We were having unfortunate yard luck. First, the heat wave/tropical storm/heat wave combo made every single weed and speck of crabgrass in our "low- maintenance, drought-resistant" landscaping sprout and double overnight. The storm caused an agave as tall as I am and too big for two of me to wrap my arms around to snap off its base in our backyard.
Second, we have this weird willow acacia in the front yard. One day, itʻs going to be beautiful. But itʻs currently going through a weird awkward teenage phase. In the storm/heatwave, this tree went swamp monster and covered our walkway and a good portion of the yard.
Third, I had made calls about changing our home insurance because the renewal cost was 40% over last yearʻs price, which had already been a steep increase. I heard back from one company and they told me they would deny coverage based on insufficient defensible space. Two of our trees caused the denial - a beautiful mature loquat taller than our roof and a yucca that were both planted so that the bases of their trunks were less than 3-5 ft from our house and whose leaves and branches touched the building itself. (Pro tip: remove photos of your home from Zillow, Google maps, Redfin, etc.)
A denial in coverage for one insurance company on our record could result in us paying even more outrageous rates or not being able to get coverage at all. So, we agreed to dip into the emergency fund to get the trees taken care of quickly and then we could prove a fix to the denying insurance company. We had previously priced tree removal to replace a wall soon after we moved in - we knew the ballpark range for a large, established tree.
I called a handful of companies and the quotes were high, but fair. Then my partner mentioned that a friendly person from the neighborhood had given him a business card months ago. (He was on his back trimming the swamp monster and I think this person took pity on him, honestly.)
TLDR: Francisco from Golden Tree Care gave us a price so good we didnʻt have to use the emergency fund AND we were able to get the two defensible space trees removed along with their stumps; the swamp monster tamed; the giant agave removed; and front, back, and side yards cleaned up. This was all done the day after I called him. Our yards have never looked better.
Of course, it rained the next day but thatʻs not Franciscoʻs fault. The man and his crew are truly golden.
Chris Betke
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September 23, 2023
I am so pleased and grateful for the excellent service provided by Golden Tree Care. Francisco and his team are punctual, professional, friendly, well-equipped, and responsive. They asked for my perspective while doing the job to make sure they didn't miss anything. The price was competitive and they exceeded my expectations. The truck they use is also quite big, so I noticed they could handle a lot beyond cleaning up my whole front yard. (Plus the back is caged, so no concerns about branches flying out on the freeway.)
I highly recommend inquiring with them if you've got a job for which you need estimates. I'm certainly going to use them again!
Serge Gudowski
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July 14, 2023
Golden Tree Service was a great help with long overdue yard maintenance. Francisco was responsive and knowledgeable and completed the job in a timely fashion. I would recommend without reservation to friends and family!
Brad Callahan
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November 06, 2021
Francisco and Golden Tree are great to work with! Had 4 king palms and 2 other large trees removed from our yard here in Mission Viejo. Very reasonable and highly competitive pricing and good quality work that you’ll never do on your own. Finished the work in a timely manner. Don’t be afraid to hire this Team. I will use them again in the future.
Clarissa White
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June 07, 2023
I’ve lived here for 25 years and had different tree services and this was by far the absolute best! Super professional, fair priced, listened well, and did exactly what said they would do. Beautiful job.
Francisco was awesome.
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We were having unfortunate yard luck. First, the heat wave/tropical storm/heat wave combo made every single weed and speck of crabgrass in our "low- maintenance, drought-resistant" landscaping sprout and double overnight. The storm caused an agave as tall as I am and too big for two of me to wrap my arms around to snap off its base in our backyard. Second, we have this weird willow acacia in the front yard. One day, itʻs going to be beautiful. But itʻs currently going through a weird awkward teenage phase. In the storm/heatwave, this tree went swamp monster and covered our walkway and a good portion of the yard. Third, I had made calls about changing our home insurance because the renewal cost was 40% over last yearʻs price, which had already been a steep increase. I heard back from one company and they told me they would deny coverage based on insufficient defensible space. Two of our trees caused the denial - a beautiful mature loquat taller than our roof and a yucca that were both planted so that the bases of their trunks were less than 3-5 ft from our house and whose leaves and branches touched the building itself. (Pro tip: remove photos of your home from Zillow, Google maps, Redfin, etc.) A denial in coverage for one insurance company on our record could result in us paying even more outrageous rates or not being able to get coverage at all. So, we agreed to dip into the emergency fund to get the trees taken care of quickly and then we could prove a fix to the denying insurance company. We had previously priced tree removal to replace a wall soon after we moved in - we knew the ballpark range for a large, established tree. I called a handful of companies and the quotes were high, but fair. Then my partner mentioned that a friendly person from the neighborhood had given him a business card months ago. (He was on his back trimming the swamp monster and I think this person took pity on him, honestly.) TLDR: Francisco from Golden Tree Care gave us a price so good we didnʻt have to use the emergency fund AND we were able to get the two defensible space trees removed along with their stumps; the swamp monster tamed; the giant agave removed; and front, back, and side yards cleaned up. This was all done the day after I called him. Our yards have never looked better. Of course, it rained the next day but thatʻs not Franciscoʻs fault. The man and his crew are truly golden.
I am so pleased and grateful for the excellent service provided by Golden Tree Care. Francisco and his team are punctual, professional, friendly, well-equipped, and responsive. They asked for my perspective while doing the job to make sure they didn't miss anything. The price was competitive and they exceeded my expectations. The truck they use is also quite big, so I noticed they could handle a lot beyond cleaning up my whole front yard. (Plus the back is caged, so no concerns about branches flying out on the freeway.) I highly recommend inquiring with them if you've got a job for which you need estimates. I'm certainly going to use them again!
Golden Tree Service was a great help with long overdue yard maintenance. Francisco was responsive and knowledgeable and completed the job in a timely fashion. I would recommend without reservation to friends and family!
Francisco and Golden Tree are great to work with! Had 4 king palms and 2 other large trees removed from our yard here in Mission Viejo. Very reasonable and highly competitive pricing and good quality work that you’ll never do on your own. Finished the work in a timely manner. Don’t be afraid to hire this Team. I will use them again in the future.
I’ve lived here for 25 years and had different tree services and this was by far the absolute best! Super professional, fair priced, listened well, and did exactly what said they would do. Beautiful job. Francisco was awesome.