In my line of work (landscaping), I often need the services of qualified arborists for various client gardens.
Finding reliable, qualified arborists is more difficult than you might imagine. It was therefore a huge relief to me when a trusted colleague in the landscaping business, Joe Badali, of Islington Nurseries, recommended Ontree, telling me that he now exclusively uses them for all his tree jobs, and has been extremely happy with them for several years.
With that recommendation in mind, I contacted Ontree and asked for an assessment on three jobs I had outstanding.
I met with their certified arborist, Jody, at the sites in question and was impressed with his intimate knowledge of trees and his assessment of how we should proceed with the jobs in question.
What I particularly liked was his honesty in assessing the jobs. He did not try to suggest more work was needed, he suggested things we could minimize, or put off. He pointed out what work was critical. He was honest about the risks and pinpointed several tree health issues.
One of the job sites had an access issue, where trying to get certain branches would be difficult, and Jody was pleased to point out that they have specialized equipment which is able to get through very constricted spaces and elevates the arborists safely to the target branches. ("Spider lift" machines. Spider lifts are aerial man-lifting devices that can reach various heights).
Safety for anyone working around on my property or any of my client properties is very important to me, so it was a relief to hear about their equipment. (In the past, unfortunately, I have had bad experiences with tree companies that do not strictly stick to safety both for their workers and the homeowner.)
After I met with Jody, it was a very short time until I received the pricing for the jobs.
I made sure to be present at the job sites when the work was being carried out and was very impressed with the crew and delighted with the work they carried out.
They were very courteous, answering any questions I had. They carried out the work in a totally professional and safety conscious manner. They cleaned up the work site. All members of the crew showed an excellent knowledge of, and a great love for trees.
I have no hesitation in hiring Ontree for any tree work I need done. read more