Pros: +They hauled away a lot of branches. +They were nice. Cons: -The company advertises "Professional Tree Care" and "professional Arborist", but they were neither. They were not knowledgable about how to prune fruit trees. -They trampled landscaping. -Arrived almost 2 hours before our appointment without warning. read more

They took down 3 of my fathers big maple trees. They gave us a fair price and did an excellent job. Would highly recommend!

We had a great experience with New Sky Tree Service. We felt that Walter gave us a good value in his bid assuming quality work, and the results exceeded our expectation. The crew was courteous and professional. They worked hard doing a thorough and skillful job and took care of everything to leave the place looking clean and well taken care of. The job included two large oaks, a magnolia, and a pair of Hollywood junipers. The trees look great! Better than I expected. And I think they will stay looking great for a long time. read more

When was the last time you paid a door to door salesman $1800? We don't answer the phone anymore due to 4 billion telemarketing calls a month in this country, 99% of them scams. However we still do answer the doorbell. One day the doorbell rung, and there was a 20 year old, named Christian, seeking business to trim trees. Yeah, we might be interested. Within minutes there was a follow up by Walter, with estimates. We have three 50 foot redwood trees out front, along with a neighbor's 50 foot liquid amber tree. Normally I wouldn't consider trimming until January or February during an overnight freeze when the trees are dormant. But Walter said that the rates during winter are much higher due to wet hazardous conditions, and emergency work for fallen trees. Signed a contract on the spot. $500 per tree, plus $300 for cleanup and haul away of the cut branches. Paperwork showed they have $1 million in medical insurance. No charge for cutting a few major liquid amber branches overhanging on my property Three days later, a phone call alerting us of their arrival the next day. Crew of five, including a chip machine operator, an ISA certified tree climber, and three ground workers. Only Christian and the chip machine operator spoke English. "Como estas?" asked one of the workers. The tree climber, Nino, is the smallest and lightest of the five, as you have to be nimble and not too heavy to stand on those 1" branches. Got to have strength and dexterity to hold a gas chain saw in one hand, while strapped in with an emergency harness. Used a pole saw to slice away the inside secondary branches, up to 15' from the trunk. Meanwhile ground crew were using pole saws to cut off those branches too far from the trunk leaning out over our house. No ladders. One guy would point with his pole at a branch and ask "Aqui?". I would reply "Si" about the extent of my Spanish learned from watching movies from Hollywood. Work took 5 hours, and not once did anyone have to use the bathroom offered by me. Told Nino that he would be famous with his picture taken cutting trees on Yelp. Left the yard cleaner than when they started. As our ex governor would say, "hasta La vista baby"! Why do I answer the doorbell but not the phone? We get a lot of packages, and don't want to risk having packages stolen from our porch. But we have 15 stairs to climb to our front porch. My ex, whose porch is only a few steps from the front sidewalk, has valuable packages delivered to our address. And no kid wants to climb 15 stairs to get Halloween candy! read more

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We hired New Sky Tree Service to trim 7 trees at our home. We chose them because they had done the work before and their quote was comparable to the second one we received. Despite multiple auto-generated email reconfirmations from them, they were a NO SHOW for our 8am appointment. Two hours later, I called and the office manager had no idea and needed to research with the owner. Nothing since. I called over an hour later, it went to voicemail. I texted the "emergency" line, nothing. Buh bye, New Sky. We've hired your competitor. read more

DO NOT USE their Chip Drop service if you are on a schedule. It is unpredictable when you'll get the chips. They may say "tomorrow," but in reality they don't know, and it could be in a week or who knows when. They are also radio silence, hard to reach, and a poor communicator. On Tuesday, I requested a Chip Drop as my landscapers were coming on Saturday to ready turn a grassy/weedy area into a bed of mulch. A couple hours later, New Sky indicated they would drop off the chips, within 48 hours. On Thursday, day of the deadline and having received no communication from them, I called, emailed, and texted. No response by email or text, but at the 3rd phone call, he picked up and said he'd drop off tomorrow. On Friday after again no communication, I called, reached him the second time. He indicated the traffic wasn't good so he didn't want to deliver it. I told him I had landscapers coming tomorrow, and he said he'd drop off tomorrow. Saturday again no communication from New Sky. I texted and called several times as my landscapers were there and wanted to spread the chips. No answer on any of the 5 calls I made. My landscapers drove 30 minutes to and 45 minutes back from my property to do the landscaping and I am very disappointed that New Sky did not drop off the chips at the time they indicated they would. Sunday I wrote my Yelp review with one star. Monday I got my chips. However, since the plants were already set in the ground by my landscapers, a bunch of plants got crushed. This wouldn't have been a problem if they'd deliver the chips BEFORE the landscaping like they said they would! Anyway, I increased by one star because I did get my chips. However, I am probably going to have to spread it all myself now since my landscapers are done with the job and went home 2 days before! read more

