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The Davey Tree Expert Company

Tree Service, Lawn Fertilization & Treatment

About us

Call today for a free consultation. Our team of certified arborists provides expert tree services, trimming, removals, insect and disease prevention and more. All Davey Tree specialists are licensed, bonded and insured and committed to personalized client service and accomplishing your property goals. Contact us today to get started!

Business highlights

145 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Annual Tree Care Maintenance, Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Shrub Pruning, Cabling & Bracing, Tree Planting, Tree Fertilization, Insect and Disease Management.

Services we don't offer

Lawn Care Services, Residential Snow Removal, and Residential Mowing

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.7144 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
81%
4
8%
3
2%
2
3%
1
6%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.8
value
4.5
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.7
punctuality
4.8
Showing 76-100 of 144 reviews

Richard O.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They did a very good job. I have no idea how their price would compare with others. I would rate them highly and would use them again in the future if necessary.
Description of Work: I used The Davey Tree Co - Gaithersburg to remove a tree that fell into my neighbor’s backyard.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Michael Z.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
This company was extremely professional and I have already recommended them to my neighbors. Care of trees sent an arborist to discuss our needs, field our questions, and provide an estimate. Within 2 weeks, they sent a large work team in the early morning hours with up to date equipment, QUIETLY completed the work, and thoroughly cleaned up. They were friendly, professional, and accomodating, even helped with a small task not on the list! Care of Trees is a GEM--use them when you can! [I contrast the service we received with recent experiences by adjacent neighbors after the hurricane. They used another service--with noisy and inconsiderate workers dropping down tree limbs and leaves (and then themselves) into our back yard without discussion or prenotification.]
Description of Work: Trimmed a large cherry tree in front which was near power lines and stopping growth of front lawn and azaleas underneath, cut down a hickory tree which was too close to our home, staked an evergreen on the side, and trimmed azalae shrubs clearing branches but leaving green at tops so they can regenerate.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$525

JEANNE L.
08/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It took them a long time to finish the job. It took seven weeks to finish the job. They did a great job at the work. I was not pleased with the salesman who would not return my calls. I would recommend them and would use them again.
Description of Work: They came and cut down trees and trimmed some other trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Bonnie P.
06/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I have used them a couple of times and have spent a total of $2000 with them. They are professional and know what they are doing. They are just very good at what they do and the price is reasonable. They wanted the work; when you call them, they call you back.
Description of Work: I have used The Davey Tree Company and the most recent time they did work for me was about a year ago. They removed the trees from a wooded area from the back of my house. They also took limbs off of the trees; basically tree care.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Denise B.
06/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
We had them come and help us take care of some oak trees that looked unhappy as we wanted them to be happy. We were very pleased with them. They were great and we will use them again in the future.
Description of Work: We have used the services of The Davey Tree Company – Gaithersburg a year and a half ago. They fed fertilizers to the trees that had been strained by the drought in the years before we lived here. They also did some tree removal.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

ANNIE H.
05/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The arborist who came seemed very knowledgeable. The price was better than the other place. The overall job experience was great. They came when they were supposed to come and they did all their work. They cleaned up all the branches and everything. There was nothing that was damaged which is unusual. It was good and it cost us $2300. I think we will use their services again.
Description of Work: We used the services of The Care of Trees – Gaithersburg on May 2nd. They cut down a tree and ground a stump. They went up high and took care of some trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,300

Michael K.
04/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Arborist they sent to consult was helpful and arrived 15 minutes ahead of scheduled time. We spent 30 minutes looking at trees on the property. He answered my questions and suggested things I should do including trimming but did not push having his company perform the work. In the end he asked what I'd like to do and, when I said fertilization, didn't offer anything else...something I appreciated.
Description of Work: Provide deep root fertilization for 4 trees and a laurel hedge using organic ingredients. I signed a contract but they have not yet performed service.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$285

