Absolute Tree Removal Service of Charlotte, NC is the leader in providing top quality and affordable Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Tree Trimming & more. Our goal is to ensure your trees look beautiful. Whether you need to brace a sagging branch with tree cabling, dead wooding or you need a tree removed, we are here to serve you and your trees.
Business highlights
25 years of trusted experience
Family Owned & Operated
Emergency Services Offered
Eco Friendly
Services we offer
Tree service, tree training, pruning, deadwooding, tree elevation, roof clearance, cabling, lightning protection, removals, crane removals, storm damage repair & cleanup, stump removal & grinding.
We were more than satisfied with Absolute Tree Experts. Oliver gave us a thorough estimate of all the trimming that needed to be done on our many trees and let us know he would be happy to do as much or as little as we wanted. His crew came out on time, shaped our trees nicely, and cleaned up so well our yard was in better shape than before they arrived.
Description of Work: Absolute Tree Experts cut down a 40-year-old oak being eaten by carpenter ants (oak sat a couple of inches from our iron fence and fence was untouched); trimmed and elevated several large oaks, elms, and cedars; and topped off several holly trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
Christopher L.
09/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Oliver responded promptly to a voicemail and went to my house while I was at work to inspect the tree and provide an estimate. He left a written estimate in my mailbox and provided a call back. Oliver and his crew were back out a few days later to remove the tree and all remnants, with the exception of the stump. They worked at a furious and efficient pace. The tree disappeared in about 15 minutes. Oliver spoke to my wife about a few other trees in the yard and I wouldn't hesitate to use them again in the future. It was a great experience overall.
Description of Work: Oliver and his crew came out and removed a 30 foot River Birch that was planted too close to the house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
JIAMIN Y.
09/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Oliver and his crew arrived on time and did an outstanding job, exactly as they promised. We are very happy with the result and definitely recommend them to anyone who needs tree services.
Description of Work: They came to limb two big trees and four small trees on my backyard. They also trimmed couples of branches on the side of my house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$450
mary K.
09/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
This was the best experience I have ever had with a tree company and I have used several. Oliver was very professional and easy to work with. He and his crew arrived on time and cleaned up beautifully. The trees that were removed were very close our house and a smaller Japanese maple tree and the work was done carefully so nothing was damaged. To top it all off, Absolute Tree's rates are very reasonable. They ended up doing work 3 of the neighbors on our cul de sac and all of us were happy with the work.
Description of Work: Oliver and his crew removed 2 very large trees and stumps. They also cleaned out and trimmed limbs overhanging our house from a cherry tree.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
CAROLINE H.
08/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Our experience was wonderful. Oliver responded to my phone call quickly. He took time to walk around our yard and look at everything we needed to have done to our trees. The day he came out I was not at home. Except for how god our trees looked I could not tell he had been to our house. Everything had been cleaned up!! oliver did everything he promised!!
Description of Work: Trimmed a few trees in our yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Leslie C.
08/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
He was prompt, professional, and had in-depth knowledge regarding the tree business. I liked that he was thorough in going through both yards with me to ensure he had a good idea of what services I wanted. I was so pleased with his price for the amount of work he and his crew did. I will use again for future tree work.
Description of Work: Oliver and his team worked on two properties I own. The first one required a maple to be dead-wooded, three large oaks pruned, and crepe myrtle trimmed back. I was very specific about not wanting the the crepe myrtle hacked down and they did a fantastic job. At the second property they cut down two huge weed patches, pruned some large pines, cut down one dying tree, and cut back two other very large trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
SALLY C.
04/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I called and left a message with Oliver Fanning on Monday, He left me a message that he would call back. He called back on Thursday came Saturday for estimate, was able to fit us in 3 days later on Tuesday! Oliver Fanning and his crew came on time and did what we had agreed on. They were professional and cleaned up all debris. Oliver is very knowledgeable, professional, and has great prices for the hard and dangerous work they do! I would not hesitate to call them in the future and highly recommend to any one that wants some flexibility in how the job will be tackled. Meaning, Oliver is easy to work with when explaining what we wanted to accomplish. He has good ideas and listens to what we were hoping to achieve in the final look of the trees needing pruning. Oliver stated it would take about 3-3.5hours and this is exactly the time frame it took. Good communication. Angie's List discount added too! How great it that?! $855 was final cost after AL discount.
