Big Trees Fail in Two Seasons Here
Most people expect trouble in winter. Rain soaks the clay soil across the Santa Rosa Plain, the ground turns soft, and a tall tree with a heavy crown can lean, then go over in the next gust. That's when we get the calls about trees on fences, cars and roofs.
The second season catches people off guard. On a hot, still summer afternoon, a big oak can drop a whole limb with no wind at all. Arborists call it summer branch drop, and it tends to hit long, heavy limbs that reach out over patios and driveways.
A good tree crew watches for both. We look at what's growing over your house, what the soil is doing under it, and which limbs are carrying too much weight, then fix the problem before the weather does.
What We Do
Tree RemovalDead, leaning or overgrown trees taken down in sections, so nothing lands where it shouldn't. The wood leaves with us and the yard gets raked before we go.Tree Removal →
Tree Trimming and PruningThinned crowns, lifted limbs and branches cut back off the roof, each cut made at the right spot. Your trees come out lighter, healthier and easier to live with.Tree Trimming and Pruning →
Emergency Tree ServiceStorm knocked a tree onto the roof, the car or the fence? We clear it, make the area safe and take photos you can send to your insurance company.Emergency Tree Service →
Tree Cabling and BracingSteel cables and rods that support a split trunk or a heavy limb. A way to keep a tree you love standing safely for years.Tree Cabling and Bracing →
Tree Health CareYellowing leaves, oozing bark or thin canopy? We look at the tree, find the cause and tell you whether it can be saved.Tree Health Care →
Wildfire Defensible SpaceLimbing, thinning and brush clearing around your home to meet Sonoma County's 30 and 100 foot rules and pass your fire inspection.Wildfire Defensible Space →Why Sonoma County Homeowners Call Us
- Straight answers. If a tree can be saved with a trim, we'll tell you that before we quote a removal.
- Careful work near homes. Big limbs come down on ropes, a piece at a time, over roofs, fences and gardens.
- A clean yard. Chips, logs and debris go with us unless you want the firewood.
What to Expect
- Reach out by phone or the short form, with your town and what the tree is doing.
- We come out and look. We walk the tree with you and explain what we see.
- A written price follows, covering the work and the cleanup in plain words.
- Our crew handles the job, then you look over the yard before we pack the truck.
Call for a free estimate
Call (707) 532-2043Tree Service Across Sonoma County
We work on homes all over the county. In Santa Rosa that often means big valley oaks in older neighborhoods and lots rebuilt after the fires. In Petaluma and Sonoma we see a lot of mature trees on older lots, while west of the 101 in Sebastopol the work leans toward tall redwoods and Douglas fir. Up north in Healdsburg, Windsor and Cloverdale, summer heat and dry hillsides make fire clearing a regular job. Wherever you are, the visit and the estimate are free.
Common Questions
A trained crew can take a tree down or thin it without dropping limbs on your roof, your fence or your neighbor's car. They also know which cuts help a tree and which ones invite decay. There's the cleanup too: one tall tree can leave a truckload of wood and brush. And if anything goes wrong, a licensed, insured contractor carries the risk, not you.
Sometimes. Santa Rosa lists certain native trees as heritage trees once they reach a set size: valley oaks, blue oaks and buckeyes at 6 inches across, coast live oaks at 18 inches and redwoods at 24 inches, measured 4.5 feet off the ground. Taking one of those down on a developed lot needs a written application to the city. Other towns set their own rules, so we check before any tree removal starts.
If you have coast live oaks, black oaks or tanoaks, it's worth a look. The disease spreads mostly from California bay laurel leaves, so a bay tree growing right beside an oak raises the risk. Clearing bay leaves within about 15 feet of a healthy oak's trunk can lower the odds of infection. Our tree health care visit checks for the bleeding cankers the disease leaves on the trunk.
The whole county. We work in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Sebastopol, Cotati and Cloverdale, plus the rural roads in between. If you're not sure whether we come out to you, call and tell us the address.