Seattle Tree Care

3 people worked very hard and Peter never came down out of the tree until he was finished--5 hours. It started raining around hour 3 and poured hard for a while. An excellent job. They cleaned up afterwards, told me how to deal with the wood I didn't want and piled the chips around my yard so I can spread them. I have a giant cedar he's going to clean out a bit. Took down a sixty-foot, somewhat rotten big leaf maple tree. What a show!

Peter arrived as scheduled for the estimate, and explained all options for saving trees and improving their health. He and his crew arrived as scheduled for the work, and did a great job. In addition to the scheduled work, they performed some extra work that we asked them, and also added a pulley halfway up the redwood so that we could hand a bird feeder. They were very professional and cleaned up very well after the work. Peter and crew trimmed an apple tree, 4 plum trees, a row of terribly overgrown Indian hawthorns, and thinned out the branches on a very large redwood tree.

I called Friday and Peter came out the next day to give me a bid. I asked about cutting down a laurel hedge and large cherry tree also, wanting a bid for each item to determine what I could afford now and what needed to wait until later. One stump had to go due to other work scheduled. He looked at each item and carefully assessed the situation. We discussed leaving the laurel hedge as it was a great privacy hedge. I determined I could only afford the stumps at this time, and he was totally amiable to just doing that work without giving me that "extra travel charge" mumbo jumbo I'd expected. Another company I called wouldn't line item the bid, but I pushed for a number on the one critical stump, and they reluctantly gave me that at a cheaper price than Peter had. I decided to go with Peter anyway, as his overall bid was cheaper, and he really seemed to care about the plants and the job. I liked his attitude. He ground the stumps on the next Monday and they are gone! Great work. Ground down 3 tree stumps, one of which needed some additional cutting of the stump before it could be ground.

Peter showed up on time and walked around my yard with me, interviewing me about each plant I wanted pruned. He identified issues that other arborists missed and was very helpful in demonstrating what action was needed where, and describing what the trees would look like when they were complete. The two apple trees I presented him with were in terrible shape to start, so he had his doubts. He suggested a couple of ways we could attempt to improve the trees, but was (rightfully) very doubtful that they could be pruned into something shapely. I appreciate that he gave me true and honest assessments about what was possible. He came exactly on time and did excellent work--the yard looked so much bigger and the trees more elegant than before! Peter's rates are well priced, and he didn't charge me for outrageous extras like $300 for renting "no parking" signs (others did.) In the end, he did a TERRIFIC job for a good price and I will happily hire him again. At our new house, Peter pruned and shaped a front-yard cherry tree and two curb strip apples that were a big challenge. He re-shaped a Camila, pruned a large laurel hedge, limbed some cedar trees in back, pruned a lilac bush into a better shape, tamed the hydrangea that had taken over our entire driveway, and generally brought order and elegant symmetry to an untamed yard.

All work performed in one day, 9:00 to dusk. No problems, listened to my concerns that morning, answered all my questions patiently, all area cleaned-up. Would recommend him to my brother-in-law in Seattle. Peter loves what he does and he did a beautiful job, especially when it is so dangerous and difficult. Peter and his crew took down one sick 30 year old flowering plum and sick weeping Burch, lightly pruned two large Japanese maples, one flowering cherry needed clean out pruning and a small but neglected crane apple with a zillion waterspouts pruned. All wood stacked for our fire place, cleaned-up branches hauled away at no extra charge as some other companies were charging. I got 4 bids, Peter was the best bid. He is friendly, on time, all areas cleaned-up, my other shrubs unharmed--especially the front with my small prize maple and a star magnolia right underneath the plum were left perfect and beautiful.

Tree Cycle did a fantastic job removing the tree and pruning. They cleaned up the mess and provided an excellent service for a reasonable cost. We would highly recommend them! They removed the top portion of a very large cedar that was leaning into the house (left a remaining tall stump for natural habitat). They also removed several branches from a nearby maple tree that were overgrown.

Peter was very friendly and knowledgeable. He gave me the estimate and stuck to it. His crew was in and out in no time on the same day I called, and they were very clean with their work. A job nicely done. We needed a stump removed that another company couldn't remove when they cut down the tree. Simply needed the stump ground and gone.

They did a beautiful job! Peter listened attentively to my concerns, both about the dangers of nearby trees and the aesthetic effect that I was concerned about--even remembering to spare a single branch of a tree that supports an old clematis vine. He and his crew arrived promptly and finished within a half hour of when they said they would. The exterior of my home has never looked better cared for. His crew were all polite and efficient. I've seldom seen men work so quickly and skillfully. My only suggestion for others is that they realize how busy this company and is well worth waiting for. Because of the recent high winds, I had to wait about two weeks before they could come, but I was very glad I had waited. Tree Cycle removed two trees, a large section of broken laurel hedge, and did extensive pruning and windsail reduction on six others. They also ground all the loose branches in the yard and there were many still there from last December's storm. They cleaned the roof of two years' accumulated leaves and moss, and swept all the walks and surrounding area of my home clear of debris.