Tucson Arborists Professional Services (TAPS) are licensed, insured, and certified. EXCELLENCE! We have a thirty-year old, 60' ft. Mexican Palm Tree. Through the years having it trimmed by different contractors, it has accumulated holes in its trunk from the spikes trimmers wear to climb tall palms. So this time I decided to hire a certified palm tree trimmer at Tucson Arborist Professional Services (TAPS). This company is quite unique: although they offer the usual palm tree trimming using spikes, they also offer "spikeless tree climbing." That's where they actually climb the tree without spikes using safety ropes, in accordance with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and use a special Japanese saw to manually cut the fronds and also shaves with a razor to make the trunk smooth. The end result is a beautiful regal palm pruned to the proper "10 o'clock and 2 o'clock position." I couldn't be happier! The customer service is top-notch. For my free estimate the manager came with the tree trimmer and arrived promptly at the scheduled time. We then set my appointment for palm trim 9am Tuesday November 12, 2019 and again they arrived promptly on time. We confirmed the appointment via text the day before. This is important to me, as so many other contractors in the area are often late, and some don't show up at all! The crew is clean, professional, polite, friendly, and speak fluent English. The manager (Bear Bailey) is very knowledgeable and he oversees the job onsite the entire time the trimmer is there. The trimmer (Gabriel Tadeo) is more than a trimmer, not only is he knowledgeable with years of experience, but he's an ISA Certified Arborist® and also an ISA Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist®. He is healthy and fit and I was amazed to watch him climb 60 feet using just ropes! SAFETY is their #1 objective and they take time to set up and prepare the job site so everything goes smooth. They use a safety line for emergency personnel to easily locate them. They also communicate via walkie-talkie (this is important from high up 60 feet behind fronds). They leave no debris behind and clean up as they go along. Gabriel used his special hand saw (not a chain saw), so there wasn't sawdust and chunks of palm fronds everywhere at the foot of my palm. Bear picked up the fronds as Gabriel sent them down so at the end there was no mess anywhere! At the foot of my palm I have succulents growing as ground cover, not one was smashed nor disturbed. It was windy out so some of the small pieces flew into my neighbor's yard but the crew made sure that was cleaned up too. Their prices are competitive and affordable, but not cheap. Just remember, you get what you pay for. I've had cheap services in the past, where they disfigure the tree and leave a lot of mess behind. But not so with TAPS. TAPS also provide other services like staking, bracing, transplanting, shrubs/bushes, landscaping, stump and tree removal, insect management, and maintenance. They can trim small, medium or very large trees; Mesquite, Pines, Eucalyptus, Fruit and trees of all kinds; and certainly the usual palm trimming using spikes. Would I use TAPS again? YES! I already have them on my calendar for next year's trimming. More links and info: Gabriel Tadeo: ISA Certified Arborist® and ISA Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist® Gabriel's profile, info, photos, videos, including reviews at THUMBTACK: https://www.thumbtack.com/az/tucson/tree-trimming/gabriel/service/282633070561158299 To verify certification of an Arborist: https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/verify International Society of Arboricultue (ISA): https://www.isa-arbor.com/Who-We-Are/Our-Organization Why have a trained certified worker trim your palm even if a non-certified tree trimmer has years of experience: Article: https://bit.ly/2QfoqHF Spikeless tree climbing: https://bit.ly/2pjVTFQ read more

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It's 108 degrees here in Tucson, and our 8-10 Mesquite trees look so "down". They've grown such heavy pods this year that they appear to be willows in the making! So, I used Yelp and contacted at least 8 arborists. I was able to schedule four estimates, but I decided on Tucson Arborists after two estimates. When they came out, it was apparent to me (a botanist's daughter) that they definitely knew their trees. They showed us a couple of things that we had been doing wrong, and agreed that this was a good time to get this trimming done (prior to the monsoons). They sent me an estimate online that evening. My husband and I both agreed that they were incredibly knowledgeable, and we felt that their price was reasonable, given their expertise. The morning of the work, they showed up before dawn and went right to it. They occasionally interacted with us to discuss trimming a major branch (for aesthetic reasons), and they completed all work and clean up before noon. Bear Bailey and A.J. were the ones who did this work for us. We are totally pleased with the job they did and with their punctuality in getting us an estimate and performing the work. They even helped to recommend a product that would help us control wood beetles. We plan to use them again when we need more trimming--and there's not a better recommendation than that! read more

