We highly recommend Quality Arbor Care and would give more than 5 stars if we could. We just used Quality Arbor Care to remove two very large trees, that posed hazards to our house. One was within 6 feet of our house and over our roof. Henry came promptly to assess, was very knowledgeable and experienced, and provided competitive pricing. The crew arrive within 3 days of quote to perform work. The 6-person crew with supervisor Todd, was outstanding and worked with diligence, coordination and safety. The machinery and equipment are top notch - truck with lift, tracker, stump grinder. They left the site clean. I was truly in awe by the hard work, swiftness and outcome exceeding my expectations -- and we have high standards. It's apparent this is a solid, quality team and company! read more

Quality Arbor Care are Artists! Super skilled. We were scared to have our large redwood thinned & trimmed, but Q.A.C. did such an amazing job that we regret not doing it sooner. We didn't know it was possible to do what they did -- we'd only seen bad jobs, and thought that was the best to expect with a redwood. But no, they gave our very large tree a beautiful symmetry and beautiful shape, and we have no idea how they got it so right. Excellent communication between the crew and whoever is spotting from the ground, we assume. This crew has a terrific energy, with great camaraderie. They protected our roof and the grounds with plywood, and they left the area totally clean. We and our neighbors couldn't be happier: we have more light in our back yards, there will be less duff falling, and we feel safer with the dead branches gone. Thank you so much for your very fine work. (Plus, reasonably priced!) read more

Quality Arbor Care - AFTER--beautiful shape & symmetry & it will fill in nicely. Tons more light in our yards now. - Tree Services Near Me - Capitola, California

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Things started well...but sputtered and died. The owner, Henry, came out on a timely basis. He took time to look at my yard and the tree pruning I wanted, giving advice as I asked for it. I asked him to itemize each item with its cost in his bid. He said that would make the bid higher because he couldn't be sure what work he'd end up getting. I told him that was fine because the other companies were also bidding in that manner. He was friendly, we chatted, he left, giving me a date for when he'd send the bid. Nothing arrived the day he promised, nor several days after. I called the office and the support person said she'd work with Henry to get it to me very soon. The bid arrived in a day or two, BUT it was not itemized, as I thought we'd agreed. The company's bid was the lowest of four companies so I decided to use them. I did have two questions and I phoned the office and asked for Henry to call me. I called back two more times over a few days because no call came. No one ever called. I gave up and went with someone else. I'm glad I learned about Quality Arbor's lack of follow through before I had them do any work--the money saved would not have been worth it in the long term. read more

Quality Arbor Care removed three trees on my property. They responded quickly to my request for a bid and within 24 hours the job was done. Henry was a pleasure to work with, did an outstanding job and was more than reasonable with the amount he charged. I highly recommend Quality Arbor Care! read more

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If you are looking for a tree company that is on time,does excellent pruning,and has the best estimates, do your self a favor and call Quality Arbor Care, The crew works together to make sure they do the best job for their customers, I wouldn't waste my time on the other tree services Quality is the BEST in Santa cruz read more

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Just wanted to share a big shout out to Henry and his team. We had several very large neglected trees that needed a serious trim. We knew this really had to happen, but were honestly worried about they would look after such extensive work. What Quality Arbor Care was able to achieve was nothing short of miraculous. Absolutely gorgeous! Don't know why we waited this long! Plus they were on time, and cleaned up beautifully. We can highly recommend Quality Arbor Care. read more

I was very impressed with the tree-trimming work that Quality Arbor Care did at my Aptos house. My house is surrounded by redwoods and live oak and also has a large cedar tree, all of which had branches that needed to be cut away from the house and from power lines. They came with a large crew and truck and did a wonderful job both with the trimming and with cleaning up and hauling away the wood afterwards. The trees look better and healthier for the trimming, and my house is more fire-safe with these branches cut away from the house. Highly recommend this business. read more

Henry's team is skilled, efficient, and has reliably managed my oaks over several years. Highly recommend.

