This pro has maintained an average of 4.5+ stars throughout their time with Angi.
About us
Princeton Tree Care is based in Mercer County in Princeton New Jersey. Our mission is the genuine care of our life giving trees. Professional service to our clients is our highest mission. The Princeton Tree Care experience enhances lives, improves community and fulfills even the unexpressed wishes and needs of our planet.
After Sandy in Princeton, New Jersey, a father and son armed with their camping axes took to the streets of their neighborhood to assist in clearing downed trees from across driveways. What started as an act of service quickly grew into a passion. Princeton Tree Care was formed in 2013, set on becoming one of New Jersey's premier tree care services.
Our philosophies are focused on proper tree care and health.
Through proper care, we can extend the stay of our valuable life
giving trees. Utilizing proactive maintenance and pruning techniques, we greatly increase our safety while helping to protect the structure of our timber friends.
Business highlights
13 years of trusted experience
LGBTQ+ Friendly
Se Habla Español
Family Owned & Operated
Emergency Services Offered
Eco Friendly
Services we offer
We offer a full line of tree care and removal services.
Services we don't offer
Tree carving. We'll give it a shot, although the artwork will be on par with a preschooler equipped with a crayon.
They are extremely good at what they do. They climb rather than use a cherry-picker, and if like I you have a small yard where it would be difficult or impossible to get a truck in, this is the way to go. Cleaned everything up afterwards, cut branches to a length I can use in woodstove.
Description of Work: Removed limbs from 100+ foot oak. Taking it down in stages
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
$1,399
ELIZABETH P.
06/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
went very well-price reasonable -very neat and professional
Description of Work: Took down two large pine trees-removal of lower limbs over home and power lines-selectively pruned branches from lead over home also removed part of the trunk-applied treatment in trunk hollow for ants-took down part of tree to V of trunk
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
$2,405
Alex L.
06/2015
1.0
tree service
+ -1 more
The initial response was quick enough. Received both an email and vm from this company to setup my appointment for 4/24/2015 at 2:00 PM. I replied and confirmed the date and time on email 12 minutes after I received their email. No one showed up for the scheduled appointment. No phone calls to re-schedule. No emails to re-schedule. Never heard back from them. I can understand if they had a problem with their schedule on the date of the appointment. All they had to do was email or call me to re-schedule. This was just plain unprofessional on their part. I would not use them again in the future.
Description of Work: Provide estimate on pruning of 4 maple trees in front of our house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Princeton Tree Care
Mr [member name removed]. Your confirmation email was received and I failed to enter your appointment into my calendar. I am sorry for the oversight and did not mean to waste your time. We regrettably lost an opportunity to work with you in the care of your trees. - Tim
Andrew H.
06/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
The team arrived promptly in the morning and spent the entire day (until very late) completing the work. They were very courteous and professional. After contacting them a couple of days later to let them know that additional pruning was required, they came out to fix. The work completed on the removal of a very large tree and the subsequent stump grinding was done incredibly well. Overall an outstanding job.
Description of Work: Removed 4 trees, including a large tree and ground the stump. Also pruned back limbs.
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
$2,300
Shigeru M.
06/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Without bringing in any heavy equipments on our yard, the crew of light foot prints did an excellent job of trimming dead or unwanted branches of our several tall trees. They hauled away all the trimmed branches and left the job site very clean. Due to the number of trees that required attention and the fertilizer service we reqeusted, the coupon covered about half of the total price, but we felt that given the amount of job they accompliched, the cost was fair.
Description of Work: Trimmed or removed the dead and unwanted branches of trees on our yeard.
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
$2,700
Donna M.
06/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Did everything per estimate wonnderful to work with, cleaned up everything.
Description of Work: Pruned beech tree and treated for carpenter ants also took down a dogwood that was dying.
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
$1,400
Tom P.
05/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Service was excellent. Tim was the most professional and knowledgable service professional I've worked with since we moved in. He and his team made quick and tidy work of a large project and I will happily have them back to perform other tree work when needed.
Description of Work: Pruned our giant maple, took down 8 living pines in our yard, and ~25 or so dead ones along our property line. Grinded all the stumps.
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
$13,090
Response from Princeton Tree Care
Mr.[Member name removed], Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to care for your beautiful landscape. It was our pleasure and we appreciate you recommending us and we look forward to meeting you again. -Team PTC
Buford L.
05/2015
4.0
tree service
+ -1 more
OK. The crew - three men - showed up on time and went right to work. Three men with saws and ladders and a stake-bed truck were the crew. The deal was listed as '50% off' tree removal and clearing of all debris. They made quick work of the two trees and were able to get the brush into the truck. As they began attacking the larger tree one of them asked if I could dispose of the brush as the truck was full. I replied no - our township has picky rules about tree and brush disposal which was why I hired somebody. He asked if I could call a local dump to see if they could dump a load there; I replied that I was in the middle of a project, and shouldn't that be your job? The end result was that the trees were removed but a) lots of logs remained (not that big of a deal, I can use it for firewood), b) several loads of brush and branches were left behind which I had to pay later to have removed, and c) they left behind a number of tools (which hey, free tools, but I didn't find them until later after they'd rusted and could have been quite a hazard if they'd been mowed over). After the work had been performed I contacted a local tree service to get an estimate on another tree of the same size in a similar location. The quote was within $100 of this price but included a) a cherry-picker truck, b) guaranteed removal of all debris, c) the work was to be completed within 3 hours whereas this took close to 8. Kind of a no-brainer there, no?
