We’re A Cut Above Tree Service, and we’re a leading tree service specialist serving South Bend Indiana, since 2009. We specialize in tree removal, stump removal, firewood sales, landscaping, mowing, weeding, 24-hour emergency storm damage service, and more. We’re looking forward to partnering with Granger, South Bend, Edwardsburg, and the surrounding areas to continue offering excellent tree specialist services. For all your tree service needs, contact A Cut Above Tree Service in Niles!
Business highlights
15 years of trusted experience
Family Owned & Operated
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Bobcat Service, Stone Delivery, Lot Clearing, Snow Removal, Salting - Pet Friendly, Stump Grinding, Tree Topping, Fall Cleanup, Firewood Bundles and Sales. Tree Service, Tree and Stump Removal, Landscaping, Mowing, Weeding, 24-Hour Emergency Storm Damage Service
Eric came out as soon as I called A Cut Above Tree Service. He cut down some some big branches that were hanging above our garage and trimmed up the trees above the roof of our house. He was very professional and was fast with his service. I will highly recommend A Cut Above tree service to anyone. He went above and beyond to make sure that we had no more issues with our trees falling on our house and Garage. Thank You Eric for coming to the rescue. You definitely made us (customers) very happy 😊.
Description of Work: A few trees needed Cut and trimmed around our house and garage.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Charlie M.
05/2024
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
They did a fantastic job. Worked constantly to get the job done even while raining. Left no marks in the yard. Cleaned up very well. Fair price as well. If you hire them for your tree service you will not be disappointed
Description of Work: Removed a 30 foot Blue Spuce and trimmed the other the other 2
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Jim T.
06/2023
5.0
lawn service, tree service
 + 0 more
It went extremely well, the guys did a fantastic job and finished the job in 1/2 a day. Very professional and friendly crew.
Description of Work: Tree Service and yard work
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,100
Frank S.
06/2023
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Very well , everyone did an amazing job
Description of Work: tree
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
Dennis W.
02/2022
1.0
tree service
 + -1 more
After I called and told them to put on their schedule, they never returned my calls or answered my text messages. I talked to their receptionist (Melissa) but Eric would not respond and they did not do the work. They were a complete waste of my time.
Description of Work: Remove large trees
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
I’m sorry that you did not get a call back. My understanding was that you spoke to my office gal and was ok with the delay from a few of my guys being off with Covid. I apologize for any mis communication.
Marie C.
06/2021
5.0
tree service
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The owner Eric was very prompt on getting me the estimate and was very reasonable.I was able to get the work done in a timely manner. His crew was very professional and pleasant. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Description of Work: Tree Service
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
ZACHARY K.
11/2020
1.0
tree service
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They used the back of our property to remove a tree from neighbors yard. Told they could use property if none of our trees were damaged. They took out 6 large trees and additional branches of trees to clear a path to the neighbors property. This destroyed our back tree cover and we can now see into our neighbors windows. I have been trying to reach the owner for 3 months to get the damage fixed and have received no contact following my calls, email or better business bureau contact. They also drove their truck through our burn ring. Strongly recommend against using this company.
Description of Work: Neighbor’s large hickory tree
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
I think you might want to communicate with your neighbor. When assessing the removal it was known that there would be some collateral damage and assured it was there property that was affected.
Greta G.
08/2019
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Very nice job ! I would recommend Avina tree service 262-9196 !
Description of Work: Remover 3 large tree and 4 small
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Wrong review
Diane M.
08/2019
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
they were great and would ask them to do it again only wish they did more than tree service
Description of Work: had 5 trees trimmed
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
William R.
08/2019
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
It's unbelievable the quality of work Eric and his team does. Eric recognized the urgency to have 3 trees taken down and one trimmed and came immediately to do the work. I had flower beds and perennial gardens right smack in the middle of all of this work and Eric and his team were so careful not to damage a thing! Not one plant or flower was touched. Honestly, these guys are miracle workers and the cleanup was absolute perfection. Five lousy stars are not enough for this team, they deserve 10!
Description of Work: Tree removal and trimming
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$975
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you for review and your words of how our crews operate. Much appreciated.
Char-anna K.
07/2019
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
he said it did not need it yet and it would be a couple of years yet. So glad for the fast and honest assessment.
Description of Work: thought I needed tree trimmed
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you for your review.
Todd R.
07/2019
2.0
tree service
 + -1 more
I contacted them and they said they would look at the tree. Didn't hear back for a while, so I called and the man said one of his men had been out and looked at it. The owner had been out of town for a funeral but said he'd call me the next day or so with the quote. Never heard from them again.
