Independent Tree Service Inc

Jerry Upcavage knows trees and does careful preplanning. That was evidenced by his ability to obtain the approval for the tree removal on the first attempt. John, his crew foreman, supervised a team of confident workers who skillfully and safely completed both challenging tasks in tight spaces. They showed respect for the site, vehicles that were nearby, and special concern for the safety of people who might enter the area. Communication throughout the project from estimate to final sweep was clear and timely.

I spoke with the owner, Jerry Upcavage, a few weeks ago. He came by, gave me an estimate, and we set a date and time for the service. It was a pleasure to deal with Jerry. He was friendly, customer service oriented and professional. The crew arrived on time. Their work was excellent, they clarified with me before what exactly I wanted done, they removed all debris and cleaned up perfectly when they were done. I am very satisfied with the work, and I would recommend Independent Tree service to anyone who needs tree service.

The sub-contractors did all the work and everything was done in a timely basis. I found the estimate to be costly, but when I mentioned it to friends, I continually got a "tree work is expensive" reply. Everyone was very friendly, and this was a positive experience. I would hire them again.

Jerry came the same day I called to evaluate the oak. The next day his crew came on time. My oak tree used to be so ugly and now it looks so clean and stately. They are like an artist creating. They left a spotless job site, everyone was very polite. My neighbors are in awe.

Jerry was very professional, came when scheduled, coordinated the stump removal with subcontractor in a timely fashion. Work was very professional, cleaned area nicely. I would definitely hire for future tree work. Excellent company and price for all work is fair.

I had an urgent need to have two trees removed for a fence and the remaining work could be scheduled. He was able to fit me in the next day, performed the remaining work sooner than I expected, did everything he promised and was the LOWEST bid I received. I wish all contractors were like this! He asked where I got his name, Angie's List? I had never heard of it, but I struck gold with him and now I'm a member of Angies List.

FAST QUALITY SERVICE. THEY DID MORE THAN I EXPECTED.

I CALLED JERRY FOR SOME ESTIMATES ON A TREE REMOVAL AND HAZARDS OF A CYPRESS. FROM AFAR, HE IDENTIFIED NOT ONLY THE TREE BUT IT'S HEALTH AND HOW THE TREE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH. A VERY COURTEOUS & KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON, HE LAID OUT A FAIR PROPOSAL WHICH I'LL USE IF WE CAN EVER COME TO A DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL TREES. JERRY'S DEMEANOR GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION HE KNOWS HIS BUSINESS & IMMEDIATELY I KNEW HE WOULD BE THE PERSON I WOULD ENTRUST THE CARE OF OUR TREES; IF, ALAS, I CAN EVER COME TO A DECISION.

INDEPENDENT TREE SERVICE ALWAYS DOES A GOOD, FAST JOB AT COMPETITIVE PRICE. ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED IN YARD WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONABLE. GOT TO USE MY ANGIE'S LIST COUPON FOR $25!

HE CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THE JOB, TOLD ME WHEN HE WOULD COME BACK AND CAME BACK WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD. HE CHARGED ME WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD CHARGE. NO SURPRISES. NICE AND COURTEOUS. THEY REALLY SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THE TREES LOOKED NICE, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH AESTHETICS AS WELL AS THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT HE COULD AND COULD NOT CUT OFF OF MY TREE.

JERRY AND HIS GROUP WERE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. JERRY GAVE ME A VERY DETAILED ESTIMATE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. HE FOLLOWED UP PRIOR TO THE WORK BEING DONE. THE DAY OF THE SERVICE, JERRY AND HIS TEAM SHOWED UP ON TIME. THEY RAN INTO ONE PROBLEM WITH A TREE, AND JERRY PROMPTLY CALLED ME TO DISCUSS THE REQUIRED CHANGES. THEY FINISHED ON TIME AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH CLEAN-UP. THE TREES STILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SHAPE AND ARE OFF THE HOUSE AND POWER LINES. JERRY CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS HAPPY WITH THE WORK PERFORMED. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE INDEPENDENT TREE SERVICE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

