Great Tree Work

I "ditto" everything said above - but will add a little. I have used "Big Ben" for perhaps 6-8 years. He and his crew come every other year or so to do the tree work in our "park" (we have about 1/2 acre in the back of our house that we keep in a "natural" state). He does everything from removing large pines damaged by lightning to keeping our wax myrtles from overrunning everything else. Not only are he and his crew competent and courteous - they have a good eye in terms of aesthetics. I am very picky - and the last thing I want is a tree shaped like a lollipop (tree work done this way isn't very wind resistant either). The first time you have tree work done - whether it's maintenance work or need to remove a tree that has fallen down during a storm - you may think that the prices are outrageous. But a responsible service will have all the necessary insurance (comp alone is 80% of payroll). And an excellent service - like Ben's - will come to your house with a huge-chipper shredder - the size of a dump truck - and remove all trash when the job is done. This type of equipment costs a ton of money. We were in Riverside/Avondale after a storm - I think last year - and the yard trash from the downed trees from the storm was still sitting on the curbs a month later waiting for city pickup. The firm with which the city had a contract didn't have the equipment to get rid of lots of big stuff fast. Ben does. And with the fly-by-night guys who might give you a cheap quote - well you will get what you pay for - including a possible lack of insurance that may put you in a bad position if someone on the job gets hurt - or a tree falls down on your neighbor's house. That won't happen if you use Big Ben. I give the firm a big thumbs up.
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