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Tree Removal in Garden Valley

Garden Valley's covered. Call (530) 316-5144. It's a drive up past Coloma, so we'll look for a pro who already works that way.

Where Garden Valley sits

Garden Valley is unincorporated. It sits along Johntown Creek at about 1,949 feet. Chili Bar is roughly 6.25 miles away, to the south-southeast.

It started out as Johntown, named for the sailor who found gold there. James Marshall, the man behind the Coloma gold find, was a regular visitor.

Climb a little and the land changes fast. Garden Valley Fire describes its turf as running from grassy oak woodland up to ridges covered in pine. Two forks of the American River, the Middle and the South, bracket it.

Garden Valley has its own fire district

Locals have their own fire district, Garden Valley Fire Protection District. A few numbers from its own website:

• Area served: roughly 60 square miles, home to about 8,100 people.
• Stations: 3 in all. Paid staff work one, volunteers run two.
• Main office: 4860 Marshall Road.
• It trades help with the Georgetown and Mosquito fire districts, the Forest Service and CAL FIRE.

So for clearing questions and burn permits, start with Garden Valley Fire.

Photo spot: oak woodland in front of a pine ridge above Garden Valley, simple drawing

A dust note for this area

Here's a local detail worth knowing before any digging or grinding. Wikipedia notes that Garden Valley, like many foothill spots in the county, sits in a region with significant asbestos in the soil. Roads here were paved in 1986 to help control that dust.

Stump grinding and dragging logs can stir up dirt. So it's fair to ask the pro a couple of questions:

• How will you keep dust down while grinding the stump?
• Can you wet the ground first on a dry day?
• Where will the truck park, and will it churn up bare dirt?
• Can the chips cover the ground after grinding?

Ask, then get the work done.

Two kinds of tree trouble

Because the land runs from oaks to pines, Garden Valley lots get both kinds of problems.

In the oak woodland:

• Old oaks with dead limbs over the house or the road.
• Oaks crowded by brush that would carry a grass fire into the crown.

Up in the pines:

• Pines dying from bark beetles after a dry year.
• Tall trees too close to the roof.

Oaks here fall under the county oak chapter, since Garden Valley is unincorporated and well under 4,000 feet. Pines don't fall under that chapter.

What it costs

Price guides are national, so treat them as rough. Most removals land between $385 and $1,070 on LawnStarter's list. Pines alone run $200 to $1,500 in Fixr's guide, mostly by size.

If the stump needs grinding too, LawnStarter's range is $131 to $438 a job. Ask for both on one quote.

Your list before the pro arrives

• Note which trees are oaks and which are pines.
• Mark any that could hit the house, a shop or the road.
• Ask Garden Valley Fire if you have a clearing notice or burn question.
• Tell us if the drive is steep or gravel.
• Water the work area the day before if it's dusty.

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