These brave tree climbers cut down 3 dead trees. Day 1 last week involved a crane. They were here awhile and decided to come back another day with a larger crane as crane operator didn't feel safe or comfortable with smaller crane. Day 2 today they assessed and didn't use crane. Skinny guy shimmied up 2 trees. They use radio head sets to communicate. They took all branches and tree limbs away. Wow this is a dangerous job for young guys, but they worked very safely. Cost was around $2900, but these were old dead trees. Much respect for a dangerous job. Must be cool riding up in the air on a crane though. Definitely recommend these guys. read more

Bratt Tree - Tree Services Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fair quote. At least Three homes in a row in our neighborhood used them in the past couple of weeks. They show up on time. They remove your tree and remove the stump on the same day... none of " we will be back to do that someday" They leave no trace behind in your yard and the street in the front of your home. The guy that originally showed up on the day of removal of our favorite "family" tree understood that I was grieving the loss of our tree. he said "me too... I'm sad when I am hired to take down some trees-especially if they are still healthy." read more

Let me start by saying it's an oddly run company, which is what I told them when I spoke with them about some issues after job was completed. I won't use them again. Had them clean up 2 large Silver Maples, thinning canopies, etc. I've had this done a few times previously, using a different company. I was asked about payment by 3 different people during the job? Advised each that company has my CC on file, as it was required to get a date scheduled. While I was outside speaking with a neighbor, one of their workers came over and introduced himself by saying he's the most popular person on the job?? Neighbor and I looked at each other - no idea what he meant by that. He had only arrived a short time prior to that and I had no idea what his part of the job was. The next day, I received an email from him asking to rate him only and his service ?? I had to ask about the suckers on one tree. Was advised they would remove them but only if I wanted them removed ? Not something they automatically do. And, the typical scenario - during the job, I was advised there were more limbs to be removed/cleaned up to reduce weight in a couple areas. Of course this was an add-on. My question when speaking to the company after job was completed was why weren't those items included by the person who came out and quoted the job. The person that quotes the job isn't onsite during the job. Their website mentions they have certified arborists. No idea if the quoter was a certified arborist or not. Was given price to have it done and then billed for a higher amount. That part was glossed over and not addressed during my conversation with them after the fact. My trees look hacked up compared to jobs done in prior years. LOTS of people on the job meaning lots of people to pay. Must be the reason for their high prices. Overall, not happy with work done for the price. My conversation with them after the job didn't help explain much either. Live and learn. read more

Tip top Arborists! Excellent experience with Bratt Tree Company. Impressed with their professionalism, prompt response, and love that it was reasonably priced. The team was mindful of our lawn and driveway to lay down boards, effortlessly avoided power lines, and even went over our patio furniture a few times with the blower. Would recommend their services to anyone looking. read more

Bratt Tree - Tree Services Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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We have a huge Siberian Elm that is 55 years old and squirrels had feasted on its bark last winter for both nest making and food. The Bratt crew was out yesterday, as scheduled, and cleaned it up beautifully. Xcel energy was here on the bookends to take down power lines. Both rope climbing and cherry pickers were needed to get every dead branch removed. We used Bratt two years earlier to take down a large Ash tree and the same level of service and value was brought us back to them again. read more

Bratt Tree Company are GOOD people. Our friends, had a dead ash that needed to come down. These folks give, give, and give to the community. They were ready to try and take the tree down themselves when they had a tragic medical emergency. We called Bratt - explained the situation and they offered to take it down and remove the debris - PRO BONO!!!. Bratt was wonderful, on time and professional. It takes a village and I am so grateful Bratt tree is in our village. Ann Swanso read more

I'm updating my review because we had Bratt Tree Company come back out. After the work of the trees were done, my husband wasn't happy that the stump in the front tree was lifting up from the ground so we asked Bratt Tree Company if they would be able to come back to grind the underground stump part more so that the lawn looks leveled and even. The staff responded quickly and they were able to come back out to make the spot more even and it was done quickly and the staff person did a nice job of the clean up afterwards. This is the first tree company I've worked with and they have made it easy to get in touch with them through the web inquiry for an estimate of what we wanted done and have us the option to communication through phone or Email. I was so glad to have the email option because being on the phone with a 2 years old is a nightmare or when there's really of them and then having to discipline while on the phone is no fun. So I'm super please with non phone commination! I would recommend giving Bratt a chance! read more

