Tree Section

The City of Oakland has a tree section dedicated to keeping the neighborhoods and streets of Oakland safe against hazardous trees, while working with Oaklanders to preserve these natural beauties.

Facts About Oakland's Infrastructure - Trees

• Maintain about 38,400 street trees.
• 95% of our work is request-driven due to limited staffing.
• 25% of our work is removal of hazardous trees in the public right-of-way north/east of I-580.
• Plant over 1,000 trees and prune 3,200 trees each year.
• Issue over 400 tree permits for private properties each year.
• Learn more Facts About Oakland's Infrastructure (pdf format)

General tree information:

• Big Tree Registry
• Hazardous Trees
• Protected Trees
• Permit Application
• Permit Fees

Please contact the Tree Section at (510) 615-5850 for more information about the Protected Trees Ordinance regarding permits, fees and the process for applications.

Oakland Public Works Agency Tree Section:
7101 Edgewater Drive
Building #4
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 615-5850 

Tree Supervisor I
Herbert Flores (510) 615-5844

Tree Supervisor II
Vacant at 615-5856

Arboricultural Inspector
Mitch Thomson (510) 615-5568

Admin Asst I
Gay Luster (510) 615-5934

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