Tree Care in Saranap, CA

If you're looking at the trees in your Saranap yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of the late 1950s. Most homes here were built around 1959, and the builders often chose trees for speed, not for our specific climate. That's why you see so many Ficus and Blue Gum Eucalyptus. They grew fast for instant shade, but now, 65 years later, their aggressive roots are damaging foundations and their brittle wood is a storm risk. You can't see inside a tree from the outside, and the cracks you see today often started as internal decay years ago. A healthy tree for our area, like a native Coast Live Oak or California Sycamore, would have been a slower but far wiser investment.