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Arbor Care/SavATree

Tree Service, Lawn and Yard Work, Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,

About us

Arbor Care, Inc. is a locally owned and operated professional tree service company. Our focus is on superior work quality and outstanding customer satisfaction. To achieve and maintain these objectives, we employ 9 ISA Certified Arborists, a Degreed Forester and only our own full time employees on our work crews. We do not use temporary or contract workers, and the vast majority of our workers are long term employees with 10 or more years of service. Our employees are among the best in the industry.

Business highlights

39 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Tree preservation, removal, stump grinding, trimming, pruning, planting, spraying & fertilizing. Cabling, bracing, root pruning, root barriers, soil & plant tissue tests, lightning protection & aeration systems.

Amenities

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.8179 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
83%
4
8%
3
3%
2
1%
1
4%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.5
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.9
Showing 101-125 of 179 reviews

ANGIE S.
07/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I do not have my own personal properties. I just manage the properties. The job they did went very well. I will use their services again in the future.
Description of Work: I used Arbor Care Inc for tree service. I last used their services probably about a month ago. I’ve had three jobs with them so far.

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

ULRIKE P.
06/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
One morning, looking out my bedroom window, I was astonished how far a big approx. 50 yrs old Post Oak Tree was leaning suddenly, its branches resting on the roof of a garden house on my property. I called immediately Arbor Tree Care which I had used already twice in the past. J.T. came out the next day and said that the tree could fall any time. They rearranged their schedule and came out the next day at 8:00AM. right on time. 3 men went to work and 4.1/2 hours later the tree was gone and the yard cleaned up. J.T. estimated the amount of wood to be about 20,000 lbs. 3 days later another crew came with a big stump grinder and removed the stump. Like before they did an excellent job
Description of Work: removed an approx. 50 yr old big Post Oak Tree. The tree had been leaning somewhat since a number of years but within 2 weeks - maybe due to the draught - increased and leaned already on the roof of a garden house.

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
$2,900

Terry P.
04/2011
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I got a curbside estimate from Chris as they were doing a neighbors larger tree. I watched them do two jobs on my street before requesting a bid from them. I am happy with the price & the work. I will call them later for another tree in the back yard.
Description of Work: I needed tree limbs trimmed that were overhanging my driveway from a neighbors tree. My schedule was flexible, so Chris said he'd call me at the beginning of the next week to set a date. He called, as he said he would. They arrived at 0805 on the day we agreed on. His chain saw guy was up in the tree in 10 minutes and 20 minutes later the limbs were down and they had cleaned everything up. They took care to only traverse my lawn, not the cranky neighbor guy's manicured turf, too.

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
$50

Craig B.
09/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Very well. They are very professional and clean up after the work is done.
Description of Work: Arbor Care has performed various services for me over the past five years. They do a very good job and although they are higher than the other tree services, they are a very quality provider.

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
$1,300

Anna S.
09/2010
4.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The services provided were done well. The estimator was a specialist and knew what should and should not be done with the trees. The company is professional and performed the services well. The only issue I have with Arbor care is their pricing.
Description of Work: Tree trimming and maintenance

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Monica O.
08/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Arrived on time, performed the task then left - no worries no hassles.
Description of Work: Tree fertilization

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
$2,000

shannon A.
08/2010
4.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I am kind of frustrated with them. They suggested a whole bunch of other services so I said fine. I work and they did the work when I wasn't there which wasn't a problem, but what I wanted was for them to trim the trees away from the roof because we had a problem with animals getting on the roof and inside the house. They basically did everything except trimming the trees away from the roof. We had to call them back several times and finally I had to have my husband call them. They were slow to get back sometimes and it took a month of them coming back to finally trim the trees. When I initially saw the guy I was home so I pointed out exactly what I wanted done and told him I needed the tree trimmed off of the roof. The quality when they finally did it was an "A".
Description of Work: I initially wanted Arbor Care to come out and trim trees.

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

$2,500

PATRICIA P.
08/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I had used their services in the past too. They do a very good job of cleaning up. They always send out an arborist ahead of time to talk to you about what they think you need. So they send out a professional who knows about the job. I feel that they are a little pricey. I would use their services in the future too.
Description of Work: I have used the services of Arbor Care for tree service. We had a hurricane called Ike in 2008. After Ike, I had Arbor Care come out and remove some limbs in November of 2008.

