WOW! That's all I can say... I called them on a Monday to make an appointment for an estimate. They came out the following Friday and gave me a VERY competitive estimate for the removal of three trees (including a very large Date Palm in my front yard) and, the trimming of a 50 ft. plus tree in my back yard. The best part is that they were there two days later, on Sunday, cutting down the trees. On Moday morning, the crew with the stump grinder arrived and, within an hour or two, the stumps had all been ground to the desired level below the surface. All the trimmings were removed immediately and my yard was left cleaner than it was when they arrived! I will use this company again and HIGHLY recommend them to anyone! Fast, friendly, affordable and....they know there stuff! read more

On time and great service!!! thanks for responding quickly and getting rid of that Palm Tree that had sucked money from me all these years! May it R.I.P....will use again! read more

I had an overgrown schefflera tree that had to be removed. I called 3 different companies for an estimate, but Benitez was the first to come out and also gave me the lowest bid, some $100.00 less than their competitors. I was worried, as the tree had grown between telephone and cable lines, but Ramon and Angel did a fantastic job of cutting the tree down while avoiding any contact with the fragile wires. The also showed up earlier than promised which was great for us, and cleaned up each and every bid of debris before they left. I would use their services again in the future, and can highly recommend them for your job as well. Thank you Benitez Tree Services!!! read more

Provided us the best quote, timely to arrive and do the trimming, and did a great job cleaning up. Not to mention the A-M-A-zing customer service from Lori - prompt and polite - all we could ask for. We will defiantly be using them again! read more

The Benitez Tree Service did a great job with our trees and grounds. We are a church and needed an area cleaned up. They were prompt and gave us a great quote and service. I spoke with Lori multiple times about our needs and she was quick to respond to make sure our needs were met. I definitely recommend them. read more

Had a problem with these guys! They called me and set up an appointment for one morning and they never showed. I waited by the door in the living room for about 45 minutes. Then I called them and they didn't answer. 30 minutes later, I received a call back and they made up a ton of excuses as to why they couldn't be there. I asked why they could t give me a courtesy call and they made up another excuse. They then tried to argue with me and say someone showed up and knocked on the door, which was untrue, and that we missed our appointment. They are very unprofessional and I do not recommend this business. If you look more on Yelp there is a business called Tree & Palm Trimming & Landscape Maintenance, they are great and a lot more affordable then these clowns. Do yourself a favor and use someone else, these people obviously don't know how to run a business. If I could give zero stars I would. read more

I have used them for two jobs. Solid follow through. They did everything they said they would. Even though the quote will be reasonable they will negotiate. Asking for a minor extra that came up incurred no mention of a further charge. They will be my first call for trees and trimming from now on. read more

I highly recommend them. They were very professional and no nonsense. They came out promptly, gave me a fair quote, showed up on time and did a thorough job removing a palm tree and trimming a few others. I'm totally satisfied with their service. Job done, no hassles. What more could you ask for. Cheers! read more

We had a huge untrimmed palm tree in our backyard that would bend precariously in the wind and drop palm fronds on my roof as well as my neighbor. I called for 6 bids to remove the tree. Some never returned my inquiries but communications with Benitez Tree Service was quick, concise and timely. They performed the job well and the cleanup was beyond exemplary. I highly recommend them for any tree services you may require. read more

I found Benitez Tree services to be absolutely fantastic. The price was good and the work was top notch. The crew was on time, polite, and cleaned up after. I had one tree removed and another large tree trimmed - both were done well. I plan on having some more work done in the future and will call Benitez again. read more

I have used this company three or four times since 2016 and have never experienced anything but good service. This is a small business and sometimes you might have to wait until the following day to get a call back, but my experience has been that they always return calls, if not the same day, then the following day. Ramon has always showed up to give estimates near the time promised, and if anything, he has been early, not late. Customers who complain about not receiving calls back when they expect them should try hiring some of the larger companies, who are often quick to promise but slow to perform. Ramon does very good work, and I will continue to use his company. read more

I just emailed to ask a ballpark figure cost about getting my palm tree trimmed and all I recieved was a "sorry we are busy finishing a contract" response. Thats it. I will not be using this company because they are obviously too busy to even respond to customers properly. Nothing was said about a time frame. I was just asking a cost and "Lori" said they were too busy to answer a question. read more

