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Shade trees along a detached sidewalk on River Oaks Boulevard in Plumas Lake, California

Tree service in Plumas Lake, CA

The yard and parkway trees planted with Plumas Lake's first homes in 2003 have had 20-plus years to grow. Send a request about tree removal or tree care in Plumas Lake to reach a licensed local tree company, and get the price in writing before any work starts.

Photo: CommanderCold / CC BY-SA 4.0

Local tree jobs

The most common tree jobs in Plumas Lake

Most Plumas Lake trees went in with the houses, so whole streets of them are growing up together. These are the jobs that come with that.

  • Parkway trees lifting sidewalks

    The strip by the curb is yours to look after. The tree company can say whether root work or removal suits the tree.

    Tree removal

  • Limbs over roofs and fences

    Back-yard trees on small lots reach the house fast. The tree company cuts them back off the roof, gutters, and fence.

    Tree trimming and pruning

  • Too many trees in a front yard

    A small lot with 2 yard trees and a street tree gets tight. Taking 1 out and grinding the stump gives the rest room.

    Stump grinding and removal

  • Limbs split by winter storms

    Fast-growing shade trees crack in strong wind. The tree company clears what fell and checks what is still hanging.

    Emergency tree removal
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About Plumas Lake

Tree service in Plumas Lake's planned streets

Plumas Lake's first homes went up in 2003 off River Oaks Boulevard and Plumas Lake Boulevard. Builders planted trees in every front yard, so most streets now have shade trees in the yards and in the strip by the curb.

  • A county plan, not a city

    There's no city hall here. Yuba County's Plumas Lake Specific Plan, first adopted in 1993, sets how yards are planted.

  • Sweet gum, plane, and oak

    The plan's approved tree list runs from sweet gum and London plane to Chinese elm, zelkova, and valley oak.

  • The Christmas 2025 wind storm

    Gusts hit 63 mph at the nearby Yuba County Airport, and close to 4,000 county customers lost power, most in the south.

Residents (2020 Census)
8,126
Unincorporated
Yuba County
First homes built
2003
ZIP code
95961

Before anyone cuts

Tree rules for Plumas Lake homes

Plumas Lake has no city, so Yuba County's specific plan decides who looks after each strip of ground. Here's what it asks of you, and when to bring in a tree company.

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What the local rules say

  • You look after the landscaping on your neighborhood street, including the tree in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb.

  • On a corner lot, the strip outside your side fence and the planting around your mailbox are yours to look after, too.

  • Yuba County's contractor keeps up the landscaped strips along River Oaks Boulevard, Plumas Lake Boulevard west of River Oaks, and Hidden Creek.

  • OPUD looks after the parks and the strips beside them. Reclamation District 784 looks after the levees, drainage canals, and basins.

  • No building or other improvement can go inside the dripline of a native oak more than 6 inches across, measured 4 feet up the trunk.

Source: Yuba County Plumas Lake Specific Plan (opens in a new tab)

When to call a tree company

  • The tree in your parkway strip has outgrown it, and its roots are lifting the sidewalk.

  • A heavy limb from a back-yard tree hangs over your roof, your fence, or a neighbor's yard.

  • A native oak's roots sit where you plan a patio, pool, or addition.

  • A tree near the levee or canal fence leans into your yard, and you need to know whose side it's on.

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Tree service near Plumas Lake

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Tell us about the tree and what's near it, like the house, the street, or a power line, and leave your number. A licensed local tree company gets in touch to look at it and puts the price in writing.

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    No guessing over the phone

  • A written price first

    Before any work is booked

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Landscaped corner where Plumas Lake Boulevard meets River Oaks Boulevard in Plumas Lake, California

Photo: CommanderCold / CC BY-SA 4.0

Common questions

Plumas Lake tree service questions

Usually you are. On neighborhood streets, the county's plan makes the strip by the curb the homeowner's job. The county keeps up the strips along River Oaks Boulevard, Plumas Lake Boulevard west of River Oaks, and Hidden Creek. If you aren't sure, ask Yuba County Public Works at (530) 749-5420.

The landscaped strips along the main roads are kept up by Yuba County, paid for from part of the CSA 66 assessment. The specific plan also lets an HOA own a neighborhood park. If you pay HOA dues, read your CC&Rs or ask the board before a front-yard tree comes out.

Reclamation District 784 looks after the levees, drainage canals, and drainage basins in Plumas Lake, so leave trees on that land to the district. For a tree in your own yard beside the fence, the tree company can tell you what applies before anyone cuts.

Native oaks are. The specific plan bars building or other improvements inside the dripline of a native oak more than 6 inches across, measured 4 feet up the trunk, and grading can't send more runoff under it. Check with Yuba County Planning before work near one.

Yuba County's landscape contractor keeps up the strips along River Oaks Boulevard. Report a dead tree or broken irrigation there to Yuba County Public Works, with a photo and the exact spot. Trees in parks go to OPUD, and trees on bike paths to the county.