ELLEN L.
04/2011
4.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The arborist gave us an estimate for removing a large tree. The estimate and the costs were a match. The crew arrived on time and removed the tree. We asked for firewood to be left. They left the entire tree trunk and all major limbs in very large pieces. I was told by the crew that if they removed the wood, there would be an extra charge because I had asked for firewood. Several shrubs were damaged in the process of the removal. The arborist came out again and said that there would be no charge for the removal of the wood. I did not pursue reimbursement for the shrubs. A crew came out and removed much of the wood. We hired someone to split the rest. If we had been informed about what "firewood" would look like, we could have had one trip instead of three. I have used this company on two other occasions. The crews are professional and competent. In all but one instance, they arrived on schedule. In one case, the workman did not bring adequate chemicals for the treatment so had to return a second time. The arborist is outstanding - personable, helpful knowledgeable. The first week in April, the crew arrived so late that we had to tell them to stop the work because we were expecting guests. The office staff is different than the crews. I have found the office personnel to be abrupt and not helpful. In early April, I called the office in the early afternoon to inquire about a crew that was scheduled to arrive in the morning. When I asked when I might expect them to arrive, I was told, "I have no idea." This is my idea of good service. It is neither a helpful nor a courteous response. Because of the excellent and competent crews and the arborist, I would recommend this company. I do so with reservations because of the office staff.
Description of Work: We have used this company three times. Once, a large tree was removed. The second service was injecting a tree to minimize fruiting. The third service was trimming two trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500

Rupa D.
03/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
all i had to was call - they came and sprayed when I wasn't home - and NO crazy caterpillar infestation! They contacted me again a year later to schedule the yearly service, so I didn't have to remember. I am very happy with their service and plan to use them yearly for as long as I live in this house.
Description of Work: sprayed the trees in my backyard to stop the caterpillar infestation

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

Robert S.
03/2011
5.0
lawn service, tree service
  + 0 more
It has turned out very well. They are every reliable. They do a god job. They are professional. They know the business. The know trees and lawn. They know exactly how to go about it. There are a lot of people in the tree field that do not know what they are doing and Davey tree does.
Description of Work: We have two houses and they have worked at both. They have done lawn work and tree work including taking care of trees that have problems, bringing them back to health, Taking down trees and trimming. They have done a lot of lawn things as well including fertilizing insect treatments and disease treatment.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jonathan A.
09/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were very responsive and had good prices. The staff was good. They don't destroy the place when they're trying to do the work. I'd recommend them to anybody. I went to five companies and chose them.
Description of Work: They cut down two trees, trimmed two trees, and did some tree maintenance.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,800

Richard O.
09/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The tree had fell during a storm. They are very reasonable, and they do a good job. I have compared them to others, and they are very well priced.
Description of Work: I hired The Davey Tree Expert to remove one tree and cut branches off of another.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500

Sara C.
08/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were awesome. They came out and sent a certified arborist, which was helpful. They spent a long time talking about each tree with me. They were in the middle of the three estimates I got. They were expedient. They were really good about coming out quickly to take care of hte branches. They are very knowledgeable about what they do.
Description of Work: They came and pruned all my large trees and some of my smaller trees. We were doing a renovation at the time, so they cut off some large branches of my oak tree. They also fertilized some of my large trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,000

susan F.
07/2010
4.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They did a good job for me and they were also early.
Description of Work: They cut down two large trees, grounded the stumps, and took everything away.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

$900

Dominique M.
07/2010
5.0
lawn treatment, tree service
  + 0 more
They have done the lawn application service for the last couple of years. The price varied from $35-$150 based on the service they did. They by far beat everybody's estimate for trees. They were really knowledgeable about what we needed to do for the trees.
Description of Work: We use The Davey Tree Expert for lawn service. They have also done tree service for us also.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Joy W.
05/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They had come out when they said they would, and did the work professionally. They had also cleaned up after themselves. They were great.
Description of Work: We used The Care Of Trees for tree service. They pruned some trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

