So Cal Arborists removed a large, invasive-rooted sweetgum tree in my courtyard. It was between my house and a low wrought iron fence, and my garden. They did a fabulous job! Didn't hit the roof or the fence, or damage my shrubs. They removed the roots (some were as large as the trunk!) and ground down the stump. Raked all of the debris, including sweetgum balls that bounced all over the yard, and swept up everything. Left me with a tidy layer of sawdust mulch spread neatly and evenly across the area. The crew were respectful and hard workers. The entire job was finished in about 2-1/2 hours! They are licensed and insured. I was pretty anxious about the job and the cost, but watching them work safely and efficiently was fascinating, and my confidence grew very quickly. Debated about having them only remove the tree, but it turned out that having them remove the roots was worth the price! I'm really glad I did that! Obdulio is the one who started the company about 35 years ago, and he semi-retired last year. His son Alex is running the company, while Obdulio does estimates. Roberto climbed the tree and did the cutting, while the other guys eased the limbs to the ground, cleaned up and processed what he cut down. They were a great team. read more

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Alex, Julio, and their crew were great! We are really happy with how they trimmed our trees. They are licensed and insured, which was important to us for liability reasons. Their price was very reasonable compared with some other estimates we got. Our trees were overgrown and they took off about 6 feet off the top and thinned out the fronts so now we have more sun in our backyard. I highly recommend Socal Arborists! read more

Socal Arborists - Tree Services Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Firstly, cowardly and bad reviews on Yelp hurts businesses and those who work for them. For those of you that dish out bad reviews, let me know where you work so that I can come and review YOU. The Yelp mafia should allow comments on reviews to even the playing field and make the bullies accountable. Regarding SoCal Arborists, they came to trim two massive trees yesterday. The price and the mega work to get this job done was good. If any tree trimmer misses an appointment, I'm sure they're having a hard time finding guys to bust their humps on your yard. Offer any tree trimmer double and they'll make your stupid appointment. Here's a pic of our trees. read more

Socal Arborists - Trimmed trees - Tree Services Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Scheduled a tree trimming estimate meeting by phone. Appointment was confirmed the day before by email for 11-11:30. On the day of the appointment we waited until 12:30 and nobody showed nor was there a phone call or email saying the appointment needed to be rescheduled. Pretty disappointing since they were recommended by a friend. read more

This company was recommended to me by a neighbor. These guys are GREAT !!! They came out the same day I called for an estimate and showed up on time and did the work as I had asked them to do. They cleaned up EVERYTHING and made sure I was happy before they left. I would not hesitate to use them again. Thank you !!!! read more

They came out the same day to give a quote; and when I wanted to schedule had time within a week. We had them remove a large tree near our cement patio; grind down the remaining stump; grind down the cement corner that the tree lifted; and trim a huge White birch over our pool. They cleaned up everything; including the pool; didn't leave any debris; and didn't break any of my garden decor. Highly recommend Obdulio, Alex and his crew. read more

I'm so happy with So Cal Arborists - What great guys! I'm posting 2 photos of my Before & After shots. My Birds of Paradise were way overgrown and I needed them cut back and a bunch just plain cut off and SCA put a business card on my door. I called them the next day , they came out & gave me a quote and started the day after the quote. My yard was spotless and I know this was so much work. Someone had told me that the giant branches of the birds of paradise hold a ton of water so I know this was hard. Got a great price done in a few hours and yard was spotless. I wish I had more work for these guys .. They were awesome & the owner was SO sweet : ) read more

Socal Arborists - Before ~ - Tree Services Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

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These guys were awesome. The day I called for a quote they came out and looked at my trees and gave me a reasonable quote. That same week they came out the day I requested and they removed the trees quickly and efficiently and cleared away all debris. It was like the trees were never there - which is exactly what they promised. I am looking forward to hiring them again in the near future to do some tree planting and other landscape work. read more