Description of Work: Had 1 large and 2 medium dead trees removed. Limb and pruning on 2 other large trees. Removal of all debris.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$855
sharon B.
02/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Oliver and his crew were very friendly and proficient at what they do. They showed up exactly on time, cleaned up the debris to perfection and even threw in a couple of freebies. While they were here, my neighbor hired them to do some work for her also. I was so impressed by the quality and price, that Absolute Tree Experts are now my preferred tree service (and I have used several, both big and small companies).
Description of Work: Took down 1 lawn tree, dropped 2 trees in the woods, cut down 5 large shrubs, pruned 2 hollies, thinned and pruned away from house the 3 BIG willow oaks. All debris was disposed of and they cleaned up the work areas before they left.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$650
RICHARD & JANET B.
02/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Went quickly (Oliver came with two other good folks) and easily. I forgot to have him cut a couple of miscellaneous things - I'm kicking myself now. They were so fast and easy to work with, I just forgot :-). I had bought the Angie's List Big Deal.
Description of Work: Cut one medium Maple Tree -hauled branches to flood plain, cut about 5 firewood-sized logs. Cut a few miscellaneous young trees/branches and hauled to back. Cut off two branches in front - one large, and chipped/hauled away debris.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
TINA F.
01/2012
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I purchased an Angie's List Big Deal, and am embarressed to say, I waited until 1 day before it expired to call for an appt. They didn't seem to be the least bit irritated with me & my procrastination. We scheduled an appt. for them to come out & look at the work I had in mind, arrived exactly when he said he would, gave me an estimate that was a little higher then the big deal I had purchased, came back about a week and a half later to perform the work, and told me I didn't owe them a thing! I can't wait to see the blooms those trees will have in the spring, since they finally got a good/professional shaping! I can't say enough good things about Absolute Tree Service! They were fantastic from start to finish, and I wouldn't have known about them had it not been for Angie's Big Deal.......
Description of Work: Absolute tree service trimmed & shaped my two blooming cherry trees, which were so out of control, I wasn't sure they would continue to bloom.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$99
EMMA B.
12/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I liked their professionalism. They were very professional and prompt. They provided extra service which I didn’t pay for. They were reliable. They came when they said they were going to. They did what they were going to do. I would use them in the future.
Description of Work: I used Absolute Tree Experts for tree service last Saturday. I bought a coupon of $140. They did $300 worth service and honored the coupon. They took down a tree and cleared debris in the backyard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$140
Carolanne G.
11/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Very well. This business was just hard to reach in the busy fall season, and especially after taking part in an "Angie's List Big Deal" promotion.
Description of Work: Large tree pruning. I received excellent advice about the proper care and pruning of a very large and old tree in my yard, as well as two other trees for which I was advised could wait until a future date. The entire procedure was done efficiently, quickly, and all of the branches were cleaned up and removed from my yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$199
Jim F.
10/2011
3.0
tree service
+ -1 more
During the estimate, I specifically asked if we needed to mark off our underground irrigation system. "Sandy" replied, "No, the sprinkler heads are usually around the perimeter of the yard, so that won't be a problem." While taking down our large pine tree, an underground pipe to our sprinkler system was damaged. Once we saw flooding in our front yard near the site of the former pine tree, we assumed the tree service would have the damaged pipe repaired. We were told that type of damage is not the company's responsibility. At the time the pine tree was cut down, my husband was facing back surgery and could not do any type of lifting or bending. The tree service left a huge pile of sawdust in our yard which I had to shovel up into four large trash cans. My son-in-law just recently came over and finished the job. We had to call on family members to help repair the burst irrigation system pipe. I can't believe we were left with the repair and the clean-up. After the tree was cut down, I received a phone call from "Sandy" stating that the tree service had "left a mess in my driveway, and that, if I wanted them to clean it up, they would come by later in the week." When I returned home from work that day, I didn't see a mess in our driveway, so I assumed the company was done with our job. The only compensation we received for the damaged pipe was a price adjustment of between $50.00-$100.00 for the stump grinding (for which we were not billed). Not a good experience. I never expected, as a sixty-year-old customer, to have to shovel up a huge pile of sawdust and drag the cans to curbside after paying a tree company to cut down a large tree in my yard.
