{"id":114,"date":"2022-06-19T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T15:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/staging\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:53:27","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
Most frequent questions and answers<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you licensed, bonded, and insured?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

Yes! We are licensed as a D49 tree contractor through the California State Licensing Board (Lic. #1093210)<\/p>

We have a contractors bond through the American Contractors Indemnity Corporation (Bond #100661339)<\/p>

We also are covered by liability insurance for up to 2 million dollars by George Peterson Insurance Company.<\/p>

Safety is our number one priority and because of this we have yet to have any accidents on the job, but you should have the peace of mind that if any errors are made by us that lead to damages, both you, your property, and our team are covered by our policy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow much do your services cost?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

Tree work varies in how much equipment needs to be used, the difficulty of accessing trees etc., and because of this, so do the costs. The best way to get an understanding of the price of your job is to have Cameron come out and give you a free estimate! If you need an estimate immediately you can call or email with a description of the work and we’ll do our best to give you a rough estimate, but generally we will need to come to your property to check out the work before giving you a firm bid.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen should my trees be pruned?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

Most trees will appreciate a light pruning job any time of year. But there are seasons that are better than others for more substantial pruning jobs and for certain kinds trees. Winter\/early spring tends to be a the best time of year for most trees (including most fruit trees).\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you offer tree removals?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

While our focus is on pruning and preservation, we do occasionally remove dead or declining trees when necessary \u2014 always with safety and care.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I know if my tree should be removed?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

A tree should be removed if it poses significant risk to property or people, or if it is clearly dying with no chance or recovery. In order to assess this you will need an arborist (preferably one that is also qualified as a tree risk assessor) to come to your property and evaluate the tree. As a general rule of thumb, if there is significant damage to the main trunk of the tree (large crack, significant amount of bark peeling off etc.), and\/or if 25% or more of the canopy has died back, there is a good chance that the tree will need to be removed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is a certified arborist?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

A certified arborist is an individual who has a significant amount of experience and education related to the biology, maintenance, safe work practices and related technical matters when it comes to trees and the science of arboriculture. In California this individual needs to gain this experience as well as pass a lengthy qualifying exam from the International Society of Arboriculture before being approved as a certified arborist.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you remove the debris?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

We are fully prepared to chip and haul away all of the debris from our jobs and this is what most customers request of us. But if you would like to keep the chips, or do the cleanup your self for a price reduction, we are happy to discuss options with you.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere do you work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

We are based in Santa Rosa and serve all of Sonoma County. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat types of clients do you work with?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

We primarily work with homeowners who value long-term tree health, beauty, and safety. We also work with small organizations, HOAs, and apartment complexes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToggle Title<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

Toggle Content<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most frequent questions and answers Are you licensed, bonded, and insured? Yes! We are licensed as a D49 tree contractor through the California State Licensing Board (Lic. #1093210) We have a contractors bond through the American Contractors Indemnity Corporation (Bond #100661339) We also are covered by liability insurance for up to 2 million dollars by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nFAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Most frequent questions and answers Are you licensed, bonded, and insured? Yes! We are licensed as a D49 tree contractor through the California State Licensing Board (Lic. #1093210) We have a contractors bond through the American Contractors Indemnity Corporation (Bond #100661339) We also are covered by liability insurance for up to 2 million dollars by […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-20T16:53:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?page_id=114\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?page_id=114\",\"name\":\"FAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-19T15:28:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-20T16:53:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?page_id=114#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?page_id=114\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?page_id=114#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FAQ\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists\",\"description\":\"Expert tree care in Sonoma County. Pruning, removals and maintenance for all of your tree service needs.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/cropped-finallong-view-small-font.png?fit=1067%2C328&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/cropped-finallong-view-small-font.png?fit=1067%2C328&ssl=1\",\"width\":1067,\"height\":328,\"caption\":\"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/longviewtreecare.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists","og_description":"Most frequent questions and answers Are you licensed, bonded, and insured? Yes! We are licensed as a D49 tree contractor through the California State Licensing Board (Lic. #1093210) We have a contractors bond through the American Contractors Indemnity Corporation (Bond #100661339) We also are covered by liability insurance for up to 2 million dollars by […]","og_url":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114","og_site_name":"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists","article_modified_time":"2026-09-20T16:53:27+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114","url":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114","name":"FAQ - LongView Tree Care-Certified Arborists","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-06-19T15:28:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-20T16:53:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?page_id=114#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FAQ"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/","name":"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists","description":"Expert tree care in Sonoma County. Pruning, removals and maintenance for all of your tree service needs.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#organization","name":"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists","url":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/longviewtreecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cropped-finallong-view-small-font.png?fit=1067%2C328&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/longviewtreecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cropped-finallong-view-small-font.png?fit=1067%2C328&ssl=1","width":1067,"height":328,"caption":"LongView Tree Care--Certified Arborists"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1218,"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/1218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/longviewtreecare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}