We are planning to have our driveway replaced, so, in preparation, we decided to have a large olive tree removed. Its roots were lifting the current driveway and we didn't want that to happen again. Plus, the pollen was doing us in! Our gardener thought he could remove the tree and stump, but he discovered that the root ball was enormous! It was like an iceberg, where what we could see above ground was nothing compared to what was hiding below! I looked on Yelp for a tree-service company and noted three that had solid ratings. I looked on each of their websites and all advertised stump grinding. I called the first one and left a message--no one ever called me back. I called the second company and their phone rang and rang and rang, with no answer or opportunity to leave a message. Thank goodness I, then, called Quality Arbor Care. Donna immediately answered my call and got me scheduled for an estimate. She looked for a day on their schedule when the crew would already be working in my city, thinking they may be able to do the work on the same day. Henry arrived right on time on the day of our appointment, quickly sized up the job, and gave an oral estimate. It sounded good to us, so he said the crew would likely be there that afternoon. Donna called that afternoon to get my email address, so she could send an official written estimate, and she let me know that the crew would be there in about an hour. The crew arrived. They strategized how to approach the stump, set up large pieces of plywood to protect nearby windows, plants and retaining walls, then got to work. Once the beast was demolished, they cleaned up all of the sawdust and larger wood bits. Quality Arbor Care was professional, responsible, friendly, and did excellent work. They absolutely deserve the five-star ratings everyone has given them. I would not hesitate to call them for any tree-care needs. read more

Quality Arbor Care removed three large cypress trees adjacent to my home in a thoroughly professional and pleasant manner. The work was first-rate and done at a reasonable price. I'm delighted! read more

These folks are good! They listen and try hard to satisfy. The crew work fast and efficiently and with good coordination among the members of the "team" as directed by their foreman. We have used this company three times and always been satisfied with their work. Only down side is that all this competence does not come cheap. read more

A shout out to Quality Arbor for a great job done quickly at a great value! I'll be using them again for future tree work.

Henry and his stellar crew at Quality Arbor Care did a fantastic job of trimming and shaping a half-dozen, very large trees and bushes on our property! I'm absolutely pleased with every step of their process: beginning with my initial contact with Donna, the office manager, continuing with Henry's first visit, and then the crew's professional and respectful work. They were quick, efficient, personable, knowledgable, and very adept at translating our ideas into concrete solutions. I conduct corporate team building drumming session around the globe, and I will use this organization as an example of how a good team communicates and collaborates, and has an upbeat approach to their work! read more

I just can't recommend this company highly enough! I lost a big oak in last winter's storms and needed the stump removed. I also have two bigger oaks that were quite 'heavy' and needed thinning and lifting. Henry the owner came out to bid the project, and I instantly got a good feeling about him. He was obviously a knowledgeable, hardworking, thoughtful guy, and his bid was more than reasonable (I checked around!). When it was time for his crew to show up, they mobilized like a well oiled machine! It was a sizeable job, so they showed up with eight guys and a bunch of well maintained, modern equipment. I met most of his crew (yes, after years of disappointing results with contractors and tradespeople generally, I'm one of those homeowners that 'hovers') and found every one of them to be friendly, experienced, and CLEAN! They did a fantastic job and left my yard nicer than they found it. You simply CAN NOT go wrong with Henry and Quality Arbor Care! read more

Hired this company twice this year: the first time, to remove several trees including old, gnarled wild plum trees that were crowding against the house and fence, creating problems. The crew was FAST and navigated the narrow spaces with ease, not even scratching the house or fence. They removed the trees and ground the stumps down, and there was not a trace left. The second time, they came out to prune a Live Oak tree that was covering part of the roof. The crew did a beautiful job, removed the branches from the roof and cleaned it up, and pruned and shaped the tree so it looks healthy and beautiful. These folks are great, including the office manager Donna who is always so helpful. Everyone is easy to talk to, and they care about the work and do a fast, thorough and excellent job. I had a couple specific requests and the arborists were really helpful and informative. After the tree work, the crew cleaned up the yard so well that it looked better than before! read more

