Tree Effects

In August my wife and I noticed that all of our boxwoods suddenly died, due to a boxwood worm infestation. We decided to have them removed and replace with other shrubs and at the same time do some much needed bush reshaping and tree trimming. I contacted five different tree/gardening services for a quotation. Tree Effects was not the cheapest and not the most expensive either. I liked what Mark recommended and his background qualifications. Jennifer was very professional and we were able to settle on a contract to get the work done. Tree Effects came out on the scheduled date, did a great job and Mark explained what I needed to do to maintain the new shrubs and took me around my property explaining everything that was done. They left the property completely cleaned up. We are very satisfied with their work and will be happy to recommend them to our friends and family.

The company provide a First Class Service!
First, they responded promptly to our request for a quote.
The quote was prepared following a visit to the site and was within reason given the other quotes.
On accepting the quote the company provided a confirmation and subsequently a date on which they would commence the work.
Their crew arrived on the proposed date.
The trimming was completed in a timely manner and the drew provide clear explanations for the work they were doing and made helpful suggestions regarding the furture care of our trees.
On completeion of the trimming, they provided a thorough cleanup of the property.
A very professional job completed in a timely manner.

Jennifer was very prompt in providing a quality evaluation of the tree maintenance that we were looking for. Her knowledge of 'everything tree related' was evident & I immediately felt confident that we would be in good hands. The price quoted for the job was very competitive & their time to take on the job in hand was also prompt. When the labor was completed, they did a fantastic job of clearing any excess branches & left the back yard clean & tidy.
I would highly recommend this company for any future works

Removal of 12 large ash, cedar & sugar maple trees safely. The wood was bucked and piled for splitting later. Jen and team do a fantastic job; highly recommend them!

I'm so glad I was connected to Tree Effects via HomeStars. I had 3 tall and scraggly junipers that were encroaching over my roof removed from my property and the stumps ground down. Jen took care of having the utility companies come out to flag any underground wires. Once flagged, they expertly removed the trees, removed all the excess, and left behind a nice mulch for my garden beds. Tree Effects was by far the most cost efficient quote I received, which at first made me a little unsure, but I ended up saving so much and received excellent service too. I would definitely call them again for future service.

Tree Effects responded quickly to our request. The quote was fair and scheduling was made in a timely manner. The work was completed as scheduled and they left our yard looking spotless. Our trees looked great when finished. The crew was also well educated on all aspects of trees care and gave us some great tips on how to move forward in looking after our tree into the future. I want to thank you for the professional work and the information that was provided.

Updated: root cause of neighbors concern in fact appears correct as Tree Effects had predicted so I'm revising my review higher in light of this.

Original review:

I was looking for a 30% pruning on a 60-70 ft. tall silver maple tree which has been pruned every 5 years or so. The company we worked with last time was not available this season, so I gathered several quotes and decided to go with Tree Effects.

Overall from my side of the property, the work was satisfactory. However, there are 3 caveats, one of which is a major concern and a reason I cannot recommend Tree Effects.

Several days after the job was performed, I was raking leaves and chatting with my neighbor when we discovered that her house suffered serious damage to the aluminum siding where Tree Effects had been dropping large branches. I clearly recall at least two occasions during the pruning work where I heard loud crashes, and saw branches hitting my neighbor's siding. The photos attached show the tree itself and the damage sustained to the siding as a result of the falling branches. Typically the branches being cut are tied to a rope and then lowered carefully, so something must have went wrong on these couple of big branches to cause so much damage as they fell. I expect Tree Effects will compensate my neighbor for the damage.

It is noteworthy that I did not observe the crew take any breaks, and I was under the impression that they were rushing the work.

There are 2 minor grievances beyond this, but they are not very important in contrast to the damage my neighbor's siding suffered as a result of Jen's crew. I had specifically requested for the crew to leave me plenty of firewood which I would cut to size myself. I also requested for pruning back the branches above my garden to allow more sunlight in next season. Her crew left me less than 1/8th of a cord of firewood. I get it - it's time consuming to leave me a whole cord of firewood, but I would have been happy to negotiate an extra fee with them to leave it behind instead of chipping it.

Excellent professional job done by Tree Effects. 2 small trees removed (one from storm damage) one dead. Remaining trees trimmed and natural wood chips all around to complete the job. Clean up was superb, driveway left spotless. Highly recommend this company and will definitely be calling them again.

Tree Effects was a pleasure to work with. Prompt, efficient service and all work carried out exactly as stated in the initial consultation and estimate. Would highly recommend.

Jenn was responsive to our inquiry. She made arrangements within a week and showed up on the promised date. The service was efficient, did a great job pruning the trees and they cleaned up after they were done. Jenn took the time to speak to us about the LDD moth and how to find them, remove them and ensure we are able to minimize their impact on our trees. Excellent work all around - recommended Tree Effects to the neighbour.