Fire Hazard Brush Removal
Create defensible space before fire season.
Fast, professional brush clearing in Santa Barbara.
Protect your property!
Our brush clearance services are designed to reduce wildfire risk by removing excess vegetation and creating defensible space around homes, structures, and access roads. Serving Santa Barbara and surrounding areas, we help property owners stay compliant, prepared, and protected.
Our team is trained to prune and trim with a light hand, ensuring that we respect the living landscape.
Heavy Equipment Advantage
Unlike many local companies, we operate professional-grade equipment including our Takeuchi TB370 excavator, giving us a major advantage on larger and more demanding projects.
This means:
Faster project completion
Lower overall cost
Ability to handle difficult terrain
Cleaner, more precise results
Where others are limited by manpower, we bring the right equipment to get the job done right the first time.
Why Choose Peterson’s Tree Care
With decades of experience serving the Santa Barbara area, our team understands the local landscape, fire risks, and regulations.
We combine:
Skilled crews
Modern equipment
Proven systems
Local expertise
to deliver reliable, professional results every time.
Over 50 Years in Business
Locally owned by arborist Peter Scott, Peterson's Tree Care has proudly served Santa Barbara, California for over 40 years - built on safety, grown through community, and your trusted partner in Southern California.
Contact Peter for afree brush clearance estimate and make sure your property is protected, compliant, and ready.
Peter Scott / Arborist
Tree removal
Tree removals are performed to eliminate dead and dying trees as well as those that have become hazardous. Removals can also be useful in eliminating competition for sunlight and space so that the remaining plants are better able to grow and thrive.
Our team holds safety as their highest concern, making sure that the property and surrounding landscape are impacted as little as possible.
Stump grinding, extraction & removal
Stump grinding is an intricate process that removes the stump of the tree including the root ball. Sometimes a stump is levelled to the ground, and in other situations we’re completely removing all remnants of the tree that was once there.
Our team brings a highly refined process to what was once a job handled by anyone with the tool. Make sure…
Fertilization & Irrigation
While these two services can be performed separately, we’ve found that combining them leads to the most effective results. We specialize in applying fertilizers into the soil and root zone, and using water-wise irrigation to deliver the nutrients to where the tree most needs it.
Our team knows how to ensure that the fertiliers get to the tree, instead of being washed off into a sewer drain, benefitting no one and costing the environment. Remember, not all trees need fertilization, and most don’t need it that often. Be careful of aggressive sellers.
Orchard Management
We specialize in orchards that range from 5 acres to smaller, typically part of a residential property, and often containing multiple tree species. We define care and harvesting schedules, and support in pruning, disease management, irrigation, and pest control.
Our team has a long history of supporting residential orchards, offering the support necessary to keep a small to medium crop coming in, allowing homeowners to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Tree Pests and Disease Management
(including pest and pathogen diagnosis)
Increasing numbers of pests and diseases are attacking the Central Coast of California’s trees. Some with devastating consequences. Our team have the skills and tools to manage the symptoms and remove seasonal and transient tree pests and diseases.
Our team has 30 years of experience diagnosing pests and disease, and strives to stay up to date on the newest challenges facing California’s trees.
Arboricultural & Horticultural Consulting & Planning
We bring over 30 years of tree service experience in South and Central California to the table for every meeting. Our team takes on projects ranging from singular trees, to new construction tree management and general plant health care. We always stay up to date on the latest local and state regulations to ensure compliance on every job.
Our team consults on residential, commercial, and municipal projects, bringing a depth of arboricultural and horticulutural knowledge and know how to every project.