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The Heart of Wood

Tree Service, Lawn and Yard Work, Landscaping,

About us

For more than fifteen years The Heart of Wood, a locally owned and operated tree service company, has proudly and professionally cared for all aspects of trees for both residential and commercial customers alike. From the trimming of small ornamental trees, to the removal of large and dangerous ones - our clients in the DC metro area consistently report that the quality of our workmanship, coupled with our competitive pricing, are unparalleled. As an Angie's List "Super Service Award" winner for the last three consecutive years, we understand how much time and money you invest in your home and we pride ourselves on getting the job done right the first time.

Business highlights

24 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

tree removal, tree trimming, pruning, stump removal, 24 hr emergency service, tree health evaluation, free estimates reasonable pricing, local Arlington homeowner

Services we don't offer

NA

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount

5%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
PayPal

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.8246 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
81%
4
6%
3
4%
2
2%
1
6%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.7
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.7
punctuality
4.8
Showing 101-125 of 246 reviews

Milton S.
03/2015
1.0
tree service
  + -1 more
This provider did not honor the Big Deal that I purchased. The deal indicated that I was paying $199.00 for $400.00 of service. Beside the $199.00 I already paid, he charged me an additional $200.00. I am very disappointed in this as I feel he should have honored the deal.
Description of Work: Trim a tree that was affecting a neighbors gutter.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$400

Response from The Heart of Wood
I explained there was a $800 minimum to be able to use the coupon before we did any work. You went and looked online,said you saw the fine print and asked me to go ahead anyways agreeing to pay, and you stated you would take it up with angieslist. Your $199 was refunded to you and you told me that we did a wonderful job with the work. Your claim is terribly misleading and I'm not sure what you are unhappy about. Sorry we were unable to do it for $1. Best wishes.

TrisAnn J.
01/2015
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
There were no additional costs and scheduling was fine. They took down a very large tree in my front yard. They cleaned up everything and hauled it all away. There was no damage anywhere and no problems at all. They later came back for stump grinding. They did a great job!
Description of Work: I purchased a deal for tree service.

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
$199

Response from The Heart of Wood
Thanks for your business. If there is every anything else we can do to help please call. Again Thanks!

Jennifer G.
01/2015
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It was fine. It was great. I found them through my neighbors. Thomas is reliable and very careful.
Description of Work: They took down an old tree.

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

Lisa H.
12/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Thomas gave me a good estimate, paired with an Angie's List deal. They cut down the unwanted trees that I had marked and cleared away all the brush.
Description of Work: Heart of Wood cut down about 8 trees that had grown from seed and were not wanted.

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

Dan B.
12/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
he provided three workers thomas was here to supervise at all times it took three days they carried away all branches and wood we are still removin leaves from yard.
Description of Work: trimmed 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
$2,300

heather H.
12/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It was a good experience. The first day, they came to give me an estimate on what they thought needed done. I thought I had a bunch of trees that needed trimmed or pruned. They estimated a larger amount than my budget allowed. I called an arborist to help me prioritize. When I told them what the arborist said, they were very nice & understanding about it. They did the work within a day; they took out a big tree, and left my yard super clean.
Description of Work: I bought a deal for $199 for $400 worth of tree service.

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

Tom M.
12/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They spent an extra day doing the work to get it just right. Their work was excellent.
Description of Work: They cut down an old cedar tree next to my house that was damaging the roof. They cut down a pin oak at the rear of the property and cut up a fallen tree. They pruned dead wood and removed ivy from a 100 year old oak next to my carriage house.

