Professional Tree & Plant Installation in Orange County
Earth People Professional Planting
Bought a Tree or Plants Somewhere Else? We’ll Plant Them Professionally.
You do not have to buy from Earth People to get Earth People planting quality.
Request a Planting QuoteWe can install it.
We can plant those too.
Ask us about pickup and delivery.
A Better Option Than “Just Put It in the Ground”
Homeowners often spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a tree or a collection of plants, then realize the nursery does not install them—or the delivery crew only offers a basic drop-off.
Earth People can step in from there. If you bought a fruit tree, ornamental tree, shrub, hedge plant, native plant, specimen plant, or other landscape material from another nursery, garden center, online seller, wholesale grower, landscape supplier, or private seller, we can professionally install it for you.
Yes — Even If You Bought It Somewhere Else
This service is specifically for people who already found the tree or plants they want but need someone who understands roots, soil, drainage, irrigation, planting depth, and establishment care to put them in correctly.
What Professional Planting Includes
Sun, mature size, access, slope, hardscape, drainage, and location.
Root flare and graft union positioned correctly—not buried.
We check for circling, girdling, damaged, or poorly oriented roots.
We account for heavy clay, compacted soil, fill, slopes, and poor drainage.
We make sure the new root ball can actually receive water after planting.
Added when appropriate, without burying the trunk or over-supporting the tree.
We Plant More Than Fruit Trees
This service can be used for fruit trees, citrus, avocado, ornamental trees, California natives, privacy plants, shrubs, vines, edible plants, specimen plants, and other landscape material.
Small installations may be handled by hand. Larger box trees may require more planning for equipment, access, delivery, placement, and establishment irrigation.
Send us photos of the tree, the planting location, access from the street, and the approximate distance from unloading point to planting location. We can evaluate what equipment and crew will be needed.
Why Proper Planting Matters
A tree can look fine on installation day and still be set up for trouble if it is planted too deep, the root ball is left dry, drainage is poor, roots are circling, mulch is piled against the trunk, or the irrigation never reaches the original root ball.
Our goal is not simply to finish the hole. Our goal is to give the plant the best possible start in the specific soil and microclimate where it is going to live.
The Earth People Standard
We Plant for the Future, Not Just for Today
We love trees, plants, soil, and living landscapes. Proper planting is one of the most important things we can do because the work we do on installation day can affect that plant for years—or decades.
That is why we pay attention to the details you cannot always see from the surface: root structure, oxygen, drainage, soil conditions, irrigation, and long-term establishment.
How installation is priced
The $0 quote-request listing is a free request for pricing—not a free installation. Your written quote separates planting labor, plants (if supplied by us), materials, delivery and any additional work.
- Plant size and quantity: container size, root-ball weight and crew needs.
- Access: gate width, steps, slope, unloading distance and equipment access.
- Site conditions: existing plants, roots, rock, compacted soil and drainage.
- Additional work: pickup, delivery, removal, irrigation changes, mulch, staking and equipment are included only when specified in your quote.
Help us quote accurately
Send your phone number, property address, plant type and quantity, container sizes, photos of the plants and planting location, and the route from street to planting area. Include narrow gates, stairs and slopes.
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Booking your installation
We review the site information, send a quote, and confirm the installation date after approval and any agreed payment requirements. A requested date is not reserved until confirmed.
Planting includes the work stated in your approved quote and establishment guidance. Irrigation modifications, mulch, staking, special drainage work and ongoing care are separate unless listed. Any warranty terms are provided in writing with your quote.
How the Service Works
- Send us the plant or tree details. Photos, size, nursery container or box size, and quantity.
- Show us the planting location. Photos of the site and access help us quote accurately.
- We evaluate the install. Soil, drainage, irrigation, labor, access, and equipment are considered.
- We send you a planting quote.
- We install it professionally and give you establishment guidance.
Already Have the Plants?
Let Earth People Handle the Planting
Tell us what you purchased, where it needs to go, and what access looks like. We’ll help you determine the right installation approach.
Request a Professional Planting QuoteNeed Us to Supply the Tree Too?
If you have not purchased your tree yet, Earth People also offers fruit trees and larger mature trees that we can source, deliver, and install.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you plant a tree I bought from another nursery?
Yes. That is one of the main reasons this service exists.
Can you plant plants I bought at a garden center?
Yes. We can install trees, shrubs, natives, edible plants, vines, and many other landscape plants you already purchased.
Can you pick the tree up for me?
In many cases, yes. Pickup and delivery depend on location, plant size, quantity, and equipment requirements.
What if the planting area has bad soil or drainage?
We evaluate those conditions before or during installation and recommend a planting strategy appropriate for the site.
Can you connect the tree to my irrigation?
Yes, irrigation setup or modification can be included when needed and quoted separately based on the existing system.
Do you provide ongoing care after planting?
Yes. Earth People can also provide irrigation monitoring, pruning, organic plant health care, and ongoing landscape maintenance.
Serving South Orange County, including Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Aliso Viejo, and surrounding communities.