Tree Service in Buttonwillow, CA

Tree Service in Buttonwillow is a fitting thing to offer, since the town is named for a tree. A lone buttonbush (the "button willow") once stood as a landmark on an old trail across the valley; it was a Yokuts meeting place and later a spot for settlers' stock rodeos, and today it is California Historical Landmark No. 492. Buttonwillow itself is a small unincorporated community about 26 miles west of Bakersfield, with roughly 1,300 residents on about 7 square miles, surrounded by what locals call cotton country.

Wide-open ground

Because Buttonwillow is ringed by farmland, homes and farm yards here are exposed. Wind crosses miles of open ground before it reaches a tree, with almost nothing to slow it down. The town sits at about 269 feet, well below Bakersfield's 404. Windbreak rows of eucalyptus, cypress or pine were planted around many rural homes for that reason, and decades later those rows are often tall, crowded and full of dead trees.

Typical Buttonwillow work

• Thinning or removing old windbreak rows
• Taking down dead trees around houses, barns and shops
• Clearing volunteer trees and brush from ditches and fence lines
• Pruning shade trees around homes in town
• Palm trimming and removal
• Stump grinding so ground can be farmed or landscaped

Near the Tule Elk Reserve

Nearby, toward Tupman, the Tule Elk State Natural Reserve has protected a herd since 1932, when about 175 elk from the Miller and Lux ranch herd were moved there. Miller and Lux also set up a headquarters and store near the Buttonwillow tree around 1885. Native plants at the reserve include willow, mule fat and mesquite, a reminder of what grows here without irrigation. Most yard trees in Buttonwillow are not natives and depend on watering, so they show drought stress quickly.

Planning a rural job

On acreage, it often makes sense to deal with all the trees in one visit: the dead ones in the windbreak, the shade tree over the house, the stumps from past removals. Doing it together saves travel and setup, and the written estimate breaks each part out so you can decide what to include. Tell us if you want to keep firewood or chips; it changes the price.

Shade around the house

In town, Buttonwillow homes rely on a few big shade trees to get through summer. Those trees deserve regular deadwood removal and a thinning every few years. On farm properties, the shade trees nearest the house are usually the ones to put first in the budget, since they are closest to people and roofs.

Getting here

Buttonwillow is right off Interstate 5 at the State Route 58 exit, and it is part of our regular service area. Call (661) 451-7519 or use the form, and give us directions if the property is off a farm road. Get a free estimate