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Tree Service in Cameron Park
We do cover Cameron Park, ZIP 95682. Call (530) 429-7647 and we'll set up a local tree pro for you, from the neighborhoods by the lake to the ranch parcels on the edges.
Tell us what's going on with the tree. We'll find someone who works in Cameron Park and book a time.
Gray pines, oaks and a lot of brush
Cameron Park sits in what's called a chaparral or brush zone, just east of the valley. There's a lot of redbud and manzanita. Where there are trees, they're mostly gray pines and oaks, with a few ponderosa pines higher up.
Gray pines are the ones to watch. Young ones grow fairly straight, but older ones often split into several forks and get crooked as they age. When one of them is leaning over a roof, it's worth having a pro take a look before a storm does the deciding.
All that brush matters in summer too. The days here are often 90 to 100 degrees, and sometimes 110 or more. Dry brush under a pine is a fire ladder. The county's 100-foot defensible space rule applies to homes here.
A town of houses, close together
Cameron Park is big for our area. It had 18,881 people and 7,610 homes and other housing units in the 2020 census. Most of it grew after Larry Cameron bought 5,000 acres of foothill land in the 1950s.
Houses close together change tree work. There's often no room to drop a tree in one piece. It comes down in small sections, lowered on ropes over fences, sheds and the neighbor's roof. That's slower, and slower costs more.
Then there's the Airpark. Some streets there double as taxiways for planes going to a 4,051-foot runway. If you live in that part of town, tell us. A tall tree near a taxiway street is its own kind of problem, and the pro should know before they show up.
Storms and snow
At 1,200 to 1,450 feet, Cameron Park isn't in the usual snow zone. But it does get a big snow about once every few years. That's the kind that catches trees with no practice holding weight. Limbs snap, and pines bend over.
Wind is the more common problem. After a storm, walk your yard and look up. Broken limbs hung in a tree are easy to miss and they come down later.
What it costs here
A Sacramento area guide puts the average removal at about $723. Tight neighborhood jobs tend to cost more than wide open ones, because of the extra rigging. Trimming broken or hanging limbs runs about $175 to $750 in national guides.
Want two prices on a big job? Tell us and we'll try to set up a second pro.
How fast
Cameron Park is right off Highway 50, so a lot of tree pros pass through. Most of the time we can set something up quickly. After a big storm it'll take longer, and we'll be honest about it.
Cameron Park questions
My gray pine leans over the house. Should it come out?
Not always. A lean that's been there for years can be fine. A lean that's new, or cracked dirt at the base, is a reason to call soon.
We hardly ever get snow. Why worry about it?
Because when it does come, trees here aren't used to it. Cameron Park sees a big snow about once every few years.
There's no room to drop the tree. Can it still come down?
Yes. It gets taken apart in pieces and lowered on ropes. That's normal in tight yards. It just takes more time.