Great performance by Sunrise Tree Care. The team were all professionals. They stayed focused and…read moreaccomplished the task of thinning out numerous trees without hacking them up. The finished job was exactly what I was looking for to improve the overall issue of large overgrown trees. I also I feel strongly that I received a quality tree trimming at a fair price. I would recommend them for any trimming job.

Sunrise Tree Care is the best service of the type that I have used lately. The arborist I consulted…read moreat that company is Lou Legatt, someone who has given me great advice, with good humor and factual explanations. The tree workers who come to do the work on my place were cordial and professional. The work was done neatly and competently. The cost was very reasonable.

Danny Jackson, owner of Total Tree Care, texted to me from 847-257-3988 and was unprofessional and…read moreunwilling to answer basic questions. Intentionally unhelpful and argumentative, he called me a "pain in the ass" (see the e-mail chain below from 12/15/25). I was willing to pick up burr oak rounds that Total Tree Care had left in a customer's driveway at Red Oak Drive in Highland Park, Illinois, as Total Tree Care did not want to pay to discard (thus, "free" rounds). See photo from Danny's Craigslist ad. I expressed my desire to use the wood to smoke meat, but wanted to know a simple answer of why the tree that Total Tree Care had cut down had died. I was polite and respectful. The response that Total Tree Care gave to me follows. Here's the end of the chain, starting with Total Tree Care: Monday, December 15 2025, 09:49 AM Message from Total Tree Care: Dude, it's free wood... take or leave it. Please don't bother my customer or block drive way for long Monday, December 15 2025, 10:04 AM: Message from you: I'm simply trying to find out if it is safe for my family to use for smoking meat, which you surely know is different from burning in a fireplace. Respectfully, is there a reason you will not tell me? Monday, December 15 2025, 10:13 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: You're asking questions that cannot be answered. Monday, December 15 2025, 10:14 AM: Message from you: Oh. I thought you would know how and why it died since you cut it down. No? Monday, December 15 2025, 10:16 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: What diseases do trees get that transfer to humans? Idk Monday, December 15 2025, 10:23 AM: Message from you: Maybe I wrongly assumed you are an arborist and if you are one, you would recognize that if the tree died from a fungal disease (like Oak Wilt, which is common for burr oak), burning wood with fungus can impart terrible flavors to food and, more importantly, could release potentially harmful spores or toxins into the smoke that settles on the food. If the homeowner tried to first save the tree with pesticides, these would leech into the wood and when burned, are unhealthy. That is why those questions I asked are important. But, you still have no answers? Monday, December 15 2025, 10:29 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: Thanks for the lesson, why can't you tell from picture? December 15 2025, 10:30 AM: Message from Total Tree Care, Do you think I'm gunna ask the customer if they used pesticides for you to pick up free wood?, Monday, December 15 2025, 10:31 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: I don't know bud and might as well forget it. I got someone else Monday, December 15 2025, 10:33 AM: Message from you: I was going to hire you to take down a big tree here. I'm not so sure anymore. Monday, December 15 2025, 10:35 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: Ur a pain in the asd Monday, December 15 2025, 10:35 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: Asd Monday, December 15 2025, 10:35 AM: Message from Total Tree Care: Ass Monday, December 15 2025, 10:48 AM: Message from you: I don't know what set you off, but perhaps you should work on your interpersonal skills. Those are very lacking.

Dan and his crew did an excellent job removing a section of our huge maple tree that had gotten…read morehollowed out. They came out and made quick work of it and cleaned up after themselves perfectly, and for a very reasonable price. I would definitely recommend them to anyone that needs any tree work done on their property.

While it is apparent that your business is so good that "we are oversold in your area and cannot…read moretake on any more customers at this time" which is what I was told yesterday by someone in your customer service dept. Based on your very impressive web site which attracted my attention in the first place, it is understandable that your company rises above your competition. Should there be an opening in in the near future, I would appreciate your adding me to your customer list. Thanking you in advance for your consideration. Irwin L.

I contacted Pacocha by running into them in a search for poison ivy removal…read more Although they could not take on the job Joe Pacocha walked my yard with me and pointed out what were trouble areas and how to deal with the issue. What a refreshing human being. Appreciate your advice and not trying to make a buck off me even though the job wouldn't work out for your business. We will contact them again for a job you can take on.

Rude customer service. High-volume-over-customer-service type of business. After we signed…read moreacceptance of their proposal, it took weeks and weeks of my emailing and calling to finally get on their schedule. We gave them a second chance after a storm damaged our tree and Mike arrived without notice ahead of time and proceeded to walk all over our property and never rang the doorbell, his truck parked down the block and out of sight. Suspicious. Our ring cameras were going off and so when we went outside we saw the salesman walking away from our house and refused to identify himself. We politely told him were not notified they were coming out and he shrugged us off.

