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Roper Tree Surgeon and Landscaping
4.8(
21
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2000

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"Best Tree Service I've ever had. Prompt, extremely responsive, emailed photos right after job completed, fair pricing, and the clean up after the work was finished was exemplary. Strongly sugest you give Willliam a try for your next landscaping tree or shrub trimming job or general landscaping. He's great!, and friendly and professional!"
Recommended by61%of homeowners
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Ezra Tree Service
4.9(
30
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Ezra Tree service did a fantastic job. They trimmed my trees very well and they removed the trees I no longer wanted and did an exceptional job. They even came back and repaired a sprinkler they accidentally broke. Overall, a great company and I would highly recommend them"
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+15

Response time1 day
Response rate98%
Recommended by88%of homeowners
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Rivera Tree Service Inc.
5.0(
32
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"This company goes way beyond expectations. They trimmed all my trees and brushes around my house to look healthy. They removed 4 sets of bushes. They cleaned up everything. He noticed my sprinklers were not working and replaced the parts ( of course with my permission). All workers were polite and had a great work ethic. I wish I had more work for them. I am sharing their work with my friends to get them more business. They are reasonable in their charges. They are easy to communicate with. I would highly recommend them."
Palm Tree Trimming
Tree Removal
Response time5 hrs
Response rate97%
19 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Golden Oaks Tree Care
5.0(
50
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Golden Oaks Tree Care did an outstanding job trimming trees and cleaning up. Their quote was reasonable and we even paid them more than the quote due to the amount of work and their attention to detail. All the workers were friendly and professional. I highly recommend them!!"
Response time6 hrs
Response rate99%
28 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Evergreen Tree Enterprise, Inc.
4.7(
26
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"The boss and workers were professional and cleaned up their mess of tree branches. They took the two dead trees out easily without having to climb either one. It took them 45 minutes from start to finish and I paid $800. A good deal for Evergreen."
Lift trucks
Clean up
Wood Hauling
Response time11 hrs
Response rate92%
7 neighbors recently requested a quote
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HLI Tree Services Inc
3.9(
393
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Highly recommend HLI Tree Experts! Within 1 hour of contacting HomeAdvisor, Leonard, from HLI, called and arrived to give me an estimate for the work I wanted done. We negotiated a price and they came out first thing in the morning on the very next day. Carlos and his crew were professional, efficient are very knowledgeable arborists. After they arrived, we negotiated a price for additional work that we wanted done. The reason I am not giving them 5 stars is because we had planned on paying with our credit card (HLI's business card states that they accept VISA) but were told they only accept credit cards from commercial accounts. Other than the credit card issue, we were very pleased with their work."
Few thousand trees
Crane work
Response time9 hrs
143 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Antonio's Landscaping
4.8(
13
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Serving Murrieta, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"He did an AMAZING job! Our front yard was very neglected, and he made it look 10x better. We are hiring him to help us upkeep our yard, and I am recommending him to the people we know."
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Leaf Removal Project
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+24

Response time1 day
Response rate85%
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

For safety reasons, leaning trees are best removed by a professional, as they may often tear away from the hinge, causing you to lose control over where the tree falls. If you choose to cut down a tree leaning slightly, avoid cutting off root protrusions before you start. Make your hinge a little longer than usual by cutting it deeper (up to 30% of the diameter) and applying a wedge into the felling cut on the side the tree is leaning. Stand away from the direction the tree leans while making your felling cut.

You should avoid cutting off the top of mature cherry trees. This process is called tree topping, and it’s not recommended for cherry trees—or any trees, for that matter. Tree topping removes between one-third to half of the length of the tree trunk, resulting in structurally unsound, fruitless suckers. The only exception is for saplings. Young pie, sour, and tart cherry trees that are over 30 inches tall in the fall or winter before the tree blooms can benefit from heading cuts.

Rock salt or Epsom salt can damage and kill tree roots over several weeks and can even assist in removing the tree's stump. However, you need to drill holes or cut into the stump and surface tree roots to inject them properly with the salt. Repeat the process every two weeks until the roots visibly rot away.

It takes anywhere from three to seven years for a stump to decompose on its own. This timeframe can depend on the kind of tree and your climate. The lower to the ground the stump is, the faster it rots. If you kill a tree stump with salt, boiling water, herbicide, light deprivation, or burning, the tree stump decomposes faster. 

Since summer is a busy time for tree companies, the cheapest time of year to remove a tree is during the winter. February and March are typically the prime time to hire a tree removal pro, and some homeowners living in colder climates can save around 20% off services. It depends on location and the company, but you can always shop around for the best deal.

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