Cañada Tree Care

We were told the Canada Tree crew would take from 10 am to 1pm to prune 2 large silver maples in our parkway, but they were already finished pruning and were cleaning up when we arrived back on the site at 11:30 am to check on them at the time we were told would be the half-way point. I asked for 2 tall limbs to be pruned down a bit more because the trees appeared to be very lopsided, far too asymmetrical. The foreman, Emilio, refused to cut any more. He would not even walk one house away to the corner with us to see how the trees looked from the side.He would not send anyone back up into the trees even though the owner, Mike, had told me this was a 3-hour job, not a 1 1/2-hour job. I then asked them to clean up the lower 5 or 6 feet of the trees where there was a lot of immature excess growth they had not pruned away. They did do that for us, although it was something that should have been done before they began the ground clean-up, which they now had to repeat. I disliked Emilio's attitude. His response to my request to have the 2 limbs shortened, providing a more symmetrical pruning was, "Did you see your permit?" I assumed he was obliquely referring to the limit of 25% greenery removal. I don't think he had actually done the math, nor would anyone have. If the client is not happy with the symmetry of a pruning job, and the crew was originally expecting to be there another hour and a half, they should have climbed back up into the tree and shortened those 2 limbs for us. This crew did a less satisfactory job than other tree pruners I have hired and they were more expensive, one and a half hours for $700 and an unfinished job. I found the attitude of the foreman to be borderline insulting. The owner was nice and very knowledgeable, but he did not return my first 2 calls to schedule the job. When he did schedule this pruning he was sick and I appreciated his scheduling the job despite how ill he felt. Perhaps if he had been present for the work the result would have been more satisfactory. I really like the people I hire to be pleasant and to try to satisfy our needs. This crew did neither. I am still bothered every time I see how lopsided those trees look.

I've used Canada Tree care on a number of occasions to trim trees at rental properties. When I had a major brush clearing job at Sierra M**** Canyon property, I got an estimate from them along with 3 others. Mike's estimate was on par with one other and a fair amount lower than the other 2. Since I had experience with them, I went with them. They cleared out dense brush on a steep slope. They had to entirely remove 2 dead trees as well. The work took 2 full days running his entire crew. They did a fabulous job, especially considering the amount of poison oak & hornets nests they ended up running into. I am happy to recommend them for large or small jobs.

I called Wednesday afternoon, the owner Michael came out the next morning. He gave me a reasonable quote on the spot. I had two other tree services come out that day to give me quotes. Canada Tree Care's was the lowest by a significant about. (I did not have the tree stump ground, that would have been an extra $200.) On Thursday, we made an appointment for Saturday morning. He was actually able to come by on Friday afternoon. He brought a crew of 9. Within two hours the tree was gone and they cleaned-up the site. The crew had to work around electrical and telephone wires. Very professional. I would definitely use this company's services again.

They trim the trees and are very knowledgeable with trees. If you tell them what you want done before they arrive, they'll take care of it. They do what you ask but will also give you their advice on what they think you should do to the tree. They clean up afterwards and move potted plants back to their places.

It was a perfect experience. I phoned for an estimate, and Mike showed up on time the next day. Given his reputation for quality, I was pleasantly surprised by the extremely fair price. His crew showed up on time a week later, and they proved to be professional, friendly, and considerate as well. They were in and out in three hours and didn't leave a stray leaf on the ground. Since my father was in the tree business over 30 years, I know something about quality work, and I was amazed by the job Mike's crew did on the oak trees. My dad couldn't have done any better. This is as good as it gets in terms of quality, value, and service.

I spent about $2,000 on the job. I will hire them again in the future.

The tree that they put in is fine. Glendale Water and Power made me remove the old orange tree as it was too close to the electrical box. I have never seen them do the work, but whenever they have done the work, there is no evidence that any tree was there. They clean up after themselves very well, and there is no sawdust problem. I would rate them highly.

Great job, arrived on time, nice sized crew got the job done early.

Mike came out to the house and gave us a written estimate. He was prompt and professional. He actually came out another time and estimated a different job. At that time we didn't go with him (our family thought they had a better tree guy) and I regret not going with him for that first job. This time we were absolutely pleased with the whole process. The crew showed up on time and before we knew it we had about 6 men in the trees. They did a beautiful job on a mature Jacaranda that had been neglected by the previous owners for years. All of the trees looked fantastic and they did a great job removing a horrific bird of paradise root. The only thing I might have changed was I wish that they had trimmed more extensively on a grapefruit tree we have in the back, that thing is a monster. Wonderful to work with, would highly recommend.

I called this company to get comeone to come out and give an estimate. According to their website, they serve the San Gabriel Valley,San Fernando Valley, out to West LA and Beverly Hills. But when I asked him to come out to La Puente area, "I am sorry but that is too far." Really?! Isn't La Puente in San Gabriel Valley? The secretary was very nice and polite though.

My concern was having the trees look "stubby" and/or barren looking. Also wanted to make sure that the trees' canopy was intact to support the trees' survival. Mike and his crew of 5 guys came out and did a great job. They had an aesthetic sensibility and left the trees looking great. They also cleaned up nicely when they were finished. I requested that they tarp my pool to keep leaves from falling in which they did.

Canada did an outstanding job pruning our old apricot tree that badly needed it. Owner came and gave us estimate immediately - only negative was that he promised to call and schedule appointment, we didn't hear anything for three weeks, and we had to call back for appointment. Workers who came were extremely professional, did an excellent job pruning trees, were on time and cleaned up 100%. Would highly recommend!

It rained all night Friday - it was a "play it by ear" whether the weather would allow the job to go forward as planned. We had scheduled an 8am start - I had to leave by 9:15, still had not heard if they were coming or not - when I returned around noon they were 3/4 done. Very efficient team. They were done by about 1:30. They did a very good job, decent clean up afterwards. And their quote was $150 less than another company's.

Nothing happened after he came and gave his bid.

The five person crew showed up right on time and trimmed our tree in just a few hours. The tree had not been trimmed for several years, so it was overgrown and several branches were close to our roof. They did a terrific job trimming the tree thoroughly and evenly without harming the tree. The crew cleaned up all of the branches and debris.

Canada Tree Service was responsive from the very first call to schedule the appointment to get an estimate. They came out the next day and were able to schedule the service within two days. They were not the least expensive but did an excellent job at trimming and pruning my trees. I would not hesitate to use their service again.

We hadn't had our trees trimmed in several years and were getting so overgrown. We have a large lot and a bunch of trees including old Eucalptus trees that are not on our property, but hang over our property because our neighbors never trim them. Mike came and gave me an estimate that I thought was very fair considering the other tree trimming company that I have used for years, was always way overpriced. That's why I started looking for another tree company. Mike is a great guy and knows what he is doing. He's an Arborist and that is why I selected him, plus all his great reviews from Angie's list! His crew came ( a lot of them!) in the morning and got started trimming everywhere. The guy in charge was very nice and asked me to check and see if all of the trimming they were doing was going well...I thought that was great! Concerned that it was the way I had wanted it. They did a fabulous job with the trees. Laced just right....they really know what they are doing. All of his crew are very respectful and really good guys. All in all they did more than I expected and am thrilled that there are companies left that sometimes give more than they take. They cleaned up the area and pool of debris and left everything great. I highly recommend Mike's Canada Tree Care if you are looking for a professional and fair company that doesn't want to nickle and dime you with extras to tack on. Try him...you'll like him!!!!

Great job, on time and professional and did exactly what they said. The trees look beautiful now.

These guys are good, I'd reccomend them to friends.

Mike came out to give us an estimate the same day that we called, which was fantastic, and he scheduled the service to be done within the same week. The price was a little more than the other bids we had, but based on previous Angie's list reviews and Mikes assessment of our very large avocado tree, I felt that it was worth paying a little more for this company. The crew was a couple hours late due to windy conditions that day, and Mike did call to let us know that they were running behind. But they were still an hour later than Mike expected, which was a little inconvenient, since I was dealing with a newborn at home! Overall, the avocado tree looks great, and they took care of the issues that we asked them to address. The orange tree only needed minor pruning, so no big changes there. They came to collect payment in person the next day, which we thought was a little odd, but overall we had a good experience. A little high-priced, but the work was done quickly and well. The crew was quick and cleaned up well after themselves. They even cleaned off our flat roof of old debris from the recent storms.

It went very well. I called three companies to obtain estimates, and all three companies were within $100 of each other. Canada was the lowest. Because I was on jury duty during most of the process, I was not able to adjust my schedule and meet anyone at the house to supervise the work. We communicated only via telephone, but they were easy to reach, the work was done on time, and when I arrived home the Friday afternoon after the work was done, there was absolutely no sign that they had been there, save for the three beautifully raked areas were the stumps had been. The estimate that they gave me was for removal of two stumps only, but as they were doing the work, they noticed a third smaller stump and removed it free of charge. When I spoke to him later, he explained that his crew asked about another large stump and whether it should also be removed, but as it was a larger stump, it would have been an additional charge, and since he was unable to reach me, they left it alone so as not to charge me over the original estimate. I was very satisfied with the service I received. Within a week after having this work done, I called him back to examine another of my trees that was partially uprooted to determine whether or not it can be saved.

It was amazing! The guys showed up at 8am and by 1130 the jacaranda was completely done. The rest of the trees were all taken down and the job cleaned up and completed by 4:00. They did a super fantastic job of making sure that nothing was damaged and did their best to keep the pool in the back yard as clean as possible. They did break two sprinklers but fixed them and apologized for not have the same kind we had. The fact is the ones they installed are better. I am quite please with the job and the spead and the professionalism. Mike Barker even came just to check in on them and see how things were going. Geronimo who is the foreman did a great job in understanding the job and make sure that everything was taken care of to my satisfaction.

Excellent service, great team, very flexible. A car parked on the street prevented CTS from finishing the job on the day scheduled--they were kind and flexible enough to come back 3 days later after the car had moved. We interviewed 7 different vendors and believe we chose the right one--we unreservedly recommend Mike and his team.

Bid was higher than others, but I wanted a professional (certified arborist) and was willing to pay more. I was not in town during the work, but upon return was totally satisfied with the professional job except no firewood was left. It's a minor thing, and I didn't expect much firewood, but it was part of the arrangement and Mike was subsequently willing to drop some off. He's still not gotten around to it after six weeks, but I believe he's a man of his word and is waiting for a job in the area to drop it by, which is fine since not much firewood was produced from the job. I am glad I had a professional attend to my trees in part because I had a birch die a couple years ago and wanted to be sure my other trees were healthy.

They did a good job. I don't have any complaints.