I've had the pleasure of having Urban Arborist do work for me a few times over the past 15 years or…read moreso. I've found Ian Scott, who is the owner and principal point of contact, to be courteous, prompt and professional. Jobs with him always start with a site visit, where he looks over the work that needs to be done, makes suggestions, offers advice, and ultimately provides an estimate for the work that needs to be done. His estimates are always accurate (I've never had one go over), and his team is thorough in the work they do. They do all manner of tree work, including removal (including large trees), thinning, even sculpting and trimming. His team is also trained to scale large trees with climbing equipment, so they can thin and trim even in very tallest of trees. I will continue to use Urban Arborist into the future, and highly recommend this local business.

Early this month was the second time that Ian at Urban Arborist did tree work for me. I was very…read morepleased with the ease of setting up an appointment, the reasonably quick timing of an appointment to do the work, the price, and his attention to what I thought was important to attend to. He made good suggestions and the yard was left clean and everything looks just as I wanted.

Wyatt and his team were amazing. Wyatt is knowledgeable and passionate about his work. He helped…read moreclean up several overgrown trees, remove unwanted shrubs and holly, and also eliminate an obscene amount of vines out of a blue spruce to help ensure it remains healthy and happy. They offered a great service for a great price. I will definitely reach out to Green Belt for any other needed yard services. I'd strongly recommend.

Wyatt gave a reasonable and competitive quote for removing a dead tree that had been lying in our…read morebackyard for a very long time. What I appreciated most were his communications and timeliness. He was one of the first to respond to my project and get me scheduled for a quote. I had an additional request after the quote, and when he had a question about it, he called me to get clarity on what I needed. I appreciated that he contacted me to talk through it rather than making assumptions. He was also on time to both the estimate appointment and the job itself. He did a great job, and I'd call him again when I have another tree-related project.

We worked with Tree People a number of years ago, so when it came time to get some major pruning…read moredone on our pine trees and also the branches from our neighbor's yard that hung over our backyard, I gave them a call. James came out and looked things over, understanding what I needed. He pointed out one tree that need some TLC, which I appreciated. The resulting bid was, we felt, very reasonable, so we scheduled the work. The crew of six arrived and within about two hours, had the work done and everything cleaned up. I would highly recommend this business to anyone looking for professional arborist work.

We found ourselves in a difficult situation. A tree from our property fell into a neighbors yard…read moreand they were putting their house up for sale in three days. We needed help immediately. We contacted several tree service companies in the hopes someone could work us into their schedule. We got an immediate response from James and he came over early the next day. Tree People resolved our problem within a day in an timely, efficient and professional manner. We can't recommend Tree People enough for the quality of their work and company! We have many trees on our property, and from now on Tree People will be the first we call when work is needed.

Erik responded quickly to our emergency request to get a large danger limb removed from our very…read morelarge pine tree. He gave an informed evaluation of what was going on with our tree, and cut down and removed the dead wood in a day.

Had a large tree that looked kinda dried up/different color and much more sparse compared to other…read moretrees of similar height in the area. Erik was able to come by and check it out fairly quickly. He was really helpful and let us know what tree it was and that it was relatively healthy, putting our minds at ease.

Mario and crew were wonderful. I needed some suckers removed from my trees, dead trees brought down…read moreand some alders removed. Some of the scope of the work they had to be extremely careful due to my net below the trees and they did a phenomenal job. They were safe, efficient and made sure they left no trace behind. Their clean up is just as good as their tree work. Mario was fair with his bid, scheduled the work very quickly and his team was reliable. I would definitely recommend him and his crew. When I need tree service in the future, I will be calling Mario back!!

