Shifflett Tree Svc

I hired Shifflett Tree Service to remove a tree in my front yard. Everything went very well.

We have many trees on our lot and have used Shifflett's for nearly 20 years. They are professional, reliable, and easy to work with. They do great work and clean up when they leave. We make a point of supporting local family-owned businesses and highly recommend them.

Admittedly, I did not hire this company to provide any service. However, my neighbor did. The trouble with this company is that while providing service for my neighbor, they totally disregarded their impact on my property, including: (1) leaving many fallen branches all over my lawn for me to clean up, (2) climbing my fence to get on my lawn to swing the ropes on my neighbor’s trees, and finally, (3) the worst offense, parking their vehicles on my lawn tearing up newly seeded grass that I spent hours hand sowing. Interestingly enough, I have signs (yes, that’s plural) next to where the newly seeded grass was laid down that say “do not drive or park on the grass” and yet this company‘s employees totally disregarded the signs. Either the employees can’t read or the employees are inconsiderate. I suspect it is the latter based on their collective actions. How hard is it to walk over and discuss needing to get access to my property to provide the service to their client, cleaning up any mess made and respecting multiple signs? For what it is worth, I don’t hold my neighbors responsible here. It is up to the company to make sure that in the performance of their service they don’t impact the neighbors of their clients. This company didn’t do that. This is a warning that you may have angry neighbors come after you if you hire this company as they employ people who are very disrespectful individuals.

They took down a dying ash for me and did a good job. There are a few big reasons I'm giving them a bad review. First, despite my specifically asking if a tree removal permit was required, they said no. They know better - I found out afterwards that a permit is required. I could have been fined a serious amount of $$$. They also recommended trimming my huge elm tree in July, but lucky for me two other tree companies told me that elms can only be trimmed in winter when they are dormant. Trimming elms when they have leaves risks Dutch Elm disease. Shifflett has been in business for a long time - surely they know better about all of the above. Really disappointed. In DC, both you as the homeowner and the tree service can get slapped with hefty fines (like $10K and up) for failing to apply for a permit to remove a tree. For a dead or dying tree, the permits are free. Adirondack Tree not only told me I had to get a permit, they also applied and got it for me. It took about 2 days. People may not know that in DC and other areas like Takoma Park, MD, you need a permit to remove trees, but a professional tree service should know and follow this law, it's there for a good reason. See ddot.dc.gov/page/tree-re… Beyond that, Shifflett's estimate that was way more than those from two other tree companies. I'm just lucky that I got other estimates - otherwise I would have paid far more, risked being fined for not having the required permit, and my elm tree could have gotten Dutch Elm disease due to Shifflet's negligence.

They recommended taking some large branches off and I had them implement their recommendation. The contractor provided an estimate quickly that was a fair price. This is a good contractor and good contractors stay busy. Also, they do emergency work, which was not my case, and the work can be impacted by the weather. With all those good things about them said, they call when an opening comes up. You have to be patient, but they do good work.

They are awesome to work with. The kept me informed from the day I hired them to the day they showed up to do the work. They were very efficient and did a great job. I asked that they leave behind some wood and they cut them in manageable sizes and stacked them. They clean up everything. Superb job! Highly highly recommend them!!! Thanks Ernest for a great job!

It went great, always is great - we have used them for years and they are not cheap but so helpful, kind and responsive!

They did a very nice job and cleaned up perfectly

Outstanding! The estimate was very reasonable. The crew showed up on time, completed their work in a timely and professional manner, and left our property clean.

The team arrived on date and time promised. They worked very quickly but always taking care to avoid dropping limbs on the neighbor's property or on other plants, mailboxes, etc. They cleaned up all the wood chips and left the site in very good shape.

TERRIFIC! I already recommended them to neighbors.

So fast, clean and professional. All work done between 8am-12pm.

