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Tree Service in Camino

Camino's covered, apple country and all. Give us a ring at (530) 764-5890 and we'll round up a local tree pro to come see the damage.

It's a free call. Lining up the pro and the time is on us.

Snow is the story up here

Camino sits between 3,000 and 3,500 feet. It snows here several times a year. Down in Placerville they might get a cold rain. Up here the same storm loads every branch with wet snow.

Wet snow is the heavy kind. Oaks still carrying leaves catch a lot of it. Pines catch it in their tops. Then a limb snaps, or the whole top goes. It's loud. Usually at night. Always on the side you didn't want.

What March 2023 taught everybody

On March 3, 2023, the county put out a bulletin about what it called record snowstorms. In its words, the outages, fallen trees and unplowed roads were wearing everybody down.

It also explained how plowing works in Camino. Carson Road gets done first, then the plows work out from there. If a plow comes up on a road with a downed tree or a power line, the driver reports it and heads for a road that can actually be opened.

So if a tree is down across your road, the plow may not come until somebody deals with the tree. If it's on a wire, that's the utility's job first. If it's just wood on your land or your private road, call us and we'll find someone to cut a path.

Orchard trees count too

Apple Hill is 55 ranches in and around Camino. A Rhode Island Greening at Larsen Ranch is thought to be the oldest apple tree in the county. Old fruit trees split too, though. Heavy fruit or heavy snow, a weak crotch eventually gives.

A split trunk isn't always the end. Sometimes a pro can brace it with cables. Sometimes it has to come out. Have someone look before the next storm decides for you.

What snow damage tends to cost

Fixr's trimming guide says emergency trimming can add $50 to $200 or more to the bill. Their example is a hanging branch over a home after a storm. Sounds about right for Camino in February.

If a split tree can be saved, the Homeyou guide puts cabling and bracing at $215 to $1,109. Your pro will tell you which way they'd go and give you a written price. You pick.

After the snow melts

Snow damage hides. A limb can crack in January and hang on till a March wind finishes it. Once the roads are clear, take a walk. Look up, not just down. Broken stubs, bent tops and bark peeled open on a fork are the ones to point out to a pro.

Local help worth knowing

Camino has its own Fire Safe Council, part of the county network. They know the roads and the trouble spots.

How soon someone can come

On a clear week, often pretty quick. On a snow week, it depends on the roads. Pros can't get up an unplowed road any better than you can. We'll keep you posted.

Close by

• Tree service in Pollock Pines, farther up the ridge
• Tree service in Smith Flat, down toward town
• Tree service in Newtown, a couple miles south
• Storm damage cleanup
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• Tree service in Placerville