We had a large bitch tree that was becoming a nuisance over the neighbors yard and making it…read moreimpossible to garden. The leaves and seeds were everywhere and we couldn't keep up. We have an above ground pool for the kiddo and the tree also made cleaning a 2-3x chore. The shade was lovely, but the risk of it falling over in a bad windstorm and the upkeep was too much. We received quotes from multiple companies on Yelp and everyone quoted us 3-6x the amount we paid. They had a wood chipper truck I believe it was in front of the house and even used a blower to get rid of any debris. It barely took them any time at all. We had the stump left to make a memorial bench because we got the tree from a loved one that passed. The team did a phenomenal job. Would recommend to anyone and will use them again for other services. Thank you!

Had to have a tree trimmed back from a rental house for insurance purposes. I chose Seattle Tree…read moreCare based on the reviews. The reviews are correct, they were awesome hence the 5 stars! Service was great both scheduling and the work itself plus a quick turnaround to get the project completed. A shout out to Jessica who helped the process as we had to navigate around our tenants and interference created by non-moving vehicles. I definitely feel like it was a great value as well given the scope of work and how quickly they got it done.

This is my second experience with Seattle Tree Care and this work was a good as the last one!…read more Seattle Tree Care was professional, thorough, and performed all the work on my quote including clean-up, consideration of surrounding plants, and debris disposal. Communications about my quote are clear and timely. The company carefully checked that I had received sufficient permission for removal of the tree. The two technicians were efficient and friendly. The only thing I expected and didn't receive was a text or call telling me the technicians were on their way, as I hoped to be home while they performed the work.

We had Seattle Bamboo remove bamboo placed by the previous home owner. They performed the work…read moreduring late summer 2011. It was a big job and once they got into it, we did renegotiate the price. They carefully explained their original bid and compared it with the conditions they were finding. I felt they were trying to be reasonable. The bamboo was very extensive, going under my concrete walk and driveway. Even though the price was very expensive in the end, $6,500 as I recall, I think they earned every penny. I made a mental calculation of the hours they put into the job and decided the price, as high as it was, was very reasonable. The problem is removing bamboo from unwanted areas is a very arduous job and it is not cheap. Because the bamboo went under my concrete walk and driveway, I decided to have the concrete removed and repaved. It was 60 years old and in bad shape anyway. Seattle Bamboo worked with my paving contractor and ran right over after their demolition of the old concrete to dig down and get the bamboo underneath. They were excellent to work with. It is now late June 2012, and we have had a couple of shoots re-emerge. Each time, we e-mail Seattle Bamboo and they come over and take care of it. They have been careful not to damage the new landscaping put in place since the bamboo was removed. I will say Seattle Bamboo is true to their word on their guarantee. Overall, we were very satisfied with Seattle Bamboo and would highly recommend them for any project related to bamboo. ****UPDATE**** It is now August 2014, and we have not seen any more bamboo shoots emerge in the last couple of years. Seattle Bamboo did a great job getting rid of our bamboo problem.

I hired Bruce for a bamboo removal job and deeply regret it. Once the project was started, there…read morewere things they have not seen earlier that were a problem now and more work was needed including removing concrete. (!?) I had sent Bruce written communication from the next door neighbor that they would not remove the bamboo on their side of the fence. Once the project was started, Bruce had forgotten that. I have no control of what the neighbor does so making the job complete contingent on what the neighbor does after Seattle Bamboo has started working, makes no sense. When I ask him a staight question, I don't get a straight answer. It's like talking in circle. I sent him a drawing of a yard map of where the bamboo was coming up in the yard but he forgot about that and it was all news to him at where it is growing. He said never install a barrier and then later he said "you might need a barrier here". Something is just not right. He is all over the place. The whole time I'm wondering if he a carlatan or having a health issue. But, it became clear when the balance of the $4932 job was due. He sends the second invoice to a different email address than the first (6 days after sending the first invoice for the deposit). I try to pay with the first email again but it won't work because it's been paid. When it takes me three days (the weekend) to realize that he has sent the invoice to a different email address he has already threatened to call his attorney. I will be working with a different bamboo company from here on out and you should, too.