CREW OF FIVE SHOWED ON TIME AND WITH ABOUT $ 300,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT. THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND EACH MAN HAD A JOB TO DO. THEY TRIMMED AND PRUNED NON STOP FOR THREE HOURS AND CHIPPED ALL THE PRUNING'S AND LIMBS AND BRUSH ON SITE AND RAKED AND CLEANED MY LOT BEFORE LEAVING. INDEPENDENT TREE SERVICE IS AN EXCELLENT COMPANY WITH QUALIFIED AND TRAINED EMPLOYEES THAT TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK.

MR UPCAVAGE'S WAY OF DOING BUSINESS IS VERY RARE. HE ACTUALLY DID WHAT HE SAID HE'D DO AND ON TIME. IF HE COULDN'T MAKE AN APPOINTMENT HE WOULD CALL TO LET ME KNOW (WHICH ONLY HAPPENED 1 TIME.) I HAD TROUBLE GETTING OTHER TREE SERVICE COMPANIES TO EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. HIS CREW LEFT NO DEBRIS BEHIND AND DID NO DAMAGE TO MY LAWN.

JERRY AND HIS CREW WERE BOTH POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. TREES WERE REMOVED WITH CARE, AND CLEAN UP WAS ALSO DONE PROPERLY.

WE MOVED INTO A HOUSE THAT HAD BECOME A JUNGLE, AND NEEDED *LOTS* OF CLEARING. OWNER IS AN ARBORIST WHO GIVES EXCELLENT ADVICE ABOUT HOW TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF WHAT REMAINED. THE CREW WAS EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL, AND THE WORK LOOKS GREAT.

HE GAVE ME THE ESTIMATE OF $350 FOR REMOVAL OF LIMBS AND TRIMMING OF 3 HIBISCUS. HE WAS VERY POLITE.

THE FINEST EXPERIENCE WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH A SERVICE COMPANY. EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL, EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS, FRIENDLY WORKERS, VERY PROMPT AND COURTEOUS. THIS IS THE KIND OF COMPANY THAT YOU VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE WILL BE USING THIS COMPANY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

I CALLED ORIGINALLY AND SPOKE TO JERRY ABOUT HAVING TWO TREES TRIMMED BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON. JERRY WAS QUICK TO RESPOND AND WENT TO THE HOUSE TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. JERRY'S KNOWLEDGE OF TREES IS INVALUABLE AND HE MADE ME AWARE OF SOME IMMINENT PROBLEMS WITH SOME OTHER TREES ON THE PROPERTY. WE SCHEDULED A DATE FOR THE WORK (ABOUT A MONTH OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY BUSY) AND I KEPT IN TOUCH WITH JERRY ABOUT OTHER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT I HAD. HE WAS ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL & RESPONSIVE TO MY MANY CALLS, AND HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT WITH HIS OPINIONS. THE WORK WAS WELL DONE AND THEY CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES. THE TREES LOOK GREAT AND I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH HURRICANE SEASON WITH PEACE OF MIND. INDEPENDENT TREE IS NOT THE CHEAPEST COMPANY AROUND, BUT IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE THE BEST AND I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THEM AND WILL USE THEM AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