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Competitive Quote, showed up on time and completed the job with minimal disruption. Made a big job straight forward making our 60ft Cedar Tree safe and the same with our 70+ year old CA Pepper Tree. Could not believe the amount of wood they safely and cleanly disposed of. read more

We had our Sequoia tree trimmed and New Sky did a phenomenal job! We're very pleased! Their price is beyond reasonable. The crew is punctual, respectful, professional and knowledgeable. They moved items out of the way to avoid damaging them and put them back the way they found them. They remove the clippings and they cleaned up after themselves so well, you'd never know they were here. They carry their own insurance, they're insured and licensed. I highly recommend New Sky. read more

New Sky Tree Service - Tree Services Near Me - San Jose, California

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Excellent value, even if not the cheapest. Expert removal of a large fir tree located close to house and power wires, plus other pruning on the property. Pleasant to deal with. Came when they said, finished when they said, left all work areas clean and tidy. read more

Decent job on the putting greens. Follow up and repair, not good. More than half the decomposed granite area that's supposed to be compacted is just loose sand. They told me they would cover the garden with mulch, never did. When I sent a reminder text, they ignored the text. They left bulky garbage behind that won't fit in bins. They broke a pipe but didn't tell me. I found out days later when the grass died. They discarded some decomposed granite material in some parts of the garden. All fixable things but after the final check was paid, They are not responding. read more

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Edited 5/23/20: We were able to make arrangements for them come back out and they took care of all of our tree trimming. Turns out there was internal miscommunication at their office. They came out, spent over half of the day trimming all of the trees exactly how we wanted, dealt with our crazy neighbor and cleaned up very thoroughly after the job was done. It's like they were never here. Very, very good job. 1 star is generous. They gave us an estimate, I didn't ask for a discount, just said yes to their price. We arranged a date and time, they never bothered to show up ! I called multiple times, no answer. Sent text messages and emails, no reply. Do yourself a favor, find another company to use. read more

We needed major thinning on 2 Oak trees and a Eucalyptus tree which was leaning near our house. The quote was a little high, but I liked the professionalism of the quote process and the fact that the quote had a copy of the company's liability coverage. The crew came in at the time requested and the work was done extremely well. Work was done carefully and met what I requested. The crew cleaned up all of the debris and left the work site completely clean. This was my first experience with New Sky and I would certainly use then again. read more

I don't review often but felt compelled to do so as I was not happy with the service. We had a semi- mature olive tree moved from the front of our property to the back. I wasn't able to be on site when they started digging but as they touted this as a specialty I pushed my worries aside and let them proceed. Any arborist will tell you transplanting a tree is HIGHLY stressful to the plant. In the process you inadvertently cut off the tree from its water source by removing cutting root hairs which gather water from the soil. It's important to minimize this stress and there are a number of known techniques (obvious if you think "how can I minimize stress"). First, you want the plant to be out of the ground the minimum amount of time, therefore you dig the new hole FIRST. In that way, when you get the tree removed from the original location you can get it in its new home ASAP so it can start its healing process. Second and VERY important is to maintain a minimum size of the rootball of half the distance to the drip line. The drip line is the outer edge of the plant branches or canopy. This helps retain as many of the root hairs as possible and the all important path to water. Retaining the native soil around the tress roots helps immensely in preserving these delicate roots. Third tip is to prepare the new hole with some loose gravel for drainage and amend the native soil with lots and lots of mulch. You can add a few Agriform tablets at the bottom which release their goodness slowly, but don't fertilize heavily as this could further shock the plant while it heals over and forms new root hairs. Lastly, be sure to plant the tree a bit higher than grade. The crown, which is where the tree flares out toward the roots should never be buried as it will impede growth and the healing process. An old English Gardners proverb says - "plant it high sure the thrive, plant it low slow to grow" NEW SKY DID NONE OF THIS!!! They started digging up the tree the afternoon before transpla,t cutting some of the large roots 5-6 inches from the trunk ( it has a 10 foot drip line!). And most of the dirt had been removed from the root ball. They didn't even start to dig the new hole until the tree was out laying on its side transpirating all its water. Insult to injury they didn't have their skid steer to mover the tree onsite so the tree just lay there in shock. When I frantically asked where the supervisor was so I could save this beautiful olive, they just shrugged. No idea where he, or the equipment was. In addition they only brought 3 bags of mulch, about a 1/4 of the minimum needed. Fortunately I had mulch and sphagnum moss on site so we could properly amend. To highlight they didn't know what they were doing they dug a square hole. Ever see a square tree? Unfortunately I had to leave for a meeting and tried to communicate to the supervisor ( who finally showed up) that the tree need to be 6-8" above grade, all the moss and mulch was to be used and that before back-filling to call me, and I would come back to ok the orientation ( in case it needed to be turned). They did call only after they had left. The tree was fortunately facing the right way but was at grade or a bit lower. One bale of the sphagnum moss was untouched and they had barely given it any water. Its been about 4 weeks since the move and we have been diligent in keeping the tree watered. Olives are pretty hardy but there is definitely flagging and leaf drop on one side where they severely cut the roots. When we got the bill we asked for someone to call us as we weren't happy. Not a peep. When I asked the supervisor when I saw they didn't know what they were doing, do you guaranteed the transfer? he said yes, the cost of the transfer. What if I loose the tree? Its my fault I didn't make sure they had an arborist who would supervise the move. They are basically some guys with shovels and have no idea on how best to move a tree. 1 star because you cant give zero. read more

