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Tree Service in Latrobe

Way out in Latrobe? Not a problem. Call (530) 771-8785 and we'll hunt up somebody happy to make the drive to your place, however far down Latrobe Road you are.

We find the pro and book the trip. The pro does the work and gives the price.

Lower, open and windy

Latrobe sits at about 761 feet. That's around 660 feet lower than Shingle Springs, down where the foothills start to flatten toward the valley.

The weather service even puts it in a different forecast zone than us. Latrobe gets lumped in with Sacramento's metro forecast, a zone stretching over western El Dorado and Amador counties too. So its wind and rain alerts can come out a little different from ours up the hill.

The land around here is mostly open grass with oaks scattered across it. A lone oak in a big field catches every gust. When it loses a limb, it's often a big one.

Once a railroad town

Hard to believe now, but Latrobe used to be a busy place. Back in its railroad days, 700 to 800 people lived here. Trains on the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road stopped for good at Latrobe, the end of the track.

Latrobe kept a post office open between 1864 and 1921. Today you'd call it quiet, sitting some 15 miles southwest of Placerville.

What goes wrong out here

Most Latrobe tree calls involve fences, gates and dirt roads. A limb comes down on the cross fence. A tree drops across the ranch road. Cattle find the gap before you do.

Blue oaks are a big part of the picture. They handle drought better than any other leaf-dropping oak in California. But an old one with a hollow trunk or a dead top can still let go in a winter blow.

Distance matters on jobs like this. A tree a long way from the paved road means more driving and more carrying. Tell us how far in it is and what the road's like.

Ballpark prices

National guides put fallen or uprooted trees at about $150 to $300 an acre on open land. Clearing a whole acre of trees can run $500 to $5,000. One tree already on the ground often costs $75 to $150.

Your pro will look at the job and give you a real number before anything gets cut.

When someone can come

Out this far it can take a few extra days for a regular job. A tree blocking your only way out gets moved up.

Long driveways and dirt roads

Some Latrobe places sit way back from the pavement. That's nice and quiet until a tree lands across the only road in.

When you call, tell us how long the drive is, what it's made of and whether it's been raining. A big truck on a soaked dirt road can sink or tear it up. Your pro may come with a smaller rig or wait for things to dry.

Say so if that road is your only exit and somebody at home needs to get out. We'll push harder to find someone fast. See clearing a fallen tree from a driveway for more on how those jobs go.

Close by

Our home page covers tree service in Shingle Springs, not far from Latrobe. Neighbors on this site: tree service in El Dorado Hills, plus tree service in Nashville. Handy reading for Latrobe folks: fallen tree across a driveway. Or scan every town on our list.