Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation

This company is always very efficient with their work.

As always, Dave and his crew do excellent work, are polite and clean up is great. There prices may be slightly high but their work is great. I have used them for at least 15 years.

My, oh my! My tree appears as if the individual(s) trimming it did so deliberately, with some eye-pleasing result in mind, rather than hacking away indiscriminately. Owner was knowledgeable and courteous, taking time to both listen and explain. He said it would be early March before the work could be completed. It was completed (during my absence) on March 6. All cleaned up and ready for Spring; saved from the AEP crews. I am a happy camper.

I received a very reasonable estimate for this service. The owner was friendly & conscientious, & the workers were exceedingly efficient. The work was done while I was away. There was absolutely no evidence that the workers had been there other than a beautifully trimmed tree! They took care of all the branches & brush. They cleaned up so well that I didn't see any saw dust when they were gone!

THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. IT WAS A BUSY TIME OF YEAR SO IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THEM TO GET OUT, BUT THEY WERE CLEAR ABOUT THAT WHEN WE CALLED THEM. HE WAS ALSO CLEAR ABOUT EXPLAINING THE WORK THAT HE WAS DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WASN'T MORE THAN WE WANTED DONE.

THE ESTIMATE WAS NOT VERY CLEAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE $115, AS I SAW $115 WRITTEN DOWN TWICE. I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE SUBTOTAL AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE TOTAL. THE WRITING WAS DIFFICULT TO READ. NEXT TIME I'LL ASK WHAT THE TOTAL IS BEFORE I SIGN OFF ON IT SO QUICKLY. I MIGHT HAVE HAD THE TREE TAKEN DOWN IF I'D REALIZED IT WAS GOING TO COST THAT MUCH TO REPAIR IT AND REPLACED IT WITH A TREE THAT I PREFERRED. RESPONSIVENESS WAS EXCELLENT AND WORK WAS WELL DONE. ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM AND WILL CALL THEM IN THE FUTURE AS MY PIN OAK NEEDS IRON NEXT SPRING AND AS I OBSERVED FROM THEIR WORK ON AN OAK DOWN THE ROAD, THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE TO FEED THE TREE THAT IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE.

VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROMPT. GAVE HONEST OPINION.

PROMPT. LOOKED AT ALL MY TREES. MADE RECOMMENDATIONS. NOTICED ISSUES THAT I HAD NOT.

THEY HAVE WORKED FOR US BEFORE. PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, FAIR & PROMPT.

THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE! THE WORKERS CUT DOWN 2 TREES THAT WERE APPROX 50-70 FT TALL, IN THE BACK YARD. YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE THERE. THEY CLEANED UP ALL THE MESS, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING. TWO WKS LATER, THE STUMPS WERE REMOVED, AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE THERE. THE OFFICE STAFF WAS EXCELLENT TOO. THEY WERE VERY PLEASANT EACH TIME WE CALLED, AND ANSWERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS. THIS COMPANY WILL GET ALL OUR TREE WORK NOW.

WORK WAS DONE AS REQUESTED. COST WAS REASONABLE.

DO NOT CONFUSE THIS EXCELLENT COMPANY WITH ANOTHER, SIMILARLY NAMED, COMPANY. AHLUM & ARBOR HAS DONE EXCELLENT WORK FOR US OVER MANY YEARS (TREATING, THINNING, ETC.), AND DOES NOT DO WORK THAT ISN'T NECESSARY. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, PROMPT. CLEAR QUOTES/EXPLANATIONS. WE WOULDN'T USE ANYONE ELSE!

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT PRUNING, AND THEY CLEAN UP REALLY WELL. THEY ARE HERE WHEN THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE. I'VE USED THEM FOR YEARS, AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY PLEASED.

COMPANY REGULARLY REMINDS US OF RX FOR DISEASE. ON TIME, PROMPT, GREAT CLEAN-UP-SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT CARE.

THEY WERE HERE WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER I CALLED THEM. THEY CHIPPED IT AND TOOK CARE OF IT FOR ME.

I HEARD THESE PEOPLE RECOMMENDED THROUGH UNIVERSITY HORTICULTURAL TYPES.

DAVID IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND WAS HELPFUL TO ME IN DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH OUR TREES. WORKERS WERE ON TIME AND CLEANED UP THEIR MESS. THEY ALSO, TRIMMED TO THE GROUND SUCKERS AROUND 3 CRAB APPLES WHICH I HADN'T EXPECTED, BUT WAS HAPPILY SURPRISED THAT THEY DID.

WE HAD ASKED TO HAVE ONE OF OUR TREES DIAGNOSED. THE CONDITION WAS IDENTIFIED AND THE TREATMENT RECOMMENDED. WE WERE TOLD THE OPTIMAL TIME FOR THE SERVICE WAS IN NOVEMBER, AND THEY WOULD CALL US BEFORE COMING. THEY DID NOT SHOW FOR THE SERVICE, AND THE TREE SPECIALIST WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS OR RESCHEDULE, DESPITE 5-6 CALLS. IN JANUARY, WE SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY WHO STATED THE TREE SPECIALIST SAID THE TREATMENT COULD BE DONE IN THE EARLY WINTER, AND THEY WOULD CALL US. AGAIN, SEVERAL CALLS TRANSPIRED. THEY LATER TOLD US THE OPTIMAL TIME WAS IN THE SPRING, BUT BY APRIL, I CONTACTED ANOTHER COMPANY WHO TOLD ME THE NOVEMBER TIME WAS THE BEST, AND THAT WE MISSED OUR OPPORTUNITY.

THE TREE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND THEIR WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND THEIR CLEAN UP WAS EXCELLENT!

THEY SUBMITTED A BID, AND AGREED TO DO THE WORK IN NOVEMBER, AND THEY NEVER SHOWED UP OR CALLED.

I HAD SPOKEN TO OTHER COMPANIES. AHLUM, IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST, VERY PROFESSIONAL!

THEY HAD SOMEONE COME OUT IN ADVANCE AND OFFER ALL OPTIONS AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS AND ADVICE FOR TREE CARE. THEY CAME ON TIME AND GOT THE WORK DONE. THEY ALSO REMOVED ALL LIMBS AND DEBRIS. I FEEL IT WAS AN EXCELLENT VALUE FOR THE QUALITY OF WORK. THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE.

THEY KNOCKED DOWN THE MAILBOX, BUT WAS HONEST ABOUT IT. THEY SAID WE COULD DEDUCT THE COST. WE DEDUCTED $20 INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE COST WHICH WAS $120 BECAUSE OF THEIR HONESTY.

I HAD USED THIS COMPANY IN A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES, THE LAST BEING AROUND 1994, AND WAS PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK. THEY DIDN'T DISAPPOINTMENT ME THIS TIME, EITHER! DAVE AHLUM IS VERY GOOD TO WORK WITH.

THE WORK WAS PERFORMED 2 MONTHS LATER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.