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Tree Service in Logtown

Logtown's on our map, even if it hasn't always been on everybody's. Call (530) 429-7647 and we'll send a local tree pro your way, off Highway 49.

We do the hunting and the booking. The pro shows up, looks, and gives you a price.

The town that got put back on the map

Logtown is an old mining town on Highway 49, about 3 miles southwest of Placerville. It's also called Empire City. In the 1850 census it had 417 people, most of them miners. The Pocahontas mine opened here in 1854.

Over the years the town faded. At one point the U.S. Geological Survey dropped it off the map by mistake. In 2018, the folks who live here got it put back.

Nobody's sure where the name came from. Some locals think it was a pine forest that once ran into the area. Others guess a stack of logs from a mill. Funny thing is, the trees right around Logtown today are mostly oaks.

Oak country on the highway

Oaks shape the tree calls here. Big ones by old houses, along fence lines, and next to Highway 49.

Oaks around here have a few habits:

• Drop a long side limb on a hot, still summer day.
• Rot from the inside, sometimes with mushrooms at the base as the only clue.
• Look dead in a dry August when a blue oak just goes dormant.
• Lose big limbs in wind once the wood is weak.

Master Gardeners say the fungus that shows up as mushrooms doesn't kill a tree by itself. It's the damage to the wood that can make it fail. That's a good reason to get an old oak looked at before it drops something.

Highway trees

A tree that falls onto Highway 49 isn't yours to clear, even if it came from your land. Call 911 so traffic gets stopped and the right crew comes. Don't try to drag it off the road yourself.

The part of the tree still on your side is yours. That's where we come in. A pro can also look at your other roadside trees, so you're not back here after the next storm.

Rules for Logtown

Logtown sits outside the City of Placerville, so county rules apply. That means the county oak rules. A storm-wrecked oak needs no permit. A dead or dying oak still standing may need an Administrative Permit from the county Planning Division.

The fire rules ask for 100 feet of defensible space around each building. Dry oak leaves and grass count.

What it costs

Most oak jobs here land in the medium to large range. National guides put 30 to 60 foot trees at $450 to $700 and 60 to 100 foot trees at $900 to $1,200. Trimming a few broken limbs is less, about $175 to $750.

Work right next to the highway may need traffic control, and that can add cost. Your pro will tell you.

How soon

Logtown is close to Placerville and Diamond Springs, so pros are nearby. Most weeks that helps. After a county-wide storm, we'll be honest about the wait.

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