I am not at all pleased. ComEd hired them to do tree work in our area. ComEd marked the trees that needed to be trimmed or removed and that totaled three. Asplundh took down more than twice that amount. They damaged both of our metal sheds jamming one set of doors inside the shed, out of the track. They left cigarette butts on the lawn and empty water bottles in an empty flower pot. They wouldn't discuss it at our home that day implying they didn't speak English. After several weeks, I accepted a deal for them to finish removing one they left unfinished and take out all trimmings. They cut the tree and left the cuttings. Feeling they had broken our agreement I called and they sent someone else out. I told them a dollar amount I'd accept to repair the shed roofs, He said a super would come out. No one ever did. After another call to them. The man, who said his name was Jose, made an appt to come out at 11:00 on Friday. I waited 45 minutes. They never came and never called. That, to me was the worst of it all. I called, spoke with a woman, than a man yet whatever they were doing I couldn't understand/hear a word he said and he hung up. My email has gone unanswered. I wouldn't recommend them to do any work at a private home, ever. read more

These guys cut down my neighbors tree. They came on my property and tried to use my tree to tie off to. I told them to leave my property repeatedly and they refused. They called the Sheriff on me. The Sheriff's Deputy told them not to be on my property and left. They then aimed the v cut so it would hit my house and it did (I cut trees professionally in my youth). Luckily I have very hard siding and there was no damage. I was standing in my bedroom window and when the tree came down I had to run to the other side of the room. I heard and felt the tree hit my house. They denied it of course. Do not trust this company! Since there is no damage i can see, this is my only recourse. I only hope next time they don't kill someone with their ignorance. read more

If you hate trees and want to see them butchered at the hands of people who have no clue, this is the right partner for you. Their will hack their way through any healthy tree and ensure its demise. For those who actually care about trees and want to ensure they are actually trimmed and not amputated - you have the right to deny these amateurs access to your property, even if they are there in an "official" capacity. Property owners can choose to deny access to any easement that runs through their property, and can tell them to find another way to do what they need to. read more

Asplundh Tree "Expert" Company made their usual runs thru to clear the trees from the power wires. It was wet and we warned them not to take their truck into the yard, the boss said they would put boards down to drive on, they came back very early on a saturday morning while we were sleeping and drove into the yard with their dually trucks, put deep ruts thru my yard and refuse to fix them, might be time for a lawyer read more

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I saw truck # 7705796 pull up and block my mailbox. I asked politely to move the truck,offering an alternative on my side of the street where there are NO mailboxes. The lead responded, we'll only be here for an hour. My mailman comes about now and will take my packages back to the post office due to no access. Called numerous headquarters, nothing. Blasting this on social media after completing this review. read more

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Tree trimming crew doing electrical wire branch trimming stepped on and crushed my shrub. Didn't knock on the door to apologize or alert us to it. Tuesday a.m. Nordic Park in Itasca. read more

Well they were hired by Evanston Forestry to clear the wires in the alley, I came out and my backyard was full of branches - he had jacked up my river birch the day after I paid another company to trim my trees away from the wires and roof tops - I came out and attempted to explain that I had just had the work done and he looked at his partner and called me a "Putah" and continued on cutting away - they pulled out and left my backyard full of branches which took hours to clean up - read more

They cut your trees even when you don't want them to! lovely surprise on my lunch break today! then they don't answer your calls. Don't ever ever ever come to my house again! Thanks for really messing with my property without permission, pricks read more

They were trimming trees in my area due to the power lines on my block and I would not hire them. They left branches on the lawn and in the bushes and in the flowers and didn't sweep or blow any residue off the sidewalks or driveway, can't you afford a dam broom? read more

I have watched this company, when hired by local utilities, butcher trees for years - just like what they did to this one today. Several more years of growth and it STILL would have not interfered with lines near the street. read more

Asplundh Tree Expert - Tree butchering 101 - Tree Services Near Me - Romeoville, Illinois

Despite overwhelming poor reviews, Excel Energy contracted this incompetent company to mitigate tree clearance for new power lines. These folks are far from 'Expert' as their name proclaims. I thought I was speaking with a reputable arborist when I discussed mitigation a couple of days ago (turned out he had no credentials). He assured me minimal branches would be removed. After witnessing the majority of branches removed from my trees, I approached him with obvious tree health concerns. He agreed they likely wouldn't survive and said that was why he suggested removal in the first place. That is a blatant lie! While he did advise tree removal, it was for Excel's selfish purpose only, to avoid having to return in a few years to re-trim; there was no mention of tree health! Asplundh is incompetent and dishonest. This company needs to be shut down immediately before they destroy another homeowner's property! read more

When they come to your area it will look like a tornado came through when they are done. Seen many beautiful neighborhoods left decimated and barren. Zero skills and no attempt to do a professional job read more

Cantbelieve takes half hour to trim all branches off tree then after packing all up they sit in truck for an hour! Sure hope the rates aren't hourly!?! read more