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Bratt was contracted to trim our large maple tree, reducing weight and installing some cables to tie it all together. They were professional and conscientious. Paid attention to small details. Quickly and thoroughly cleaned up at the end. They are now my "go to" tree trimming service. read more

Thank you Bratt Tree Company!!! Bratt immediately responded to our call from out-of-state about a large storm-damaged tree on the property line of our St Paul yard. Even though Bratt's priority was removing trees that had fallen on homes during the storms, they still came over with a crew and crane that same afternoon! Bratt removed the entire tree in just a few hours! We came home to happy neighbors and absolutely nothing left to clean up in our yard! WOW!!! I can highly recommend Bratt Tree Company! We were delighted with their expeditious, professional and careful work!!! Mickey read more

Just wanted to let everyone know how great a job they did removing my tree. They are very professional doing the job quickly and leaving the yard very clean. They responded within 24 hours of my initial request for an estimate and came out the next day to look at the tree. They even took away the majority of wood chips from the stump grinding. Recommended them to my neighbors who also used them to remove their trees. Rather than come out individually they scheduled all the jobs for a two day window. They deserve everyone of the 5 stars I gave them. read more

My experience with Bratt Tree went beyond expectation. From the fair initial quote to the two tree removal to final cleanup, this project went very well. Great company. read more

Used to enjoy working with Bratt. Customer service is now absolutely horrendous. Needed my magnolia trimmed and also treated for Magnolia scale. Took weeks for them to respond, then was told I needed to yet again call the office. Called the office at 8:15, and they said the person I needed would be there at 9am and that they would call me back. Shocker, no call. Then someone called me and said they would be out that week to do the work. 2 weeks go by, nothing. Then, they emailed me and said they needed a cc to schedule the work... so a complete 180. No one shows up, and it takes 2 weeks to give me that info. Finally they trim the tree. A month later, I get a call that they were coming out that week to treat for the scale, and they will call me that week. No call. No evidence of any work was done. I reach out 2 weeks later and they say "I talked to the technician and they can confirm the work was done." Really? What about the call before you said you would do the work? They said they would send an invoice in the next couple of days. No invoice. I have reached out several times since to see if the actual work was done, and if so, where the invoice is. Zero response. They have lost a long time customer and I would never recommend them to anyone. It is not difficult to communicate and at the bare minimum acknowledge someone. read more

Job description: 2 gigantic silver maple trees waaay overdue for a trim. Review: The team from Bratt was on time, polite, thorough, did a great job, cleaned up, and billed what they quoted. Great service. read more

Caleb at Bratt did an excellent job pruning two large spruce trees. He was easy to coordinate with, worked quickly and efficiently, and left us with plenty of branches on the trees, taking only what was necessary. We also consulted about options for dealing with a failing Ash tree and some other work that will likely need to be done in the future. It is clear that Bratt takes pride in their work and I know that I'll be calling them for any future jobs. Highly recommend! read more

My neighbor and I hired Bratt to clean up an overgrown mess between our residential properties in St. Paul. Getting a quote was easy (thanks Derek) and this morning the crew came out and did a great job in a very friendly and professional manner (thanks Taylor). They removed a bunch of box elders and other junky growth, pruned lilacs way down for future growth, and trimmed a beautiful hackberry tree to keep it out of power lines and promote good future growth. I give Bratt my highest recommendation. read more

We've used Bratt three (maybe four) times now. We always do our due diligence by getting multiple bids, but in the end, we go with Bratt and have never been disappointed. We've found them to be knowledgeable arborists, thorough in their work, and affordable in cost. Their last job was to remove a huge 100+ year-old oak in our back yard that was dying. There was an enormous branch hanging over our house that I was worried would fall and crush us in our sleep! The job required a crane, several large trucks and an entire day to complete. Jon Bratt himself removed the branch hanging precariously over our house. We can now rest easy because Bratt was on the job! read more

Bratt Tree - A piece of the huge oak Bratt removed! - Tree Services Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Very pleased with their work taking down a huge elm that was hanging over some power lines. They didn't even need to get the power shut off. When I agreed to their price, they put me on a standby list and, not even two weeks later, they called to say they'd be there in an hour. They got the job done, cleaned up, and wood removed in about two hours total. I asked for 3 quotes - one didn't get back to me, and the other was for literally TWICE as much as Bratt (also would have involved shutting off power and taking down part of my fence). So I am very grateful for the reasonable price. read more

