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Tree Service in El Dorado Hills
Lake villages, Serrano, everything between: El Dorado Hills is on our list. Call (530) 999-7156. Tell us your village, and we'll send a tree pro who already knows it.
No charge to call. The pro gives you the price.
Villages, not one town
It's big, too. It had 50,547 people at the 2020 census, and the CDP covers about 48 square miles. It sits between Folsom and Cameron Park on the county's western edge.
It was planned that way. The modern town started in the early 1960s as a master-planned community made of villages. Among the earliest were Crown, Governors, Park, Ridgeview and Saint Andrews. Later on, Lake Forest, Highland Hills, Laurel Oaks and Serrano joined them.
Why that matters for trees. Trees planted or kept when a village went in have had decades to grow. Where homes sit close together, a big falling oak has few safe places to land.
The day a tornado came through
It sounds like a tall tale, but it happened. On December 24, 2015, a tornado touched down at Folsom Lake. It moved through El Dorado Hills, tearing up roofs on homes and businesses and knocking down trees and fences. Then it kept going into Cameron Park. Its path ran about 6.21 miles.
That's rare. Ordinary winter wind is not, and it's what brings down most trees here.
A different forecast from ours
Here's a local quirk. The weather service puts El Dorado Hills in a valley-side forecast zone. Its long name covers the Sacramento metro area plus the west ends of El Dorado and Amador counties. Cameron Park, just up the road, is in the foothill zone. So check the forecast for El Dorado Hills itself, not ours, when wind is on the way.
Along the lake, trees take wind off the water. Up north, the town ends at the lake and the river's South Fork. Open water gives the wind a long run before it hits the first row of trees.
HOAs and paperwork
Check your rules before a tree comes down. If your village has an HOA, read its tree rules. Oaks in the county are protected too, so a live oak may need an arborist's report. For a tree that already fell in a storm, make it safe first, then call your HOA.
What it might cost
Tight yards add time. When there's no room to drop a tree, it comes down in pieces on ropes, often over a fence. A Sacramento area guide says the usual emergency charge there is $1,084. A crane job runs $1,500 to $2,500 in a national guide. Your pro gives the real number after a look.
Before the next big wind
Walk your yard on a calm day this fall. Look up at any oak or pine taller than your roof. Note dead limbs, cracks where big limbs join the trunk, and any lean that looks new.
Then look at the fence line. If a big tree sits right on a shared fence and drops a limb, two yards have a problem. Talk to your neighbor before you call, so you can split the visit if you both want work done.
We can set up one pro for both yards. Just tell us when you call.
El Dorado Hills questions
Is Serrano part of your area? The lake villages?
Yes, both. Give us the village name and the street, and we'll match a pro who knows it.
The tree came from the common area behind my house. Who handles it?
Call your HOA first. They may have their own tree company for common areas.
Why does my forecast differ from Cameron Park's?
The weather service uses a different zone for El Dorado Hills, one that leans toward the valley. Wind timing and strength can differ.
Close by
Across the county line west is tree service in Folsom. Down Latrobe Road, see tree service in Latrobe. After a blow, our storm damage cleanup page walks through the mess. Every town: listed here.