We cannot say enough good things. Because we needed the work done quickly, we called 5 companies. We left 3 messages, one company said they'd call us back. Shifflet scheduled an estimate for the very next day. They showed up on time, gave us an estimate, and said they were sure they'd be able to get it done that week. Sure enough, they came out the very next day and went to work. They were done in about 45-50 minutes and took the time to explain everything they did. Since two stumps were in line with where we are putting in a fence, they said that if the fence company ran into any troubles, to call them and they'd come out the same day to fix any issues. Not sure how much more tree service we'll actually need, but whatever we need, we'll be calling this company. They just made customers for life.

They came on time and looked at my trees and said that they could do it for $5000. I had another company offer $1800 for one tree, so I agreed and gave $500 deposit. They could not start the project for a couple of weeks and in the interim I spoke to several people who told me that I was being charged a lot. I called Beautiful Country Landscape and they came out the same day and offered to take all 4 trees out for $1800, plus remove and grind the stumps the next day. I agreed and attempted to get my deposit back from Shifflett. The woman on the phone told me that I was the only person who had ever canceled after paying a deposit and I could not get my money back (although we were still 10 days out). She also said she would check to see if I could apply my $500 to another service and she would call me back, but never did. I was able to get my yard sodded and trees removed by Beautiful Country for less than Shifflett offered for just the trees. I consider it a lesson learned but will never do business with them again.

Great! A friendly family run business of long standing.. Owner and arborist granddaughter arrived to do the estimate. Got on the schedule and crew of approximately 10 arrived on appointed day, including owner & granddaughter. All work and cleanup done in a timely manner..

The work went well. I called the office and scheduled a visit for an estimate on February 24. Ernie Shifflett arrived on time to see the tree. Upon request, he prepared a written estimate. After comparing it to two other estimates, I called the office during the following week to schedule the work. A crew arrived on Monday morning, March 6 with an arborist. They trimmed the tree to the height that I requested and took away the branches removed.

Shifflett is family owned and run and they are great!

The Shifflett team was prompt to respond to our requests and efficiently performed what was asked.

We have used Shifflet's several times. We have lots of trees on our property that require ongoing maintenance. The crews get to work quickly and get the work done. Nice cleanup and they haul everything away. No complaints. Would recommend highly.

Great. This is a small family-owned company, and everyone is exceptionally pleasant and competent. I have been dealing with them for nearly three decades and I hope they stay in business for many more years.

Prompt and professional, reasonably priced. Have used Shifflett's Tree Service several times over many years and would highly recommend them.

They finished the job and even removed the branches fallen down in the yard during winter. They have all the tools and machinery needed to do the job. They are courteous, punctual, and very efficient. We are very happy with their service and would strongly recommend their service to others.

We were extremely pleased with the skill and professionalism shown by the team, which took down 3 extremely tall trees, of which two had very large-diameter trunks. They did this via a large crane and a team of about 10 personnel. The crane had to reach and swivel over our house to remove the tree parts from the property. All was accomplished efficiently, expertly, and safely -- without damage to our property or anyone on their team; moreover their team was courteous throughout the process. Well done!

Mr. Shifftlett, the company's owner, came to our home at the scheduled time, and gave us a very concise presentation of the work he would propose to do, based on a detailed list which we presented to him. Our list included a request for removal of one of the very large trees, which had been suggested, six month ago, by another company. He immediately told us that this was unnecessary, and that our tree was perfectly healthy. Mr. Shifftlett's knowledge and experience covers over 40 years. Though we had obtained two other estimates, we decided to sign the contract with him, because we felt very confident. On the day of the work, Mr. Shifftlett and his crew, composed of 8 workers, arrived on time, and immediately started working with the precision of a clock. The cut branches were ground up in a wood chipper, and all the debris was carefully removed from our yard. We have never had a crew work at this level of professionalism in our home before; they worked quietly and efficiently, and all the work was perfectly done in two hours. Undoubtedly they are head and shoulders above the competitors. We have no hesitation in recommending the Shifftlett Tree Service to our friends and neighbors.

Excellent job, quick, professional reasonnable price and left the site clean. The owner came for the estimate on a Sunday and they performed the job hthe next Friday just before the bidg snow storm. Very friendly team to work with and gave good advices on tree maintenance. I will get back to them for next job.