This review is long overdue, as our diseased elm tree was removed by Bratt Tree Company on 9-18-08. It was dutch elm disease, & we did everything we could to save it. It was huge-towering above our 3rd floor & stretching over the neighbors yards on both sides, it could be seen from a block away. I loved that tree, & it was devastating to hear the arborist say they didn't recommend trying anything else to save it. But the responsible thing to do was to remove it, & the city could come by & condemn it at any time. Access to the yard was difficult-huge tree, neighbors on both sides, narrow alley & fence, power lines...2 different companies told us the only way to remove it safely was with a crane. When Jon Bratt came to do the estimate, he said he could use a crane if we wanted him to, but he didn't think he'd need one. He said he saw we had a lot of plants, & acknowledged that "some of those plants are going to have a bad day". But you can buy a lot of plants with the $3000 you'll save by not renting a crane! We ended up with minimal damage-a couple of minor divots in the yard & garden from fallen debris. I guess you'd have to see the yard to appreciate how amazing that is, given all the obstacles. We also had the stump ground out that day, setting the stage for new trees. I appreciated how sympathetic the company was-I was devastated by the loss of the tree & they were very respectful of that. I also scheduled the removal to take place more than 2 months after the date of the estimate, so that I could enjoy the tree & benefit from it's shade through the summer. I would definitely use their services again-but hope I never need to. read more

These guys do NOT mess around, I had 2 Ash Trees removed that were massive and one was in a difficult to maneuver area. They came in like an army with the most modern trucks and gear ever seen and deployed strategic removing techniques that left my family amazed. They beat every single competitor in the process in price. Well mannered and actually cared about NOT damaging our property I would highly recommend them to anyone. Thank God for Bratt Tree Company Fredrick Schmid / St. Paul read more

Called to get an estimate for tree trimming and/or removal. I gave them all my information including phone number and email and was told that someone could, hopefully, get out to my house that week. It has now been over 2 weeks and I have not heard anything from them. read more

I was extremely disappointed with the service provided as well as Bratt's lack of customer service following the service. I contacted Bratt last summer in order to have a few large branches that hung directly over power lines removed. After submitting an estimate request online for the removal of the branches, I received an electronic bid that specified "Crown Clean Pruning" services. After receiving that bid, I spoke with a representative, Connor Walsh, in order to ensure that this service included the removal of the large branches over the power lines. I was assured that it did. Bratt did not remove the branches, however. Instead, they performed "crown cleaning" while leaving the large branches hanging directly over the power lines. Accordingly, I contacted Bratt because we did not receive the service that was requested and that we paid $750 for. I spoke with Connor Walsh in order to try and remedy the situation on two separate occasions. On both calls I felt him to be rude and unprofessional and quite condescending. He told me that branch removal is not a service they would perform, and that they never would have told me that they would remove those branches. This was directly contrary to our pre-service conversation. If branch removal is not a service Bratt will provide, that is fine, but that should have been communicated to me before the service I did not request was provided. I certainly should not have been misled to believe that branch removal would be performed. After the two conversations where I do not believe Bratt adequately addressed any of my concerns, Mr. Walsh offered to provide a written estimate for full tree removal at a discounted price. Over a week later, however, still no estimate had been provided. Sick of being given the run-around, I advised Bratt that no estimate would be necessary as I wouldn't be using their services any longer. Overall, significant information was not provided to us prior to the service, but the situation was made worse when none of our concerns were taken seriously or adequately addressed after the fact. Bratt should have been upfront about what services they will or will not perform and treated our concerns with basic decency and respect. I would have let this issue go, but I received a couple emails from Bratt asking me to review them, so here it is. read more

I've used Bratt twice now and have been very pleased both times. The first was two very large evergreen that over hung my house and the neighbors. Bratt removed both and ground the stump. I requested a cut from one of the trunks that ended up being the size of a table. The second time was to remove an elm with a split trunk an many broken branches from a severe storm. The tree was hanging over the neighbor's house and I was very scared that it may fall. Bratt removed it within hours of looking at it and left little evidence that it was ever there. Both jobs were professional and reasonable. read more

