roots lift driveways, crack slab foundations and invade sewer lines. That’s why tree removal and root grinding are common here.
Healthy trees benefit from routine tree trimming: thinning dense ficus canopies, removing deadwood from pines and cleaning up palms. Well-maintained trees handle winter storms much better.
Many Lakewood homeowners are replacing lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping, which often means grinding several old stumps at once — see stump grinding. We also serve Long Beach, Bellflower and Cerritos.
Around Lakewood
We regularly work near:
- 📍Lakewood Center
- 📍Mayfair Park
- 📍Bolivar Park
- 📍Lakewood Civic Center
- 📍Del Valle Park
- 📍Rynerson Park
Tree Removal in Lakewood — Local Notes
- •1950s tract homes have ~70-year-old ficus, carrotwood and pines.
- •Roots commonly damage driveways, slabs and clay sewer laterals.
- •Lawn-to-drought-tolerant conversions often need multiple stump grinds.
- •Lakewood parkway trees are city-managed.