Haskell Tree Service

Perfect! Three large trees were removed on a rainy & muddy day. The crew cleaned up all debris leaving no mess at all....they were great. We have been using Haskell Tree Service for over 20 years for tree removal, trimming and fertilizations. The owner and crew are very easy to work with...professional, polite and efficient. Prices are comparable or below other tree service companies. We highly recommend them.

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took down a 40 ft. tree that was butted up against house. lawn was scraped up a bit from dragging tree out and small dent in siding but under the circumstances it was a great job.

The gentlemen were professional, on time, and fun! It was a bit frightening watching them swing in the tree!!! O.o They cleaned all debris, didn't leave a branch! Came back in about three days to take all the logs from the downed tree, and will fill in and seed all ripped grass in the process. The only problem I ran into, was a misunderstanding about a third tree in my backyard. As the gentleman who was giving me an estimate, pointing to that tree for example, I thought that tree was included. It ended up costing more for that tree, which was disappointing. All in all... Yes! I would use their service again!

I was pleased with the effort to save my ash trees instead of eliminating them.  We won't know exactly how it goes for a couple of years, but the effort is truly appreciated.
The number of workers who arrived to do the trimming work was amazing.  They  worked for several hours and I felt that the value for my money was very good...  nice work..

We called Haskell, they came out and removed the tree, ground down the stump and then back filled the tire imprints on the front lawn. I would recommend them  to anyone. Reasonable in price and great customer service.

Work, actual and claimed, involved inoculations and fertilizations on two different dates. My
dissatisfaction has to do with clerical mishandling, unreliable oral statements
by agents and principals as well as preposterous threats made by the arborist,
who also serves as collections? enforcer.
Initially, I decided to hire this firm to guard against the Emerald Ash Boer because the
arborist/salesman claimed that his firm inoculated/treated my town?s  ash trees. 
Because I had read that the town had thousands of ash trees, I was
persuaded. (Only after payment of the disputed amount, did I learn that this
statement was untrue.)
On June 28, 2013,  my ash trees were inoculated/treated by John  acting
as agent for Haskell?s. At the time, I asked John if he was going to fertilize
my ash and spruce trees. Arborist, Sam, had recommended ?deep-root
fertilization? for shallow-rooted spruce trees. John answered that
fertilizations were not performed until fall, which I later learned was the
industry standard. John further stated that he, himself, did not do
fertilizations.
The next day, a runaway vehicle ran into the spruce trees, visibly damaging the first in line
seriously and shearing off branches of the second; the third and fourth also
suffered damage, but less noticeably.
A few days later, I called about the tree damage and spoke to Laurie, the office manager, requesting that
someone look at the trees.  Two days later, Sam, the arborist, left a telephone
message indicating the future of the severely damaged spruce was uncertain.
Since a closer later inspection showed all trees were damaged to some degree, I
wondered whether Sam had merely done a drive by. The insurance  rep advised that I needed to decide in a
timely manner whether to replace the trees. On July 9, in order to extend the
benefit of the doubt, I sent a FAX to the office asking to speak directly to
Sam. My concluding sentence clearly read that I was told that fertilizations
were not undertaken until fall (by their own tech) and, moreover, that I wanted
to be notified before any fertilizations were performed.  Understandably, I needed time as well as additional information to consider the situation.
The following  day, July 10, I found an invoice stuck in my door for fertilization of the spruce as well as other trees.
The date was a mere 14 days after the inoculations/treatments by John , not even mid-summer and clearly not fall.
 When I called Laurie asking for some financial consideration specifically for the spruce trees, she denied ever receiving the
FAX, then handed the phone to Sam, who was intimidating and insulting. Some
days later, Sam left a message on my voice mail saying that unless I
paid the extra $140.00 for the spruce fertilization, a lien would be filed
within the week against my property which would prevent me from using credit
cards along w/ other absurd threats. He went on to say that he talked to the
tech who did the fertilizations and that I had supplied ?misinformation.?
Further, my "time line" was faulty.
Sam?s comments were insulting as well as wholly untrue. (The tech to whom Sam referred was John, who told me in
June that he didn?t do such work and that fertilizations weren?t done until
fall.)  Embarrassed to say,  I paid that $140 in question. By this time it was 30 odd days  from the
time of the alleged  7-10, service and, most compelling, I
wanted to be done with such bullying and suspect business practices.
 

Extremely well.  Very prompt and professional.   Would recommend to everyone.

I was not home at the time, but the crew did exactly as I had requested and did a great job of cleaning up.

they were punctual and performed the job well. everything was cleaned up and removed as specified. the stump removal was done separately and is not cleaned up as yet, but I am confident it will be done in a timely manner.

