Very knowledgeable and competent tree guy. Wish I had called him sooner, could have saved a great tree. read more

Quick response after a call for an estimate in late November 2025; work was scheduled in less than 10 days; workmen punctual for extensive trimming of trees in back and side yard; feedback accepted in professional manner; work completed as requested; entire area cleaned up of the debris which was hauled away. I'm very satisfied (repeat customer) with excellent work performed. I would not hesitate to call again for service. read more

The team is always professional and does a solid job. They review the landscape and provide their view of work needed and a quote. Did that recently again for a tree that needed to be removed and a few trimmed. Excellent work by Rafael and team. read more

Moki has helped me with my trees for years and he knows his stuff! We have 3 large redwoods in our backyard, and I was concerned about their health. He came out and inspected them and gave me so much information that made me love my trees even more. We also decided to take out our lawn and pour concrete, so their team came out to pretreat the roots. You can be sure that you're going to get the best care for your trees with his knowledge. They will also leave your yard spotless. He is the best! read more

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I had 4 trees worked on by Moki's Tree Service. 1 Large Valley Oak, 2 Small Coastal Oaks and 1 Podocarpus. The Valley Oak is actually my neighbors and has been cared for by Moki for at least 20yrs. The tree has a new owner and I asked neighbor if we could call Moki to limb up Oak off my roof. The crew did a nice job, I appreciated the extra limb removal off my roof line as I was getting a-lot of debris and causing some water back ups/leaks. This had to be done over 2 days, since the day they came it was raining and unsafe to climb tree. The Coastal Oaks, 1 limbed up real good. The other had to be removed because it was beginning to impede on my underground utilities. This was quite a process in Morgan Hill as all Oaks are a protected species and this required a permit. The process just to get the permit took about 2 1/2 months and of course extra fees. The Pordocarpus was limbed up nicely and looks great! Moki's crew did a nice job on all aspects. I feel my job drug on for quite a bit (late September-January), granted it went into the holidays and had a lengthy permit process with the City. At times Nathan and J had some communication issues, however each time we did connect he was respectful and professional. I will be seeing them again in a few years to keep that Large Valley Oak off my roof. Thanks for your service! read more

We had Moki come out and inspect our redwoods and get a quote to trim the big tree in the front. He was prompt, professional & offered a fair quote. After a few reschedules, one on our part & one on theirs, they arrived to do the work. Unfortunately their lift was in the shop so they climbed the tree and trimmed it by hand. Awesome job. Nathan came out the next day to make sure we were happy with the job. I highly recommend then for all your tree needs. read more

I have used 2-3 different tree services. Moki, Nathan, and Mark have been the BEST! Very professional, communicative, and reasonably priced. I will definitely be calling them back for future work. Other tree services I used had trouble scheduling and were over-priced. I would reccomend Moki Smith to anyone needing tree service. They TRUELY want to make their customers happy. read more

Moki is an old friend of mine, so perhaps I'm biased, but I think I would still love him as an arborist even if I didn't also love him as a father. Ask him about your oldest, wildest trees! He can help you protect them and care for them and enjoy them to the fullest. Or let them rest in peace if it's their time to go. He's also full of funny stories that come with countless lessons... some tree-related, others also tree-related. Highly recommend! read more

Moki Smith Tree Specialist shaped an cut back (my gigantic Ornamental Pear tree and removed 6 extremely large bushes for me. They did an excellent job. Nathan and Moki were both on the job and answered any question I had. I highly recommend them read more

Our massive 300 year old Valley Oak came down with the number 12 atmospheric river. We were in mourning at the loss of such a majestic tree, it was a part of our family. I called Nathan, and he had Moki come by. Moki gave us some very good news. The tree is still alive! With the rain and winds, it had lost it's anchor and now instead of standing, it decided to sit. Moki, Nathan and the crew also did a great job pruning the 150 year old companion Live Oak Tree. If you need someone who knows trees, cares about trees, and do excellent work, Moki, Nathan and the crew are the team for you. I highly recommend them! read more

as a homeowner I take great pride in my property , having multiple oaks and sycamores I work hard to keep them healthy . Having recently met Smith owner of Moki Smith Tree Service I researched his credentials and gave them a try ,from start to finish I was more than pleased . Showed up for the consultation on time , explained clearly what should be done , the young crew were talented and professional and fairly priced . A great experience Joyce t Morgan Hill read more