Description of Work: Tree removed
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Sorry the schedule filled up and I couldn’t commit to do job.
Jenn A.
05/2019
1.0
tree service
 + -1 more
We had the owner Eric come out to our house to give us a quote on 4/20 to cut down a tree and grind stump, grind down 4 other tree stumps in the yard, remove some brush on the side of the house and to mow our grass once a week. He gave us a quote and decided to use this company. His team came out on 5/10 at 4:30pm to take care of the tree stumps and cut down a small tree. They left wood pieces in the lawn and sawdust everywhere from the grinding. In the time from the quote on 4/20 to now 5/18 no one from the company has come out to cut our grass. My grass got so high and unsightly that I had to hire a 17yr old with his dads riding mower to cut my grass. My husband has called the office 5 times now and left two voicemails to no avail. We had to hire a totally different company to take care of our grass. On a side note, the tree team that they send out does not do the job properly. There is a female on the team who had tattoos all over and wears her paints low so you can see her ***!! Have some respect for yourself and pull your pants up, you are a lady for crying out loud!!! I wish I could upload pictures to show what they did to my yard. We have cut tree logs just laying in the yard. The stump grinding has left a mess everywhere!!! They obviously don’t hold up to the jobs!! We made a huge mistake hiring them!! Do yourself a favor and look at other tree companies!
Description of Work: Stump grinding, cut tree down, brush removal and weekly grass mow
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
I believe that we have a lack of communication between you and the office. We came out and removed the stumps and brush piles and took out the tree for you. While trying to get the material out of the yard we needed to bring in a machine for the removal of the larger wood and the yard was to wet and soft. My team talked to you and that we would be back to pickup balance of wood when yard dried up some. Since that time we talked with your husband and discussed the concerns on why we were not done yet with the weather conditions and the yard condition. I will contact you or your husband on Monday to go over how you would like to finish up with the yard issue. Thank you.
Charles M.
05/2019
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Very fast response. Removed stump in no time.
Description of Work: Stump removal
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Thank you for the work.
Kevin D.
11/2018
3.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Initially, they did a good job. We paid them for the work and they were supposed to come back to grind the stumps. They left the lesser quality wood and took the good stuff. We have called them twice to have them come back out to finish the job and remove the rest of the wood and we are not getting a response at this point.
Description of Work: They trimmed and removed some trees at my home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you for the work and sorry about confusion in the end.
James N.
10/2018
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Very good small business. They took down a tree (and ground its stump) and trimmed another. Eric the owner was on site to help and supervise his staff. One of his workers injured himself along the way but Eric handled the situation promptly and without any fuss. I would use them again.
Description of Work: Tree removal and trimming
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
[Member Name Removed] thank you for taking the time to write a review.
David H.
08/2018
4.0
tree service
 + -1 more
It was very good. The owner is on sight to make sure his staff is doing the right thing.
Description of Work: They removed several trees and trimmed up some dead limbs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you for the work [Member Name Removed] and look forward to the next time.
Michael E.
10/2017
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
work was excellent. with the size crew that they brought, and since the weather was perfect for the job, work was done and they were gone in just over 2 1/2 hrs.
Description of Work: removal of dead mulberry tree w/stump grinding
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$975
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you Mike for the business and I look forward to helping you in the future.
JUDY K.
10/2017
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Vern is great, he is very responsive and has taken care of our trees on multiple occasions. I will continue to use him.
Description of Work: Vern and his crew removed several trees and the stumps, brought he canopies up on a few of the trees making them look good again. He also removed several dead limbs and overgrowth from a large maple tree in the front yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you Eric
Debra K.
08/2017
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
The workers were prompt, efficient, and very professional. It was amazing watching the progress which took about 1.5 days. They cleaned up everything and even stacked the wood from the trees that I wanted to keep. There was no yard cleanup I had to do when they were done except rake the pine needles up from a now missing tree and plant grass seed. We're really happy.
Description of Work: I had 3 large trees and stumps removed plus 4 other large trees trimmed back significantly. The workers were amazing. They did a fantastic job on all trees and you can't tell I had them trimmed unless you really look. I'm already planning on hiring them again for another tree removal next spring.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,400
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
[Member Name Removed] it was a pleasure working with you to clean up the trees and yard. Thank you. Eric
Darcia N.
04/2017
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
They went above and beyond what was expected.
Description of Work: They removed a dozen invasive bushes of different sizes, and trimmed a hanging tree limb.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review I appreciate it very much and look forward to doing business with you again
Jonathan S.
04/2017
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Perfectly, a very good service, I intend to use it again for some other trees.
