An 1891 farm colony that became suburban acreage

Tree Service in Rosedale, CA

Care for big lots, windbreak rows and old palms, with PG&E lines in the mix.

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Room for Big Trees

Tree Service in Rosedale covers a lot of ground, literally. Rosedale spreads over about 29 square miles west of Bakersfield with roughly 637 people per square mile, far fewer than in the city, and more than 91 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied. That combination means bigger lots, more trees per property and owners who intend to keep them. Pines, eucalyptus, valley oaks and ornamental pears all share the same yard here, along with the occasional row of fan palms left over from when this was farmland.

Farm colony roots

Rosedale began in 1891 as a colony of English farmers, about 10 miles west of what was then Bakersfield. The Kern County Land Company planted palms in the late 1800s to attract those settlers, and some are still standing. In March 2021, PG&E contract crews cut seven of the old palms at the Rosedale Ranch "Cross of Palms" near Seventh Standard Road, saying they were near distribution lines and at risk of falling into them. That story is a good reminder that old trees near power lines are on the utility's schedule, not just the owner's.

Power lines and the February 2024 wind

When the February 4, 2024 windstorm knocked out power to about 10,500 PG&E customers in metro Bakersfield, Rosedale was one of the two areas the utility named as hardest hit. Many Rosedale streets have overhead distribution lines along the back or side of lots, and tall eucalyptus or pines planted decades ago now reach them. Line clearance on the poles belongs to PG&E. What we can do is prune or remove the parts of your trees that are near your house, roof, fence and the service drop to your home, and point out anything that needs a call to the utility.

Growth changed the yards

Rosedale added about 1,270 housing units between 2010 and 2020. Newer tracts have young street trees and small backyards, while the older acreage parcels have trees 50 or 60 feet tall. The work is different. On new lots, a few years of structural pruning sets up a tree for decades. On the older parcels, it is more often crown reduction, deadwood removal, or a planned takedown of a tree that has outgrown its spot.

Typical Rosedale work

Structural pruning on young trees in newer subdivisions
Thinning and deadwooding tall pines and eucalyptus on acreage lots
Palm frond removal and full palm removals
Takedowns in tight backyards where pieces have to be lowered, not dropped
Stump grinding before a lawn, pool or shop goes in
Clearing windbreak rows and overgrown fence lines

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Rosedale Background

English colony. Rosedale was founded in 1891 as a colony of English farmers and had a post office from 1891 to 1913. It was once a country town about 10 miles west of Bakersfield.
Old palms and PG&E. On March 1, 2021, PG&E contract crews cut seven late-1800s palms at the Rosedale Ranch Cross of Palms, citing CPUC General Order 95 rules for trees near distribution lines.
Spread-out, owner-occupied. Rosedale covers about 29.3 square miles. In 2020, 91.5 percent of occupied housing units were owner-occupied and housing units had grown from 4,799 to 6,069 since 2010.
Windstorm outages. During the February 4, 2024 windstorm, PG&E said northeast Bakersfield and Rosedale were the hardest-hit parts of a roughly 10,500-customer outage in metro Bakersfield.

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Rosedale Questions

A tree in my Rosedale backyard is growing into the power line. Can you cut it?

Not the part near the primary lines on the poles; that is PG&E's job, and you can ask them to inspect it. We can handle the rest of the tree and the line running from the pole to your house.

We have an old eucalyptus on our acreage. Should it come down?

Not automatically. Eucalyptus is well suited to the climate but drops heavy litter and can pass 70 feet, so the question is what it would hit. We look at lean, deadwood and the target area before recommending anything.

Our new-build has three young trees. Do they need pruning yet?

Yes, light structural pruning in the first five years is the cheapest tree work you will ever buy. It sets one strong leader and removes branches that would become problems later.

Can you clear a whole fence line of volunteer trees?

Yes. On larger Rosedale lots we often cut and grind rows of volunteer elms, mulberries or tree of heaven along fences and haul the brush away.

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