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Tree Removal in Roseville

Is a tree coming out in Roseville? Call us now at (279) 277-3417. We'll find a local pro and book a look. And Roseville has a clear oak rule, so you'll want to read it below.

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A railroad town grown big

A stagecoach stop called Griders is where Roseville began. When the new railroad met the California Central line, the spot was named "Junction," and that name later turned into Roseville. Now it is Placer County's largest city, with 147,773 residents in the 2020 census, at an elevation near 164 feet.

That makes it the biggest city on our list. It's also a place with a long, written oak rule.

The oak rule, in plain words

Roseville's tree preservation chapter is Chapter 19.66 of the city code. We read a copy dated 2020. Here is what matters for a home owner:

• A native oak is a valley oak, a blue oak or an interior live oak, or a cross between them.
• A protected tree is a native oak equal to or greater than 6 inches across at breast height.
• A tree permit is required to remove any protected tree, unless the code lets it off.

Breast height means 4.5 feet above the ground. Roseville counts the trunk widths together if the oak has more than one trunk.

That is almost the same measure Folsom uses for a blue oak. But the two cities are separate. A Folsom permit is no good in Roseville. A Roseville permit is no good in Folsom.

Work near the roots counts, too

The code also covers work near the roots. A tree permit is needed for work inside the protected zone around a protected oak when it digs in too far. So a new patio, a fence or a trench near a big oak is a permit question as well. The trees near homes and fences page has the Folsom version of this idea, which uses a root zone circle.

The code has a lighter permit for small digs that don't take out a tree and stay within 20 percent of the zone. Ask the city which one fits. We can't answer that for you.

A step-by-step before you call

1. Measure the trunk, 4.5 feet up. Add up all the trunks if it has several.
2. Decide if it's a valley, blue or interior live oak.
3. If it is, and the number is 6 or more, plan on a city permit.
4. Take two photos.
5. Call us. We'll set the visit and the pro can talk about the permit.

Prices in Roseville

The city's oak rule can add cost on top of the pro's price. The code lets a permit be met in part with new native oaks, or with a fee paid into a native oak propagation fund. A tree removal itself is $450 to $1,200 for a medium tree in one guide. A big tree from 60 to 80 feet tall is $800 to $1,500. A visit from an arborist runs $278 to $1,054 nationwide. Those are guide ranges, not quotes.

Nearby towns

Citrus Heights is to the south and east on its page. Granite Bay is east at tree removal in Granite Bay. Rocklin and Loomis are up the line at Rocklin and Loomis.