Fantastic! The whole team was exceptional. While cutting the tree they checked in with me frequently to share what was happening and what would happen next. We also discussed the health of the tree and how to keep it healthy. The cleaning crew showed up at the end and thoroughly cleaned my yard, and our neighbors. read more

We have an Autumn Blaze Maple tree on our front lawn that we like to have trimmed every few years. This year we decided to have New Sky Tree Trimming service give us a proposal. Carlos came out and put our requests into a proposal, which I thought was reasonable. When the trimming was completed, we were very pleased with the results. They did have to leave the trimmings in the street in front of our house until their chipper crew could clean it up. I contacted Carlos the next day and informed him that the city's street sweeper normally comes by in the morning, and it would be nice if the trimmings were removed before then. He wasn't sure, but did manage to get the crew out to remove the trimmings that evening. We are very pleased with the results of the trim, and the response to our request to remove the branches. read more

We had an emergency, the tree in out back yard was coming down and it would damage our deck... I spoke to Carlos at 2:30 and he had his crew at my place in one hour... The crew was very quick in trimming the tree, hauling the debris and cleaning up the deck, all under 2 hours. They even cut a few log pieces so I can use them as seating in the back yard... read more

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Excellent ! I'm a repeat customer. Very happy with New Sky Tree Services. Great Job. Recommend Highly. From estimate to clean up ... FIRST RATE. Thanks Carlos read more

Guys came and did a great job removing one tree & removing another. There was some minor damage to a fence during the job, which they promptly came and fixed the following day. read more

Walter and his crew arrived on time, worked through the rain showers and did a tremendous jobeir pruning of 15 years of over growth in just four hours. Clean up was excellent and thorough. The service was reasonably priced. Walter's advice on how the pruning should be done and after care was great. I'd hire this service again. read more

New Sky was so great! They expertly removed two large (and I mean LARGE) Monterey Cypress trees from our property, without any damage to either house, all without the use of a crane -- the talent and hard work of these folks is awe-inspiring. They were the friendliest guys! They treated our house and yard like their own -- when they were done (ahead of schedule, mind you) they cleaned up and made things more tidy than when they started. We will gladly recommend New Sky for all tree work going forward! read more

I highly recommend New Sky Tree Service (San Jose) to anyone who needs tree stumping, trimming, cutting, etc. The work they did was beyond my expectation. The crew showed up at 9a prompt and completed by 12p. They stumped and removed one tree, while cut and trimmed three other trees on my property. At the end of work, they cleaned up front and backyards really well. They didn't leave any remnants, or a single leave behind. Jose and his crew were very good at their work, very quick, very professional and very cordial. I would recommend New Sky Tree Service and Jose's crew to anyone. They have five stars from me. read more

Watch out for bait and switch method, they quoted $800 to remove a tree that had fallen over in a storm on our front lawn. I signed the contract and they came and removed the tree then called and said if I wanted the stump removed it will be $200 more. This should have been discussed and listed in the contract! Very poor business move on their part. BE CAREFULL read more

