How Pro Tree Removal Santa Rosa Plans a Job

Pro Tree Removal Santa Rosa takes down dead, damaged, oversized and unwanted trees for homeowners in Santa Rosa and the towns around it, and handles the trimming and stump grinding that usually goes with that work. The trees here are a particular mix: valley oaks and coast live oaks that were on the Santa Rosa Plain long before the subdivisions, redwoods planted along creeks and in older yards, Douglas fir and bay laurel in the eastern hills, and eucalyptus rows left from old ranch windbreaks. Each one fails differently, and each comes down differently.

Every estimate starts in your yard. We look at the tree first: species, lean, cracks, cavities, dead tops, fungus at the base, bleeding spots on oak bark, and whether the canopy is still alive. Then we look at what is around it: the roof, fences, a pool, the neighbor's garage, overhead service wires, the slope, and the route a crew would take to get logs and brush out. On a hillside lot in Fountaingrove or Skyhawk the answer is different from a flat Coffey Park lot with a side gate, and the plan reflects that.

We also check the rules before anyone quotes a price. Santa Rosa's City Code has a whole chapter on trees (Chapter 17-24, with articles on prohibitions, permits and street trees), and the city treats heritage trees as worth protecting. Unincorporated Sonoma County has its own heritage tree and valley oak rules. If a tree may need a permit, or may belong to the city, we tell you so you can confirm with the right office first. Trees touching PG&E lines are the utility's job; we work on the rest once the line is safe.

The quote you get is written. It names each tree, says how it will come down or be cut back, whether the stump is ground and how deep, and what happens to the wood, chips and brush. Nothing gets cut until you approve it, and if something changes once work starts, we stop and agree on it with you in writing before going further.

What to expect on the day

• Work zone set up first: cars moved, gates propped, pets inside.
• Limbs lowered on ropes where dropping them would hit a roof, fence or plants.
• Oak and bay wood from trees with sudden oak death kept on your property or bagged and tarped for the landfill, per state guidance.
• Brush chipped; chips left as mulch or hauled off, as agreed.
• Rake-out and blow-off of drives, decks and walks before we leave.

Call (707) 385-5238 or use the form to set up a free estimate.