Action Tree did a fantastic job trimming our large, old coastal oak. It desperately needed a thorough trim, as well as some major limbs removed. This old oak tree's trunk is only 7 feet from our garage and master bedroom wall, and had too many branches hanging over our home. I was having trouble sleeping worried that the next major wind storm was going to bring down a limb through the roof! I worry no more. They were polite, efficient, and professional. Plus the quote was on point (compared to the 4 quotes that I got). Our condo complex residents loved the results, and we plan to use Eric and his team again, and again. read more

Action Tree Care - Coastal oak trimmed - Tree Services Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I recently had Action to my residence to trim a large oak tree. I was impressed with the entire crew. Showed up on time, immediately went to work and trimmed the tree exactly as requested. Crew was personable and professional. Owner Eric showed up to check on his crew about midway through the job. Cleaned up beautifully when done. I highly recommend Action to complete your tree trimming. Peter Georgi read more

In the years Action Tree has cut my trees and hedge I have received excellent service. The husband and wife team are pleasant and the workers well-trained. They can do a lot of work in a day! They're also good working with neighbors who share a hedge, cleaning fallen branches on their side as well. Their prices are competitive. J. W. read more

I'm a Santa Barbara homeowner on the Riviera who has used Eric and his company Action Tree for topping and trimming trees on my property a dozen or more times over the past 18 years, the latest just a month ago. I'm always present when they do the work and their crews are invariably experienced, efficient, and very capable of getting the job done as expected. I also believe their pricing is fair and reasonable compared to their similarly bonded and insured competitors. read more

It is nice to work with a family owned business. Action Tree has done several jobs for me over the years, including helping me work with planning to get a permit to remove a tree in my front yard that was damaging the foundation. The planner had me get approval from the historian, parks and planning - it was crazy. Debbie was awesome at getting us taken care of us and after a lot of effort, we did get the tree removed. The crew is always great about doing a through cleanup at the end of the day. I've given their number to several friends and they have always been appreciative. read more

Can't say enough company was fabulous. Tommy and his crew were spot on. They were well organized cleaned up. Fabulous am very courteous. Could not ask for a better company. I think you so very much Eric Swift. read more

Very helpful company! The owners a husband and wife duo go out if their way to be helpful, honest and responsive to an elderly woman. Came back for additional trimming at the owner's request for her safety due to extra tree limbs etc. And they were ok if we paid by check a few weeks later. Great company and service, nice workers! Goleta area. read more

Deeply disappointed with Action Care for tree trimming. Eric is rude and could care less about providing quality service. The work of his crew is shoddy and incomplete. Will be looking for another service next year. read more

Family moved to Montecito late last year. Realized with the high winds and draught that we needed to majorly prune our gigantic eucalyptus trees and even remove one which grew up against the house. I contacted 3 tree companies that were recommended on Nextdoor. One from Ventura, one from Montecito and Action Tree care. Eric from Action was the 3rd. Given my professional background, I asked a lot of questions to ensure that the project was properly scoped and that I was clear about estimates. Based upon cost and our meeting I ultimately chose Action. The crew worked a total of 9 full days and managed to carefully navigate a stump grinder though a narrow passageway. I watched each day as the guys orchestrated a dangerous effort of climbing, sawing and lowering sections that must have weighed 100s of pounds each. I marveled at their strength and coordinated effort. They fully cleaned u each day and resumed on time the next without any delays. I hesitate to give 5 stars because someone will think it's bogus, but I am so impressed with the work, I must. Eric is a no b.s. personality type... clear about what he can do and can't do, which I appreciate. Incidentally, his bid was very reasonable for the work that was performed. read more

After recent heavy rainfall we found a number of large eucalyptus trees that had fallen or were in danger of falling and causing damage to a nearby building. Action Tree Care responded quickly to our call, surveyed the job and provided a reasonable and competitive quote for the work. They worked with us to fit us in to their schedule to address the trees that were the biggest threat. In addition, they helped identify several other trees that could potentially become a problem. Action Tree Care did an outstanding job of cutting down, chipping and clearing out the trees and debris. The team was respectful of the parking constraints, and worked with us to ensure our business neighbors were informed of potential noise and areas of danger. I would absolutely recommend them and we will use them again. read more

They quoted me a price to remove a tree in my garden. I accepted their quote and removed the garden plants the day before their scheduled arrival for safe keeping as they requested. On the morning of their arrival they said the price they had quoted was too low and they wanted to increase it by several hundred dollars. I said no thanks and goodbye. read more

Action is doing some work at a neighbor on my cul-de-sac. They left two diesel trucks idling on the street for 20 or 30 minutes. I finally went over to ask them if it was necessary. The supervisor gave me a rude and snide reply (and did shut them off). If that is the kind of people they have on their staff, I will use someone else when I need tree work done on my place. read more

What a shame there's no way to choose zero stars! These guys are a massive joke. Took 2 weeks to bring down 1 tree at our apartments! They're slow, unorganized and noisy. Spend 20 minutes with a gas powered leaf blower blowing junk off their tree shredder and all over the parking lot. Ever hear of a broom?! They scatter things about like no one else is around and would be affected by it and the noise drags out twice as long as it should have. Two people on the project where as any other tree company would have had at least 4 and knocked it out in 3 days tops. This way of doing business is an embarrassment to SB so do yourself a favor and give your business to another company then these jokers can no longer afford to do business around the area!! read more

We had Francisco and team trim the palm trees at our home in Santa Barbara. They did a very professional job, and left the trees looking sculpted and pristine. This is the second time we've called on Action for tree trimming, and they did outstanding work each time. I highly recommend Action Tree Care. read more

This is the second time in 2 years that Action Tree Care has done work on my lot, first time they dented my van, and did not say or do anything about it. This time, even though we moved delicate and valuable plants out of the way, they piled and dropped tree trimmings including medium branches on my plants badly damaging some of them. Careless work, Over trimmed our Stone Pine- it looks terrible. I do not recommend these hack and slash atrists read more

I have had Action Tree Care trim a lot of trees on 4 different properties. They trimmed them all beautifully, just the way I wanted. They also safely removed 2 huge trees that were a great danger to the building. You can trust them to do a careful, expert job at a good price. read more

If its i simple job they will do fine, it it involves something a little harder they wont go the extra mile for you. I hired them to remove a large palm tree along with the stump and repeated several times that it was important to take the stump out. They removed the tree but left most of the stump behind, their argument is that there was a metal pipe behind the tree that broke their chainsaws. I would think a tree care company has encountered problems like this in the past and would know how to handle them, it is also not my fault that their crew kept trying to remove a metal pipe with a chainsaw. I was able to remove the pipe using a large metal bar and it took me 20 minutes. Now i'm stuck paying these guys to not do the work promised and still have to deal with most of the stump they left behind. read more

I have used Action Tree Care many times over the past several years for Palm tree trimming and general maintenance of our yard. They have been reasonably priced and have done a great job. The crew is courteous and cleans up well afterwards. I definitely recommend Action Tree care! read more

Action gave us a great quote and spent three days on our property. They worked on many trees and our property looked amazing afterwards. They did a great job, cleaned up their mess and they were about half the price of another bid. Super happy, will use them again. read more