Richard's Tree Service

Richard's Tree Service came with a big cherry picker truck because these were very tall trees. They were very professional and got the work done quickly and efficiently. I was pleased that they came on time and that they cleaned up all of the mess.

They did a fabulous job. They had the utility company come a few days early, which was very nice. They had all of the equipment that they needed to get the job done in about an hour. It was a 40 year old tree, so it was a lot of hard work and they were able to take care of all of it. I was very pleased with the service.

They are a little expensive but it was well worth it since they came out and did everything in one day. They were very careful in removing the trees that were in between the houses and close to the power lines. I would say they are very reliable and professional.

Richard's did great, on time, on price, cleaned up better than expected. I'll use them again.

They did a great job on each tree and removed debris. Only complaint, an Angie's list member discount was applied but the cost was $1,600.00 which seemed for just a few trees.

Richards was one of 5 tree service estimates obtained for the same work. It was the most expensive (twice as much as the firm I actually hired). When I asked the sales person whether quote included Angie's member discount, he argued with me that there was no Angie's member discount.

Unprofessional, no follow up, no completion. Disappointing!

Very well, there was a lot of deferred maintenance and it was a big job. It took them a day. After I saw the results, I asked them to come back and do a little more thorough job on cleaning vegetation off the power lines which they did without complaining. It was a reasonable request and they were reasonable.

They did a good job. They didn't clean up as well as I liked, but I would use them again.

Received a quick response to my request for an estimate. Workers arrived at the appointed time and did a quick and thorough job trimming and cleaning up. The trees look great!

The estimate was much higher than another I had gotten, so didn't choose Richard's.

I was completely pleased with the service. They were pleasant, prompt, responsive to all my calls, reasonably priced, and did a fine job. I needed to have the work done quickly because of my landscaping schedule to replace the dead tree, and they were able to do it even sooner than originally expected.

James showed up on time for the estimate. The work was scheduled. The crew arrived as scheduled, took down the trees as contracted. They cleaned up and left. Except for the stumps, you could not tell they had been here. They left the work area that clear and clean.

Only call this company, if you have money to burn. Also, don't call them if you only need a small job done (i.e., a single tree cut down). They apparently have no need or desire to take on small jobs. Why else would they charge so much to take down a single tree?

Richards was very prompt in getting us an estimate. I called and left a message and received a call back the next day. That same day we had an estimate on our door. We decided not to use Richards since the cost was so high. They were almost $3,000 than the other estimates I received.

Did not use this company, although clearly others in my neighborhood in North Arlington do.

I had requested an estimate from their company on Friday for their work. One of their arborists came by on Sunday morning to look it over. He provided a fair estimate right then, and there and said they would be able to do the work the next day if I liked. (I had fence people coming Tuesday, so I was relieved that the fence people wouldn't have the dead tree to contend with and the tree people wouldn't have to drag branches through an additional gate). They were prompt, polite, efficient and cleaned up the entire area beautifully. The trees all look great, and I will have them back to shape up my backyard trees next time. I was very happy with their service and would not hesitate to recommend them.

We are thrilled, all work done as discussed. We normally get 3 estimates for any work, here we had 2. Cost was similar with other company, until figuring Angie's list discount offered by Richard's, finally the work cost about $300 less than other estimate. Charles did the estimate, even called to say he was running about 10 minutes late. How many contractors do that?? Estimate Thurs., work done following Tues. Brought about 10 guys, they moved grill and lawn furniture to prevent damage. Hubby was happy because a botanist was part of the crew. Lawn was clean when they left and we highly recommend the company. In addition to being happy with the service, we believe we got a good value. We paid a fair price for work that needs special equipment, training, and multiple people.

Excellent job. Because of the time of year (February), they could schedule the job within days of the estimate. It was delayed a few days because of weather, but was still very timely. A very large crew arrived, went right to work, and the Arborist was there to supervise. Thorough clean-up, too. They discounted the job from $1,500 to $1,200 because of Angie's list mention. I estimated the job at well over $2,000, so it was a good deal.

After reading reviews about Richard's Tree Service in Angie's List, there was no doubt that we would contact them to get a quote to remove a tree that we have been wanting to have removed since we bought the townhouse over six years ago. Within 24 hours of our call, we had a written proposal in our hands. Within 6 days of our acceptance, they were here to do the work. I might, also, mention that a winter storm warning was in effect at the time they did the work. My husband and I appreciate their getting the job completed in a timely and professional manner.

Everything was done as requested, however, when I checked consumer checkbooks' list of tree removal costs, the average cost for silver maple tree removal was approx. $1,200. Richards charged $1950.

Good and bad. Having received an estimate and made the arrangements to remove the shrubs in the back yard they somehow got their signals crossed and cut down my 30 foot spruce in the front yard. Everyone was extremely apologetic and responsive to do what they could to make amends. We settled on replacing the spruce with a dogwood which was my choice, but it was obviously a much smaller tree than the spruce. They subsequently came back and removed the shrubs that were originally supposed to be taken out. I was charged for the shrub removal but obviously not the spruce or replacement tree.

The crew was prompt, courteous and careful not to damage fence and surrounding plantings. They hauled off all limbs and even picked up other fallen branches and twigs lying about in the yard. I watched the whole process and was very pleased with their efficiency and professionalism. I would call them again.

Mr. Walters arrived within scheduled time slot. He was pleasant and answered all of my questions patiently. Total estimate as $5,500, broken into per tree and process. We are still considering our options.

They did a great job of removing the trees without damaging any of the surrounding plantings (I removed all desirable plants from the immediate vicinity of the trunk, but there were quite a few others within the drip line). They came when they said they would, and handled everything via phone/fax, so I didn't have to take a day off.