Butler & Sons Tree Service is a fully-insured, family owned company, and we have the right tools and qualified personnel to tackle any job, large or small, always with your needs in mind. I have been working in the field of Arboriculture for over 32 years. Free Evaluations and Estimates.
Business highlights
45 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Take Downs, Pruning, Cabling & Bracing, Planting & Transplanting.
The entire process was wonderful - from my communications with the office (Kathy), to the estimate meeting with Joe, to the actual work. Super professional and very thorough at every stage. I am planning to hire them again for a project in the spring.
Description of Work: Tree trimming and consultation
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
$1,725
Karen B.
08/2019
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Joe's initial consultation with me regarding the health of my trees and the scope of the work required was honest and thorough. Within a few days, Joe emailed me a quote and his prices were more than fair. Scheduling removal of a diseased 65 foot Norway Maple was easily handled over emails with Kathy, and the crew arrived early which I appreciated. The actual job was amazing to watch. Joe, David and Benjamin safely and efficiently took down and chipped that massive tree in about 5 hours, including cleaning the area and packing up their equipment. Afterward, Joe was kind enough to loan me his pitch fork so I could spread the chips on my property. Overall, I was extremely satisfied with the work of Butler & Sons. They are reliable, professional, knowledgeable and very friendly.
Description of Work: tree 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
Klazina G.
10/2017
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
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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
$1,800
Sheila R.
09/2017
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Great. And they were flexible about scheduling. The first date they proposed didn't work for us because we were going to be out of town, plus we really wanted to get the work done earlier because it looked like a big limb was about to fall at any moment, and they found an opening in their schedule a few weeks earlier than the original date.
Description of Work: Cut down two large trees. Pruned limbs from another tree. Cut down a smaller evergreen.
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
John R.
06/2017
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
The 3 member crew did a masterful job. They began by setting up barricades to prevent harming the surrounding area and took care not to destroy a lawn that was in their path of work. David, the member of the crew who cut the sections of the tree and attached them to the rope and guided them to the ground spent the entire day on that tree. No small feat in itself! The other members of the crew spent the day carrying enormous sections up a set of stairs to the collection area on a driveway. We watched them lift those tree sections with disbelief. The following email we wrote them summarizes our take on how it went. The photos referred to are included below in the Photos section of this appraisal: Hi Kathy, Thank you for the terrific job your company did for us. We couldn't have been more pleased with the work from start to finish. The men were organized and efficient in their work, herculean in their efforts to avoid harming anything in their wake, and meticulous about cleaning up once the work was completed. We will enthusiastically recommend you to anyone wanting similar services. Here are a couple of photos of Davey displaying skills (and courage!) that made us hold our breaths. I wish I'd taken some of the other men carrying those enormous logs on their shoulders up the stairs!!!
Description of Work: A 95 foot pine tree was cut down. The tree was in a restricted area that made it impossible to use a crane to assist in the operation. One of the three members of the crew climbed the tree and cut the tree down in pieces. The tree was in the middle of a perennial garden so they had to take great precautions to control where the cut sections of the tree landed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,500
Sarah F.
08/2016
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I was able to easily schedule an estimate and I received the estimate via email with a few days. Everything was communicated clearly through email, including proof of insurance, scheduling, what to expect on the day of. The crew arrived as scheduled and the work was done quickly and with minimal mess left over. My daughter loved watching the trees fall and nothing hit our house! The price was lower than other estimates. Our neighbor recommended Butler to us and we recommend them to you!
Description of Work: We needed 15 trees removed, down to the stump.
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
$1,750
Tom L.
08/2016
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
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Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
james C.
05/2016
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
very nice, professional, they know trees, no worry aqrbor service have asked them to stop by every six months and mantain these trees My comment: A very friendly and professional arborist company; on the job on time - they do what they say they will do, and take real pride in their work. Now the tree looks great!
Description of Work: trimmed tree and taught us how to help a tree to do well
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
Grace O.
03/2016
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Joe Butler and his crew did a superior job. He explained what he was going to do, introduced me to each of his crew members and asked if I had any questions or concerns. It took the whole day to cut down the multi-leader tree. Very prompt and professional. The crew was very cautious and safety was never an issue. They had everything under control. I was so impressed with the whole job. They cleaned up and did not leave any debris. I would recommend Butler and Sons to anyone. They were excellent in every aspect. Thank you Joe.
Description of Work: Cut down large multi-leader tree.
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
$1,700
Kathleen C.
02/2016
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
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Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700
A David B.
10/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They are very professional and did an excellent job. They even removed a pile of old branches that the utility company had left behind, at no extra charge. When we came home from work at the end of the day, I was amazed by how effectively they had cleaned up after themselves. They didn't leave behind a twig, a leaf, or even a piece of sawdust. The tree that was removed was too close to the foundation to make stump grinding possible, but they cut it down all the way to the ground so there's almost no stump anyway. And the tree that was trimmed looks great, they took off only what was necessary so the tree should remain nice and healthy. We are very happy with the results.
Description of Work: Took down large cherry tree at front right corner of house, prune back large river birch off house for added clearance, remove all resulting wood, brush & debris
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
$650
Betsy B.
06/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I expected them to come with all sorts of ladders, but the man just rappelled up into the giant tree like a Ninja with ropes, and brought down the branch. They trimmed and trimmed and TRIMMED the trees, and then brought the chipper, ground everything up, raked everything, shoveled every leaf and twig and sawdust, like they were never there. Extremely professional and neat workmanship. Much appreciated!
Description of Work: They trimmed back my walnut and magnolia tree away from our house and the house next door, and took down a broken branch that was hooked and hanging over the back yard from an enormous maple tree.
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
$600
Gary W.