Description of Work: Removed large pine tree and ground up stump. Also trimmed off large branch from maple tree.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0
$1,575
RYAN M.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
This is the 3rd time we've used Oliver and Absolute Tree. As always, they did a fantastic job. They are always prompt, reasonably priced, and the work is done as expected.
Description of Work: Removed 3 dead trees about 50 ft in height and 8-12 inches in diameter.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
jackie P.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I was very pleased with them. I hope to use them again!
Description of Work: They trimmed up some trees for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$140
Luna B.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I contacted Absolute tree service via an email request from Angie's list on a Friday afternoon probably after 4:45 and received a phone call from the owner Oliver with 10 minutes after my request was sent. That was the fastest response I have ever had with any contractor even the ones on Angie's list! We made an appointment for the quote that following Tuesday morning. He arrived on time and walked the entire property with me looking at the trees that were in question. He was very personable and explained his business philosophy along the way. He provided a written quote and advised a waiting period to allow the ground to dry out a bit since it was following a number of days of rain. I did have a comparative quote done and Oliver was by far the most reasonable. We set a day for the project to be done. He and his crew arrived promptly at 8 am and started removing large trees and elevating other trees to improve our view from the back yard. I had an area of overgrown brush (that is putting it lightly-it was more like the amazon jungle!) that really needed to be cleared out badly. Oliver checked to see if the area could be cleared using heavy equipment versus painstaking hand cutting which would be a ton in labor. He cleared out over half of the brush before even proposing a price for the job! His quote for that area saved me a ton of dollars in labor cost. He is truly a godsend and I appreciate everything that he and his crew did to completely transform our yard. He even made recommendations to help keep the jungle from returning. Absolute tree service is the only tree removal service I will be calling or recommending in the future! Keep up the great work Oliver!
Description of Work: Absolute tree service provided tree removal services for a few dead and dying trees in our backyard as well as trimming of branches and removal of overgrown brush.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,200
CURT R.
09/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Great job. Came in an cut both trees done in a short time and came back to do the stump later. Have given their name to other friends since I thought they did a great job.
Description of Work: Had 1 tree that was leaning over the house that I had a concern about. They came out and inspected the tree and underneath the base there were air pockets which had me more concerned. After discussing and noticing another tree was of a concern coming down on the house I had them remove both trees. I also released based on the "Big Deal" they were going to be busy so I worked with them on scheduling a time that worked for them and me to meet and do the work.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$675
John D.
08/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Very good. Contact Oliver and he came out about 3 weeks later as we were on vacation for two weeks. Took out the tree's. Took a bit longer go get the stumps ground out. Very happy - would definitely use again.
Description of Work: Two tree's removed. 1 gum tree, one 1 plum tree. Stumps ground out.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Angela D.
08/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I purchased a deal through Angie's List for $300 worth of tree trimming with Absolute Tree Experts. Oliver came to my house to look at a Bradford Pear that needed trimming. He was extremely knowledgable and helpful. One of his crew members came out at a later date to do the work. They did exactly what I was hoping for and cleaned up everything that they had cut down. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that my tree was trimmed and looks great, I would have never known they had been at my house. It took a couple of weeks to get the work done, but I didn't mind since it wasn't an immediate need. I would highly recommend this business and will use them again in the future.
Description of Work: Trimmed and shaped up a Bradford Pear tree in my yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$120
Linda G.
08/2011
1.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I had a bad experience with them. I purchased the big deal. I went to their online site and sent them a message, but I didn’t hear anything even after a week. So, I called the gentleman and he said that they were a little backed up for two days. He asked me to call him back on his cell phone and asked me to leave my contact information so that he could get back to me within two days. I did that, but I never heard anything. I thought of giving them another week since they were backed up. Last Thursday, we had a storm come through that took out some trees and caused damage. When I first tried to call them, I didn’t get anybody. Then I found somebody else and contacted them. The other company took care of everything. So, I didn't need the services of the big deal. It was the lack of responsiveness by Absolute Tree Experts. They probably do fantastic work and they probably are overwhelmed with a lot of business, but I really needed them to follow up with me. They didn’t keep their word. I don’t know what the circumstances were, but it wasn’t positive and I could have avoided a lot of damage to my house if they had responded. I wouldn’t contact them again.