Crew came in suddenly and began removing branches off a beautiful canopy of maple branches in my backyard over driveway. True, some branches were over ComEd power lines but these butchers went way beyond what was necessary to tree trim and now am left with an eyesore. Sun now blasting into tranquil backyard that was so shady and pleasant. They cut way more than needed. I kept demanding they stop and said "we done now" as they continued to cut and cut and cut!! I am just sick!! Am sitting down now in total shock. Outrageous!! read more

why on earth is comed using this unprofessional sloppy company! nit only did they do a horrible job cutting sown branches but they pretty much destroyed the new grass growth but what is even worse i am a person w a disability w joint issues and they left an entire mess of branches across my entire yard for me to clean and destroyed my bushes w the weight of the branches they tore down leaving me to have to tie them to my fence! brought me to tears ! when i called comed i was told sorry not sorry you will receive a call in 5 business days ! angry cannot even describe how i am feeling at the moment! i was forced for 3 days to clean the ness they left behind! read more

Guy parked his truck, put out cones and then sat in his truck for 3 hours. Did no work and just left. Shady people. Im introducing him to my .45 if he does it again. read more

AVOID. These guys brought down a tree on the County property in the most unsafe way possible. They managed to destroy a neighbors garden in the process. They also thought it was a good idea to leave the FULL tree on my property for some reason. Literally cut down a tree and moved it to my backyard and left it there. I called them multiple times and it's all false promises and excuses. No one has come and removed the tree, I guess it's my problem now. read more

ComEd contracted them to trim some vines at our Condo Association. They arrived, unannounced, forcing neighbors to scramble moving plants and furniture. After an hour of modest effort, foreman advised they would stop for the day because they couldn't reach tall locations (Why arrive unprepared for any contingency?) and resume Monday. Monday....Tuesday....crickets. When phone calls were finally returned, we were told they would not be finishing the job. Schlock outfit and performance. Called ComEd and suggested they not pay for a job not done. read more

These idiots hopped my fence while i was at work. Knocked over pipes i have running to my sump pump, and then broke my gate. When i called comed who contract these idiots they said they weren't responsible. Dont let these dummies on your property. They are suppose to notify you when they doing work. Not hop your fence and damage property. Look at there reviews. Speaks for themselves read more

I think the state hires them to trim along the power lines. They put the cones so far away from the truck they forced the cars to drive on my lawn. I asked if they could move the cones a little closer to the truck and put a couple of cones on the lawn side. One truck did with no problem but the guy on the other truck said they would be moving along in about 30 minutes. By that time my lawn would be reduced to mud as it rained the day before. I took the initiative and moved them myself. I live on the corner so I don't have a clear view of the side street. There's also a lot of trees and brush on both sides of my chain link fence. I was just along that side the day before picking up branches. The next day after the truck left there were 4 fresh water bottles and a wipe thrown on my side of the fence. read more

Sterling Illinois. They left honey locust thorns all over the road causing me to get a flat tire . They won't return calls or emails. Might as well threw a bucket of nails out . read more

What a joke this company is. They left garbage in my yard of their cans. And left limbs they cut lying there. Com Ed commissioned this work in our neighborhood. What a waste. read more

Sleazy is the only word to describes the Asplundh company and family. Greg Asplundh sits back and collects tons off hard work of others. They train employees to try to manipulate and bully their way into things. read more

Everything that has been reported is accurate & true. Let me add: these assholes are what the word was created for. They are nothing but MFCsucking SOBitches, butchering through neighborhoods for the real schmucks at Commonthief Edison in the name of power protection. The assholes are slaves with tiny nanobrained skulls the size of a skunk. They can't be stopped..............except: One very important Secret can now be revealed: if the property Owner is present & objects to butchering, they cannot trespass on Owner's property without consent (cops called will back you up). They must stop at once until an inspector comes out, which in most cases never happens (until they return every 5 years). I stopped them 5 yrs ago, but this time last week I was away shopping just 2 hours, and like a thief in the night they butchered my NON-intruding, previously properly-trimmed elm & redbud. People need to tire iron their trucks, so they will REALLY get the message they deserve. Words without action are just plain pissing in the wind, dontchaknow!! Unite!!! Afterthought: the possibility of a Class Action against Asplundh and ComEd for trespassing in my absence without my consent should be definitely explored on behalf of all Owners so similarly mistreated, and hopefully a litigating attorney will come to our collective rescue to stop these thieves in their tracks, and negotiate new rules, and compensate those whose trees have been mortally butchered. It takes balls today to do the right thing and get things done right, dontchaknow! Hey!! Is there an Attorney in the house? read more

Too bad 0 Stars is not an option. On 8/16-17/2018, Asplundherers cam through our neighborhood, to trim trees for the power lines in Naperville. The one older guy seemed to be the foreman. He was high in the trees, and yelling fuck this and fuck that. My next door neighbor took her kids in. They cut more than necessary, and left a full day's worth of cleanup for me. They also cut one bush completely flush with the ground, and cut two feet out of a mature trumpet vine of mine, as an obvious big screw-you statement. Two other neighbors that I was aware of had run-ins with them too. There were probably scores more! read more

