Thought I researched this company well, but missed these 1 star reviews somehow. Don't hire these guys for any thing you really care about. Maybe simple trimming only. Ryan (arborists, estimator) seemed pretty good, but gave his crew zero information on the job. I edited review to two stars because the crew was efficient, clean and professional on the job site. I don't think their actual workers even understand anything about tree anatomy though and pruning/trimming trees, they just know how to use the equipment, not where and how to cut. My long time tree trimmer shutdown his business and retired. He'd cared for my tree annually for 15yrs or so. I have a 20+yr old Tipuana that was carefully pruned every year to give a beautiful shape. We put a ton of care, time, effort and money into this center piece of our backyard. We essentially treated it like a large bonsai project since the tree wants to be 50ft tall and we are trying to keep it at 30ft or so. So essentially LC crew showed up with no instructions from the arborists on how to trim this tree. They did not even have the photo of the previous years tree trim result that i provided LC. So they hacked up all those years of effort, I had to actually tell the main trimmer to stop hacking off the critical parts, large pollards, of the tree in the beginning. The pollards are where the tree was trimmed to every year and should remain on the tree as a guide for the trimming. He said he thought I wanted him to go aggressive which I never said. I should have just kicked them off the job right then, but I did not, so that's on me, so I'm certainly partly responsible. I should have asked Ryan if an arborists would be on sight for the trimming as well, again that is on me. The tree will grow back, and like a bad haircut it will take a couple good trims to settle it back into shape. I'm going to try and fix the mess by hiring my old tree trimmer as a consultant while I do the work. Just sad for me overall. LC should really consider these recent reviews and train their trimmers better.
Amanda A
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July 07, 2026
Professional, communicative, thorough and fast. The whole team was great to work with and the service and communication were well worth the price.
Jay VanGelder
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May 23, 2026
Lc tree service is a great company to work with. They are not only professional, and highly capable, but they are also extremely knowledgeable about exactly what each of your trees need to stay as healthy as possible. I’m not saying it would be a mistake to call another company….. I’m just saying I will never call anyone else besides Lc Tree because I couldn’t be more impressed with the service I received. They definitely earned my loyalty 100 percent.
Sahar Salehi
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June 24, 2026
Larry and Lynnette are awesome. I needed some branches for a project and Larry took the time to find me two amazing pieces and met me to hand them off. Such a pleasure to work with
colt.nichols
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October 07, 2025
Ryan made a great first impression regarding trimming 6 queen palms, but we specifically asked if they used spikes and were told 'No.' The workers ended up using spikes on all the trees they climbed which was our primary concern we addressed during the estimate. We now have holes in our trees from the ground and were offered a minimal discount after. Do Not Trust This Company.
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Thought I researched this company well, but missed these 1 star reviews somehow. Don't hire these guys for any thing you really care about. Maybe simple trimming only. Ryan (arborists, estimator) seemed pretty good, but gave his crew zero information on the job. I edited review to two stars because the crew was efficient, clean and professional on the job site. I don't think their actual workers even understand anything about tree anatomy though and pruning/trimming trees, they just know how to use the equipment, not where and how to cut. My long time tree trimmer shutdown his business and retired. He'd cared for my tree annually for 15yrs or so. I have a 20+yr old Tipuana that was carefully pruned every year to give a beautiful shape. We put a ton of care, time, effort and money into this center piece of our backyard. We essentially treated it like a large bonsai project since the tree wants to be 50ft tall and we are trying to keep it at 30ft or so. So essentially LC crew showed up with no instructions from the arborists on how to trim this tree. They did not even have the photo of the previous years tree trim result that i provided LC. So they hacked up all those years of effort, I had to actually tell the main trimmer to stop hacking off the critical parts, large pollards, of the tree in the beginning. The pollards are where the tree was trimmed to every year and should remain on the tree as a guide for the trimming. He said he thought I wanted him to go aggressive which I never said. I should have just kicked them off the job right then, but I did not, so that's on me, so I'm certainly partly responsible. I should have asked Ryan if an arborists would be on sight for the trimming as well, again that is on me. The tree will grow back, and like a bad haircut it will take a couple good trims to settle it back into shape. I'm going to try and fix the mess by hiring my old tree trimmer as a consultant while I do the work. Just sad for me overall. LC should really consider these recent reviews and train their trimmers better.
Professional, communicative, thorough and fast. The whole team was great to work with and the service and communication were well worth the price.
Lc tree service is a great company to work with. They are not only professional, and highly capable, but they are also extremely knowledgeable about exactly what each of your trees need to stay as healthy as possible. I’m not saying it would be a mistake to call another company….. I’m just saying I will never call anyone else besides Lc Tree because I couldn’t be more impressed with the service I received. They definitely earned my loyalty 100 percent.
Larry and Lynnette are awesome. I needed some branches for a project and Larry took the time to find me two amazing pieces and met me to hand them off. Such a pleasure to work with
Ryan made a great first impression regarding trimming 6 queen palms, but we specifically asked if they used spikes and were told 'No.' The workers ended up using spikes on all the trees they climbed which was our primary concern we addressed during the estimate. We now have holes in our trees from the ground and were offered a minimal discount after. Do Not Trust This Company.