Description of Work: Removed one large and several smaller trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
2.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
$1,200
Jeannie J.
05/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They did a great job. They had a great attitude and I would use them again. I would highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I purchased a deal for a professional tree removal crew.
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
$1,399
Thomas C.
04/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Tim came out and talked about their services. We asked for an estimate for making sure anything over the house was pruned as well as performing any maintenance needed for the health and safety of our trees. He took some time walking through our yard and provided a detailed estimate. The estimate listed each tree with his suggestions on what needed to be done to each. We were able to see the price by tree to help us decide what we would have done. The crew started work the following Monday. Shaun and his team did a great job and were efficient and professional at all times. They took great care of our yard. In fact, the yard was cleaner than when they started! We will be using them again for regular maintenance.
Description of Work: Cut down 4 trees, performed pruning on approximately 22 trees, applied organic fertilizer to tree roots
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
$7,000
Response from Princeton Tree Care
(removed member name), thank you for the kind words. You and your wife were great to work with. You have a beautiful landscape around your home and we thank you for partnering with us in the ongoing care of your trees. We appreciate the relationship.
Gwendaline D.
04/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
The initial date of service had to be rescheduled due to weather conditions. The rescheduled date arrived and the crew was prompt and worked hard. The work was completed by the next morning and the area was left very clean. We are happy with the service provided.
Description of Work: Cut large sycamore greet 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
$1,200
Response from Princeton Tree Care
Thank you (removed member name) for the kind words. We appreciate you in giving us the opportunity.
Thomas L.
04/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
These guys were great from start to finish. Highly recommend. Was so glad I could trust our wide variety of trees to them!
Description of Work: Took care of every tree in an exapansive Princeton yard including some very large trees that probably haven't been trimmed in years.
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
$8,000
Response from Princeton Tree Care
Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to work on your beautiful landscape. It was our pleasure and we look forward to working for you again.
Paula T.
03/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Awesome. Tim was extremely helpful and accommodating. The crew was efficient and very professional. They did a great job cleaning up. And bonus was they cut the limbs down for firewood.
Description of Work: The crew cut back 3 big trees on my property.
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
$750
Joel M.
03/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
It was fine. They did a great job. They came out right away to do the estimate. I had more work done than what was covered by the big deal. The scheduling was a problem on my part because I was going away. I wanted to be here when they did it so we did a week later. They were very professional and did a great job. It was a great bargain. I get my trees trimmed every three or four years so I’ll probably be calling them back to do it again.
Description of Work: They did a major trim back on my two trees on my property. They put some stakes into the ground to put some intrusion closure to the trees to help them grow and maintain their health.
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
$400
Trevor P.
02/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
We have used them three times in the past year. They are friendly, professional, punctual, super neat and safe. They removed trees hanging over our pool and you couldn't even tell that they were there. Highly recommend.
Description of Work: Felled and removed three large 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
$1,500
Robert O.
01/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
The team arrived early in the morning and got the job done quickly and professionally. It was amazon how fast they got the five giant pine trees down in one day. The team returned on the second day to remove all the trunks and prune the large oak tree. They raised the tree canopy and cleared all the dead limbs. They left the yard very clean and tidy.
Description of Work: Removed 5 pine trees and pruned one large oak 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
$4,000
Judith L.
01/2015
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They were fine. They were prompt. We would up having more done than we expected. We didn't use the guy we usually use. He had to climb a tree and the guy that we usually use doesn't climb the trees anymore because he is older. He couldn't get his equipment, the one that has the bucket that will rise up, through the car port and he had to take down the fence. He could have taken down the fence but it was too high and it wouldn't fit under the car port and he wouldn't go take down the fence on the other side of the house. I don't know why but he didn't want to so we had Princeton Tree Service and they sent 3 guys out. At least one of them climbed the tree to prune the branches. It was pretty substantial. They had men that actually climbed the trees to do the work without the equipment. They couldn't get it through either.
Description of Work: We had a small apple tree and 3 spruces removed and 2 trees pruned by Princeton Tree Service. They didn't remove the stumps of the spruces, but they removed all the brush and everything.
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
$3,000
Constance P.
11/2014
3.0
tree service
+ -1 more
He was very prompt in calling and showing up. His estimate was beautiful but it was more than I intended to spend to clean up the yard. I will not be moving forward at this point.