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
$1,245

ALBERT R.
07/2010
1.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I called Arbor Care and was told that Mr. Dolphin serviced my area of town but would not be back until the following week. I left a message and Mr. Dolphin did call back the next week. I indicated I would need someone to come out on a Saturday. He said "My weekends are reserved for family functions" or something to that effect. He did not offer an alternative. When I asked if anyone else in his company could help me, he asked where I lived, I told him and he said he'd see if one of his colleagues would be willing to help me. It has been 4 days and no one has called me back. Mr. Dolphin could simply have said "we don't provide services on weekends" and tried to work with me on a weekday appointment. Too bad, Arbor Care, you won't be getting my business.
Description of Work: N/A

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0


Katherine B.
07/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were very professional. I spent about $2000. It might have been cheaper someplace else but I felt that I got my money?s worth from them. It was well worth the extra money. I will consider using them in the future.
Description of Work: I used Arbor Care Inc in early July. They removed a very large tree at the corner of the house. They trimmed and pruned dead wood from a large number of trees.

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
$2,000

Gerry S.
07/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Arbor Care did an excellent job trimming and pruning our trees and palms. They completely cleared all the debris from our property, not just piling it up at the curb like so many others do. In addition, they explained proper are of our landscaping. The only issue I had was making initial contact with our assigned rep, who was on vacation the week we called to schedule service.
Description of Work: Arbor Care trimmed and pruned 10 palm trees and 4 live oaks on my residential property.

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
$700

Michael S.
06/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I thought he was very professional and knowledgeable, I think he knows his stuff. I think he is a little on the pricey side, I had another company quote me and they were less. He was more expensive by at least 10%. He was good from all aspects, just pricey.
Description of Work: Arbor Care did the diagnostics of some trees that were sick and he gave me an estimate to cut them down and trim some others.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$1,600

HARRIS Z.
06/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were good and professional. They seemed to do a good job.
Description of Work: We used Arbor Care to trim and fertilize the trees.

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
$300

Nathan K.
06/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They showed up on time and everything was fine.
Description of Work: Arbor Care gave us an estimate for tree removal and trimming.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

JOYCE C.
06/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I have had the same certified arborist assigned to my account for the past several years. I have confidence in his familiarity with health and/or needs of the many trees on my property.
Description of Work: Have been a long time customer-receiving tree services including feeding, hazard reduction pruning after storms, canopy thinning, cabling/bracing, and now currently on maintenance program for deep root feeding at a selected time of the year.

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
$1,000

DIANNE S.
04/2010
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Called the day prior to service, arrived when stated. Did not trim crepes correctly the first time and supervisor agreed - made sure the crew returned and trimmed appropriately. I was pleased that supervisor took care of the problem and the crepes now look great. Overall I'm very pleased with their work and will use again.
Description of Work: Trimmed 4 crepe myrtles, fed 2 live oaks, 4 crepes, and 1 magnolia.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

Ian B.
12/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were on time and finished the job really fast. They cleaned up and did a good job. They came back the next day to ground the stump. We thought it was going to be a while before they could come back, but the came back the next day and took care of that as well. I would use them again in future.
Description of Work: Arbor Care Inc took down 2 tall and skinny trees in July.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro

Margaret L.
10/2009
2.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I used them for three years and thought they were very nice, although, it was really hard to get them to call me back. They were not very responsive that way. The one tree that was going to hit the house, they had checked it and said it was fine, however, the other company said it will come down which was actually true because the center of that tree was hollowed and it would have hit my house in the storm. They were nice and professional, but, I would not say that their opinion was very professional. I do not trust them anymore and would not use them again.
Description of Work: I used them for tree trimming a few times.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0


Response from Arbor Care/SavATree
The member says the work was done and that is true. It was not, however, done by Arbor Care, Inc. In this particular instance we did not even give her a bid for this work. As she says, we have not worked for her in over 3 years.

Lindsey W.
10/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They were prompt and they had great availability.
Description of Work: They came out to trim a tree and then they cut down a tree for us.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

DIANNE S.
10/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The arborist came the day after my initial call to inspect the trees. I had concerns that the tree that was damaged due to the water main leak would have to be removed, but was told it would probably last another 5 to 10 years - he could have told me that it had to be removed. So I not only saved money but saved the tree for several more years. He told me the crew would be out in about 2 weeks to remove the dead limbs, and they were. I was called the day before they came to confirm the time. They arrive when expected and left no mess when they were through. I will definitely use them again.
Description of Work: Inspected large live oak for lightening damage and previous damage due to break in water main, and second live oak for dead limbs. Staff returned later to remove 2 large dead limbs and several smaller ones from both trees.