We needed specific tree branches cut because criminals were using them as ladders to easily and quietly break into our backyard. We already had two thefts from criminals climbing in using those branches. Our HOA hired New Sky Tree Service to address this and other tree trimming for the entire community. Not only did New Sky not cut those branches in question, but cut everything else to further expose our privacy from the street. When we asked them for a walk through and to fix the issue, they claimed they can't cut anymore of the tree (since they already cut off so much of the wrong part of the tree). Also as some other Yelpers mentioned, these guys can't really do a tree topping job; they go cheap and only trim from the bottom up. Instead of cutting the branches on top that's coming into our airspace and blocking the view as discussed, they cut the wrong bottom with nothing left, and completely exposed our privacy. It's harder and more expensive to cut higher parts of the tress, so even when they charge you for "topping" the trees at $800/tree, only the bottom will get cut. A job for cutting only the bottom part should have only cost $400/tree. read more

New Sky first trimmed our trees in 2017 and they did such a good job that I did not hesitate to hire them again to prune eight of our 50+ foot trees. The team was terrific--knowledgeable and professional.  Walter, who was overseeing the work, kept me informed of the process every step of the way from a day-before appointment reminder to the final walk-though--excellent project management. All work called out in the proposal was performed in a careful, respectful, and timely manner. read more

Walter came to look at a tree of which I wanted the canopy reduced, but he convinced me that it would kill the tree - he was the only bidder who told me that. So I showed him in a tree in the front yard that I considered removing because its roots were cracking the pavement in my drive way and that of my neighbor. Another bidder had told me that I would need a permit from the City that would cost more then the labor to remove it. Walter told me that I would not need a permit from the City because it was set back sufficiently from the sidewalk. I received three bids on removing this tree and the New Sky Tree bid was was the lowest and the most professional; their proposal included a copy of their business licence, proof of liability insurance, and proof of workman's compensation insurance. The New Sky crew arrived at 8:30 AM the next day and removed this sizeable tree which was about 3 feet from my attached carport. Using ropes, they prevented the large cut branches from falling on my roof. The man who did the tree climbing and the cutting with the chain saw has been doing this for 15 years so he knows his stuff. The work was completed and clean up finished in less than two hours. The crew was great. Later the grinder came to grind out the stump. I was totally pleased. I totally recommend New Sky Tree Service. read more

They came out yesterday morning and did a fantastic job cutting dangerous branches from 6 redwoods surrounding our house - scaling more than 100'. The men seemed really well coordinated, taking extra care to protect my millions of plants, being sure to clean up and they stayed until almost dark. Then, they called today, in order to return to tie up loose ends and do more cleaning up. I couldn't be more please with their excellent work. read more

We used New Sky Tree Service to do some large tree trimming and to cut some hedges that we have in our backyard. Lots of overgrowth that just needed to be cleaned up. There was also some ivy that needed to be removed from the side of the house. All and all it was a pretty big job. We worked with Sergio, Walter and Carlos to give us a proposal and estimate. We received the proposal for the work and were able to schedule the work for within a couple of days. There was a large crew of guys that came out and knocked it out. They came back the next day to clean up something from the proposal that got missed the first day. Very happy with the job they did. They take pride in getting everything right and were very good at cleaning up after themselves. I would recommend them to anyone looking for tree and shrub work. Terrific to work with. read more

After going through a thorough inspection of the tree work, I noticed that the people of New Sky Tree Service also partially destroyed my backyard sundeck as well as smashed a back window of my sun room. Attached are pictures of the damage this tree service did to my home. This is unacceptable!! A full set of photos are included in this review. Think long and hard if you want to use this tree removal service. read more

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I have a willow tree in my backyard. People that knows about willow trees will immediately have a good understanding on the pain of owning one. I don't have the right equipment to trim the branches of the tree. New Sky Tree Service has helped me to trim the branches of that tree. They brought in the right amount of people for the job. Each employee has the right tools and safety equipment. They trimmed the branches of that tree and few others that I have in my backyard. They cleaned afterwards. Long story short, they did a great job! This is actually the second time that I am working with them. I recommend their service. read more

"The crew did an excellent job trimming 3 eucalyptus and 1 camphor tree. They were very professional. My wife was very pleased at the way the trimmed them and how they looked afterwards. Walter was the one who gave us a competitive estimate and he was great to work with. Payments are done online. There was some schedule delays due to the recent rains in May, but we were glad that we stuck with them. read more

Fast and efficient. Removed the tree and the branches all chipped and removed. Would use again.

