Tree Removal in Shingle Springs
Need tree removal in Shingle Springs? Yes, we take calls from all over Shingle Springs. Call us now at (530) 479-3598 and we'll have a local tree removal company headed your way. Big lot or small yard, off Ponderosa Road or way out a dirt drive, same deal.
Call us now: (530) 479-3598or send the short form
So here's the deal. We answer, ask a couple of plain questions, hunt down a tree removal company working your end of Shingle Springs, and pin down a day for the visit. It won't cost you a dime.
Shingle Springs today
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How tree removal in Shingle Springs goes, start to finish
Nothing fancy here. A tree removal job in Shingle Springs usually happens in six steps.
- CallRing (530) 479-3598 or send a request online. Say where you are and what's bugging you.
- Walk the lotA tree removal company comes out and walks it with you. Point at every tree and every brush pile you want gone.
- Get it in writingThe tree company hands you a written price. Ask what it covers. The stump? Hauling? Chipping?
- Check the rulesOak in the way? Clearing near a creek? Sort out permits before a saw starts.
- Pick a dayYou decide yes or no. If it's yes the tree company books the work with you.
- Deal with the brushChip it, haul it, or burn it on a legal burn day. Plan that part up front.
What tree removal in Shingle Springs costs
These are national ranges from cost guides, not local quotes. A foothill lot with a slope, a gate and a long drive can land on the high end. A flat front yard often lands lower.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Most tree removals (LawnStarter) | $385 to $1,070 |
| Most tree removals (This Old House) | $820 to $992 |
| Tree up to 30 feet | $150 to $450 |
| Tree 30 to 60 feet | $450 to $1,200 |
| Tree 60 to 80 feet | $800 to $1,500 |
| Tree 80 feet or taller | $1,000 to $2,000 |
| Oak tree | $200 to $2,000 |
| Pine tree | $250 to $1,500 |
| Tree that already fell | $85 to $300 |
| Stump grinding, one job | $131 to $438 |
| Brush removal, one job | $657 to $2,309 |
| Land clearing, one job | $774 to $2,462 |
| Lightly wooded land, per acre | $500 to $2,500 |
Where the numbers come from: LawnStarter's removal and stump guides, Oct 2026. This Old House removal guide, Mar 2026. Thumbtack's brush guide, Jun 2026, and land guide, Oct 2026. The per-acre line is from Fixr's removal guide, Jan 2025.
Two money tips. First, get every tree and pile on one visit. A second trip out costs the pro time, and you pay for it. Second, ask if chipping and hauling are in the price. LawnStarter puts hauling at $50 to $90 extra and chipping at $65 to $125.
Tree removal jobs we can line up in Shingle Springs
Defensible space clearing
Clean up the first 100 feet out from the house. Thin it, limb it up, get the brush out. Then the rest of a bigger parcel if you want.
Dead and beetle-killed trees
Pines that went red or brown, oaks that died in a dry year. Dead wood gets brittle. Don't let it sit.
Oak tree removal and permits
Oaks come with county rules. A permit for some, nothing for a lot of others. Find out which kind yours is first.
Land and brush clearing
Overgrown acreage, a lot you want to build on, or a fence line choked with brush and scrub oak.
Stump grinding
Grind old stumps down under the dirt line. After that the spot's good for a mower, a garden or a parked truck.
Fire season is the big one here
Shingle Springs has no city government. It's a census-designated place in El Dorado County, and county and state fire rules apply to your land. Town elevation is about 1,421 feet, in the Gold Country foothills, with Highway 50 running straight through.
Most folks here own their place. At the 2020 census about 77.6% of homes were owner-occupied. So the clearing is on you, not a landlord.
PRC 4291, the state law, and the county's Chapter 8.09 both want 100 feet of defensible space around a home. Put simply, that's ground you've cleared and thinned so a fire loses steam. The county's inspection notice splits it like this:
- The first 30 feet. Dead plants, dead branches and dry needles go. Branches stay at least 10 feet from the chimney.
- From 30 to 100 feet. Grass cut to 4 inches or less. Space between shrubs and trees. Woodpiles get 10 feet of bare dirt around them.
- All 100 feet. Old logs or stumps stuck in the ground get pulled out or cut off from other plants.
On the county's own inspection notice it says plain: if you have dead or dying trees, the whole tree needs to come out.
Got acreage? Read this part
A lot of lots around here are big. That changes things.
The county Fire Safe Council's free chipping is a great deal for the yard. But it's for your main home only, and they say it isn't for clearing acreage or empty parcels. So the far corners of a 5 or 10 acre place are usually a paid job.
Their free chipper also tops out at branches 7 inches thick. Bigger rounds need a pro with bigger gear, or a firewood plan.
Oaks and the county rules
The county has rules for native oaks. They cover blue oak, interior live oak, black oak, valley oak and a few more. So ask before anything gets cut.
- Single trunk bigger than 6 inches but under 36 inches across? The county calls that an individual native oak.
- One trunk 36 inches or more makes it a heritage tree.
- Trunks get measured 4 and a half feet up, from the uphill side.
- Oaks cleared as part of defensible space work are exempt from mitigation. That means no fee or replanting for those.
The full rundown is on the oak tree removal page.
Dead pines and bark beetles
Dry years wear pines down, and that's when bark beetles show up. The University of California's pest experts at UC IPM call drought-stressed trees highly susceptible. Look for small sap globs on the bark and needles fading yellow, then red.
Skip pruning pines from February to mid-October, the Fire Safe Council says, because fresh cuts pull beetles in. Same goes for fresh pine slash left lying around. It's a beetle nursery. More on the dead tree page.
Places we take calls from
Shingle Springs, ZIP 95682, is home base. We also line up pros in the places around it. See the full list with notes on each place, or jump straight to yours:
- Tree removal in Cameron Park, brush country with its own clearing rule
- Tree removal in Rescue, ranches and vineyards
- Tree removal in El Dorado Hills, the big master-planned villages
- Tree removal in Diamond Springs, where Station 49 stands
- Tree removal in El Dorado, old Mud Springs
- Tree removal in Placerville, the county seat
- Tree removal in Latrobe, the old end of the rail line
- Tree removal in Nashville, down on the Cosumnes
- Tree removal in Gold Hill, farms that started with a canal
- Tree removal in Coloma, where Marshall found gold
- Tree removal in Lotus, next door to Coloma
- Tree removal in Pilot Hill, out along Highway 49
- Tree removal in Pleasant Valley, up around 2,461 feet
Straight answers
Do you come out to my part of Shingle Springs?
We don't come out ourselves. We send a local tree removal company, and yes, anywhere in Shingle Springs works. Call (530) 479-3598 and tell us the road.
Who does the actual cutting?
A tree removal company that runs its own business. Our part is the phone, the finding and the booking. Price and saw work belong to that company.
Does fire clearing take my healthy trees too?
Most of the time, no. Big trees can stay, Rescue Fire's guide says, provided whatever grows under them gets cleared out. No ladder for the fire to climb.
Can I burn my brush piles?
Yes, with conditions. Not during declared fire season. Only on a permissive burn day. Free permit first. Piles 4 feet across at most. Phone (530) 621-5897 that morning to hear the burn day status.
What's a good time of year to call?
For pines, mid-October through January is outside the no-prune window. Clearing brush goes fine most of the cool months. A dead tree near the house shouldn't wait for any season though.
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