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Bartlett Tree Experts

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Did a great job recently on a complicated tree removal. Good advice on keeping... - May 13, 2023

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JL Tree Service

10395 Democracy Ln #A
Fairfax, VA 22030 703-359-4444

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Have called on them a number of times. Would not go to another company. - May 29, 2023

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Adirondack Tree Experts

11304 Rhode Island Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705 301-595-2827

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I've used Adirondack several times over the past 6-7 years. They're... - May 22, 2023

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Bartlett Tree Experts

1 Metropolitan Ct
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-881-8550

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My family has used Bartlett ever since they bought a local tree care company... - May 17, 2023

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Davey Tree Expert

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We had been using another tree service to treat our ash trees every two years... - Jan 23, 2022

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Chapingo Tree Care Specialists

3558 Worthington Blvd #201
Frederick, MD 21704 301-646-2516

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Excellent service. Cut wood for splitting at no cost. - May 19, 2023

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Bonilla Tree Service

2905 Summerfield Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042 703-533-0667

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Tree branch removal over home. Great work start to finish. - Mar 17, 2023

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Bartlett Tree Experts

7823 Loisdale Rd #LL
Springfield, VA 22150 703-550-6900

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Top notch, professional company. - May 09, 2023

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Bonifant Tree Service

16300 Oak Hill Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-476-9345

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Bonifant sent me a proposal to trim my trees and shrubs, listing each one,... - Mar 22, 2023

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Homestead Tree Experts

Springfield, VA 22152 703-644-2382

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Homestead (who I loved) was sold to RTEC tree company. I decided... - Jun 01, 2023

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Freedom Tree Service

5004 Gum Spring Rd
Manassas, VA 20109 703-753-4900

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Outstanding job at a beyond far pricepoint. They are so good several of my... - Mar 08, 2023

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SavATree

5330 Port Royal Rd #A
Springfield, VA 22151 571-282-2500

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This is a large company with a bureaucratic central scheduling office. They... - Feb 05, 2023

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Ed's Tree Service

11525 E Maple Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705 301-937-6269

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With the wild weather we've had in recent years, I've needed tree... - Oct 05, 2022

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Davey Tree Expert

8100 Cessna Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-869-6884

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Some work done well, other work not. While I knew cost at outset, after seeing... - Jun 02, 2023

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Davey Tree Expert

25245 Pleasant Valley Rd
Chantilly, VA 20152 703-471-4018

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I worked with Mason McKay of Davey Tree in having tree work done. He was professional,... - Mar 14, 2023

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Ports Professional Tree Surgery

5242 Port Royal Rd #1611
Springfield, VA 22151 703-323-7061

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Washington Checkbook (>170 ratings) and luck got me to Adam and... - May 29, 2023

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The Arborist

9341 Mike Garcia Dr #161
Manassas, VA 20109 703-330-2500

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Tim knows his stuff about trees and the whole science of trees. I had a big... - Aug 23, 2022

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SavATree

14628 Southlawn Ln
Rockville, MD 20850 301-545-1712

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Formerly used Branches Tree Service which was aquired by Sav-a-Tree. While... - May 19, 2023

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Shifflett Tree Service

7504 Julia Terr
Rockville, MD 20855 301-948-5554

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Had 3 large cherry trees pruned. Shiflett was very professional--Candy supervised... - Feb 28, 2023

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Services Unlimited

4120 Sandy Spring Rd
Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-384-4746

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Made a mess of our lawn; won't use again - Feb 22, 2023

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How we gather (and how to interpret) our data

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Once you have chosen a company that can do the work well, price becomes your primary consideration. Our undercover shoppers found huge company-to-company price differences for the same jobs.

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The proposals Checkbook's undercover shoppers get from lawn care services rarely agree on identification of weed species, presence of disease, need to correct soil acidity, and recommendations on core aeration.

Lawn care services work with different products and techniques, but the results they promise are similar. Companies usually offer customers a selection of “packages” that include specified treatment plans to take place over the course of a year.