Great service and did a very good job. They always answered my calls or called back right away. Their prices are very competitive and I had two trees removed a couple days after I called. It was much easier than I thought. I didn't even have to be home. read more

I hired Ramon Benitez to do a major tree/shrub trimming job on my new home. Nothing had been done in many years so things were quite out of control. I obtained bids from 3 other services and his price beat them all by far. However, I did not get less of a service, just less of a price. I am so happy with the work he and his crew did, particulary the artistry he used when trimming my 50' date palm. It's beautiful! read more

Laurie and Ramon were great to work with. They made the process easy. We are so happy with their service and the way our project turned out!

I had a very tall eucalyptus tree begin to tilt ominously toward the house after a set of El Niño storms. I called various tree companies, including Benitez. Ramon came out the same day, took a look at the tree and said he could take care of it the next morning for a very reasonable price. The next morning, Ramon and Mario at 7:30am started taking down the tree and putting the pieces away in their truck to haul it away. They were done around noon. Excellent, punctual service, and reasonable pricing. I highly recommend them! read more

Very very good - highly recommended. These folks came out the day I asked for an estimate, arriving early to meet me right after work and offering a fair price right off the bat. They were available two days later, came out, and did a great job taking care of my headache trees and bushes. They did exactly what they promised and more. It was so refreshing dealing with Benitez Tree Services. read more

Fantastic job!! I found Benitez Tree Services on Yelp San Diego, and contacted them for an estimate based on the excellent reviews they'd received here.Lori and Ramon responded to my call quickly and were at my house the same day to give me an estimate on trimming my out-of-control Ficus Tree. This tree was over 60 feet tall and 35 feet wide and had huge roots that were threatening to lift up the patio slab in the back yard. Removing the tree was too big a job for me at the time,so Ramon & Lori gave me the option of "lacing" the tree and topping it,while digging up the roots that threatened my patio. At the same time Ramon noticed my downed fence and mentioned that he builds fences as well,and gave me an amazing price for all the work needed. In only three days,Ramon and his crew cut down two-thirds of my big tree and shaped it beautifully, dug a dich around the patio, cutting through the large roots going under and then refilling it, hauled all the materials away from my old fence,cleaning and preparing the overgrown area for the new fence,and built me a GORGEOUS six-foot property line fence! My new fence has a triple rail, twice as many screws as the old one, deep concrete footings, and Ramon left the area absolutely spotless. I found the work done by Benitez Tree Service to be outstanding in every way; great price,excellent materials and workmanship, fast service(Ramon was done a day sooner than he had quoted!) and good communication between myself, Lori, and Ramon. I would Reccomend Benitez Tree Service anytime, and look forward to having them come back and do more work in my yard! And don't forget,they are amazing Fence-Builders,too! read more

Benitez Tree Service was a life-saver. We needed a HUGE canary island date palm removed from our property in North Park. The company we originally hired (they had done previous work for us) bailed at the last minute after two months of planning and communication! What were we to do now! We had everything set for the removal on a particular day (time off from work, yard ready). I went to Yelp and frantically started looking for a new company. BENITEZ TREE SERVICE was the only company that returned my call in a timely manner. From quote to clean-up Benitez Tree Service was professional, courteous and punctual. We also had them lace a yucca tree. No job seemed too big or too small and their price was extremely competitive. I highly recommend this company and will use them for future palm tree trimming and other tree lacing jobs. read more

They did a great job! They came out, gave me a free estimate, and were on time. I scheduled the work, they called the day before to confirm, and again they came out on time. They removed about 60 feet of 8 foot high thorny shrubs and the stumps and roots so that I could install a fence. They did exactly what I wanted and charged me the same price they originally estimated. They cleaned up the entire area including the sidewalk, street and the surrounding areas of my yard. I got 3 estimates for he work. Benitez was the most affordable and was willing to do what actually needed to be done. They exceeded my expectations. I will be calling them back for my next yard project. read more

I was very pleased with their work. I has asked them to remove a couple of pine trees. They came early and removed the trees within a few hours. They cleaned up the area well. I highly recommend them. read more

This company was very good. They quoted me a reasonable price to take down a jacaranda in my front yard and grind the stump. They showed up on time and didn't leave a mess. Need tree services? Who ya' gonna call? Benitez! read more

