Tree Removal in El Dorado Hills
Good news: we set up tree removal in El Dorado Hills, in every village. Call (530) 907-1917 right now. A local tree company will come see your tree, then quote the job.
Call (530) 907-1917or use the online form
A person answers, picks a tree removal company from your end of El Dorado Hills, and books the walk-through. The call is free.
Tree removal in El Dorado Hills: the order to do things in
Tree work in El Dorado Hills isn't just "call a guy and cut." There are a few checks first. Do them in this order and you skip most of the headaches.
- Phone us and describe the tree. How big, how close to the house, what looks wrong.
- Find out if your village needs sign-off. Many El Dorado Hills villages do.
- Find out if it's an oak, and how wide the trunk is. The county has rules.
- Check whether the tree is part of your fire clearing. That can change the paperwork.
- Have the tree company walk the yard and give you a price in writing.
- Get any approvals in hand before the saw starts.
- Book the work, and ask about the stump while you're at it.
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Call us if any of this sounds like your yard
- An oak leans, drops big limbs, or has gone mostly bare.
- Your village board wants a form before you cut anything.
- A pine or oak turned brown fast and the needles or leaves are falling.
- Roots are lifting a patio, or cracks showed up near a wall or pool.
- Your lot backs up to open space, and the grass and brush get dry in summer.
- A stump is left from the last job, and you'd like it gone.
What tree removal in El Dorado Hills costs
Treat these as a first guess. They come from national guides, not local bids. Height, trunk size and access all move the price.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Typical removal, nationwide | $400 to $1,100 |
| Short trees (30 ft or less) | $150 to $400 |
| Mid-height trees (30-60 ft) | $450 to $700 |
| Tall trees (60-100 ft) | $900 to $1,200 |
| Very tall trees (100+ ft) | $1,300 to $2,000 |
| Pine (any size) | $200 to $1,500 |
| Oak (any size) | $900 to $2,000 |
| Dead tree | $75 to $400 |
| Stump grinding | $150 to $300 |
Sources: Fixr tree removal guide and stump grinding guide (both updated January 2025). Fixr is a national guide, not a price list for this town.
Fixr says a dead tree costs less, because less is left to cut. Thumbtack says the opposite. It says dead or damaged trees get taken apart piece by piece, and that drives the cost up. So get a real look at yours.
Rushing it costs more. Fixr says an emergency job can cost two or three times as much.
The real number comes after the tree company walks your yard. Get it in writing.
Six tree removal jobs in El Dorado Hills
Oak tree removal and permits
The county's oak rules changed in 2025. This page lays out the steps, in order.
HOA approval for tree removal
Most villages here need a design review before a tree comes down. Here's how that goes.
Fire season and defensible space
Homes next to open space need clear ground around them. We explain what counts.
Dead and drought-stressed trees
How to tell if a tree is dying, and what to do before it drops a limb.
Trees near the house or pool
Roots, cracks, and limbs over a roof. What to check and who to have look.
Stump grinding
What the grinder does, what it leaves, and what it costs.
Photo spot: a simple drawing of a hillside lot in El Dorado Hills with an oak, a fence line and open space behind the house. Add a small WebP file with its size set.
Three checks before tree removal in El Dorado Hills
Your village
El Dorado Hills was planned as a group of villages from the start. Early villages were Governors, Crown, Saint Andrews, Park and Ridgeview. Later came Serrano, Bridlewood, Woodridge and more.
The Community Services District says most villages here need the Design Review Committee, or a village committee of the same kind, to approve exterior work first. Tree removal is on its list. If your village has its own committee, you deal with your HOA. Your CC&Rs say which.
Start early. If work begins before approval, a $75 fee applies.
The oak rules
The county rewrote its oak rules on July 22, 2025. They reach private land outside city limits, up to 4,000 feet of elevation. El Dorado Hills sits near 682 feet, so they apply here.
The short version: no one may remove an oak without a permit, unless an exemption fits. The oak page walks you through that.
The fire rules
County code says dead or dying trees count as hazardous vegetation. It asks for a ring of defensible space, 100 feet or more, around a building. That's cleared and thinned ground that slows a fire down.
Fire clearing can change the oak paperwork. That's why it's check number three.
How tree removal in El Dorado Hills works with us
- Call (530) 907-1917 or send the estimate form.
- Describe the tree and the trouble.
- We match you with a tree company from your end of El Dorado Hills.
- We book a day for the pro to stop by.
- The pro inspects the tree and writes up a price.
- You decide. We won't push you.
Tree removal in the towns around El Dorado Hills
Our home base is El Dorado Hills, ZIP 95762. The towns around it are covered too. The towns page has the whole list, or pick yours here:
- Folsom tree removal
- Cameron Park tree removal
- Rescue tree removal
- Shingle Springs tree removal
- Latrobe tree removal
- Clarksville tree removal
- Granite Bay tree removal
- Orangevale tree removal
- Fair Oaks tree removal
- Gold River tree removal
- Rancho Cordova tree removal
- Loomis tree removal
Not listed? Phone us anyway and we'll say if it's out of range.
Questions people ask
Do you cover my part of El Dorado Hills?
Yes. Every village and every road. Ring (530) 907-1917 and say which street you're on.
Do you do the tree work yourselves?
No. A person here takes your call, then we find an independent pro. The pro does the cutting and quotes the price.
Do I need my village's okay to take down a tree?
Often, yes. The district says most villages need design review for exterior work, and tree removal is on the list. Check your CC&Rs first.
Do I need a county permit for an oak?
Maybe. It depends on the trunk size and the reason. Dead, dying or storm-damaged oaks may be exempt, with the right paperwork. The oak page has the steps.
What if the tree is already dead?
Then call soon. Dead trees drop limbs without warning. Bark beetles can finish off a stressed tree in one season, says UC IPM.
Can I get the stump ground too?
Yes. Ask the pro to price it in the same visit. According to Fixr, some quotes include the stump and some bill it apart.
Prefer to write it down?
Use the form and we'll call you back.