They have been helping me with trees for several years,  taking them down and spraying them and giving me educated advice about one tree that has a disease. It's an arborist who came for the estimate and advice and he was very friendly and informative. I have had them work for me , once  even without an estimate because I trust them so much to be fair and reliable.
They are fast and do great clean up work--nothing left for me to clean up at all. I will continue to call them in the future.
I have recommended them to neighbors.

Haskell sent out a representative to estimate the removal of a tree in October 2011. They were awarded the contract. They came out and trimmed branches and cut down the tree; leaving a mess and the big tree trunk (approx. 3' dia. x 28' long) laying in the back yard. They even left branches on top of our shed. They told us that the ground was too soft to drive their "chipper truck", so they would return when the ground was frozen to finish the job. By the end of winter, they still had not returned. I called them and they said they had no record of my project. I reminded them of the date of service, the full payment made, and the promise to return and finish when the ground was frozen. They must have found the paperwork because they called me back to say they would return to finish the job. They came back to finish the job, but left some damage. After this visit,  I looked at their company website and saw their promise of satisfaction. So I called the company to say that they left several deep ruts and damage to my stone fire pit area. They said they would look into it. A supervisor called back and told me they reviewed the job with the road crew supervisor, and that there was nothing more that they would do for me. Considering that I gave them a chance to make me a satisfied customer, I have to rate them as a "D". They left a mess the first visit, forgot to return and finish the job, left lawn and fire pit damage, and refused to come back to rectify the situation. The only good part of the entire process was their prompt and courteous estimator.

The owner of the company came over to do the work. He was very friendly and easy to work with. They did a good job and cleaned up after themselves.

It was a great service overall. The price is a bit expensive but the quality of their work makes up for it. They explained everything very nicely as well.

I thought they did a great job.  I would recommend their work.

They were excellent and they did a very good job. They did exactly what they said they would do. I would use their services again in the future.

Haskell Tree Service is professional, knowledgeable,  they stick to the schedule, and they are good. The county even calls on them for advising on how to protect the trees in general and specifically for this new bug problem.

We will never use them again. They were supposed to make the tree fall away from the house but they felled it towards the house, and when it hit the ground, the impact broke our neighbor's basement pipe. He had to fix part of his house for that. They rutted our lawn two feet deep when they drove the truck back, and they kind of laughed about it and wouldn't fix it, so I ended up fixing it. They asked my wife if we wanted them to put the pads down and it would have taken an extra 20 minutes. My wife told them to go ahead if they felt that they wouldn't sink in the lawn or damage it, and when they did sink in the lawn and damage it, they said that it was our fault because we didn't tell them to put the pads down. I would give them the lowest ratings because putting pads down is built into the price. Their price was high and they didn't live up to their work. We told neighbors not to use them. We had used them before and they were okay but they just totally messed up on this one. They can return me a check for $200 if they want to do something about it and square things up.

* Met expectations for prompt response & professionalism during quotation. Seemed to take down tree in safe and professional manner.

*  I wish they'd have the courtesy to knock on the front door and say "We're here" prior to wandering in the backyard. Doesn't just apply here, but has been our experience with several contractors.

*Not impressed with cleanup considering cost of service. Understand that logs aren't going to be stacked in nice neat pile, but please pickup other debris. My neighbor made same observation without my prompting.

* Hit chain link fence when they dropped the tree. Though damage was not extensive, made no effort to bend bars back in place.

* I felt compelled to make this entry almost nine months later after recently having other trees felled by another service. Significant difference in professionalism, cleanup, and work provided, at less cost. Having seen other options, I wouldn't use Haskell Tree Service again for the purpose of cutting down large trees.

The guy had to wrestle with a racoon in the tree. They did a fantastic job considering the difficulty of the job.

They did a good work.  They were very knowledgeable.  They saved a tree on my front lawn.  I have used them before also.  They seemed expensive compared to other companies, but they have a skill, which some other companies probably don't have.  If there is a need, I would use them again in the future too.

Haskell is a well established Company. I was pleased to find the owner to be an Arborist. Timely and speedy service. Haskell has lifted the Oak and removed all dead wood. Fertilization is scheduled biennially and really seems to make a difference in the health of our tree. I would recommend this Company to my friends.

They were responsive with an estimate (within 24 hours of our call), punctual and professional.  Haskell is one of the only certified and licensed arborists working in WNY and their attention to detail was evident.  The trees look fantastic and the work was done quickly.  They used a cherry picker lift for one tree and had one of their men climb and trim the other two trees.  They brought a wood chipper for cleanup and left the yard and street very clean.  Excellent job and I would highly recommend them.

I wanted someone who didn't just want to chop them down so I was looking for an arborist who could preserve them. He was wonderful. I was very happy with their work. We lost a lot of trees due to a storm. I had no way to judge the price.

They were prompt and did a good job. They also cleaned up. My experience with them was very good.