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Tree Trimming in Sierra Springs

Sierra Springs is covered. Call (530) 248-6524 and tell us what's happening with your trees. A tree pro who knows mountain lots can come out, and we book it.

A small place with its own group

Wikipedia lists Sierra Springs as an unincorporated community in El Dorado County. It sits at 3,323 feet. The page also lists the Sierra Springs Owners Association, so this is a neighborhood with a group of owners behind it.

That has a practical meaning. If you are in an owners group, check its rules before you cut anything big. Some groups care about views, shared roads or tree removals. A quick call to the group first can save an argument later. We can't tell you your group's rules, because we don't know them.

What we can tell you is how the county is laid out: Sierra Springs is not a city, so it's under the county, not under a city hall.

Right between two climate zones

You are about four miles southwest of Pollock Pines by map distance, and about 660 feet lower. That's a derived figure, from 3,980 minus 3,323. The weather forecast zone for Pollock Pines, CAZ135, is the nearest official point, and it's the one our daily box uses.

The town's snow numbers give you a rough guide. Pollock Pines averages about 63 inches a year. Sierra Springs, being lower, likely gets somewhat less. We have no official number for it, so ask your neighbors about how deep it gets on your road.

What trees do well here

At this height you have a mix. Black oaks lose their leaves, and pines and firs stay green. The Wikipedia entry for California black oak says it grows in oak woodlands and in coniferous forests, which is the kind of mixed land you see around this elevation.

The UC Master Gardeners' El Dorado oak guide puts leaf-dropping oaks in the winter slot and evergreen oaks in summer. So in the same yard, you may have a winter job for the oak and a mid-October-to-January job for the pines.

Put it on one calendar. The care-by-season page does that.

Common jobs here

• Thinning crowded pines so they can handle snow. See snow-load thinning.
• Taking branches off the roof and away from the stovepipe, 10 feet per the state.
• Looking for beetle signs when a pine goes yellow.
• Asking about mistletoe when a branch gets a thick tangle. See dwarf mistletoe.

Prices

Homeyou: $212 to $688 (avg. $486) for a typical job. Taking off one large limb runs $168 to $486. On Fixr, a mid-size tree (20 to 30 ft) is $150 to $450.

Treat those as national ballparks. The real price comes from the pro after the visit.

Talk to the neighbors

In a close community, trees are often shared problems. A big pine on one lot drops needles and limbs on three. If you plan work, tell the neighbors. They may want their own trees looked at on the same day, and a pro will often work out a better deal for two jobs in one trip.

Nearby

Close by: Pollock Pines, Camino, Pleasant Valley. For a yearly plan in Sierra Springs, open the care-by-season table. Back to the Pollock Pines home page, or see the other towns near Sierra Springs.