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Avatar for Roper Tree Surgeon and Landscaping
Roper Tree Surgeon and Landscaping
4.8(
26
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving West Covina, 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!"
7 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by50%of homeowners
Charles Gilbert Tree Service
4.8(
103
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Tree TrimmingTree RemovalTrees & Shrubs - Treat, Protect and Maintain+5 more

Serving West Covina, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Charles Gilbert Tree Service is professional and highly skilled. They showed up on time, gave me a written estimate before work began, and cleaned up thoroughly when the job was done. They also gave me an excellent price! Highly recommend."
Response time6 hrs
Response rate86%
26 neighbors recently requested a quote
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HLI Tree Services Inc
3.9(
397
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Tree TrimmingTree RemovalTree Trimming - For Business+1 more

Serving West Covina, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"These guys they send out are not tree experts & have chainsaw, will travel, should be their motto. They are polite and helpful but they cut too many good limbs off one tree so now we don't have much shade. I hope the limbs grow back but doubt it. I have to watch everything else they do, to make sure they don't break anything else (dropped limbs on patio furniture) and only cut what's necessary. I tried to call the boss or fast-talking salesman to complain that they are cutting out too much but the mailbox was full so I couldn't talk to him or leave a message. Wish I'd hired the first guy; I have a feeling he knew more about what he was doing. Next time I'll Google a certified arborist (the first one I called didn't return my call), who will cut out only what is needed to be pruned and will leave the good limbs (they said they were dead but they had green foliage on them so they weren't dead."
Few thousand trees
Crane work
Response time9 hrs
172 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by84%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

State and local laws vary, but in most cases, you are allowed to trim any branches from your neighbor's tree that cross your property line. However, it's important to ensure you do not damage the overall health of the tree in the process. Removing branches incorrectly can jeopardize the health of the tree and could lead to you being on the hook to replace it.

The best tool to cut trees is a chain saw. You can adjust your chain saw to the correct size based on the size of the branches, offering you the fastest and cleanest cut for medium- to large-sized trees. Depending on the type of chainsaw you use, you can cut through larger trees than you would with a more manual tool like an ax.

Depending on the severity of the damage, a tree might continue healing for years after a split or a break. Saplings can usually bounce back in the spring in one or two seasons, but larger trees might take a few years to regain their former strength. If your tree is showing strong growth and is not dropping limbs, you can consider it healed after the first two seasons.

If you’re wondering whether you can plant a tree where the stump was removed, know that the soil conditions won’t be ideal, so you should avoid it. The soil beneath the previous tree will likely be depleted of nutrients, plus there may be roots left behind that will seriously hinder the growth of a new tree. Also, if you use salt or other chemical solutions to kill the stump, these can linger in the soil for months or even years and prevent healthy growth. It’s best to choose a different spot that’s at least three feet away for a new tree, or wait at least a year and thoroughly amend the soil before you plant.

Any cutting of tree roots can hurt or kill a tree, which is why it's recommended you don’t do it unless the roots are damaging or invasive on a nearby structure like your home. You should never cut more than 15 percent of above-ground tree roots at one time. If you have any questions about cutting tree roots, contact your local arborist.

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