Tree Service in Lamont, CA

Tree Service in Lamont is a regular run for us down Weedpatch Highway. Lamont is an unincorporated community about 9 miles south-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, founded in 1923 and settled heavily in the 1930s through the 1950s by families who came west during the Depression and the Dust Bowl, and later by oil-field workers. The house lots from that era are modest, and many have one or two big shade trees that have been there as long as anyone remembers.

Gusts come through fast

The south end of the valley gets sudden thunderstorm wind. On September 28, 2016, a storm pushed a 52 mph gust through Lamont just before 4 p.m. while blowing dust cut visibility in East Bakersfield. In the February 4, 2024 windstorm, PG&E counted about 187 Lamont customers without power. Short, sharp wind like that finds the weak spots in a tree: a rotten old cut, a split fork, a palm crown full of dead fronds.

County rules, not city rules

Because Lamont is unincorporated, it is under Kern County rather than the City of Bakersfield. Bakersfield's street-tree code and contractor permits do not apply here. A review of county rules found no general permit for taking down an ordinary tree on private land in unincorporated Kern County. We still check for power lines, the county road edge and anything shared with a neighbor before we quote.

Common Lamont requests

• Cutting dead limbs out of old mulberry, ash and elm trees
• Taking down trees that died over a hot summer
• Trimming fan palms and removing seed stalks
• Grinding stumps left by past removals
• Clearing trees and brush along back fences and alleys
• Raising low limbs over driveways and sidewalks

Families and budgets

Lamont households are large and many work in agriculture, where income can change with the season. We understand that tree work competes with everything else. That is why the estimate lists each job separately with its own price. You can choose to take care of the dangerous limb now and leave the cosmetic trimming for later, and you will know exactly what each piece costs before anyone climbs.

Keep the tree healthy between visits

Most Lamont shade trees live on whatever water reaches the yard. A slow, deep soak every week or two in summer does more for a mature tree than daily light sprinkling. Keep mulch a few inches away from the trunk, do not pile soil against the base, and avoid trenching through the root zone. Those habits cut down on the deadwood we end up removing.

Get a written price

Call (661) 451-7519 or fill out the form with your address. We come out, look at the tree with you and write down what we recommend and what it costs. call (661) 451-7519