Price: Fair Work: Excellent Character: Great Communication: Pretty good Process: Very Easy These guys did a great job at a fair price. We had another company come give us a quote, and they were more expensive for less work. When Henry came out, he was very thorough when examining our trees. He noticed a lot of things the other company didn't, like that there were some broken branches that were precarious, and one of our pine trees had bark beetles. When we went to book them, they were very busy and it was going to be 2-3 months until they could come do the job. However, when they found an opening in their schedule, they called us and bumped us up a little sooner. We had 3 pines, a loquat, and a cedar that all needed work. They trimmed 2 of the pines, removed all the dead branches and shaped them so they would grow more evenly and in the directions we want them to. One pine was hanging over the house, and Henry noticed that the slight angle/lean of its growth meant that it should be growing a thicker base on that side to compensate for the weight, but it wasn't doing that. They intentionally trimmed that side more to shift the weight of the tree, and pull it away from the house. They removed the pine with the bark beetles and left a stump maybe 1 foot high. The biggest pine had the most broken branches and was growing in crazy ways. It also had dead limbs hanging on the power lines into our house. PG&E said they were our responsibility, and Henry made it an easy process. We didn't need to turn the power off or anything. The loquat was thick and heavy, and hanging over half of our house. It's also a tree that our landlords (my grandparents in-laws) are sentimental about and wanted to look very nice. Henry's guys delivered. The loquat is gorgeous. They thinned out the inner branches, lifted it up off of the house, and shaped it beautifully. Our yard now gets a lot more light and the trees look great. They also cleaned up the yard and left it nicer than when they arrived. When they took all the trimmings, they must have raked or something as well. There's no debris on the roof or in the gutters, and all they left were some of the bigger chunks of the pine that was cut down, as we agreed. Finally, they were flexible about how to receive payment. All in all, we highly recommend these guys. read more

It was recommended to me to hire Frank of Quality Arbor Care and I'm very grateful that I hired him. Frank came by my home to give me a quote (which was very reasonable and than another quote I received), which I agreed to, and we set up an appointment. His workers all did an excellent job and I fully intend to utilize this company next time I need arbor work done. Thanks guys! read more

Great tree company. They know and love trees. They were easy to consult with as they are more concerned with caring and preserving trees and eco system vs cutting them down! Highly recommend!! read more

They know their business. They do responsible quality work. They are good people. I have hired them several times and I will continue to rely on Henry's team in the future. read more

Once again Henry's team did a fantastic job on our 100 year old cypress! They weathered a wet drizzly day with great attitude and attention to detail. Totally worth the wait! read more

Quality Arbor Care - Great trim off the top of our 100 year old cypress! - Tree Services Near Me - Capitola, California

There were big fires and big jobs after I received my estimate. He never showed up. I will not call him again.

Just had an oak tree trimmed, the crew did a great job, cleaned up and were all very professional, will definitely call them again if I need any more tree work! read more

YO, this guy knows his Trees man... I'm proud to call him my "Tree Guy" If I need any wood chips. he gives em up! Henry is a straight up fellow... He's been workin' down to his bones enamel let me tell ya! He never gives up_His business has been around Santa Cruz for years... If you can trust me.. You most definitely can TRUST the shat outta him to take down your trees cleanly! I seen this guy bust out redwood growth with 3 guys, one on the tree top cutting it in half. One on the ground deciphering where the branches and such need to land and one dude in the crane moving a seemingly "million" ton tree trunk with ease! Anyone that could do that with no damage is A-OK in my book! read more

I didn't hire these guys BUT they worked over my family's heads all day taking down two massive sick pine trees. These trees could easily smash me in my office below when they fell. Now they can't. These guys skillfully removed the trees with obvious experience. Any other method would just leave carnage and insurance adjusters in its wake. Now the neighborhood is not only a safer place to sit, it smells nice too. https://youtu.be/fCQlwpm7a9Q read more