Description of Work: I contacted Absolute Tree Experts for removing some trees that were fallen due to a storm.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
MICHAEL & PENNY L.
08/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Oliver came over and gave me a estimate that was more than fair. He visited during the work that was being accomplished to make sure everything was going good. There was one minor item of confusing and Oliver bent over backwards to accommodate my request. They damaged my neighbors sprinkler but they replaced that at no extra charge. I paid them more for the extra work they ended up doing. I would nominate them for superior service!! They were great guys.
Description of Work: Hired them to do some tree pruning & took down several trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
EUGENE G.
08/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I had purchased a discount coupon through Angie's List for Absolute Tree Experts. Oliver Fanning was prompt with his response to my call and helpful in determining what trees needed limb removal. On the day of service, Sandy Werts and his crew of three men arrived early and got right to work. They were here approximately five hours and never stopped working despite the heat. They did a neat and professional job of removing the limbs in question. They also cleaned up the yard and you would never know that they had been here. My experience was very positive and I would definitely use them again.
Description of Work: Absolute Tree Experts trimmed and removed dead or damaged tree limbs from about seven trees on my property. The height of the trees required one of the crew to climb the tall trees. The limbs and branches were removed and ground down into pulp.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
jonathan W.
07/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
They gave a quote within days of asking & scheduled the work within one week. Work was done extremely well while I was not there & they left no mess. Great work. ALs Big Deal Coupons were a big saver!
Description of Work: Prune of a large tree that had developed a mind of its own. Remove 9 very large conifer trees from around the house. Remove half a dozen bushes.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Hope A.
07/2011
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
Oliver and team arrived early and finished before I returned from work. All agreed work was completed and the debris removed very completely. He did a follow up call and visit to make sure there were no questions or concerns. will definitely use in the future. Lots of complaments from neighbors.
Description of Work: Oliver returned my call almost immediately and came the next day to evaluate our trees. (we have over 20 very large mature trees) Removed tree from roof of house after storm broke it, removed dead limbs, pruned up all trees in front and back yard, made recommendations for trimming and maintaining trees. Written estimate given and stuck by.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
SUSAN M.
07/2011
1.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I believe this is terrible customer service. They have been very unresponsive.
Description of Work: We needed trees trims so we purchased a Big Deal for Absolute Tree Experts. We purchased the deal in May and we called them shortly after, they said they were back logged because of the storms going on that week. He said he would call us back to set up a time. We waited for him to call us back, he never did. We called again in June and were not able to get a hold of anyone. We finally got a hold of him July 11, 2011 he said to leave a message on the machine and he would contact us back. We have waited a full day and still have not heard back.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$140
Response from Absolute Tree Experts
In the past 3 years since we have been advertising with Angie’s List this is our first negative report. We regret to acknowledge that we did not provide this customer with our normal responsiveness. At the same time that we were doing our first Big Deal advertising with Angie’s List our service area was hit with 2 major storms. During that time we were receiving almost a hundred calls a day from current customers, new customers, and Angie’s List Big Deal buyers. In some cases we had to turn the work down because of the volume of calls. We did not turn down any existing customers or Angie’s List coupon buyers. If the work was not emergency in nature we did however ask that the customers work with us on the timing of when we could get to their job. In this case we did not realize that it was the same customer calling back for the 3rd time. Once this was realized we contacted the customer to try and make it right. We discussed with her that we would come out, complete the job and give her back the money she spent on the coupon; doing the job for free in order to make it right. She declined this offer.
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FAQ
Absolute Tree Experts is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Open All Day
Monday: Open All Day
Tuesday: Open All Day
Wednesday: Open All Day
Thursday: Open All Day
Friday: Open All Day
Saturday: Open All Day
Absolute Tree Experts accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Absolute Tree Experts offers free project estimates.
Yes, Absolute Tree Experts offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Absolute Tree Experts does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Absolute Tree Experts offers emergency services.
Yes, Absolute Tree Experts offers warranties.
Absolute Tree Experts offers the following services: Tree service, tree training, pruning, deadwooding, tree elevation, roof clearance, cabling, lightning protection, removals, crane removals, storm damage repair & cleanup, stump removal & grinding.