Moki, Nathan and the team are exceptional and skilled arborists. They thoughtfully inventory, tag and maintain a large number of trees on our rural residential property, including several old-growth native sycamores that we love dearly! They're very responsive to our service requests and our trees are so healthy! We can't recommend them more highly! read more

On the day of our consultation no one showed up at the schedule time. We made a phone call to see what happened. We were told that his son was called to an emergency and somehow that wasn't communicated to us. Moki was able to come himself however made it a point to say he was out in the middle of him having breakfast with his wife. We put that aside after Moki seemed very knowledgeable about the trees and what we were looking to do. He made it sound like it wasn't a big job and that they could come out after a morning job. Well, we were told he would be out on a day, never showed up. Got a call saying they would be out on a Saturday 2/23, and nothing text saying he would call to reschedule. Was going to be out another day during the week, no show, we had to call and Moki came to the house saying they couldn't do it. Finally, he said he would come on Saturday 3/1 at 8 am, once again no show and no call. When we texted him he said he couldn't come out today. We finally said we longer wanted his service. Wether a job is large or small, you should keep to your word and your appointment time. He could have just said it's a job too small from the beginning and we could have looked for another company to give our business to. read more

Complete waste of my time calling this business. They never responded. I think if you want business and keep your business you should at least respond. First rule in customer service. Avoid at all costs. read more

My family has used Smith Tree Specialists for several projects over the last year. They have shown consistent good communication, prompt arrival times, fair prices, and great service. We will be using only Moki Smith and his crew from now on for any arborist projects our home may need. We highly recommend them to anyone looking for knowledgeable and skilled professionals to care for their trees. read more

I am jumping up and down with joy. Moki and his team did an amazing job. My husband and I just bought a house that I had a backyard full of neglected, giant trees. Moki's team pruned back our giant trees and removed a bunch of smaller trees. They were professional, timely and communicated very clear throughout the day. I can not recommend them enough. We will be using them to maintain our trees. Wonderful wonderful wonderful! read more

My trees were all over grown or sad and dead. They came out next day for an estimate. I think it was super reasonable for the amount of work that needed to be done. They came out the next week to do the fertilizer treatment of my sad Carolina cherries. The rain came and so it was a few more days before they could come back out and remove my dead tree and trim the others. They did a fantastic job. My trees were trimmed with surgical precision. I still have the privacy we planted the trees for but now they are back on track to growing in the correct shape. The dead tree that was very close to my home is gone. Would 100% use them again! read more

We contacted Moki and made an appointment for them to come and see our tree. They did not come so we called them and they said they were unable to make it and rescheduled. They rescheduled two more times and did not come both times. They then told us to hire someone else as they were "slammed" with work. We are extremely disappointed as we had heard good things about them previously. They were very rude and clearly do not need any more business. read more

Took the day off from work. Appointment 10-12pm. No show, no call, no return call. Obviously unreliable. What a complete waste of time. Total flakes. read more

Moki Smith is great. He was trimming some huge Oaks in Morgan Hill that are probably 200 plus years old. Believe me you have know your trees to prune these. They were also replacing support cables. I figured if they can do these trees pruning my Australian Willow and Olive tree should not be a problem. I was right about that! Moki came out and gave me a quote and called back to setup an appointment. I wanted the trees thinned and shaped. His crew did a great job. Many people in my neighborhood have pruned their trees and really done a bad job. Taken them back to 5" limb cuts. Trees are an investment, let the pros do it! read more

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Moki and his crew are very experienced. They've been great helping us take care of the trees on a new road we are building. They have handled the identification, removal, replacement and protection of the trees along the project with knowledge and experience dealing with local Government requirements. He's even jumped in and helped with a last minute issue showing up early in the morning so the crews and their expensive equipment could continue. His knowledge and experience has been much appreciated. Good reliable folks. read more