Carlos, the owner, ensured client satisfaction by writing a contract, adhering to it, and after the job was done enduring satisfaction. I highly recommend his tree trimming business. read more

I hired this company to thin out my 200 year old Oak Tree. I had met with 3 companies and Carlos impressed me with his knowledge of how to trim my tree carefully from the inside out and in a way that would not harm it in the cutting process. This made me feel that I could trust him to do a job that would benefit the health of the tree and look artistically pleasing as well. The price seemed high to me initially, but it was competitive with other companies and I felt more comfortable going with this company. Then after seeing them spend the whole day with a large crew, I felt I got my investment worth. They arrived at 8am and finished by 4pm with crew of 6-8 men, three men up in the tree cutting continuously except for a lunch break, and more men on the ground attending to them and chipping the branches below. I like that this company has a large truck to chip and haul away all the branches that came down efficiently. Overall, I am very pleased with the results. read more

Everything seemed to be going well although the job took longer than the three days promised. ..more like 5-6 days. Nonetheless, the crew of three were good workers although again I was told it would be a crew of five....probably why it took longer..duh!!! The point is a few broken promises. I attempted to be cool and let them get it done as the job entailed removing two 50 to 60 ft pine trees. In the end I payed the owner in full in good faith with the intention someone would return to clean up the 30 oil spills in my driveway, which leaked from all their trucks. Again I was promised something and it didn't happen. In fact after the payment they were too busy to get it done. A week later a guy came by but failed to remove the oil stains. Then they completely disappeared. Beware...not to be trusted! read more

Professional expert tree service was provided at my residence today. I was thoroughly impressed by Eugene and his team. These men came in to do what the job entailed such as cutting down trees, grinded the stumps, and pruned back some other trees in an expedient manner. They were extremely resourceful and respectful of my house. Two trees hung over my roof. No part of the tree touched my roof and gutters as they cut the tree down. They were extremely delicate and handled the trees with care. My next door neighbor was so impressed that he hired then right on the spot! They were well worth the money I paid. I highly recommend this company. Thank you for the excellent customer service. read more

New Sky removed 2 trees and trimmed and topped 2 huge poplars. The work was done quickly and professionally. The crews were friendly and took care to protect other plants and structures near the trees being trimmed. They worked on a Saturday to take advantage of the good weather. I will use New Sky again when our poplars need trimming. read more

New Sky did a wonderful job trimming my eight trees. The work men were very professional. I needed to leave my house for a while as they were workin and came back to a completed project much earlier then i thought. Only one small complaint, that was they were running a bit late and did not call to let me know. With that said I was very happy with the job read more

A miscommunication between Carlos and his workers ruined the privacy in our backyard. We have a small home in a dense part of Oakland. We hired New Sky for two reasons: 1. to *top* a tall tree in our yard that had grown to block a condo neighbor's view, and 2. to thin and trim our thick jungle-like backyard, including removing a few trees altogether. We walked through the process with Carlos before the work, and we liked his suggestions. However, he did not accompany the workmen to the job, and instead of topping the tree that was crucial to our privacy, they trimmed it bottom-up -- until we realized what they were doing. Then they still had to top it to satisfy the neighbor, so we wound up with an awful, ugly skeleton-hand of a tree and our neighbors wound up with a clear overview of our backyard. The backyard was one of the major selling points of the house to begin with -- it's very small but the backyard was a little paradise. We were depressed about the whole thing for several months. Now that it's spring, the skeleton hand has started to sprout a little greenery here and there. But it will be several years before we regain any semblance of our old privacy. And that's what really kills me about this job. It was slash-and-burn, extremely hurried. They obviously wanted nothing more than to get it over with. That is unprofessional. My dad taught me to measure twice, cut once. These guys cut twice and never measured. They get one extra star for making a mediocre effort to right the situation by throwing in a few hours of stump grinding that would have cost extra. read more

There was a great big tree that was on my neighbors lot but kept having large branches dropping in my yard. The owner tried to get it cut down but the tree services who were Affordabe where not licensed. The licensed tree removal services where asking well over $9,500.00 for one tree. We were all stressed !! After 2 hours of leaving messages at companies from the internet that were never returned I finally found New Sky Tree Service. They scheduled to come the next day and a LICENSED ARBORIST showed up on time. He gave a free estimate in writing describing the tree, it's health status and the options if the owners decided to save the tree's health. The Company is fully licensed and insured. There bid was the most affordable of the other 3 the owner had received. With in a few DAYS the tree was gone. The area was left so clean it was hard to believe that a tree had ever been there. Having that stressful situation gone, the vibe on our block feels friendly again. This Company is ran 100% customer friendly and professional. read more

We had a great experience with New Sky Tree Service. The communication over yelp and calls was fast and easy and they set up an appointment for the same week quickly. Carlos stopped by and checked the trees that were showing signs of distress and we were worried about. He gave great recommendations and checked all the trees that we were worried about. All of this was free, and we'll be back for our future work. read more