JERRY SHOWED UP PROMPTLY FOR OUR INITIAL MEETING & GAVE A WRITTEN QUOTE ON THE SPOT. I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE QUOTE AND HE TOLD ME HE WOULD CALL WITH A WORK DATE. THE NEXT MORNING HE LEFT A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE WITH THE SCHEDULED DATE. IT WOULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO OUR JOB. JERRY SAID THAT THEY WOULD PLAN ON DOING THE WORK IF THEY DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM US. WE DID NOT CALL BACK. ON THE SCHEDULED DATE, JERRY CALLED 1ST THING IN THE MORNING TO LET US KNOW THAT THE CREW WAS ON ITS WAY. THEY SHOWED UP BRIGHT AND EARLY AND WERE BUSY AT WORK BY 8:30 IN THE MORNING. THERE WAS NO MISTAKING THEIR CREW FOR A GOVERNMENT-PAID ROADWORK CREW. WE DID NOT SEE 5 GUYS WATCHING ONE DO ALL THE WORK. THE ENTIRE CREW GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS THE ENTIRE TIME THEY WERE HERE. THEY HAULED AWAY ADDITIONAL DEBRIS (A VERY LARGE PILE OF BRANCHES LEFT OVER FROM A STORM) AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. EVERYONE ON THE CREW, FROM THE EXPERIENCED GUYS TO THE APPRENTICES WERE FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL. HIGHLY,

I CONTRACTED WITH JU TO APPEAR THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE BECAUSE OF A VACATION; I RETURNED AS SCHEDULED AND SURE ENOUGH JU AND THE CREW WERE THERE. THERE WERE THREE MEN ON THE CREW AND THEY WORKED TOGETHER QUICKLY AND WELL AND TOOK NO BREAKS. THE CREW MEMBERS I COULD TALK TO ABOUT SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH I APPRECIATED.

WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE. JERRY IS WONDERFUL. HE'S LIKE AN OLD FRIEND COMING OVER TO DO YOU A FAVOR. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. ALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS INCREDIBLE - AND HE OBVIOUSLY IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN HIS FIELD.

JOB 1: I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THEIR WORK. WE HAD NOT TALKED ABOUT THE DEAD LIMBS UP IN THE TREE TOP. THEY STILL REMOVED THEM. THE CREW ARRIVED ON TIME, WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. JERRY CAME OUT TO CHECK ON THEM AND TO MAKE SURE THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD CONTRACTED FOR. HE CALLED WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED TO SEE IF THEY HAD MISSED ANYTHING. THEY HAD NOT. I WILL USE THEM AGAIN. JOB 2: I HAVE USED AND REPORTED ON THIS COMPANY ONCE BEFORE. THEY WERE ON TIME AND PROFESSIONAL THAT TIME SO I USED THEM AGAIN. WOULD I USE THEM A 3RD TIME? YOU BET I WOULD.

I CALLED FOR AN ESTIMATE AND JERRY, THE OWNER, CAME OUT THE NEXT DAY, CALLED ME WITH THE DETAILS AND PRICE, AND THE WORK WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8:00 THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY. THREE OF HIS EMPLOYEES ARRIVED AT 8:00 AM AND AFTER GOING OVER WORK TO BE DONE, STARTED THE JOB AND PERFORMED IN A POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THEY CLEANED UP AND HAULED OFF ALL OF THE DEBRIS. A COUPLE HOURS LATER JERRY CAME BY TO INSPECT THE JOB AND MAKE SURE I WAS SATISFIED. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY FOR TREE SERVICE AND WOULD DEFINITELY USE THEM IN THE FUTURE.

JERRY CAME TO PROVIDE THE ESTIMATE THE DAY AFTER I REQUESTED IT. HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TREES IS VERY EVIDENT. HE MADE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK WE NEEDED TO DO, AND MOST IMPORTANT, WHAT WE SHOULD NOT DO. WE HAVE A MAGNOLIA THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING A DISEASE AND HE SUGGESTED WE NOT TRIM IT TO PREVENT SPREAD OF THE DECEASE. THE JOB WAS SCHEDULED PROMPTLY. THE CREW OF 3 TO 4 MEN ARRIVED ON SCHEDULE, WORKED VERY RAPIDLY AND LEFT THE AREA CLEAN. THEY DID EXACTLY WHAT WE REQUESTED BE DONE. THE PRICE WAS A SOMEWHAT HIGH, BUT I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE JOB WAS WELL DONE.

NOT ONLY DID THE TREES LOOK BETTER, BUT THE YARD WAS CLEANED UP TOO.