JOSH B.
04/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Expensive. But every member of the team was polite and professional. They really made an effort to please - and did a great job cleaning up the front and back yards afterward. I recommended them to a friend who also was very pleased with the experience.
Description of Work: Thinned out old, towering oak trees. Cabled one near top to reduce chance of split. Expensive. But every member of the team was polite, professional and really made an effort to please - and did a great job cleaning up the front and back yards afterward.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,200

Adrienne P.
11/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They seem to do the work well. They are very good about sending out newsletters about the time of year and things that you should be watching out for, for you trees. The trees are still standing, so I feel they did a good job.
Description of Work: They fertilize the trees, have done some pruning and have done some anchoring/bracing of tree limbs.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Alan F.
11/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The Arborist that comes around to do the estimates has been with them for years. They always show up on time and work pretty efficiently. The Arborists all seem very knowledgeable. They do pretty good cleanup and I will continue to use them.
Description of Work: I've used them for a number of years to take care of my trees. They were here just yesterday to cut down a big tree. I've used them for fertilizing, trimming, spray for pesticides and insecticides and to take out trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,100

Steve P.
11/2009
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
They have always been efficient and timely. When they said they were going to be here, they came out on time. When they had someone come out to look at the trees, they were very efficient. They may be a little more expensive then other companies that do the same work. We have even recommended them to other people.
Description of Work: We continue to have them come to do pest control services quarterly.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

cheryl B.
11/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I go to Care of Trees because of the quality of work. They follow up and have great customer service when you call. They come when they say they are going to and finish when they say the work will be done. I'll continue to use them.
Description of Work: Their Arborist has come out to give me advice and to do trimming. I use this company because I depend on their expertise. They did work on 5 Specimen my trees.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Irene C.
09/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They sprayed some of my trees. I called them. They showed up the same day and sprayed the same day. Their prices were reasonable.
Description of Work: The care of trees is a tree service I used in early August.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$160

Lynn C.
09/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
What I ecspecially liked is that they recomended an outside firm to preform a test on one of our trees to determine if there was extensive root damage. Because it was an outside company, there would have been no conflict of intrest and because of this they got our respect. We are going to go ahead and have them preform some routine maintenence on our trees, that we haven't scheduled yet.
Description of Work: They gave us an estimate on pruning and recabiling some very old, large trees on our property.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

David F.
06/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The work went well. They were good, helpful and responsive. They went above and beyond their duty to help us with the problem. We were staying right in the border and don't know which rules apply.
Description of Work: The Care of Trees removed three trees and pruned some others. There was a permit required from the city and we were right on the line so it was very unclear. They topped it smoothing their way over.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000

jane R.
04/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The work was fine. They called the gas company and took care of everything.
Description of Work: They came and decided they should not chop down one tree because it was going to fall down anyway, they fertilized one tree and explained the disease of another tree to me. They also took out bush roots for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700


Service hours

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 - 12:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Licensed*

Trade License Number
895
Trade License Locale
Maryland

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
No
Use Green Products or Work Practices
Yes
State Contractor License Requirements

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*Contact business to see additional licenses.


Service Categories

Tree Service,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment

FAQ

The Davey Tree Expert Company is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.

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 - 12:00 PM

The Davey Tree Expert Company accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, The Davey Tree Expert Company offers free project estimates.
Yes, The Davey Tree Expert Company offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, The Davey Tree Expert Company does not offer a senior discount.
No, The Davey Tree Expert Company does not offer emergency services.
Yes, The Davey Tree Expert Company offers warranties.
The Davey Tree Expert Company offers the following services: Annual Tree Care Maintenance, Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Shrub Pruning, Cabling & Bracing, Tree Planting, Tree Fertilization, Insect and Disease Management.
Lawn Care Services, Residential Snow Removal, and Residential Mowing

Service hours

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 - 12:00 PM