This company came and gave me a very affordable quote very promptly and then after scheduling work 3 times they've blown me off 3 times. They dont even answer the phone when I call. Unbelievable. I can honestly say one of the most unprofessional businesses I've ever worked with. Don't bother. read more

We had some trees cut down by this company. After the job was completed, there were food containers and trash left in the backyard from food that was eaten by the workers, along with plastic bags. Ok, not that big of a deal, we cleaned up the trash after them. There were large items in the backyard that they moved and said they were going to put back in their place and they were not put back as specified. We had to move everything back ourselves. There was trash left in the front yard as well. We had to clean up after them in the front yard as well. A couple of days later, we noticed that several of our shovels and tools had gone missing from our property. We called the company a few times to have our items returned back to us and after a couple of weeks, they came back to return all of our tools back to us. We also noticed that 3 of the sprinklers had been damaged by the workers, along with a long pipe that is connected to one of the sprinklers. When we called to inform them of the damage that had been done, they stated that "whatever was damaged during the process was not their responsibility", but to send them a picture of the damaged pipe. A picture was submitted as requested and additional calls were placed to this company without any response back again. Very disappointed with the lack of professionalism from this company, among other things mentioned above. read more

Our big Sycamore tree in our backyard was really overgrown and we had a palm tree that had seen better days. We called and got someone to come out for an estimate same day and said they were available to cut a few days later. They were right on time when they said they would be and were finished in under 2 hours including clean up of all the branches. They even used a leaf blower to get all the little dropping and all the wood chips from the wood chipper off the street. I am super satisfied with their work. read more

Socal Arborists - After - Tree Services Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

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The crew was very nice and clean. Alex gave us a very reasonable price to cut a tree in our front yard. The job was done very fast and with no hassle. Will definitely use them again.Great job on cleaning up after they were done. read more

Scheduled for 9am. Didn't show up until 1:30pm. Aside from that, they did great work at a reasonable rate. We had 3 trees removed and stumps ground down for half the cost of other contractors we called. Would recommend them to others. read more

We had a 40 foot high pepper tree right next to our utility pole, so our and our neighbors' phone, power, and cable tv were all tangled in the tree. Alex and his crew cut down the tree and removed the stump in ONE DAY, with no damage at all to any connections. Wow!! And a good price too, way less than we expected. Thank you Obdulio and Alex!! read more

They came out and seemed very nice during the quote - they even promised to not get anything in our pool without me asking that. However what happened was completely different. We were left with broken sprinklers, a poor job planting the plants we provided, a completely messy yard, branches in our neighbor's yard. They did not do what they said they would do, We had to take 2 Home Depot buckets of debris out of our fishpond, and spent four hours cleaning out our pool which now we have to pay for a professional cleaning of our filter, and will probably have to throw out our pool cover. They even got debris all over our pool equipment area and our brand new $3500 heater. One of the things we paid for was to dig out a stump and they cut it at dirt level. I have called four times and written two emails and have heard nothing back. The only good thing about this is I had them quote two houses and only had them do one and obviously will not have them do the other and will never hire them again. We were excited when they first showed up because there were so many people and we really thought they'd be done fairly quickly but they worked until it got dark because they basically left a couple people here to work - who knows maybe they pick up day laborers and drop them off at your house - not sure. Couldn't really see the extent of the mess when they were done because when they left it was dark. read more

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So Cal Arborists did a great job removing our trees in the front and back yard. Although we loved the shade and greenery our trees provided, we wanted to prevent any potential root problems and cut down on maintenance in the future. Special thanks to Alex, Andy, Oscar, and Sal for all your hard work! They did a wonderful job cutting and hauling the trees away, ensuring the roots were removed, and trimming our fruit trees and bushes (pictures attached). Alex even spent some extra time repairing one of our broken sprinklers! Alex and Obdulio (the owner) also made some recommendations on alternate trees and flowers to plant--it was greatly appreciated. We're definitely excited to get started on our beautiful gardens. Thanks guys! read more

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What kind of business schedule an appointment but never show up. Not even a call to tell their customers. Not once but three times this had happen to me with these guys and I have the text to prove it too. Also the girl who took the appointment never once explain why there was a no show and just ignore you straight out. It took me 2 appointments for the guy to come out and gave me an estimate and took another 3 for the guy to never come back and do it. Good luck with these guys. If they show up anyway. read more

They gave us the best price BY FAR to trim our trees, they were professional, on time, with super quick service - and no mess left afterwards! I was very pleased with the results and will definitely use SoCal arborists again! read more

No show, no call for an appointment that I scheduled the day before. What's odd is this guy has basically stalked me for about a year to trim our trees. He would stop by and drop off his card about once a month. Very nice guy and reasonably priced, but once I finally schedule something, they don't even bother to call and say they will be late?! Unacceptable. I called the number on the card and the woman that answered the phone said she would find out where they were and then never returned my call. I called back a couple more times and she wouldn't answer the phone. Don't do business with these guys unless your time is not important to you. read more

Just had my trees trimmed and am very happy with the service I received. Owner Obdulio Gonzalez listened to my requests, talked through what he recommended, and delivered exactly what he said. My trees look great - thinned and shaped, not lopped or cut off - which is exactly what I wanted. 5 stars. read more

Carl arrived at the appointment time. He was professional and knowledgeable about the many different fruit trees and large bushes in out yard. They were late arriving for the work time, but came over to let me know that the last job was taking longer than expected. On the other side of that, they did not rush my job to get to another job. Every tree and bush in the yard was trimmed beautifully. I am very pleased with the work and will definitely call them again next year. read more

So I had them out for a quote. Obdulio is a very nice man but provided an expired insurance certificate. I contacted them via their website once and by phone at least twice asking for current proof of insurance. I have not received anything. I cannot recommend them based on my experience. read more

I hired SCA to remove 28 Italian cypress trees from my mother in laws backyard. This company was extremely careful at all times. They had to work around a large pool and only about three feet from the wall to the pool edge. Also, there were electrical wires. They covered the pool so very little dirt went into it. They spoke to the surrounding neighbors to get permission to enter their yards to clean up. This was a huge job and they hauled away everything and asked us not to pay them until we were happy with the outcome. I would recommend this company to anyone who wants a professional and reliable company. read more

I had So Cal Arborists remove a large tree in our front yard. There quote was very competitive, and they were very prompt, professional, and polite. Job well done! I would definitely use them again. read more

They showed up when they said they were going to and performed all of the work and more for us for a very cheap price compared to other companies. He has insurance which will allow him to do work on your house safely. I will definitely be hiring again when needed. read more

We got the referral for Socal Arborists from my brother-in-law who was very happy with the work they did. So we decided to use them too and we're so glad we did! 3 very tall palms, 3 very large pine trees plus 7 additional trees were all expertly trimmed/pruned. In addition, everything was cleaned up before they left. Two days before Socal Arborists were scheduled to come, I was having second thoughts about having 2 of the pines removed and wanted to get an idea of what we could have them plant after the trees were gone. So Alex and Obdulio came out to talk with me. After looking at the trees, they explained that both of the trees looked healthy and after being trimmed they wouldn't be top heavy. Then we wouldn't have to worry about the pines falling down in windy weather. I was so happy that we didn't need to have the beautiful trees removed. And I appreciated that they cared more about the trees than the extra money they would have made by cutting them down! Friendly, knowledgeable, experts in their field, AND a great price are the reasons I gave Socal Arborists a 5 star rating. read more

The trim of the tree was perfect with good results. They also cleaned the yard and took away the trimmings. However, be sure you get a receipt. I had to leave before they were done, so I paid them before they left. I'm still waiting for a receipt. I called their office and sent me an invoice instead of a receipt. read more

So Cal Arborists were great! These guys know what they are doing! Great team, very efficient, big trucks, great cleanup. I was very happy with the price and entire execution of removing 2 huge trees that were destroying my plumbing. I wish I had done it years ago. Don't hesitate, just hire them! read more