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Tree Service in El Dorado
In El Dorado, ZIP 95623? Yes, we cover you. Call (530) 466-4059 and a pro who covers the lower foothills will be lined up.
You get a day on the calendar and a price from the pro.
A town that shares the county's name
It's easy to mix up. El Dorado is the name of the county, and it's also a small town. The town has no city government. It lies 4 miles southwest of Placerville and about 1,608 feet up.
Before it was El Dorado, it was Mud Springs. The name came from the boggy mess the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place. The old Carson Trail ran through, miners camped, and the camp turned into a district's hub.
Highway 49 runs through town as Pleasant Valley Road. So if you're looking for a landmark for a pro, that's a good one.
Low country, long summers
At 1,608 feet, El Dorado is more than 2,300 feet lower than Pollock Pines. Winter here is rain, not snow. The weather service still warns about wind, though. Even so, a steady 40 to 50 mph can cause scattered damage, it says.
The bigger risk in this part of the foothills is heat and drought. The UC oak guide says drought stress may induce limb drop, a summer event that often occurs on hot, calm days.
It also says the cause isn't fully understood. So a limb can fall from a tree that looked fine. That makes it hard to guess. The best plan is to look at the long side limbs and ask a pro about the ones over a roof.
The guide says blue oak goes up to about 3,500 feet in shallow soils. It says interior live oak can have multiple trunks and grows below 5,000 feet. Both are common in lower foothill yards like these.
Watch the bark
Oaks tell you when they're sick, if you look. The UC oak guide describes one to watch for. It's called foamy bark canker. It's a fungal disease spread by western oak bark beetles.
The sign is a pink to white frothy foam that oozes from the bark. You may also see reddish sap oozing from insect holes. The guide says it's new in this area on interior live oak.
Here is the hard part. The guide says it is likely fatal to the tree, and it can be contagious. If you see foam on an oak, don't wait for fall. Ask a pro to look, so the sick tree doesn't pass it on.
Not every foam is the same, though. The guide lists another oozing problem that smells like alcohol and has no real treatment. A pro can tell which one you have.
Costs near the foothills
Today's Homeowner puts the average tree removal in the Sacramento area at $723, with a range from $270 to $1,166. Emergency charges there average about $1,084.
On the Fixr scale, a small tree under 30 feet is $150 to $400, and a medium one of 30 to 60 feet is $450 to $700. A tree lying on the ground averages $75 to $150.
A big valley oak is a heavy, wide tree. Pros price it by size and by what's below it. A tree over a house costs more than one in an open yard.
El Dorado questions
Which El Dorado do you mean?
The town. It lies about 4 miles southwest of Placerville. We serve the county area around it too.
There's foam on my oak. Is that serious?
It can be. Foam from the bark may point to a disease that is likely fatal. Call and we'll ask a pro to look.
Who do I call after a storm?
Us, for a pro. And 911 if a wire is down.