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
$230

KATHY C.
03/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I was debating on getting rid of a tree in my backyard. I called Arbor Care Inc and left a message. I received a phone call back within an hour, and got an appointment time for the Certified Arborist to come look and give me an estimate of cost for the tree removal. Mr. Dolphin arrived promptly on the specified day, gave me an exact quote. He also pointed out how the tree had been damaged in the recent storm. I decided at that time to have the tree removed. He gave me an estimate of when the crew would arrive. I was not at home when they came to remove the tree. It was done perfectly with all debris removed.
Description of Work: Removed medium size tree and stump from my back yard

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
$380

P C.
01/2009
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They did what they said they would do. This company does have a certified arborist. They came in the morning and I had to leave and when I returned the job was done. They did a good job of cleaning up. I have no complaints.
Description of Work: They trimmed several trees and removed a dead tree.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

desiree T.
09/2008
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I called for an appointment to get an evaluation and estimate regarding tree care. They gave me the arborist's cell phone number to call to schedule the appointment. I left a message. Ed Dolphin returned my call and was able to see me that day, due to him being in the neighborhood. He gave me a range of time he would arrive (earliest and latest). He was 30 minutes early. I was most concerned about the water oak and crepe myrtle but also had him evaluate and give estimates on all the trees on our property. The more that is done at one time the better the price. So I asked for pricing estimates that both included everything Ed recommended and various options, so I could decide what was best needed and what we could afford. Ed explained all the options and what was needed. The information he provided allowed for a clear decision. A written estimate was given. Once we made our decision, I contacted Ed. He asked me to write an email to him stating exactly what I wanted referencing his written estimate. He then requested my email address so he could send all the proof of insurance documents. I received these both by email and mail. I've never had anyone offer proof of insurance without me asking for it. Ed explained that the work would be scheduled in about 11/2 weeks. He would call the afternoon before the day the work was to be done and schedule the time they would come. They did this. However, the day they were to do the work it was stormy. While it was obvious that the work couldn't be done as scheduled due to the weather, they did not call until later that afternoon. They apologized for not calling earlier and then rescheduled for the next day. The work crew arrived 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. They were professional and pleasant. I was very happy with the work they did. What I appreciated most was that they were very comfortable in communicating with me and with me watching their work. They even asked my preferences when there were choices to be made rather than just doing what they felt was best. In other situations, I've had the work crew shows up they don't speak English and they are uncomfortable with you. This crew one person spoke some English and the other 2 didn't but all of them were very open to communicating. It was very obvious that they were well trained and very much like their jobs and liked working together as a team. They were very well informed about the work to be done and cleaned up very well. I received a billing statement in the mail about 11/2 weeks later. I plan to follow their recommendations for the other trees when I can.
Description of Work: A water oak was given a maintenance pruning (removing 1" branches or larger), crown cleaning, and crown raising. A crepe myrtle was given a maintenance pruning ( removing 1" branches or larger) and crown raising.

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
$750

Sue T.
08/2008
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Great. Couldn't have asked for anyone better.
Description of Work: I called their office and was given the cell phone number for Mike, who takes care of my area; the receptionist was very polite and professional. We have a strange growth covering a tree trunk, and when I explained it to Mike he asked a couple questions about it and knew exactly what it was. He explained that it is normal and why and that it will not harm the tree and what it may look like as it develops. He said not to worry, that it could be removed with a water hose, but that it is actually fine. He said that if I had any other questions or needed him to look at it he would be happy to come by. I told him that I was fine with it since it was OK. He was very nice and obviously well experienced. He could have charged me to come by, but didn't. I will call them again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

JIM B.
07/2008
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
He could have sold me a lot of stuff, but they looked at the trees and told me they looked healthy. They were certainly affordable. I will definitely call them back.
Description of Work: They came out and pruned my trees. I have 13 huge oak trees on my lot.

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


Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
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 - 4:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

No License Required for Trade

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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Service Categories

Tree Service,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Fencing,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Heating and Air Conditioning

FAQ

Arbor Care/SavATree is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

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 - 4:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

Arbor Care/SavATree accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Arbor Care/SavATree does not offer free project estimates.
Yes, Arbor Care/SavATree offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Arbor Care/SavATree does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Arbor Care/SavATree offers emergency services.
No, Arbor Care/SavATree does not offer warranties.
Arbor Care/SavATree offers the following services: Tree preservation, removal, stump grinding, trimming, pruning, planting, spraying & fertilizing. Cabling, bracing, root pruning, root barriers, soil & plant tissue tests, lightning protection & aeration systems.

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
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 - 4:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed