Out On A Limb Tree Co. and Consulting

The crew performed en excellent, efficient job and cleaned up afterwards in a similar manner.

Amazingly well.  The tree had been badly topped years before we bought our house and got more and more unbalanced and sick. Brian and his crew worked with me around my schedule, made sure everyone worked safely and efficiently, and the results are beautiful.  There was a hidden problem with the truck (that was not apparent in the initial survey), that Brian took care of and insisted, despite it taking extra time, doing it for the originally agreed price.  I couldn't have wished for a better experience. 

Brian sometimes has kinks in his schedule, i.e., on occasion he might underestimate the time he'll be on another job, and might have to get to us later in the day or the next day.  But that's never a problem for us.  He stays in close touch, and we're flexible.

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Brian was great. He spoke to us in detail about what tools we needed to have to properly trim dead branches. He taught us how to drill in to our poor tree and shoot in the termiticide. He was very thorough and knowledgable.

Brian and his team are neat, efficient, curteous and very proffesional. They come in, get the job done and really care about what they are doing. They hauled away all limbs/shrubs/mess and left me with an amazing result. Brain is very easy to work with, returns calls quickly and does a wonderful job.

They did a good job trimming and shaping the trees. They cleaned up throuroughly after they finished. Brian sent a detailed report with photographs after the job, and recommended a pest control person to deal with a bug issues with my trees. I recommend you use a certified arborist if you have large trees. Other trimmers may not do a proper job.
I had to follow through with a phone call after the inititial estimate. That was not a big deal. I can see what other people might have complained about, but I think Brian will respond if you call and leave a message.
Overall I am happy with the job they did. Price came in under the estimate (he ends up charging by the hour, but no more than the estimate). I will use them again.

Brian came out to determine whether or not some palm trees we have were diseased. He is extremely knowledgeable and professional. I also appreciate his honesty - he told me that we should be able to remove them ourselves and explained exactly how to do that instead of paying to have them professionally removed, which would have been extremely costly. He also provided some excellent suggestions for front yard shade trees and gave detailed instructions on what size to purchase and how to plant them.

He knows a lot about trees. He is very nice and very knowledgeable (tree historian). He is very good.

Brian was very pleasant to deal with. Work was carried out exactly in line with estimate. Tree looks great. No surrounding plant damage and cleanup was thorough.

They were excellent. They gave me some fertilizers and explained how to go about it. I thought that their price was worth it.

Brian was responsive, personable, on time, and professional. He worked well with our tenant and his schedule. He was conservative in his recommendations and his prices were very reasonable - relative to other quotes solicited. I really liked Brian as a person and was pleased that he wrote us a nice, hand written note upon completion that accompanied our invoice. This is the company to call.

Brian gave us a good price to remove an old fig tree that needed to go. He seemed to know his subject matter quite well, and was good to work with. Identified for us, and gave us some good info on a couple other extra large trees in our new to us yard. That was important to me as well as the removal job.

Once we hired them for the job, he showed up with a couple young helpers, one of them his son. They made short work of it, roots and all. We've still got 7 trees, so at some point we're bound to call them again. I don't mind trimming suckers or pruning on smaller trees. But the big trees are way too tall for me and my ladder.
Report by Lee.

The work was done very carefully and to my satisfaction. I asked Brian to try to avoid damaging a nearby plant when he took the tree down, and he did that for me. After looking at the tree, Brian offered to cut the tree into firewood if I could use it and I appreciated him making this offer. Overall, I thought the price was very fair. The responses were a bit slow at time, but nothing too extreme.

Terrific guy, Brian is! He clearly explained over the phone what he planned to do and what the cost of the service covered. He showed up with his two men crew and went to work immediatly. We were surprised to know he was able to communicate with us in ASL (American Sign Language). It was done under an hour as expected and its quality of performance and service were excellent.

They were very safe with what they did. They were up in the trees all day and seemed to know what they were doing. It was very clear that they knew how to handle the apparatus. They were willing to work with me and respected what I was telling them I wanted done. I have one tree that hangs over the yard and they took the deadwood off and put the bonsai thing on it. It ended up costing a bit more than their original bid but that wasn't a problem for the amount of work that they did. I will be using them again in two years.

The owner responded to my phone inquiry on the same day I called and arranged to come out the following week to inspect and trim my trees. He and his crew arrived on time, were very courteous and professional, and did a beautiful job trimming my two trees. Unlike other trees in the neighborhood, they performed an artistic trim so that the trees did not look "butchered". They simply looked smaller, and were no longer creeping over my roofline. They also blew out my gutters free of charge, and cleaned up all the debris afterwards. A beautiful and artistic job, and very reasonably priced!

The team was professional, courteous and timely. They utilized hand powered tools for all but the largest branches, saying this allowed them superior control of the process. The gorgeous results attest to that! These guys are the best!

Brian, his son and two assistants were excellent. Brian really knows trees and gave me lots of information and explained the types, condition and treatment of all the work he did. The biggest job turned out to be trimming back the honey-suckle hedge because it had overgrown the utility wires coming from the electrical and telephone poles. Brian was not happy with the results because he would have cut the hedge much farther down, but my husband and I were very pleased because we had wanted it higher. Brian's company is aptly named because he actually did crawl out on a limb of the pear tree and cut back all the disease that he described as fireblight. One of the coolest things was he sent us a receipt complete with before and after photos of his work.

Brian was great! $50 well spent.

Brian was very responsive to my request for service - arranged an appointment and examined my trees giving me an estimate of the time it would take to complete the job. He even walked to a nearby neighbors' to confirm a tree in my garden was the same - and explained what it would take to make mine look like theirs. Brian brought a four man crew (including himself). He kept me informed of their arrival time (delayed by LA traffic, which cannot be controlled). Once on the property, they went right to work. I had two very large trees trimmed, a citrus tree removed, 5 ficus removed, approximately 6 large oleandor removed, a medium tree trimmed, and two small trees trimmed. I am extremely pleased with the results. The trees have NOT been hacked (as they were previously). The crew asked for feedback, were responsive and cleaned everything prior to leaving. At my request, Brian even demonstrated and explained the process for pruning a shrub. I will be using them again!

Brian came to our home and thoroughly examined our yard before making an estimate. He was very helpful in explaining what types of trees we had, which ones needed to be trimmed (and why) and which did not need any work. He was able to point out exactly which limbs he thought needed to be trimmed (thanks to his laser pointer) and described how many hours the job would take. They arrived on time, got right to work and got everything done within the allotted time window. They even did a few extras such as trimming back part of a hedge, cleaning out gutters that caught some of their trimmings and cutting some of the larger limbs down to firewood size chunks for us to keep. Upon completion, they thoroughly cleaned up the branches and swept up the leaves and small bits leaving our yard as clean (or cleaner) than when they came.

I was so impressed with the work completed by Brian and his crew. They did an excellent job. Brian also explains what he he is doing. Plus he keeps a close eye on the job his people are doing. He gets right in there and works too. I have a huge flowering shrub/tree which I love but didn't know how to trim. Brian is an artist with the clippers. The bush now looks so beautiful and the butterflies and humming birds still have the flowers to enjoy. I understand better how to keep it from getting overgrown so quickly. The trees look great, front and back. I'm definitely having Brian to look after my trees when they need work again. He and his crew did the best job I've ever seen on my trees and I've lived here for over 40 years. He finished faster, so charged less and they cleaned everything up. I'm happy.

The trees were trimmed with skill. They do not look topped-off or hacked up; they look natural and even. I was especially impressed with the care the owner and workers took of the pool and the yard. It happened that my pool cover was broken and was open. Very little debris got into the pool, despite its proximity to the trees. The men did a great job cleaning up their work and removed all the debris. They completed the work within the estimated time and budget. I will definitely use this company again.

Brian and his crew were just wonderful. No "communication" barriers what so ever. I will absolutely use them for my annual tree trimming and recommend them to my friends and neighbors.