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Tree Service in Logtown

Logtown? You bet we cover it. Call (530) 764-5890 and we'll line up a tree pro to head your way, down Highway 49 from town.

You talk to us once. We do the calling around and set up the visit.

Back on the map

Logtown sits on Highway 49 about three miles southwest of Placerville. Some old records call it Empire City. Federal map makers once dropped it, calling it nothing but a historic site. Folks here asked to be put back, and in 2018 they got their way.

So yes, it's real. We checked. The trees certainly think so.

Oak country

Nobody's sure where the name came from. One story says a pine forest once reached into the area. These days oak trees are the most common thing growing right around here.

Oaks are tough, but they have habits. They grow long side limbs that reach out over yards and roads. After years of that, a heavy limb can split off at the trunk. Sometimes in a storm. Sometimes on a calm day, just because it got too heavy.

Worth a look this season:

• Long limbs reaching over the roof, the shop or the road.
• Old pruning cuts that rotted into holes.
• Dead wood high in the crown.
• A trunk with two big stems and a crack between them.

Mines, cattle and lumpy ground

This was a busy mining town. The Placer Times once wrote that it had 20 stores and 2 taverns. Upward of a dozen mines dug around here. When the gold slowed down, cattle took over and the land went to farming.

All that digging left uneven ground. Old cuts, old tailings, slopes that don't make much sense. That changes how a tree comes down. A pro can't always drop a tree on rough ground in one piece. Sometimes it comes down in sections, or the trucks can't get close.

One more thing about old mine country. Ground that was dug up long ago can settle. A tree rooted at the edge of an old cut has less dirt holding it on one side. If you know about an old shaft, ditch or tailings pile near a big tree, tell the pro. They'd rather hear it from you than find it with a truck tire.

What that does to the price

Fixr's cost guide says trees on a hill or on rocky ground cost more to take down than trees on flat ground. For a mid-size tree of 30-60 feet, Fixr's national range is $450-$700. Out on a Logtown slope, expect the high side or a bit past it.

Once they've walked the spot, the pro names the real price. You say yes or no. No pressure from us either way.

Neighbors who keep an eye out

Logtown has its own Fire Safe Council. Small place, organized neighbors. They're good folks to know if dead trees and brush are piling up along your road.

Wait times

It's a short drive from Placerville, so most weeks a pro can get out fairly soon. Big storm weeks are different. We'll tell you where things stand when you call.

Close by

• Tree service in El Dorado, up the road a piece
• Tree service in Diamond Springs, a few minutes north
• Tree service in Somerset, farther south
• Hillside tree removal
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• Tree service in Placerville