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Tree Service in El Dorado Hills
El Dorado Hills? Yes, we can help there. Call (530) 771-8785 and a local pro can be booked for your home, from the older villages to Serrano and the newer streets south of the freeway.
We set things up. The pro you meet looks at the tree and quotes the job.
Village after village
Census takers in 2020 tallied 50,547 residents. It's a lot bigger than it was. The census area has about 48.460 square miles of land now, more than double what it covered in 2000.
It was planned as a group of "villages" back in the 1960s, and folks still call their neighborhoods that. Ridgeview, Saint Andrews, Crown and Governors are some of the early ones. Serrano came later.
A lot of homes back onto open space or old oak woodland. That's lovely to look at. It also means big oaks right behind the back fence, with limbs hanging over the yard.
Lower and closer to the valley
El Dorado Hills is lower than we are. The weather normals for the town are figured at 682 feet. The weather service also forecasts it with a different zone than ours, the Sacramento metro zone that stretches over western El Dorado and Amador counties.
That means its forecast and wind alerts can differ from ours up the hill. When you're watching for a wind advisory, check the one for your own zone.
On its north side the town stops at Folsom Lake and the river's South Fork. Trees on a slope above the water can lose their footing when the ground gets soaked.
The usual calls from here
Most of them are about one thing: a tree near the house. A pine that's grown too tall next to the roof. An oak limb over the pool. A tree that leaned after the last storm and now looks wrong.
Tight neighborhoods rarely leave room to drop a tree whole. Instead, it comes apart limb by limb, each piece roped to the ground. Some HOAs have their own rules too, so check yours before the work starts.
Cost notes
Cost guides say $450 to $700 for a mid-size tree of 30 to 60 feet, and $900 to $1,200 for a big one of 60 to 100 feet. A big tree that needs a crane can cost $1,500 to $2,500.
A backyard with no truck access costs more, since everything gets carried out by hand. Your pro gives you the actual number.
How fast
Plan on a few days for a regular job. A tree on the house goes to the top of the pile.
Before the wind season
A little prep goes a long way in a neighborhood this full of trees. The weather service tells people to get limbs trimmed off the roof and away from wires before big wind arrives. Fall is a good time to do it.
Take a walk around the yard. Look for dead limbs over the roof, a tree that's leaning more than it did, or cracks where big limbs join the trunk. Mushrooms at the base of an oak are worth a look too.
If something worries you, call and we'll set up a pro to check it before the winter storms show up. That's usually cheaper and calmer than an emergency call later.
El Dorado Hills questions
Serrano and the older villages too?
Yes, all of El Dorado Hills. Tell us your village or street when you call.
Do I need my HOA's OK first?
Some HOAs want to hear about tree work ahead of time. Check your rules, especially for a tree in the front yard.
The oak behind my fence is on open space. Who handles it?
Whoever owns that land, usually the HOA or a district. If a limb is coming over onto your yard, call them and tell us too.
Close by
Our home page covers tree service in Shingle Springs, not far from El Dorado Hills. Neighbors on this site: tree service in Cameron Park, plus tree service in Latrobe. Handy reading for El Dorado Hills folks: emergency tree removal. Or scan every town on our list.