Description of Work: Removal of two trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Thank you [Member Name Removed] for the review. I appreciate the work. Eric
Ken D.
12/2016
4.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Work was done in one day. Obviously the job was bigger than 2-3 hrs, but may have ultimately avoided damage to the house during a big storm
Description of Work: Eric arrived in a timely fashion and had a very competent crew. They diagnosed a huge branch above the garage that was dead and had to be removed
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,750
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
[Member Name Removed] always nice working with you thank you. Eric
Paul V.
12/2016
1.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Eric (the owner) was available to assess the work I wanted done with a quick turnaround. When I showed him the trees, he said the utility's "side trimming" would probably kill the trees in a short period of time. Eric offered to do the trimming at a price I thought was reasonable and certainly worth it to me in order to save these trees. He left our property with a clear understanding that I wanted 2 - 3 feet trimmed from the larger branches (up to 3 feet so it wouldn't have to be done again for several years) from one side of the tree to save the trees from the wrath of the utility company's chain saws. He left and later called me to tell me that his crew was available later that day. I felt he fully understood what work I wanted done. So I approved the work even though I was not home while the crew was at our house. All went well to that point. However, I inspected the work performed by his crew early the next morning and was alarmed to see that there was only 2-3 feet of branches remaining on the side of the trees facing the utility lines. These trees are very lopsided now. I called Eric to ask what happened. He assured me that his crew knew to trim 2-3 feet of branches, not just leave 2-3 feet. He said he'd stop by our property later that morning to check it out and call me. Unfortunately, that's the last I heard from Eric. I've called him three times and left messages each time. In my messages, I assured him I understood that mistakes can be made and, if these trees can't survive such an extreme trimming, asked him if he'd be part of the solution. I manage 25 people too and understand that errors occur. Unfortunately, Eric won't return my messages and I'm forced to conclude he doesn't stand behind his crew's work. To his credit, he hasn't invoiced me for this work, but unfortunately the damage to these trees has been done and I may need to have them removed and replaced now at considerable cost. On my last message, I finally became a bit more forceful in tone and explained that if he wouldn't take or return my calls I would be forced to take alternative action. I also explained I didn't want to do that because that's not how I like to do business. And I pleaded with him again to call me. Well, it's been almost 3 weeks now since my last voice mail to him and I'm unfortunately still waiting on his return call. Obviously, I'm disappointed by the work performed. But I'm much more disappointed in Eric and his unwillingness to even speak about it, let alone do anything to rectify it. I think potential future customers should know this about him and his company.
Description of Work: We needed 3 large 30 foot white pine trees trimmed at the far side of our property because the utility company informed us the trees were too large and were infringing upon their utility easement. They planned to "side trim" the trees, meaning they would trim the branches all the way to the trunk on the side of the trees that faced their power lines. But they admitted I really only needed to trim 1-2 feet from branches, but that was too time consuming for them and thus the side trimming plans. I offered to pay for a professional trimming if they would reconsider the side trimming. Surprisingly, the utility company agreed. I called A Cut Above Tree Service to do this work largely based upon the positive reviews on Angie's List.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$575
Response from A Cut Above Tree Service
Hi [Member Name Removed]. Unfortunately I did not receive any call from you and my team did exactly what you and I discussed. I have left messages and cards in your door to contact me and have heard nothing. Eric
Lori M.
11/2016
5.0
tree service
 + -1 more
Extremely pleased with all of the work done!!! Incredibly impressed with the attention to detail and all of the clean up...they even cleaned my garage gutters!! Everything was soooo clean...there was not one branch or bit of anything left in the yard:) Very, very pleased and would HIGHLY recommend this service to everyone!!!
Description of Work: One tree removal with stump ground up, a very large tree in the back yard trimmed and bushes trimmed.
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Service Categories
Tree Service,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Landscaping,
Snow Removal,
Stone and Gravel,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Firewood
FAQ
A Cut Above Tree Service is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A Cut Above Tree Service accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
Yes, A Cut Above Tree Service offers free project estimates.
No, A Cut Above Tree Service does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, A Cut Above Tree Service does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, A Cut Above Tree Service offers emergency services.
No, A Cut Above Tree Service does not offer warranties.
A Cut Above Tree Service offers the following services: Bobcat Service, Stone Delivery, Lot Clearing, Snow Removal, Salting - Pet Friendly, Stump Grinding, Tree Topping, Fall Cleanup, Firewood Bundles and Sales. Tree Service, Tree and Stump Removal, Landscaping, Mowing, Weeding, 24-Hour Emergency Storm Damage Service