I completely agree with the other reviews. This company has no idea what they are doing. They chop and go. Yesterday they showed up unannounced and started hacking away at a tree in my backyard despite my objections. The man in charge refused to show me his credentials and called our silver maple tree "a weed." So rude. Even though we recently had the tree trimmed by a reputable company, he said the branches had to be 4 feet from the wires and that they were the only company that could trim trees near power lines. Ridiculous. I can't imagine what they would have done if I hadn't stayed to watch them. read more

Yelp should have a minus star rating. If anyone hire these butchers they should have their heads examined. IF they show up near your property WATCH EVERY MOVE THEY MAKE. Not only do they leave a mess, they destroy trees and damage property. ComEd subcontracted them to trim a tree near lines in alley and not only did the massacre it, they SABATOGED it. I just noticed a large sawed in wedge shaped gash on the rear on the tree near bottom on the back so you wouldn't notice it. Almost as if they were going to cut it down and they MIGHT AS WELL HAVE!!! IT's a mess and will have to be removed ON MY DIME. COMED should be liable for these jerks. read more

ComEd contracted them out to clear some branches from some wires. They made a mess in my yard. Branches and leaves everywhere. I had to spend an hour cleaning up after them and they piled everything they cut down in my front yard where they still sit over 24 hours later. I talked to a supervisor in person this morning (He was next door to getting an earful from my neighbor) and he assured me it would be taken care of right away. It hasn't. And to top it off, they did a crap job trimming the trees. Looks horrible. Not happy with them or ComEd. read more

0 stars would be too many. ComEd is crazy to employ these people - they can't come cheap enough to justify the butchering they do to trees. A few years ago I happened to be home when they were doing routine pruning for high wires. I spoke with the English speaking member of the group and emphasized that I didn't want young trees topped. He assured me it wouldn't happen then climbed up a 20' tree and topped it! Enraged, I ordered them out of my trees and off my property. Surprise - they HAVE to leave when ordered... Go ahead and do so when they screw with you! They sent out two supervisors to "calm the crazy woman" during that afternoon. Both were very nice and I found that these teams didn't need to have an arborist or even someone with training on the crews. These workers know nothing about trees! Nor do they have any human compassion... Yesterday they came out to do late winter pruning and cut down limbs containing squirrel nests. Squirrels give birth in February. They chipped infant squirrels. Even if you don't like the furry little rodents, what does this say about the employees of this company? They cut down limbs with 3 nests just along my short piece of the road ... how many little critters do you suppose they chip in a day? WHY CAN'T THEY BE STOPPED??????????????? read more

These jack holes were hired by com Ed to do tree trimming on my NEIGHBORS tree. Dragged the branches down MY DRIVEWAY and MY YARD and left all the small branches thru MY YARD while giving my wife attitude because they were too lazy to have the truck in front of the right house. When they left, dumped their garbage on my front parkway. How are these a-holes in business??? read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. ComEd sent a message out two months ago that they would be trimming back trees in my area. I waited and nobody showed so I let my PROFESSIONAL arborist to come out for our scheduled tree trimming and had him pull my tree back the required 12 feet. A week later Asplundh shows up and insists they needed to pull the tree back an additional 12 feet because that was what they were contracted to do. Idiots can't do math. They were very rude. Their supervisor called my 100 year old mulberry a "weed". They put one truck on my parkway leaving ruts and managed to block in both my and my neighbor's driveway with another one. I felt the need to ostentatiously take "before" photos and then stand outside while they did their butchery to make sure they did not just cut limbs in half like they did the neighbors' trees. I went inside to take a phone call and they immediately began straight cutting again, forcing me to go back out. read more

TOTALLY butchered and mutilated my beautiful 40 foot pine trees, they came by like they do every couple of years to do tree trimming but this time i guess they got new chainsaws and just wanted something to cut because they literally cut the entire back sides of my pine trees down to the tree trunk what used to be picture worthy trees not look like 40 foot asparagus. avoid this company at ALL costs! if you see them coming into your yard to do "tree trimming" make sure you stay home and watch every move they make because you will come home to butchered landscaping if not read more

Let's start with an analogy: You go for a manicure and you come home missing your arms. And Asplundh is not accountable to property owners. They are only accountable to the utility (Salt River Project, in this case) that has contracted with them. Almost a guarantee that you will loose parts of trees that are in no way going to interfere with the power lines. Yeh, I like electric power at my house as much as my neighbors do, but really, they don't need to trim over 20 feet away from line and parts of the tree that would never grow near the line. I failed to document my tree before and after, but there are pics on the web showing how they over "trim" and I doubt they are photoshopped. I have no other reason to write this other than venting and sharing the horror of Asplundh tree "trimming" with the rest of the Yelp world. Shade in the sunniest (SW) corner of my yard is spotty now, diminished by at least one half. It's an Acacia which is pretty resilient tree here in the desert, though it will take at least 2 years for parts to sort of fill in. However, It will be grotesquely deformed forever. BTW, I am not in San Fran now but in AZ. read more