I requested an estimate to have a very large agave plant removed from my front yard. I chose Benitez Tree Services based on a referral from a neighbor that had them remove all the grass from their yard. Lori responded promptly to my request through Yelp for a quote. I gave them my address and the location of the agave plant, and they were to stop by the next day (Saturday) to take a look and provide an estimate. No one showed up, so I followed up with Lori on Monday to see what happened. She said a gentleman came out but could not locate the agave plant. I was pretty sure no one showed up because I have an outside camera and never saw anyone. She determined that she had written the address down wrong, and that she would stop by on Tuesday to look at it and provide an estimate. I still have not seen or heard from anyone from this company. It's a shame, because this is a local company in North Park, and I always try to support local businesses, but I will have to find someone else to complete my job. read more

We hired Benitez to trim/lace some very tall trees, clear some plants and brush which was overgrown. While they responded to our inquiry quickly and came out to give us an estimate, they certainly didn't live up to our expectations...sadly. First, we would recommend that you ask for a written estimate. One of the trees we were told would be included in the original quote was not taken care of. Also, while we were told that the crew would be very careful while trimming the tall trees (we are talking 30-40 ft high), that didn't happen and because of the height that some large branches were dropped, without any regard for what was below we lost a giant bird of paradise, some banana trees that were just yielding our first crop (we waited 3 years!) and the tops and sides of two liquid ambers and a potted ficus. When we spoke to Laurie she said all of the "right things" and agreed to have the crew cleanup the damaged trees and cut out two additional melaluccas and trim another pine tree, all in exchange for the damage incurred. When the crew was leaving on the final day, we noticed one of the trees, we had originally agreed upon would be cut down, was still standing. When questioned about it, Ramon was clearly upset and insisted that it was not part of the original quote (I will give him the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to a mis-communication). I would have been happy had he called Laurie right then to clarify what was promised when she spoke to my husband. He also made it clear that he was already losing money on this job. Not a very good, final impression. Especially coming from the owner! One final comment....we were quite impressed with the reviews about their clean up on former jobs. Well, they missed that mark - we spent about 3 hours putting things back the way they found the yard when they first arrived. Some items were moved back into place, however, many large container plants were not. Our expectation was that anything they had to move to complete the job, they would put back. We had received one other quote when shopping around and Benitez Tree Service was more reasonable, however, I would have rather paid the extra $300 to have the job done completely right!! read more

I hired Benitez Tree Service to remove 1 very large Canary Island Date Palm. The agreement was to remove the tree and ground out the roots and cover with dirt to protect people from falling in the hole. The tree was in the front yard near the sidewalk. A few months later I had a landscaping service come in to put in a drip system and new plants. After uncovering the dirt, it turns out the roots were still at the surface level and not 1.5 feet below. I called Benitez Tree Service and they denied that there was any wrong doing. I had pictures taken and still they denied any wrong doing. I asked them to drive out there and afterwards Benitez Tree Service left me a voice messaging stating that the roots were ground down. Unfortunately, due to new landscaping going in, I had to pay someone else to come and grind down the roots. Not only were they defensive but also lied about not taking the roots out. I would never use them again due to the lack of ethics and lack of work. read more

Excellent and knowledgeable service and I'm glad I found them on Yelp! Lori and Ramon came by 12/22 and quoted a great price - my other two quotes didn't come close. I was pleasantly surprised when they told me they could do the job before Christmas and on such short notice the very next day. Ramon showed up right on time on 12/23 and dug out our yucca filamentosa stump. My partner did things a little backwards and planted a bunch of gardenia and jasmine shrubs before removing the stump - he was too anxious to start planting and not anxious to dig the stump out! But Ramon worked very carefully around the new plants and sprinklers and there was no damage to them whatsoever. He worked non-stop for 2 hours to dig the stump completely out of the ground with an axe, a chainsaw, and a shovel - something I'm in no shape to do so I really appreciated his hard work. He dug down deep so the stump and all the little bits are gone now. He even spent the time to clean up the area which was a nice touch and something a lot of services don't do (or don't do well). I would highly recommend their work and would use Benitez Tree Services again no doubt about it. This was my Christmas present to my partner and it was well worth it for both of us! read more