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While California’s code of civil procedure prohibits you from cutting down trees owned by your neighbor, you are allowed to cut tree limbs or roots that encroach on your property, The Sacramento ...

Make a clean cut. Have the tree lot saw an inch off the bottom of the trunk, or do it yourself when you get the tree home. The fresh cut will remove dried sap and open up the trunk to absorb water.

Do not top trees, take the whole tree. Cut trunks no more than 6 inches from ground and 6 inches in diameter. Watch the forecast – mountain weather can change very quickly.