Let's start with this: I will not be climbing any trees with a chainsaw on my hip (age and gender aside). Gabi and Bear came out to take down a pretty sick Palo Verde tree and made quick work of it, cleaned up all the debris, and were absolutely lovely human beings. If you need some trees removed or trimmed (not the butchering kind of trimming which is so common here), look no further. These guys rock! read more

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never delivered the promised proposal during my follow up attempts with the Colonel himself, no sense of ownership for what it promised in person as planned for delivery [this was previously positive cause so many flake-aroos out there do this and I was silly enough to believe they are remarkably different than the rest] my bad! read more

Made an appointment. Didn't show up. When I checked as to their whereabouts, was told they didn't realize how far we were. Never contacted me again. read more

We contacted Bear to come to our home and give us a quote for the trees we needed pruned, including a very large mesquite. He was professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We worked with us within our budget. Bear was a good communicator throughout the process. He and A.J. came on the day of service. We were very pleased with their work and plan to have them return in the future. We highly recommend them. read more

AJ is incredible! He was able to get rid of 2 pesky palm trees that were in our yard and were destroying our concrete patch. He is incredibly kind and knowledgeable, and was done in about an hour! He was wearing a mask and keeping Covid safety measures which was greatly appreciated. Highly recommend him! read more

Couldn't be happier with the service and professionalism. Our yard has never looked better. high quality and reasonable. Bear and the crew will be back for phase 2. Thanks guys your awesome. J and R read more

Very happy with Gabi and Bear. They are patient and conscientious. They didn't pass judgement when I said I wanted a couple of trees cut down. There was a neighbor's tree that had branches in my yard and branches reaching up to the electrical wires. I let my neighbor know they were coming and she asked if she could come and see what they were doing and I said of course. So Bear and Gabi came back a second day. The neighbor was not exactly calm but Bear and Gabi listened and we only did what she said was okay to do. (I will say it left a pretty ugly looking tree but it was her choice not to cut the whole thing down as they had recommended, given there were already past cuts to the tree.) I believe they gave me sound advice and worked very hard to do a good job. read more

Bear and Gabi were fantastic to work with! Bear came out on a Saturday morning to look at my trees and gave me a quote within a few hours. Bear had a lot of passion when talking about my old misquote trees. He clearly loved the trees and was excited I just wanted them trimmed and not cut down. They started the work just 2 business days after I called them accepting the quote, They came early and in the morning and cleaned up all the debris. I have even talked to them about a maintenance plan. read more

Great job on the trees. Responded quickly to my request and was super professional - I am completely happy with the work and will use them for any future tree needs - highly recommended read more

Gabriel trimmed 5 trees on my property and cut down one that was leaning on a nearby house. He was super professional and clearly knows a lot about trees. He even fixed my fence where a branch came down and broke two of the pickets. I am very happy with how the trees look now. He hauled away all of the branches and my yard and trees have never looked better! read more

If I could give Bear and Gabi ten stars I would. Professional, thoughtful, responsive and such a pleasure to work with. Truly excellent.

Tucson Arborists recently provided us with excellent service, trimming and cutting many trees on our large property. The trees had been neglected for years before we purchased the property a year ago. Bear and Gabi are amazing. They are prompt, reliable, courteous, and competent. The trees look beautiful. They cleaned up the entire property after they finished the work. They are knowledgable about trees, as they are both certified arborists. They have a respect for trees and the role they play in our environment. I highly recommend them, and will use them again for regular maintenance of our trees. read more