Tree Removal in Fallbrook, CA

Tree Removal in Fallbrook usually involves one of three trees. Wikipedia's summary of the area's vegetation puts it plainly: native evergreen oaks were the original tree cover, chaparral is the other dominant native vegetation, and avocado and eucalyptus are the most common introduced trees. Each behaves differently when it is time to come down, and many Fallbrook properties have all three within a few hundred feet of the house.

Avocado

Fallbrook calls itself the Avocado Capital of the World and still holds an Avocado Festival on Main Avenue each year. Plenty of home lots began as grove land, and the old trees left behind can be enormous, brittle and expensive to water. Removing a few to open up a yard, or clearing a declining block entirely, is routine work here. We chip the brush and grind stumps only where you plan to replant, build or mow.

Oak

The oaks are another matter. Native evergreen oaks form continuous woodland in places like Live Oak Park, and a big coast live oak near a house is often worth keeping. When one is declining, check for invasive shot hole borers, which UC IPM lists as attacking coast live oak as well as avocado, and for goldspotted oak borer, which has killed oaks elsewhere in the county. In both cases, keep the wood on site rather than moving it as firewood.

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is the tree most likely to cause a sudden problem. Tall, heavy-limbed and shallow-rooted on dry hillsides, older eucalyptus drop big limbs without warning in heat and fail in Santa Ana winds. Removal near a house is normally done in sections with rigging, and the volume of wood and bark is large, so we plan hauling or chipping before we start.

The 2007 fire came up Reche Road

In October 2007, the Rice Canyon Fire crossed Interstate 15 and spread into eastern Fallbrook along Reche Road. By October 23, 206 homes, two commercial properties and 40 outbuildings had burned, including more than 100 homes at Valley Oaks Mobile Home Park and Pala Mesa Village. Ten years later, in December 2017, the Lilac Fire started just south in Bonsall and threatened Fallbrook too. Clearing dead trees and eucalyptus litter near homes is a big part of what people here ask for.

Hills and microclimates

Fallbrook sits around 682 feet, with the valley floor averaging about 14 inches of rain a year and the surrounding hills up to 20. Most of the area is frost-free, but low spots can drop into the low 40s in winter. That spread means two trees of the same kind a mile apart can be in very different shape, and it is one reason we look in person instead of quoting from a photo alone.

Utilities and access

Fallbrook Public Utility District, formed in 1922, is the main water utility, with Rainbow Municipal Water District serving eastern areas; electricity comes from SDG&E, which prunes trees near its lines at no cost to the owner. Many Fallbrook lots are reached by narrow, steep private roads. Tell us about gates, grades and weight-limited bridges when you call so we bring the right equipment.

Estimates

Call (760) 546-9994 or use the form. We walk the property with you, sort the trees into keep, prune and remove, and put the price in writing. Get a free estimate