I highly recommend Henry & his Quality Arbor Care crew for Santa Cruz properties particularly! Needed to get a baseline of the health of a Redwood grove in Santa Cruz, and wanted a local expert who is familiar with the Coastline Redwood trees, weather & soil conditions. I got 3 quotes from local Tree services, as well as a recommended Arborist consultant all came out to survey the trees. As it turned out, they all agreed that one of the 100+ft Redwood trees was very sick and needed to come down ASAP. After reviewing quotes, it was decided to work with Henry & Quality Arbor Care for a list of reasons, several of which were 1) neighbors highly recommended him, 2) price AND schedule all aligned. It was early December, Henry had already talked directly to Leslie Keedy, the City of Santa Cruz Urban Forester and was able to get an Emergency Tree Removal Permit quickly. Due to location, it was decided rather than take it all down, they'd cut approx 50ft off down to the split, and cable the split to minimize the danger of the tree falling down. It was quite a show of strength with his large crew and it is a noisy endeavor between the sounds of the chainsaws, wood grinder and guys yelling above the noise but Henry had advised going in.. The large strong crew spent much of the day, and hardly left a twig behind!* Another client on a hilltop property had a Redwood tree fall early last year from months of severe winds and torrential rains causing poor soil conditions.. Also saw a Redwood tree fall across Hwy 17 last year .. As was pointed out, Redwood trees do not fall often.. Thank you Henry & his Quality Arbor Care crew~!* read more

Great Company,Henry is a awesome guy that respects your yard . His crew was awesome to,got here on time,left as promised ,estimate was same and cleaned up beautifully . Highly recommend ! read more

I highly recommend Henry and his competent crew. They transformed a huge oak tree by my house from being scary (like I was afraid that a branch would fall off and flatten me or my house) to one of the most beautiful and majestic trees in the neighborhood! These guys have a vision and are very professional. I also appreciated the cleanup afterwards. The tree is so massive that it is impossible to take a meaningful picture. read more

Our Liquidambar was in desperate need of a good trim. I searched for a reliable company to do the work needed and checked on yelp.com Made some calls to companies, some never called back or had no opportunity to leave messages. Quality Arbor Care was very responsive, acknowledged that I was calling during the "busy season" but willing to come out quickly for an estimate. Henry arrived when promised, discussed the scope of the project with me so that we were both clear on my request. I added another tree and some shrub removal. He wrote up an estimate on the spot. I was so impressed with his communication skills, good price, and willingness to do the job, despite being already busy. I called the next day to accept the quote and to be added to the list of projects. I called back after a few weeks and received a date and time for the project. Henry's crew said they'd show up at 8am and they did. Instantly our street was busy with probably four vehicles, one with a "bucket" to reach the top of our tree, a chipper and a bunch of friendly workers. By about 9:45am the job was completely done, all debris removed, and the yard looking tidy. My husband was in awe when he came home. My neighbors are still in awe as well. We have sunlight in our yard now! I would highly recommend Quality Arbor Care to anyone looking to "manage" overgrown trees and shrubs. read more

We had a great experience with Quality Arbor Care. We just moved from upstate New York to Aptos. The trees on the lot had not been attended to for some time. We picked Quality Arbor based on recommendations from our daughter and online reviews. We called Quality Arbor, and Henry stopped by to see what needed to be trimmed or removed. Within a couple of days, he provided a detailed contract. He scheduled us a few weeks out. These folks are very busy. Yesterday Henry arrived with his crew as promised. He walked around the lot with his five-person crew and read each item of the contract. After Henry left, the team sprang into action. At least four chainsaws were running. Each crew member picked a task, and they worked non stop for 2 1/2 hours. I watched as the tree trimmers would trim some branches and step back to look at the shape. They used chainsaws, pole trimmers and even hand clippers to do the work. When they finished the tree work, they raked and blew all of the debris, leaving the place cleaner than when they arrived. The crew was friendly, and you could tell they have worked together for some time. Henry and his partner were always responsive and professional. Here is their task list: Back Yard 1. Lightly thin and shape Japanese Maple in backyard releasing the roof line of the house. 2. Remove two smaller Bottlebrush shrubs along back fence line leaving the largest one in the center. 3. Lift, canopy clean, reduce and shape for balance remaining Bottlebrush. 4. Remove small declining Cherry and grind the stump. 5. Lightly thin and shape for balance 2 Crepe Myrtles. 6. Remove all Passion Vines on the arbor and grind stumps. Front Yard 7. Remove one small Dogwood, 1 Redbud and the Plum tree closest to the garage and grind stumps. 8. Canopy clean, reduce and shape for balance Plum closest to the street. 9. Canopy clean, thin and shape for balance Silver Maple in the front yard. Chip and haul brush. Haul wood. Complete cleanup. read more

