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Tree Trimming in Loomis

We cover Loomis. Call (279) 256-3385 and we'll book a pro who works around Placer County to visit your trees.

Most Loomis calls are about fruit trees. That's what the pro will bring a ladder for.

Once the fruit-shipping stop

Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County. The 2020 census counted 6,836 people, and the town covers 7.27 square miles. It borders Rocklin and the places called Penryn and Granite Bay.

In the early 1900s, Placer County's second-biggest fruit shipping stop was Loomis. When the town voted to incorporate in December 1984, part of the reason was keeping its small-town character and historic buildings, such as the old High Hand and Blue Goose fruit sheds.

Antelope Creek and Secret Ravine drain the town. And like the rest of the area, Loomis has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate.

Fruit trees and their seasons

If you've got fruit trees in Loomis, you're carrying on a local tradition. A UC Master Gardener sheet has simple advice. Fruit trees get pruned in two seasons, winter and summer.

Here's how that plays out.

• Peaches, plums, apples and pears. Main job in winter, while dormant.
• Apricots and cherries. Just July and August, for inland yards.
• All of them. Cut dead, sick and crossing branches first.
• Water sprouts. Cut them back where they grew. UC says they hardly ever fruit.

Keep it low enough to pick from the ground. UC says that makes it easier to care for and to harvest. Smaller fruit trees also need less water, which helps in a hot, dry summer.

The apricot rule is the one that surprises people. A fungus called Eutypa enters fresh cuts, and rain spreads its spores from fall through spring. A July cut closes before the rains come back. The fruit tree page has the details.

A crowded backyard orchard

Got trees that have run wild? A pro can clean out the dead wood, open the middle a bit, and lower the top so you can reach it. Do it over a couple of seasons rather than all at once.

What it costs in Loomis

LawnStarter lists tree trimming at $430 to $640 per tree. Cutting back an old orchard tree can take extra time, so ask for the total.

Fruit trees are mostly short, so the price is often lower than for an oak. The pro quotes after looking.

Spotting Eutypa dieback

If an apricot or cherry looks off in spring or summer, look closely. UC says the first signs are leaves that fade in color, stay small and wilt on single branches. Later the limbs die back, and the dead leaves often stay attached.

For infected limbs, UC says to cut in summer, a foot or more under the canker. That's a job for a pro. Tell us when you call that you think it's Eutypa.

The weather matters too. UC says that in cool weather a pruning wound can stay open to infection for 6 weeks or more. In warm weather it's about 2 weeks. That's one more reason July works so well for apricots and cherries, and why a January cut on them is a gamble.

Next door

Neighbors we cover: Rocklin, Granite Bay and Roseville. More on fruit trees is on the fruit tree page, and every town is on the area list. Home base is the Folsom page.