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Tree service in Cedar Hills, Oregon

Cedar Hills was built between 1946 and the early 1960s as a single planned development of more than two thousand homes, which made it one of the largest of its kind in Oregon. It sits just north of Beaverton, tucked against the Sunset Highway and Highway 217.

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Where Cedar Hills sits.

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The trees of Cedar Hills

ZIPs 97005 and 97225. Unincorporated Washington County, between the Sunset Highway and Walker Road.

The houses are modest and the lots are small, but the trees have had seventy years to grow. That mismatch, big trees on small lots under overhead wires, describes nearly every job we do here.

The original plantings are now very large. Street-side maples, sweetgums and flowering cherries from the 1950s have reached the end of what a narrow strip can support, and the backyards hold Douglas-firs and cedars that started as seedlings when the first owners moved in. Deadwood, decay at old pruning wounds and lifted sidewalks are everywhere.

Power and phone lines run on poles along most streets, often through the crowns of the street trees. Decades of utility clearance pruning have left many of those trees lopsided, with heavy growth leaning over the houses. Correcting that balance is slow, careful work over several years.

Small lots mean little room. A backyard fir is usually within reach of three or four roofs, and the only way in is a side gate. Nearly everything is climbed, rigged and carried out by hand.

What we are usually called for in Cedar Hills

Rebalancing trees pruned for the wires

Reduction of the heavy side that has grown over the house, so the tree carries its weight more evenly. PGE handles the side facing the high-voltage lines. Tree trimming and maintenance.

Removing seventy-year-old street trees

Maples and sweetgums with serious decay or with roots that have broken the sidewalk. The stump usually comes out too, so a smaller tree can be planted in its place. Tree removal.

Backyard firs among close neighbors

Sectional removal with everything lowered on ropes, and conversations with the neighbors on each side before the day. Tree removal.

Limbs on roofs and service lines

Old cherries and maples shed large limbs in ice and wet snow. Call PGE first if a line is involved, then us. Emergency tree service.

Around Cedar Hills

Local landmarks, and what the trees around each one tell you about your own.

Commonwealth Lake Park

The pond and its loop path are lined with willows, cottonwoods and planted conifers. Homes around the lake sit on wetter ground than the rest of Cedar Hills, where trees root shallowly and grow fast.

Cedar Hills Park and the recreation center

The park's large firs and maples are the same age as the neighborhood's, and they are pruned on a schedule. They are a fair guide to what a well-kept seventy-year-old tree should look like.

Cedar Hills Boulevard

The main street carries steady traffic, so tree work beside it needs traffic control and, when a lane is affected, a county right-of-way permit.

The Sunset Highway and Highway 217 edges

Streets along the north and east edges back onto highway sound walls. Trees there were planted as screens, and they take the east wind that follows the Sunset Highway corridor in winter.

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Which tree rules apply in Cedar Hills

Cedar Hills is unincorporated. The shopping center to the south that shares its name is inside Beaverton, but the neighborhood is not.

In unincorporated Washington County

No city tree code applies here, even with a Beaverton or Portland mailing address. The county generally leaves trees on a developed home lot to the owner, with two big exceptions: mapped Significant Natural Resource areas, and the vegetated corridors along creeks and wetlands that Clean Water Services regulates. Cutting inside either can need review, even for a dead tree.

Trees along the road are generally the adjoining owner's responsibility, and a county right-of-way permit is needed when planting or removal affects traffic. Many subdivisions add a layer of their own, with covenants and common-area trees that need the homeowners association's approval. For neighbor disagreements over trees, the county points residents to free community mediation.

Specific to Cedar Hills

Nearly every home belongs to the Homes Association of Cedar Hills, whose covenants date from the original development and include review of changes to a property. Check them before removing a large front-yard tree. The county's own rules come into play along the creeks and wherever work affects a county road.

The permit checker gives a first answer in two questions, and the permit guide has the detail. We check every tree's status before a job is booked.

Tree services we offer in Cedar Hills

How a job goes

You call or send the form and tell us what the tree is doing. Phone photos help.
We walk the site and write the estimate in plain language.
Permits and the 811 utility locate are sorted out before any saw starts.
On the day, drop zones are protected and anything over a structure is roped down.
We rake, blow and haul, then walk the yard with you before we leave.

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Tree service questions from Cedar Hills

Do Beaverton's tree rules apply in Cedar Hills?

No. Cedar Hills is unincorporated Washington County, even though Beaverton surrounds much of it. There is no city street tree permit here. The homes association's covenants and the county's rules for creek corridors and road work are what apply.

The power company pruned my tree into a lopsided shape. Can it be fixed?

It can be improved. Over two or three prunings we reduce the heavy side over the house and encourage growth where the tree needs it. The side facing the high-voltage lines stays with PGE's crews.

Can a large tree be removed from a small Cedar Hills backyard?

Yes. It comes down in sections on ropes, and the wood goes out through the side gate by hand or on a narrow loader. We talk to the neighbors whose yards are underneath before the day of the work.

What should I plant after removing an old street tree?

Something that fits the space. Under wires and in narrow strips that means a small-maturing tree. Take the old stump out first, so the new tree is not planted into rotting wood.

Do you give free estimates in Cedar Hills?

Yes. We walk the site, tell you what the tree needs, and put the scope in writing: what is cut, how it comes down, where the wood and chips go and whether the stump is included. Call (503) 386-0199 or send the form on this page.

Request an estimate

Tell us about the tree and we'll call to set up a site walk. For emergency service, skip the form and call.