Based on a strong recommendation from a horticulturalist B , I hired Moki Smith for tree pruning in past and recently requested a bid for another pruning sevice. Since Moki prefers to do outside projects and consulting services he leaves the day to day running of the business to his employees. He has lost former clients due to his poorly run business. The first time around I recieved a quote from Moki and was followed up by a higher one from another employee. I could go on but it was a mess with his office staff too. When I complained " oh but she is such a good person" is the reply I recieved from Moki. This recent second time around another scheduling mess up and miscommunication by " sales manager ", Nathan. ( area code 669) . I had scheduled a time so both moki and I could meet and to understand his recommendations for my trees. Unfortunately, another mess up! He came by while I was not at home and made his review of my trees and instead sent his " sales manager", Nathan to give me a quote at the agreed on appointment time. Again another screw up! Try another tree service! Why have new employees working on your trees too? read more

My family hired Moki to do a big project on 10 acres of raw land on Montebello Road in Cupertino. The quality of work has been excellent, and, Moki and his team have been wonderful to work with - professional, responsive, and pleasant! We highly recommend them! read more

Moki and his team did a great job on trimming our fruit trees! They look healthier than ever!

Did a great job trimming two very large palm trees. Their employees were very nice, professional and safe. Plan to hire them yearly to trim these. read more

Moki and his family are great. We have a 40 foot eucalyptus that was starting to split, and the wind was getting really strong- we were afraid the tree would split and crash into our house! His service was a little spendy, but worth every penny- he had the tree cabled and bolted in 48 hours. It was a small price to pay compared to repairing the house! I highly recommend this company and his staff. read more

Moki came out on a Sunday to inspect my 2 yr old willow tree that was falling over. In an effort to save us money, he showed my husband how to stabilize it. He returned the following day to prune it and thin it out. He also sprayed it for a fungus. It's been about 3 months now and she healthier then I've ever seen her. She'll definitely need another thinning out come the fall and I know exactly who'll I'll be calling. read more

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Have several oaks on property. Had a well-known Gilroy service do a project two years ago. Good, but expensive. Called Moki Smith this time and got a fair solid quote, and excellent work. It was a complicated project involving trees over my house. Great work from a local, and I think a family-owned, company. My fourth Yelp review and first 5 star. read more

Fast and efficient. Well priced and did a few extras to boot. So well received that my two neighbors also employed their service!

Requested a quote, waited a week, requested quote again, waited another week and never got a callback. Went to a different tree service in Morgan Hill and trees were taken care of in less than 24 hours. read more

We have 15 beautiful Riparian Oaks that require annual trimming and feeding. Moki has served our trees for 10 years and done a beautiful job every time. His team is safety conscious and considerate. The team has been artistic in the way that they trim the trees, adding to the value of our home. Your trees are an investment; and it's worth getting a first-class team such as Smith Tree Specialists to care for them. read more

They have been exceptional each time they do our tree service. We have been using them for over twenty years. Fair pricing, timely and cleans up. They never disappoint. read more

We wanted to like him and initially found him knowledgeable and personable. Although he did a good job pruning other 5-year-old trees in our yard, his unsupervised crew nearly decimated my 3 Bay Laurel bushes even though we confirmed with him that day exactly what we wanted. These lush, dense slow-growing bushes were trimmed into small, sparse trees. Nearly 5 years of growth destroyed. He promised to mitigate the damage, but never followed through and finally just stopped communicating. in addition, we never got a written quote and he initially charged us $150 more than he had originally stated. Stars removed for poor communication, promises made and not kept, confusing billing, and damage to the Bay Laurels. One star for a decent job on the remaining trees and a decent price. But really, save yourself the aggravation and hire someone else. read more

Moki has a vast range of knowledge regarding tree species and wellness. He spent plenty of time with us on each tree helping us make decisions regarding removal or spending the resources to save the tree. We had three trees removed and 5 trees trimmed, shaped and the dead wood removed. Moki's crew had the up most respect for our existing gardens and spent time ensuring no plants were damaged while tending to the trees. They did a great job with clean up , no branches or leaves were left behind. We were extremely happy and we highly recommend Moki... read more

They did an excellent job removing 4 trees and grinding the stumps. There were a lot of decorative pots right next to each tree and not only weren't they damaged but they were returned in better shape. I was stunned at receiving an immediate call back when I left a message. I was under a time constraint and they kindly made sure it was all done done on time . They are insured professionals. I will absolutely use them again. read more