03/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They did a wonderful job. Everything was cleaned up, nothing was damaged, they did everything that was expected.
Description of Work: Butler and Sons removed four large oak trees and several smaller pine 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
$5,000
Klazina G.
12/2014
5.0
lawn service, tree service
+ 0 more
The work was done in 2 days. The men were very professional, after everything was done they cleaned the yard and made sure my neighbor's yard was clean as well.
Description of Work: Remove a large maple tree from our back yard. Planted a new smaller tree and pruned some fruit 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
$2,800
Fonda O.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They came and cleared it beautifully and I never had to take off work and no mess to clean up. I thought the price was very reasonable for a job I could never do myself.
Description of Work: They came and took an estimate once I described over the phone I just wanted to clear the tree limbs hanging onto my garage and limbs hanging over wires, etcetera. I could tell the owner underwood what we needed. There was only a small yard area to work in surrounded by a fence.
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
$600
Katherine P.
08/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They were very punctual and professional and did a great job removing our trees.
Description of Work: removed a broken branch that was leaning on our neighbors tree (this was a quick emergency service) and later remove the entire tree and some others that were dead.
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
$1,750
LESLIE H.
07/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Their scheduling was pretty easy. They are very honest. I would ask him why he was doing things and he would explain them professionally. I appreciated his knowledge base. He would explain why he would carefully remove a limb. I asked him to look at some things at my church and he's been great about advising me.
Description of Work: They've pruned mature trees and specimen 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
Susan M.
07/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Joe Butler and his crew did an amazing job at our house. We had a giant tree come down during the July 3 microburst. Joe came the next day, on the July 4 holiday, as soon as the live wire was removed, and began removing the tree so that NStar could reach our house and restore power. Over the next couple of days, he and his crew removed every bit of wood, every leaf and branch, leaving our yard spotless! This is a conscientious, honest and professional family-owned business and I highly recommend them.
Description of Work: Removed a large, old tree that fell during a storm.
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
$1,600
Bruce C.
03/2014
5.0
lawn service, tree service
+ 0 more
It is a small family-owned business. He is very hardworking, he has a good crew, and nice people that work with him. He does a great job, he is very community service oriented, he does things in the community of Watertown. Some people are just hackers on trees and bushes, but he knows how to prune. I have a woody garden so I plant so many trees in my little planting land. He gets it and he loves pruning work and stuff like that. He shows up on time. He is a nice guy. They take time to look and see what they are doing. They know how to step back and they really put in a solid day's work.
Description of Work: Joe Butler Tree Service does tree trimming, yard work, etc.
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
Trevor R.
11/2013
5.0
lawn service, tree service
+ 0 more
Great service, highly recommend. They did a great job and had reasonable prices. Joe was very knowledgeable about tress, listened to what we wanted and asked questions. Kathleen was always available on email and responded quickly. Their crew was polite, took proper safety precautions and were very competent. We used the backyard of a neighbor behind us. I was very pleased to see that the crew did an impeccable job of cleaning all debris and leaves. Also, they were forthright with insurance, added us to their insurance certificate for the job, and they carried required workers comp insurance; not everyone carried this though. This was a huge point for us and other tree services we interviewed weren't as forth coming about insurance.
Description of Work: Removed large trees and saplings from steeply sloping backyard.
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
$3,200
Judy W.
10/2013
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They came to do the estimate in a few day. The owner seemed very knowledgeable. The quote was comparable with other providers but we decide to go with them because the owner seems to know more and was very professional. The scheduling was relatively easy through email. On the day of work, they came on time and was professional. I cam back later that evening and the job was done as proposed. The yard was clean. Would definitely use them again.
Description of Work: They came to take one large branch off a tall tree and trim few other branches away from the house
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
$850
Yasmina S.
09/2013
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Joe came immediately to give an estimate when I called. He was very knowledgeable about tree species and care. When his team came to prune, the job was done beautifully, in good time, and the clean up was perfect. I would hire this tree service above others as I have used many in the past and the work, price, and courtesy of Butler and Sons is outstanding.
Description of Work: In our condominium courtyard, Joe and his team pruned several Norway maples, an ash tree and several tall pines. They also took down a dying maple.
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
$3,800
Susan R.
06/2013
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Butler and Sons was prompt, quick, and affordable. They didn't leave a mess and were in and out before i knew it. I would definitively recommend them to friends.
Description of Work: Removed a dead hanging 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
$250
Response from Butler & Sons Tree Svc
Thank you for the wonderful review, customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Dean S.
02/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Quick to get a estimate. Price seemed fair. Scheduled pretty easy. Team showed up on time. Completed project efficiently. Only hitch is that you deal with a second vendor for stump removal which means you are coordianting two quotes, two vendors, two sets of phone calls. Stump removal went well. Would use Butler and Sons again.
Description of Work: Ten medium sized trees removed from backyard. Not huge trees, but not small either.
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
$2,800
IAN C.
04/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
4 people arrived on time. They had called the night before to confirm. The trees were carefully rigged and dropped as planned. No damage. The team avoided damaging shrubs around the base of the tree. All waste was removed. The weather was nasty and rainy. They were skilled in their craft. No heavy equipment was used. Safety equipment was used. Very happy.
Description of Work: Remove 2 large Pine trees leaning toward house. Prune large dead limb from Ash tree over shed.
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FAQ
Butler & Sons Tree Svc is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Monday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Butler & Sons Tree Svc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Butler & Sons Tree Svc offers free project estimates.
No, Butler & Sons Tree Svc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Butler & Sons Tree Svc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Butler & Sons Tree Svc offers emergency services.
No, Butler & Sons Tree Svc does not offer warranties.
Butler & Sons Tree Svc offers the following services: Take Downs, Pruning, Cabling & Bracing, Planting & Transplanting.