Licensed • Insured •
ISA Certified
44+ Years
Serving Orange County Since 1980
🌳 What Is Included in a Load
A typical load may contain:
chipped wood
branches
shredded leaves
green foliage
pine / fir needles
small sticks under 2 inches
Approximate composition:
95% chipped wood and leafy material
5% small unchipped brush
⚠️ This material may not always be 100% pure wood chips.
This is normal.
The shredded foliage and green material decomposes quickly and adds valuable nutrients to your soil.
This makes it excellent mulch around:
trees
shrubs
roses
landscape beds
⚠️ Not recommended for vegetable gardens or children’s playgrounds
🌿Free Wood Chip Mulch Delivery in Orange County
Looking for free wood chips near me or free mulch delivery in Orange County? Peterson’s Tree Works is happy to provide free wood chip mulch delivery throughout Orange County, California when available.
These chips come directly from our professional tree service work and are excellent for:
landscape mulch
moisture retention
weed suppression
erosion control
tree wells
planting beds
pathways and walkways
⚠️ Orange County delivery only
🌿 What Is the White Stuff Growing in My Wood Chips?
It is completely normal to see white, green, or powdery material in the mulch pile.
As wood chips sit in a large pile, they naturally heat up and begin decomposing.
During this process, beneficial fungal growth (mycelium) begins breaking down the wood fibers.
This may appear as:
white web-like growth
green mold-like patches
powdery dust
This is normal and beneficial for your soil.
It helps:
improve soil biology
retain moisture
slowly release nutrients
improve plant health
⚠️ We recommend wearing a dust mask while spreading chips to avoid breathing dust or spores.
🚛 How to Prepare Your Drop Site
To help ensure safe delivery, please follow these guidelines:
Site must be accessible without a phone call ahead
Large truck access required
No parked cars blocking the area
No low wires or branches overhead
Mark the exact dump location with a tarp or cone
Allow space about the size of a car or larger
Provide a secondary drop location if possible
Street-side delivery usually works best.
⚠️ Liability Notice
Arborist trucks are heavy.
If your driveway is thin or cracked, it may be damaged by the truck.
Any damage to driveways is the responsibility of the property owner, not Peterson’s Tree Works.
⏰ Delivery Timing
Deliveries may arrive:
same day
within 1–5 weeks
depending on crew availability.
Most deliveries occur:
12 PM – 4 PM
after crews finish their work day.
⚠️ You must be able to accept delivery anytime during that window.
No call-ahead scheduling is available.
📞 Request Free Wood Chips
If you would like to request a free load of wood chip mulch, please contact us.
📞 (714) 771-4243
📧 petersonstrees@gmail.com
Free delivery when available. First come, first served.
Peterson's Tree Works Inc.
Certified Arborist #WE- 2006A CONTRACTORS STATE LICENSE #567834
PETERSONSTREES@GMAIL.COM
🚛 Important Delivery Requirements
You must be able to accept one full truck load in a single dump location.
A typical full load is approximately:
17 cubic yards
This is roughly the size of a full SUV in:
height
width
length
If this amount is too much, we recommend sharing with a neighbor after delivery.
Important:
no half loads
no split loads
no multiple drop locations without an additional fee
once dumped, we cannot pick up the material
🚫 What Is NOT Allowed in a Load
Loads should not contain:
logs
large rocks
dirt
grass clippings
stump grinding debris
old mulch
construction debris
lumber
nails / screws
fill material
excessive trash