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
$1,750

Alisa B.
12/2014
2.0
tree service
  + -1 more
To be clear, ?cut back? is NOT THE SAME as ?cut off?. Instead of taking about 12? off the branches near the window, he took off whole branches! That?s right. At least 4 ft worth of branches. And not just near the window. He essentially cut away about 20 percent of the tree (top to bottom) like taking a slice out of a birthday cake. This was supposed to be a beautification project. I now have a terrible eye sore on the first tree that people see when they approach my property. After I freaked out, he pointed to his drawing on the estimate which didn't convey that much to me. Then he said the tree would grow back in a COUPLE OF YEARS. He also told me he wants happy customers. Well, this customer is NOT HAPPY. On top of that, there was no apology, remorse or any effort to make me feel better. No reduction is his fee for service. And no discount for Angie?s List members.
Description of Work: I have a holly tree that is taller than my two story colonial. I hired this company to take a few feet off the top and prune the branches to reshape the tree and cut back a few branches too close to a window.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
4.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

$400

Response from The Heart of Wood
When I came out for the estimate what the client asked for was so drastic and unattractive I drew a diagram to make clear what she was asking for. We came out to do the work and before we started I went over what she was asking for. I told the client that by removing the pie shaped section that she would get a lot more light but the tree would be bare in that area and take 2 ish years to fill in. I showed her the diagram and said so cut this section marked remove this section,correct? She told me yes and signed off on the contract with the diagram clearly marked with the words remove this section. I did what I was asked to do, even stayed sweet when being yelled at and talked down to. Showed her the diagram, and the client said" oh we'll that's not what I wanted!" Followed by "we'll that's not what I meant!" Then was told that there was a major communication break down! Then was asked for additional discounts or would I take less for the work? Judge for your self.

JEANNE H.
12/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
He was polite and professional. He stated it couldn’t be done.
Description of Work: I hired him to remove a tree stump.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Kristi A.
11/2014
1.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Nothing to report as nothing has happened.
Description of Work: Nothing. I have not heard from them even after two contact attempts, first on 11/12/2014 and again on 11/21/2014. I would like my $199 back please.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$199

Response from The Heart of Wood
As I explained we do not service Leesburg, sorry!

Anna H.
11/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Thomas was very responsive. He is very busy, but makes an effort to keep all his projects moving in a reasonable time frame. Luckily, after our initial meeting, he could inspect the tree and do the estimate without my physically having to be there. His estimate was significantly more affordable than another service provider's that I had contacted. His crew did a thorough job and really cleared all the poison ivy from the tree. They removed tree limbs as well and even helped my neighbors by cutting them into manageable pieces so they could take them for firewood. Great job all around.
Description of Work: Removed poison ivy infestation (very bad one) from my big oak tree, cut tree limbs to balance out the tree so it wouldn't tilt too much to one side (towards the house).

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100

Steven C.
11/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
They did a great job trimming a large tree in our front yard that had gone years without trimming. They cleaned up all the cut wood and cleaned up some leaves for us as well as a bonus.
Description of Work: Trimmed tree in front yard

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
$350

Brenda R.
11/2014
4.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I sold my home and no longer needed this deal
Description of Work: Big Deal $199 for $400 of Tree Service
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
$199

Andrew M.
10/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It went very well. The came on time and did everything exactly the way they said they would and I would use them again. They honored the big deal.
Description of Work: .

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
$199

arik B.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Service was responsive and high quality. good experience.
Description of Work: removed dead limbs from large tree

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

Mary Beth & Richie R.
09/2014
3.0
tree service
  + -1 more
There was a $700 minimum required so we weren't able to use the deal. They said it was in the fine print but I couldn't find it anywhere.
Description of Work: N/A
Rating CategoryRating out of 5

DEBORAH L.
09/2014
3.0
tree service
  + -1 more
I didn't hear from them initially and my computer went down, so my handyman did the work.
Description of Work: I bought a Big Deal for tree service.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$199

Olivia D.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Scheduling was fine. He gave me a quote but I haven’t moved forward with it. My problem is, I’d hoped he would’ve come up with a solution to save the tree, but he wanted to cut it down. I don't know if I want to trim the tree now and cut it down in a few years or cut it down now. He gave me the option of trimming the tree but it didn't address the issue of saving the tree. He was very punctual to our appointment, too.
Description of Work: I bought a deal for $199 for $400 of tree service.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$199

eileen B.
09/2014
3.0
tree service
  + -1 more
First he came out and estimated trees to be pruned. Estimates were very high. I had someone else come out to estimate and price was over $100 lower than The Heart of Wood.
Description of Work: Estimates of tree pruning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$199

