I had several companies come out and give me an estimate for my live oak tree that was damaged by…read morethe terrible wind storm we had. I have what's called included bark where two trucks have grown together and split apart from each other. After doing some research this job shouldn't cost more than it does to cut the tree down. Involves cleaning up the canopy of dead branches or sucker branches to allow more airflow through and then cabling about 3 trunks together to prevent them from swaying in the wind. The first estimate only wanted to cut my tree down which is not what I wanted. I want to save the tree. He quoted $3100 to completely remove the tree. The next two quotes to cable and rod the tree was $4500 and $4000. Again they wanted more to do this than to actually cut the tree down. Which my first estimate to cut the tree down was my baseline price. My son-in-law recommended Mitch Drake so I gave them a call and he quoted me $2500 to complete the job. Now we're finally below that baseline of $3100 I was looking for. He told me during the estimate they were several weeks out from doing the job. Finally I got a call they were coming on a specific day which was acceptable. Talking about a crew, there was about eight of them on the job. Between trimmers, clean up crew as the limbs dropped and another that climbed the tree and another that cabled the tree. They have a lot of equipment with them between a bucket lift, Bobtail, and a massive chipper with a high box truck that captured all the wood chips. Very impressive operation. They recommend several limbs to be removed to take some weight off to prevent further splitting. They cleaned up everything when the job was done. Very very satisfied with their work. Highly recommend them.

Excellent service with competitive pricing. They removed dead limbs and cleaned up a 100+ year old…read moreoak that will help it live another 100+ years. Highly recommend.

I will update review based on Evan's feedback:…read more Fair point by Evan maybe the stump grinding was a miscommunication during discussion. I will assume some responsibility as the customer and increase the stars rating because this was a verbal quote and we should have asked for written documentation before the job started. Additionally, not sure about any "trade" or free service rendered in exchange for not putting the fence back because of vines. When I reached out no one said oh there was an agreement or we spoke to your wife and informed her we weren't putting that back. We were just told someone will be out there to fix it. i was never notified of a check issue or that there was an issue with any payment. I never heard anything actually so I can only assume you were fully paid there wasn't an issue. Also my wife was told she could pay by card during the quote (which was the plan) but at the end was then told no she must pay by check so she had to scramble to find checks. In the end: We did get three large trees cut down as asked. You will get the service you paid for, trees cut down and removed. I would just ensure any quote is written and documented so there aren't any miscommunications in what is expected at the end of the job. That becomes text back and forth and phone calls after they leave the job site. Communication-Communication-Communication would seem to be the largest issue here.

These guys are great, professional,and courteous. Great prices on removing trees, and they clean…read moreeverything up. I will call them again when needed.

Maybe they are good at removal, but they butchered my trees. I asked them to cut them back. They…read morecut off every limb within 15' of the ground; 20 years of growth gone. The trees offer absolutely zero shade now. They did do an excellent job at cleaning up.

I had a beautiful Live Oak about 3 ft from my house that unfortunately needed to come down. I was…read moreexpecting over 1K to get it cut and the stump grinded. Travis who gave me the quote, was extremely reasonable, helped me make a really wise (albeit heartbreaking) decision. He clearly knew his stuff. When the crew arrived, they offered a neighbor a really reasonable price to limb up her Live Oak while they worked on my tree. She said I was the lowest quote she's ever received! the guys worked fast, they cleaned up so well that the other neighbors said It looked like nothing ever happened!! I will continue to recommend these guys, I am so pleased with their work. I will be calling them again!!!

We were cutting down some trees on our property. One of the trees spun when it hit the ground and…read morecame close to hitting our house. It fell into a healthy tree by our house. The first company we called could not come but called Big Branch for us. The owner called us back and sent a crew over right away. They removed that tree and four more for us. The crew was professional and efficient. They completed the work in a couple of hours, it would have taken us days. We told our son about our experience and to our surprise Big Branch Tree Service had assisted him when he lived in Florida. Our son, like us, had a very positive experience. Big Branch Tree Service will be our first call in the future when we need trees removed.

I had 8 trees removed. They showed up right on time. Had all the right equipment to do the job…read moresafely. They put barriers down to protect my driveway and cleaned up both areas where they worked. Most professional tree service I have seen.

Erick and his crew have trimmed my 5 palms (and neighbors) twice in past 2 years, at a reasonable…read morecost. Did a great job each time! His crew has trucks & trailers to haul off debris, and another that pulls a large motorized man-lift that's too big to drive into my backyard, where 3 palms are very high and awkward to climb. They handled them with no issues. Cleaned up all debris and I'm happy with the work.

Happy with the service. Erick and his crew did a good job. Will definitely recommend to other…read morefriends and neighbors.

I had a fairly large job cutting back the tree line on the side and back of our property. I…read morereceived quotes from three different companies. Adam was pleasant and professional, and his quote was the most reasonable by a LOT. They were accommodating to our schedule, and on the day of service, the foreman (I wish I remember his name) walked around with me and made sure we had the same understanding of what was to be done. They did an excellent job! The cut down the 'junk' trees and were very careful with our slow growing live oaks, leaving the upper canopy in a very tasteful, skilled way. You will not go wrong with Adam and his crew! Hire them with confidence!!

This team does an excellent job and leaves no debris- any tree issues best company to contactread more

These guys are the real deal! They were professional and careful. Their equipment was top notch. I…read morewas very impressed with their off road lift. They completely removed a sweet gum tree that was growing over my garage, had exposed roots and was very close to my neighbors house. They safely removed the tree, the stump and all of the roots. I was very impressed with the stump grinding. They also did a full trim on my live oak trees in the front yard and back. It looks amazing and is easier to cut the grass now. They did a great job cleaning up the mess and left my yard better than they found it. I would not hesitate to have them back!

Heard all kinds of machinery outside of my house today. Went outside and looked and there's a tree…read moreservice next door. Went out into my backyard and found two people in my backyard. One guy hopping a fence actually breaking the fence. Grabbing all the stuff that they cut off the tree next door. That property is owned by a rental company and when I started yelling at these guys they said that I was a miserable old man and that the property owner next door said it was okay called the property owners. They're rental people and they said it's the first time we use them. I go but they said you said it was okay. Now the tenant who we're friends with said I had no idea they were there and the rental company when I asked about it. What are you going to do about it? They hung up the phone the people on the roof. I told him to get off my property of no right to be here. Get off my roof and if it ever leaks I'm going to sue you

If I could leave ZERO stars I would. This guy is a…read morecomplete scam artist who sold my wife and mother in law the world and then left them hanging with incomplete and crappy work. Then blocks the customers phone numbers just like a real pro instead of handling the situation like a true business owner. We have since then found an honest landscaper that does incredible work, and can't wait to give him more business and MORE referrals. In closing if you want to be taken advantage of and then blocked by all means use this guy

Elite Tree came back to pull the stumps out and plant the trees that I bought (as he said he…read morewould). A man of his word... I can appreciate that. Steven was early to the job, professional and friendly on top of being extremely knowledgeable. I would hire him back in a minute, no question. Excellent service and great to work with. 10/10