I hired advanced tree care to remove a large downed limb in my yard. I was surprised that a large…read morewell established company like this offered such affordable pricing, they outbid all the smaller companys and even the locals who wanted to do the job with their buddies. No communication problems, they came out quickly, submitted their bid quickly, got the job done quickly and did a good job. Was happy to be able to work with professionals at an affordable price. Would definitly use again.

I took a few branches down this past weekend...well maybe more than a few…read more I thought it would be so easy to find a company to come and chip the branches so instead of putting it in the back of the yard I put it all around our playground set. After 8 calls and 6 no's I finally got ahold of Oakleaf Treeworks. Within 4 hours they came out for an estimate for chipping services ($250 in my case which is super reasonable) and they'll be doing the work on Friday. Just very very impressed with this local business!

The tree whisperers…read more.. I would give Oakleaf Treeworks 10 stars if I could! Owned by married couple Miriam and Santiago, from my initial contact with Miriam to the initial visit with Santiago, I knew this was the right business to work with. We hired them on the spot to trim the four very tall oak trees and a hickory that live in our backyard. We initially called Oakleaf, because they are arborists and understand trees. I also knew they would climb each tree with love, instead of pull up in a truck and just chop away. And, I wanted to support an independent business. Last year our trees were misdiagnosed as having some issues. We received two over-inflated estimates to have chemical treatments pumped into our trees, and one company wanted to cut down a tree and remove a neighbor's fence to get to it. We were devastated at the thought of losing one of our magical trees. Turns out all they needed was some serious pruning. And, we even learned our oaks are 300 years old. After a few back and fourth text messages with Miriam to find a nice dry day for Santiago and his team to come out, we finally found a day. The guys came out with ladders and ropes and chipper machine. I was stunned to see them climb our trees and get to work. It was like an acrobat show! At first I was sad to see some of our legacy limbs go, but I no longer have to worry about our trees accidentally dropping dead limbs on our neighbor. After several hours, they guys went from tree to tree. They carefully moved our patio furniture on the deck out of harms way, and put it back like nothing happened. Also, when they left, they cleaned up absolutely everything. Very reasonable estimate. We are so grateful for Miriam and Santiago. Our trees are grateful.We can't wait to refer their services to everyone we know. Several payment options.

TS Landscaping handled the landscaping at my home in the Illinois NW suburbs for about two years…read morewhen I lived there. I spoke with a number of landscape companies regarding the work and determined that TS would be the best choice based on professionalism and price. Tim came out to talk about the work and stated he would email over a proposal later. He did so and I was very happy with his staff and the work. If I lived in the area again, TS would be my first choice.

I did not use TS Landscaping, but I was removing some weedy trees from my front hedges -- 6' - 10'…read moretall -- and the guy from TS saw me removing them and offered to take them in his truck for me. Didn't try to sell me his services despite my yard being a disaster. Apparently very nice people work for TS. I'll totally call them if I ever decide to use landscaping!

One landscapers proceeded to full-blast weed-wack as we are standing there gardening at our…read moreproperty line within 3 feet of their weed-wacker and we had no facial protection or eye protection for ourselves. Prior to that, their riding mower came within 6 feet of me standing outside setting out sprinkler where I had to no protection then either. We complained then that they were too IMPATIENT to wait 3 minutes. PUBLIC HAZARD and OSHA VIOLATIONS. Workers clearly NOT SAFETY-TRAINED. And this was not the first incident of DISRESPECTFUL WORKERS from there. We've complained about issues in the past but we waited until nuisances continued before we posted reviews. LAZY. These landscapers leave dead tree branches behind.

Giametta has been my landscaper for 15 plus years. I started with their father and now work with…read morethe sons. The routine maintenance is always done extremely well and without any evidence they've been here ( shorter grass but no debris). The employees are all very pleasant and considerate of your needs, like turning off the blower when the customer and dog is coming out of the office, making sure they don't block the driveway. I've also used them for new plantings, reseeding of grass, movement of bushes , new pavement pavers. Tony ( one of the sons) is very knowledgeable about the plants to install and will steer you away from things that won't work.

I honestly couldn't ask for better service. Jeff came out right away, gave a thoughtful and honest…read moreassessment and then provided a quick and reasonable quote. We got on the schedule quickly due to storm damage. Jeff communicated clearly throughout the process. Service was done in a timely and professional manner. I would highly recommend him to anyone in the area who needs professional (and friendly) work done!

Just had Approved Tree Care remove several branches from 4 trees in my backyard. Jeff and his crew…read moredid a "tree"mendous job. They were speedy, professional and did a great job. I still have some others things to take care of and I will definitely be calling them back when my budget allows me. Can't recommend them enough.