Response from The Heart of Wood
I am sorry but you will always be able to find someone with a lower price on absolutely everything in this world. Considering that the total job was $1,300 to $1,400 I don't see how my prices at 7% higher deserve an f but thanks for the opportunity anyways. It was nice meeting you and hope you will use the advise I gave you. Thanks, Thomas

Alisa B.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Thomas was easy going, professional, personable, knowledgable and responsive. I haven't done the job yet, but when I do, I will definitely hire this company.
Description of Work: Thomas came out for an estimate to cut back a tree.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Rachel M.
09/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Thomas was professional, responsive, and easy to work with. He came out within a day or two to give an estimate, which he provided at the appointment. From there, he kept me informed of when he'd be coming back to remove the tree (which he did promptly), dealt with our difficult parking situation, and performed the job as requested. The cost was slightly higher than one other estimate we had received, but I chose to hire him anyway because of the level of service.
Description of Work: Removed a tree from our backyard.

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
$1,000

Lisa A.
08/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
It did take two weeks for the service to be performed ... but I think it was worth the wait. They did a terrific job on the removal of the limbs as well as the clean-up. I believe it was a total of six limbs (they also pruned one of the trees) and were finished within 90 minutes. Thomas and the entire crew were very polite and professional. I would absolutely use The Heart of Wood in the future and also recommend them to friends and neighbors.
Description of Work: Remove very large, partially detached limbs from one tree, remove more limbs from a second tree.

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
$525

Greg M.
08/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
Thomas and his small crew were fantastic. We have a large oak tree in our back yard that has been dropping dead branches for a few years, and we knew it needed cleared out before it hurt someone or something. Thomas was quick to get us an estimate, and his estimate beat others by a significant amount. It took a little while to get everything scheduled, but when they arrived for the work they got right down to it and did an excellent job on a tough tree. It took them longer than they had planned, but they saw the job all the way through and got it done right. The tree looks much better now. Thomas also had good insights into the tree and its potential long-term health. Hoping he's right that we should get at least another 10 good years out of it. I would not hesitate to contact him for future work. He's a busy guy with a small staff, but they are friendly and highly professional.
Description of Work: Cleared dead and dangerous branches from a large oak tree.

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
$475

Oliver H.
08/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
The crew scaled the tree, cut out the dead wood and excess limbs and brush and hauled the debris away. They cleaned out the oak tree and made it look like a tree, rather than a bush. It is an old tree, is healthy, but was definitely in need of work. The Heart of Wood accomplished this. They did a great job and cleaned up the entire area where the debris had fallen (including the affected parts of my neighbor's yard). I recommend their services to anyone who reads this review and is in need of this kind of work.
Description of Work: Thomas and his crew at The Heart of Wood came to my home and cleaned out the brush and the dead wood out of an 80' oak tree that was badly in need of trimming and pruning.

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
$650

Aaron L.
08/2014
5.0
tree service
  + -1 more
He was very prompt and responsive during a busy time. I will certainly consider him in the future once I decide which tree work I need.
Description of Work: The owner provided an estimate to cut some trees, grind stumps and prune. His estimates were reasonable compared to other tree services.

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
$199

Contact information

6313 31st St N, Arlington, VA 22207


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 - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed

Licensing

Insured

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,
Landscaping,
Firewood

FAQ

The Heart of Wood 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 - 5:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

The Heart of Wood accepts the following forms of payment: Check,PayPal
Yes, The Heart of Wood offers free project estimates.
Yes, The Heart of Wood offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, The Heart of Wood does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, The Heart of Wood offers emergency services.
No, The Heart of Wood does not offer warranties.
The Heart of Wood offers the following services: tree removal, tree trimming, pruning, stump removal, 24 hr emergency service, tree health evaluation, free estimates reasonable pricing, local Arlington homeowner
NA

Contact information

6313 31st St N, Arlington, VA 22207


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 - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed