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Tree Service in Rescue

Folks in 95672 can call us, and yes, we've heard every joke about the name. Call (530) 764-5890 anyway. We'll go dig up a local tree pro and book the visit.

A tree tipped over in the pasture, a cracked oak by the barn, limbs all over the drive. Start with a call.

Ranch land between the bigger towns

Look north of Shingle Springs and Cameron Park, a little off to the side of each, and there's Rescue. It's at 1,214 feet. Most of it is farmland, ranches and vineyards, with more homes going in every year.

Downtown is about the size of a postage stamp. Post office, a few buildings, done. The trees, on the other hand, are everywhere.

The name goes back to 1895. As the tale is told, mining pulled a fellow named Andrew Hare out of hard times, and he figured Rescue fit. Back in the day the Pony Express riders stopped here, on the run from Placerville down to Folsom.

Rocky ground and odd soil

The Pine Hill Ecological Reserve sits right here in Rescue. It's 403 acres, set aside in 1979. It belongs to a bigger preserve, more than 4,000 acres in all. That land shelters eight rare plants and the gabbro ground they need.

Gabbro is a kind of rock. The soil that forms on it is odd enough that rare plants depend on it. Why care? Because soil shapes how a tree holds on. On thin or rocky ground, roots may spread wide and shallow instead of deep. A tree like that can tip in a soaked winter when the wind comes up.

If your place borders that reserve, be careful with any work near the line. Ask before anything gets dragged across it.

When a tree comes up by the roots

An uprooted tree looks scary, and it is a mess. But it's often an easier job than a standing tree. Fixr's guide puts an uprooted tree at around $300 to $500 to deal with. Size and access change that a lot.

Fence lines get it worst out here. One tree over a fence can turn into a cattle problem by suppertime. Get the gap closed up first, then worry about the wood.

Watch the root plate, though. When the trunk is cut free, that big disc of roots and dirt can tip back upright. Folks have been hurt that way. Let the pro handle that part.

Saving a split tree

Not every damaged tree has to come down. A tree with two big trunks that's starting to split can sometimes be braced with cables. Homeyou's national guide lists cabling and bracing at $215 to $1,109.

It doesn't make a tree bulletproof. It buys time. A pro can tell you if it's worth it on your tree or if it's just a slower goodbye.

Local help and timing

Locals have their own group too, the Rescue Community Fire Safe Council. It shows up on the county council's roster of local chapters. Worth a look if dead trees stand near the house.

Pros come out this way often, since Rescue sits right between Shingle Springs and Cameron Park. Most weeks that means a fair wait at worst. After a big storm, we'll tell you what we're seeing.

Close by

• Tree service in Shingle Springs, just south
• Tree service in Gold Hill, out toward Coloma
• Fallen tree removal
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• Back home: tree service in Placerville