Tree Trimming in Placerville
Placerville, the county seat, sees a good many of our calls. Phone (530) 366-5087 and we'll send for a pruning pro who knows Placerville well. Steep street by downtown, or acreage out past the edge of town, it's no matter.
Our end is the arranging. Theirs is the plan and the quote.
Dry Diggin's, Hangtown, Placerville
Placerville has answered to three names. Once gold turned up at Coloma in 1848, miners here carted dry soil down to water to wash the gold free, and the camp got called Dry Diggin's.
By 1849 a grimmer nickname had stuck, Hangtown. A mob strung up three men from an oak on Main Street without any trial. Incorporation in 1854 brought the name Placerville, and back then it ranked as California's third largest town.
Since 1857, when Coloma gave it up, Placerville has been the county seat. The city had 10,747 people at the 2020 census.
Old trees on old lots
A town that old has had a long time to grow big trees. Some of them now reach over roofs, sheds and the neighbor's fence.
Those are the jobs that come up most here. Lifting limbs off a roof. Shortening a branch that rubs a gutter. Getting a dead limb down before it comes down by itself.
For limbs close to a house, UC's fire checklist makes a sound guide. Limbs overhanging the house come off. So does any branch inside 10 feet of roof, chimney or stovepipe. Hugging the walls, in that first 5 feet, rake out leaves and whatever else might burn.
On a steep lot, a careful pro will lower big pieces on ropes, not let them crash down onto the roof or the slope below. That takes a bit more time. It's time worth paying for.
The right cut on a big limb
When a large limb has to come off, how it's cut makes all the difference. The International Society of Arboriculture describes three cuts.
- First, a cut from underneath, some 12 to 18 inches beyond where the limb joins.
- A top cut, right above it or a few inches farther out, which drops the limb.
- A final cut to take the stub back to the branch collar.
Done like this, no long strip of bark rips away down the trunk when the weight drops. Tearing makes a big wound, and wounds are where rot gets in.
And kindly skip the pruning paint. Research has found dressings neither slow decay nor hurry closing, ISA reports, so most experts leave cuts bare.
Timing for Placerville trees
Leaf-dropping oaks get their turn in winter. Live oaks wait for summer. Pines stay untouched from February until mid-October. Many of the town's old shade trees do best, ISA suggests, when cut ahead of spring's first push of new leaves, so late winter tends to suit them.
Cost in Placerville
Placerville prices aren't tracked separately. National guides help. Fixr says a large tree of 30 to 50 feet runs $150 to $800 to trim, and an extra large one $300 to $1,800. A steep lot and a roof underneath both add time. Your pro gives you the actual price before any work.
Placerville questions
Do you cover Placerville?
Indeed. Ring (530) 366-5087, describe the street and the trouble, and someone close by gets lined up.
Should pruning cuts be painted or sealed?
No. ISA says research shows dressings don't reduce decay or speed closing, so most experts skip them.
Why do big limbs need three cuts?
It keeps falling weight from ripping a strip of bark off the trunk. The third cut tidies the leftover stub back at the collar.
Nearby towns
Southwest of town is tree trimming in Diamond Springs. Up toward Coloma sits tree trimming in Gold Hill, and southwest, tree trimming in El Dorado. For dead limbs, there's dead branch removal. Home is tree trimming in Shingle Springs, alongside all towns.