Henry and his fantastic crew took out 3 GIANT eucalyptus trees on our property. The trees were located within inches of a sidewalk, and had branches hanging over a two-story structure. The team arrived promptly at 8:00 and in less than a minute they were in the trees working. It was like watching a well-oiled machine as they all worked in-sync. They brought the trees down with mathematical precision. By early afternoon they had finished, the trees were gone, and the work site was spotless. I won't hesitate to call Henry for any tree work in the future. Quality Arbor Care is the best! read more

I haven't used Quality Arbor Care for tree trimming but I do want to recognize them for coming out to get a cat down from a tall redwood tree. My neighbor in Aptos had her cat in a tree for two days. Quality came out and got the cat down for free. They only asked for a donation to be made to the SPCA and their name. Great job!! read more

These people are wonderful. WE didn't use them for tree trimming but they came to help us get our kitty out of a tall redwood tree in our alley. Todd came, climbed the redwood tree and ever so sweetly got out little cat into his arms and into a canvas bag to safely take her back to us. They did this all for free! Only asked for a donation to be made to SPCA in their name. What great folks. Thank you!!! read more

Tom and Donna Bosinger ( and their crew) did an awesome job taking down 4 old oak trees...they were professional, on time, and well priced ..I not only would use them again but highly recommend them for anyone that needs quality arbor care! :-) read more

We had another wonderful experience with Quality Arbor Care - they took care of two large trees in their typical careful and considerate manner - I am merely adding to the complements of the other reviewers when I praise the crew, their expertise, and say how happy I am with the work. Thank you. read more

I have a big cypress that needed two large branches cut off. One was cracked and resting atop the other, and could become dangerous at some point. There were also a couple of smaller oak trees that were rotten and needed removing for safety reasons. I added pruning my two little apple trees, no problem. They were there by 8 am and done before lunch, with everything nicely cleaned up. I will definitely use them again. read more

Just had two 40ft Monterey Cypress trees cut and cleaned. Henry runs a good crew, and I was pleasantly surprised to see a certified Arborist on the crew the day of the job. They spent the entire day (8a-5p), with five guys, working hard. Excellent work- I'm very very happy. Henry is easy to deal with and the price was very reasonable. I don't think I would have had any better result at twice the price with the larger brands in town. Definitely recommend. read more

These folks did a great job, lowest price and easy to work with. I highly recommend!

Agree with prior reviews! Came out as scheduled for estimate and arrived on time for tree trimming of very large redwoods. Team very efficient and cleaned up all debris from job. Donna in office returns calls and questions in timely manner. Extremely pleased with service provided by Henry, foreman and all the workers. Would highly recommend service and use again. read more

We have used Henry's service off and on for the past 10 years - depending on our needs. When we lived in the mountains, he thinned our gigantic pine. Here by the beach, he just pruned and thinned our beautiful, old plum tree. I'm writing today because his thinning of the branches created a beautiful canopy. His work shows the natural beauty of the plant. Absolutely spectaclar. It's art! He is also a delight to work with. read more

Henry and his crew at Quality Arbor Care do great work. I have enlisted their services twice and have been very pleased with their knowledge, professionalism, and results. I will use Quality Arbor Care again when I need tree advice or work done in the future. read more