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Cutten · Humboldt County · 95503

Tree Planting in Cutten, CA

The right tree in the right place in Cutten, planted to establish and chosen so it is not a rigging job in thirty years.

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Tree Planting in Cutten, at a glance

Planting in Cutten is the right-sized tree for a small lot already full of redwoods: vine maple, dogwood, and native screens that give privacy and light without becoming a rigging job in thirty years.

Most of our Cutten jobs are exactly that: a big conifer in a small yard. Redwood limb weight over roofs, firs that have died back and need to come down in pieces, hedges and ornamentals overdue for shaping, and stumps from long-gone trees still owning a corner of the lawn.

How tree planting goes in Cutten

Late fall through early spring is planting season in Cutten, when the rain does the watering and roots establish before summer. Redwood roots crowd every Cutten yard, and a stump here is usually right against a driveway, a fence post, or a neighbor's lawn. We dig wide and shallow, set the flare at grade, mulch, and leave you a watering plan for the first two dry seasons.

Cutten sits just inland of the bay fog, wet enough to grow second-growth redwood at full speed and windy enough in winter to test every heavy limb. The Cutten hazard is redwood limb weight over roofs and Douglas firs that have died back and need to come down in pieces between two houses. Cutten is fifteen minutes from our McKinleyville base and on the daily route through Eureka.

When Cutten homeowners call for tree planting

  • A privacy problem on a small lot near Ridgewood that a native screen would solve without a future rigging job.
  • An aging windbreak that needs its replacement row planted before it is gone.
  • An orchard to start, or fruit trees to replace ones that were too far gone to restore.
  • A wind-exposed side of the property that needs a screen that will actually survive it.

Cutten and Ridgewood put full-size redwoods and firs inside small residential fence lines, sharing the yard with garages, decks, and swing sets, so nearly everything is rigged over a structure. Fire risk in these neighborhoods is low, but stacked redwood duff and dead limbs against a house still get cleared as part of any trimming job.

Working in Cutten

Working over houses without incident is a rigging discipline, and it is the part of the trade our climbers train hardest. Neighbors watch us work in Cutten a lot. We are fine with that.

Around Cutten that means Ridgewood, Walnut Drive, Cutten Elementary, Sequoia Park, and the properties between. Full-size redwoods and firs on small residential lots, technical rigging over structures.

What tree planting in Cutten includes

  • Species and placement chosen for wind, soil, salt, and space
  • Replacement windbreak rows planned before the old row is gone
  • Privacy screens and native hedges for small lots
  • Orchard and fruit tree planting
  • Replanting the hole after a removal and stump grind
  • Staking, mulch, and a watering plan for the first two summers
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Our process

Simple, and only a few steps

Our process is simple and only contains a few simple steps. From the first call to the final rake, here is how it goes.

  1. 1

    Call or send the form

    Tell us what the tree is doing. Photos help. We usually respond the same business day.

  2. 2

    Free on-site quote

    We walk the job with you, explain your options honestly, and give you a firm number. No pressure.

  3. 3

    We do the work

    A licensed, insured crew shows up on time and works safely: careful rigging, quiet electric saws where we can.

  4. 4

    Clean site, done deal

    Brush chipped, wood handled your way, site raked. The job is done when it looks the way we promised.

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“Jacob was thorough and effective, listening to my choices about what to do (and what not to do) on our property.Frank was amazing to watch in the trees, so safe, so sure, and careful. I thoroughly appreciated all of their good work.”
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“Jacob, Andrew and Issac of True Tree Service, are gentlemen that care about their trade and their customers. They listen to the customer and encourage their feedback on their work. TTS is very competitive with their pricing along with their quality workmanship.One cannot go wrong hiring TTS.”
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Tree Planting in Cutten: questions

What trees do well in Cutten?

The ones already thriving here: coast redwood, Douglas fir, grand fir. We match species to the exposure and the space, and steer away from eucalyptus and anything that will be a hazard over a house in fifty years.

When is the best time to plant in Cutten?

Late fall through early spring, when the rain does the watering and roots establish before summer. Container trees can go in most of the year if the watering plan is followed.

Do you plant replacement windbreaks?

Yes. A replacement row is planned and planted alongside the failing one so the property keeps its shelter through the changeover, with species that grow fast in wind and do not get quite so enormous.

Who does the tree planting work in Cutten?

Our own licensed crew, not a subcontractor. The arborist who quotes the job is the one who plans it, and the same crew that shows up is the one that cleans up.

Need tree planting in Cutten?

Free on-site quotes, honest recommendations, and a clean site when we leave. Cutten is fifteen minutes from our McKinleyville base and on the daily route through Eureka.

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