Description of Work: $1,399 for 3-Person Professional Tree Crew, Tree Service, and Debris Removal for a Day
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,399
Response from Princeton Tree Care
I appreciate the invitation to provide you with an assessment. It is unfortunate that these life giving trees can be a considerable investment to maintain and care for. I shared with you a detailed outline of all the tree care needed. With close to 20 trees on the assessment, the cost for structural pruning, tree removal and safety pruning, the cost can become significant. Given the opportunity, we would have been pleased to outline the most pressing care needed, selecting part of a larger project to allow for the project to stay within the parameters of your budget. Please let me know if you would be interested in further discussing your options.
andrew T.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
It went fine. They got it done quickly and efficiently. No complaints at all.
Description of Work: Cut down a large tree near the garage.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$199
Dylan W.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
It went well. Someone came to the house before the job and said they could not remove all the dead trees with 3 men in a day, so we paid the extra $600 for 3 more men, and we also decided to pay an extra $450 for some stumps to be removed the following day. Although it cost more than we were expecting, we were very happy with everything.
Description of Work: Cut down dead trees, some tree trimming and stump removal.
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
$2,500
NANCY F.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Purchased Big Deal on Angie's list, plus contracted for another day of work. Contacted promptly upon purchase and crew arrived several days later as planned. They worked efficiently, and cleaned up well. They limbed a large ash that was not in great health and we will reassess to see if it recovers in next year. The large limbs were cut into logs and neatly stacked where I requested so they can be split next year. As they were finishing up the first day and still had some time left (3 men x 8 hrs), they trimmed the trees and bushes away from the house. They also did a walk-through of the rest of the property to see what other work was needed. We agreed on the price and they returned a few days later to complete the second job. All twigs,cuttings, etc, were raked clean.
Description of Work: Cleaned up trees of dead branches and limbed a large tree to try and save it.
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
$3,000
Ryan D.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They performed the work as described. They were easy to communicate with. They are quick to respond via email or phone call. They followed up after the service to ensure that I was satisfied. We discussed future work and they gave me estimates. I will definitely reach out to them in the future.
Description of Work: They cut down trees that were near my house. I wanted to lessen the danger to my house from a tree falling during a storm.
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
$1,399
Andrea R.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Chip, from Princeton Tree Service, arrived right on time, but unfortunately, I was told one of their trucks broke down on the Interstate on the way to my house. Not a problem for me because I had cleared my schedule for the day and Chip promised the entire job would get down no matter what time they finished up. He immediately put me at ease. He, along with Luis and Chris were such gentlemen and knew their business. Any questions I had were answered very much to my satisfaction. They got to work right away and didn't stop. The 2 tallest trees took the most time, of course. Luis and Chris each spent most of the day up in those trees creating a beautiful canopy. Boy, what a job that was! I didn't realize how much better my property would look after the job was done. The other trees that did not require them climbing to do the work were pruned and shaped to perfection. These guys were GREAT!!!
Description of Work: 3 technicians from Princeton Tree Service came out to my home to trim, prune & shape all the trees on my property, 2 of which are twice as tall as my home!
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
$1,399
Yun Z.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
A few pear trees in our backyard needed to be trimmed back, so I contacted Princeton Tree Care and a couple of other tree service companies I found on Angie's list. Princeton Tree Care called me right back and scheduled to come out for an estimate. Sean came out to do the estimate, he was very pleasant and courteous. I received the written estimate in 2 days. I also got an estimate from another company, but decided to go with Princeton Tree Care for two main reasons: they were efficient, professional, and responsive; I told them I have a budget and can only do part of the work now, they were okay with doing one part and matched the price of another company. Sean came out with a crew of 2 to do the job, and again they were professional and did a good job cleaning up after they were done. I was told the stump grinding would be done by a different crew and on a different day, and I was okay with that. I did have to make a couple of calls when they did not show up on the day they were supposed to come. They were apologetic and gave me a new date and they came and completed the job. Overall, I am very satisfied with their work, and will go to them when I need to have the other trees trimmed.
Description of Work: Trim 2 trees, grind 2 stumps
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
Joseph D.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Overall the service was quickly scheduled and completed. There was only 1 concern that resulted in a B in resposniveness. We scheduled a time for a rep to come out and meet with my wife to review what needed to be done (12:30 on a Friday). At 12:15 we recieved a message that the rep was double booked and would not be able to make a 12:30 appt. Luckily he was available later in the day and my wife was still able to meet him. I understand conflicts arise, but the more notice than 15 minutes should be given. We are very happy with the service that was provided.
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Service Categories
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FAQ
Princeton Tree Care is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Princeton Tree Care accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
Yes, Princeton Tree Care offers free project estimates.
Yes, Princeton Tree Care offers eco-friendly accreditations.
Yes, Princeton Tree Care offers a 10% senior discount.
Yes, Princeton Tree Care offers emergency services.
No, Princeton Tree Care does not offer warranties.
Princeton Tree Care offers the following services: We offer a full line of tree care and removal services.
Tree carving. We'll give it a shot, although the artwork will be on par with a preschooler equipped with a crayon.