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Tree Removal in Rescue, CA
Yes, Rescue is on our list. Call us now at (530) 423-3128. We'll find a local tree pro and set a time to come look, from the little downtown out to the ranches.
Rescue's ZIP is 95672. If that's on your mail, you're in the right place.
Rescue in a few lines
Rescue is small. Downtown is one post office, one fire station, two churches and a community center. The rest is farmland, vineyards and ranches.
The town was set up in 1895. Riders on the old Pony Express trail from Placerville to Folsom once stopped here. The name goes back to Andrew Hare's Rescue mine, near where Green Valley and Lotus roads meet.
It sits at about 1,214 feet, north-northwest of Shingle Springs and north-northeast of Cameron Park. The Pine Hill Ecological Reserve is here too.
What Rescue Fire says about trees
The Rescue Fire Department has a defensible space page, and a few lines on it are worth knowing.
- A defensible space of 100 feet around your home is required by law.
- Large trees don't have to be cut down, as long as all the plants under them are cleared out.
- Some clearing jobs may need a permit to take out trees.
That second one surprises a lot of people. The big oak in the pasture can usually stay. It's the brush, the dead stuff and the low limbs under it that need to go.
The Rescue Community Fire Safe Council works in this area too, along with the Greater Cameron Park council.
Ranch trees
On a ranch or a vineyard, tree jobs look different than in town. Common ones:
- Dead oaks along a fence line.
- Limbs hanging over a barn roof or a hay shed.
- Brush and small trees along the driveway, so a fire truck can get in.
- Trees too close to a well or a power drop.
For the driveway, the county's rule asks for a strip 10 feet past the edge and 15 feet of clear space up. On a long ranch drive that can be a real job, so get it priced on its own.
Getting ready
- Move horses or cattle out of the work area.
- Open the gates and leave them open.
- Mark the well and any irrigation lines.
- Tell us if the tree hangs over a barn or the hay.
What removal runs around here in Rescue
Rescue jobs are often bigger, with more trees and more ground. That can help on price. HomeGuide says doing several trees in one visit can cut the price per tree by 10% to 25%.
For open brush, HomeGuide lists light clearing at $1,200 to $2,500 an acre. For one big oak, figure on the oak range, $300 to $2,500.
Need an arborist to look at an old oak first? HomeGuide puts a consultation at $100 to $250.
Rescue questions
Do I have to cut the big oak by the house?
Not just for fire clearing, going by Rescue Fire's page. Large trees can stay as long as the plants beneath them are removed.
Do I need a permit for clearing on my ranch?
Some clearing may need a tree removal permit, Rescue Fire says. Oaks fall under the county's rules. Ask before you start.
Do you come out past the downtown?
Yes. All of Rescue, ranches included. Call (530) 423-3128 with your road name.
Can the oak be split for firewood?
Sure. Ask for it cut to stove length and stacked where you want it.
Nearby towns
See Cameron Park, Lotus, Shingle Springs and Diamond Springs. Need fire clearing? See defensible space tree removal. Or see all the towns.