CB Tree Service

Testimonial

I rarely give a glowing testimonial

I needed to remove a large branch from my Willow tree in my backyard. I've been putting it off because of the crazy expense of tree services / and the horrid work that was done years ago.

*** Last year, I had an estimate to prune my two Sugar Maples (remove 4 low branches) and was given a quote of $ 2,500.00 - I said, to hell with that - I'll let them rot off.

*** Three years ago my infamous (now deceased) neighbour 'Vicki' had her gigantic Norwegian Maple pruned. The team who did the job - never roped the branches - just let them fall to the ground. The end result was they destroyed my favourite pine tree (which was a gift from a friend) & damaged my expensive wattle fence. I was freakin furious (understatement).

Anyway, I needed to remove my Willow tree branch (see pic) because it was millimetres away from damaging my garage roof.

It was a tricky project because it was butt-up against cable/phone/laneway lighting electrical wires - and right on top of my garage roof.

I got three estimates and went with 'CB Tree Experts'

Craig owns and runs the company - 40 years in the business.

He and his crew spent three hours today - properly removing the branch. It was cut in pieces and lowered by ropes.

All the debris was mulched on the spot - and they cleaned the entire area up.

Nothing was damaged.

For $200

If you need any tree work done - I highly recommend Craig ( he's gracious, friendly and professional)

416 410 1010

Stay warm - take care, David

Craig is great! He came in removed a huge Oak tree for us. It took them almost 8 hours in the cold winter. The crew was nice and professional. A++++

Craig didn't just cut down the trees, he dismantled them one branch at a time.

The clean-up was amazing, you'd never know that two trees had just been cut down.

Craig even went to the trouble of making a stool for my grandkids out of one of the logs. A nice touch.

Thanks Craig

Craig and his team are true experts. Sadly, we had to remove four diseased mature ash trees from our property. Craig and his crew were professional and efficient in supporting us through this challenge, and most importantly they cleaned up all the mess; it was like they were never here.
Thank you so much for your help. We greatly appreciate it and would recommend your services in a heartbeat. Thank you.

Craig responded immediately and it was easy to schedule a time with him to see the tree and bushes that needed to be removed and stumped. I called a total of 5 companies, three didn't reply at all, one was evasive around scheduling a time. This makes Craig stand out from his competitors!
The work he did was first rate! His crew were friendly, respectful of my property, as well as my neighbours (given the tree was hanging partially over their backyard), clean and tidy, and did the work in safe and professional manner. He quoted for removing 1 tree and 3 cedar bushes, but we found a stump from a tree that had been removed by the previous owner as the work was done. Craig was willing to expand the scope of work to remove this other stump and provided a reasonable price on the fly.
Overall really happy with the work he did and recommend him to anyone looking for the same!

We had Craig come out to remove a large tree from the property that was splitting down the main trunk. His customer service was far above any of the other arbourists that we had talked to. His guys were quick, quiet and cleaned up after the job was done.

Would definitely use these guys again.

CB Trees has provided great service for approximately 15 years. The latest was in August 2016 when Craig and his crew cleaned up a large fallen branch and trimmed some cracked branches.. Thanks for a job well done!!!

A few weeks ago I was hanging out on the bench in front of our house at around midnight, when a storm started brewing. Winds picked up quickly and I started to see some lightning in the distance, so I though it was time to head inside. Just as I was going in, my wife came upstairs asking why i was making so much noise at midnight. I told her she was imagining things and to back to sleep. She was adamant that she heard a loud crash and beer bottles dropping, so I took her to the back to prove that there was nothing wrong. It started raining pretty hard so I took her to the back window to prove that everything was fine, and she was imagining things. It was much darker than usual and we couldn't really see anything from the window. I went to the screen door to get a better look and I figured out pretty quickly why we couldn't see outside. A huge branch (like 30' huge) had snapped from our walnut tree and the leaves were pressed up against the window that we were trying to look out from lol. We literally started laughing at the site, as that was the 3rd tree that had fallen in our backyard since we bought the house 7 months ago. We're pro's at handling this type of issue now, so it wasn't a big deal. 2 days later, the branch above the one that fell also fell. oh oh. The tree was still standing straight up though, so no big deal. The day after, I was out back and noticed that the tree was starting to split (from the point of the second fallen branch), and it was starting to lean towards the back fence - and my neighbours house. I better call someone ASAP. My neighbour gave me Craig's (from CB Tree) number so I gave him a call. A lady answered the phone and I explained what was happening and that I really needed to get someone to my house ASAP before my tree falls onto my neighbours roof. In my professional opinion (I did cut up 2 tree's on my own), I gave it 1 or 2 more windy days at most before the tree snapped

Craig called me back and said he would stop by that night after finishing an emergency call in Oshawa. A few hours later, Craig and crew showed up (I swear I heard superman music in the background). He took a look and said he couldn't take the tree down that night because the crew was exhausted from a long days work, but he went up and tied a few superknots to help secure the top of the tree from falling, until he could fit me into his schedule. Being that it was an emergency, he prioritized my work and showed up 2 days later. Game day. When Craig and the boys came on the Thursday, I took half a day off of work to watch the walnut tree come down (it still hurts that I had to take down this beautiful tree - but he saved me the 15' trunk, which will turn into a live edge dining table). It was amazing to watch Craig and his crew do their thing. It took the whole afternoon for the tree to come down, but they managed to get the job done without any issues (except 1 tomato plant that got squished lol). He was even nice enough after 5 hours in the tree, to fulfill a few special requests for some thin biscuits off the trunk which I can use to make some cutting boards! I couldn't be happier with the service Craig and his crew provided and I'll be having him come back after the summer to take down another tree that's starting to push my garage over.

If you're looking for a tree specialist, give Craig from CB Tree a call. I'm confident that you won't be disappointed.

You have found Craig, consider yourself VERY lucky. Like a good mechanic or barber, once you find one ... NEVER let him go.

Here is the story ...

As a result of the storm recently with high winds on a Friday, a neighbouring 80+ ft Black Walnut incurred serious damage. By Sunday, serious splitting of the trunk made it dangerously close
to falling on our house. No resources were available until Monday and Craig answered the call.

Due to location of the tree, specialized equipment was required and all attempts (private and public) to secure it proved futile. Craig did not give up. He dug deep in his years of experience and despite not wanting to climb the unpredictable tree, he did, as everyone knew that time was of the essence.

Single handedly (with ground assistance from Tom and Steve) he secured (by strapping) the parting limbs about 40 ft up and then
proceeded to cut branches that would have caused serious damage. A heroic effort indeed. All breathed a sigh of relief.

Not out of the woods just yet, next steps are to mummify the base up to the split, cut the upper limbs down to the strapping, and then finish the job in an orderly fashion.

So if you have an emergency situation (or not) with a tree, and want someone who is methodical, skilled, efficient and won't create any collateral damage along the way, don't call the town operations dept, or the fire department or even your insurance agency first to get help to proactively prevent a disaster, call Craig (CB Tree Experts). You won't be disappointed.

Thanks also to my neighbour who cared about our safety and took the necessary action.

Being a repeat customer of CB Tree Experts, We would highly recommend Craig and his crew. My first experience was what lead us to call them back again. The professional treatment starts right from the first phone call. Craig fully explained what to expect and we got exactly that. What impressed us the most was the clean up. If we didn't know any better (and a tree wasn't missing) we wouldn't have thought he hadn't been there yet. No mess.. no leaves, twigs or saw dust... We highly recommend CB Tree Experts