Chose Bratt from Yelp review and glad that we did. Everything was smooth and easy. They come out to remove 2 really over grown shrubs. Nice clean up and everything. Would use them again. Price was I habe nothing to compare to as the other Company never showed up for the estimate. Seemed very reasonable and my back is happy I chose Bratt. read more

We had four small trees that needed to be removed from our backyard, we called several companies because we've never used a tree service before. Bratt was the first to return our call and gave us the best price! The crew that came was fast, and went above and beyond! In addition to removing the four trees, they were able to haul away a big brush pile from vine removal that we had nearby. They were so fast, and cleaned up afterwards. We were so impressed!! Will definitely use them again if the need ever arises. read more

Great service, professional, fast, cleaned up everything. . Very pleased and will use again.

I had an extremely large tree removed and the team was cautious, efficient and made extra effort to leave my yard clean. I was completely impressed with the service and cost. Would definitely recommend! read more

Quick responses. Actually received a second quote after they estimated the wrong and larger tree. Second quote included higher fees for same grinding service. So the smaller the tree, the more it costs to grind? Could be a mistake but didn't leave me with a good feeling. read more

Entangled power lines to leading three houses, perennial garden, nearby retaining wall, sloped yard, and our house within 15 feet. When our four-story elm need to be removed due to Dutch elm, Jon Bratt was the only tree service of all the ones we contacted that would undertake such a challenging tree removal. Jon and his team were extremely professional, friendly and very competitively priced. Watching them cut and carefully lower each tree section was amazing. And when they were finished and had thoroughly cleaned up, the perennials were still standing and it was like the old elm had never been there. I would highly recommend Jon Bratt and his team! read more

The second time I have worked with Caleb and his team. I had two large trees that needed to be trimmed back from the building. Clear and concise information with the estimate. The crew was very efficient and carful of surroundings and landscaping while working on site. Cleaned up all debris and did a fantastic job! Caleb and entire team were methodical and precise with everything. read more

Very rude. Needed to remove a diseased tree. They ended up bending my fence and brought heavy equipment onto the lawn without putting down a surface damaging the lawn. Next, they half ass'd ground the stump so that when it came time to re-sod the lawn because of the damage, I was unable to due to the stump not being properly ground down.. When I politely called to ask if they could at least complete the stump grinding I paid for, they became extremely offensive and just said no, that "they had more important things to do". I was not asking to drop everything and do it immediately, just work with me to deal with what I paid for. Thanks Bratt.. read more

Steer clear of John Bratt and his company Bratt Tree. He is not only rude (as another reviewer also mentioned), but he has no idea how to work with customers and he only seems to care about chasing the almighty $$ at whatever the cost to others. We had a contract with them to take down a diseased tree and grind 3 stumps. 5 days before they were to come out a big storm hit and a large branch from that same tree came down and took out our power. Long story short, a lot of other trees came down and they didn't show up and didn't even bother to call or contact us to discuss any of this. When I did talk to them they said they were swamped and didn't know when they would get to us and that our contract had been "canceled." What??! A month later they called to say they were ready. Umm... what about the live power line that was in our yard under a huge branch from a diseased tree that they were under contract to take out over a month ago??? What about the risk the remaining tree posed after half of it had come down? What about th agreement we had? None of this seemed to matter to them. If personal stories matter, and personal experiences are how you help make an informed decision about hiring a company, the quality of work they do, and how they treat their customers, then I hope this is helpful to you. read more

It looks like people have had a good experience with them in the past. I have had a terrible experience with them. I'd like to say it happened in October (4 months ago)....but I can't because they still haven't finished the job. They quoted taking down a tree. They took one limb down and left me calling their office about 10 times. Just now-four months later- they sent me a quote to take the other limbs down. They are telling me now - not 4 months ago- that my tree is two different trees. $800 for the first limb? $800 for the last two. Crazy. Horrible service. Total con. read more

I just had 4 30ft plus trees removed by the crew at Bratt Tree Company. These trees were right up against the house and no easy job. The crew was FANTASTIC! They arrived right on time, explained what was to be done and were very skilled. They had several trucks and guys on the job and were finished rather quick. They were excellent in the clean up of this large job as well. I would use this company again with out hesitation! Thanks for a great job! read more