Garcia’s Professional Tree Service

Professional, efficient, knowledgable, competitive prices. Had trees trimmed today and I will definitely be using as well as recommending his services again.

Our old apple tree fell during the night in our backyard. We called and got a quote next day and in a few days the crew came out and cleared it away in a few hours. Quick and tidy. They really have the whole process down. We had them take out a small palm as well. Would definitely call them again!

As you know 4 stars don’t come easily but in this case I think its well deserved. I have had the chance to use this service twice and each and every time they did an outstanding job. From the start they were prompt with the initial estimation and took the time to come out and answer our questions. They came in lower than others quoted and were available to start the very next week. They arrived on time and were very respectful of my neighbors plants and our house. It was an amazing thing to watch them scale up a 50 foot Monterey Pine and take it down piece by piece all the way to the stump. They are a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend them for your next project.

I have a lot of trees. So I have a lot of experience with tree services, and after going through a bunch of them, I’ve settled on Rolando. He’s nice, returns calls, shows up when he says he will, gives reasonable estimates, and then cuts the trees well. Like a tree service should.

Rolando and his crew were great. We had them come out and work on a huge oak tree in our backyard.
He came the next day after I called and gave us a very competitive estimate. After that I was able to schedule something within a week with his crew. The crew arrived on time and were well prepared for the job.
They went through meticulously pruning the tree and carefully disposing of it. They were careful and well planned on how to do the job. And then in the end cleaned up the area.

Rolando and his crew cut and removed a large pine tree with a diameter of 2.5 ft from our backyard and did an outstanding job. Although it was pine tree, it was shaped like an umbrella forty feet high and 30 feet in diameter and hung over our neighbors yards. The crew was able to remove the branches with almost nothing in the neighbors’ yards except pine needles, which they cleaned. Roland arrived with a crew of five and was finished in five hours. His bid was more than $ 500 less than the next company!

As good as it gets. We got a quote from someone else who seemed to be reasonable, and then Rolando showed up, offered us a price half the previous estimate, and is just a super nice, friendly guy.
His team showed up, handled the work perfectly and promptly. If he did work other than tree stuff, I’d hire him for that as well. Rare to find someone so friendly, affordable, and prompt. Highly recommended!

Called 3 times over the last couple of weeks and left two voicemails for Rolando but no one ever returned my call. :/​I guess they don’t need the business right now or they are just too busy to even get back to people about an inquiry. There were so many wonderful reviews here about Garcias so I feel disappointed by the lack of service I received, especially since the reviews mentioned how quickly he responded and was able to get quotes quickly. It’s frustrating but I suppose business is good and they are just too busy — so if you need to get trees trimmed quickly I would suggest calling other places as well in case they don’t even respond to you.

Rolando & his agile crew did a great job trimming and cleaning my huge 6-​story cedar and oak trees. With rains & El Niño on the way this winter, I figured it best to invest and get these trees trimmed, thinned out and cleaned, especially since several thick branches were hanging heavily over mine & my neighbor’s rooftops. The guys did just that all in a little over 3 hours for a good price, and left me and my neighbors relieved! TIP: Rolando is a busy guy, so it may take a few tries and voicemail messages to get a return call, but it’s worth it!

Garcia’s did a great job on our trees around our house. I got 4 different quotes and they were affordable and even threw in some extra work at no cost. I own a local Solar Power company and have been recommending them for all tree trimming work!

Rolando came over for an estimate exactly a week ago, and his price was less than half of the other bidders. He said that he had booked several tree cutting jobs in Alameda that day; which was the reason he could offer me a price that reasonable. Yesterday, they cut the tree while I was at work and when I checked it out in the dark, after work, the Eucalyptus Tree was gone! The tree was too close to my house and the neighbor’s house but Rolando and his crew were so precise, it looked like they used a Helicopter to lift it out! I inspected the roof today, and there was no damage and very minimal Eucalyptus debris; less than I had before they came.

Outstanding, responsive, friendly, professional service. I had no problem getting in touch with Rolando. Easy to get a quote (same-​day). Scheduled just over one week out. The team showed up on time. They had a real eye for shaping the trees. Worked very effectively as a team. Trimmed five medium-​large trees in about three hours. Pricing was reasonable.

Rolando may be a little hard to get a hold of, because he is so busy. He comes very highly recommended, and may have a hard time scheduling you. The initial responsiveness left a little to be desired. But he is worth the wait.
I have this Queen Palm Tree in front of my house that was in dire need of trimming. Rolando’s crew rolled in on time. They gave me an excellent quote, very reasonable and competitive, and went to work immediately. His crew was relentless, and they did a phenomenal job, making the palm tree look simply amazing. He also ensured that the job was completed, and that the area was cleaned up well. I recommend him highly, and will certainly use him again.
He is honest, hard working and reliable, and deserves a good review.

Rolando and his crew just finished the job at my house. If you live anywhere in the East Bay I don’t know why you would go with anyone else. He and the crew took care of removing 4 massive (~80ft.) trees, removing high branches from neighboring trees, removing 6 stumps, trimming and managing my overgrown tree-​line which previously blocked my view, and all within 3 hours!
Why they’re great
: On time and professional crew
: Outstanding quality of work
: Amazing value
Rolando is also a great guy who I will be calling back for everything I need.

Nice guy came out and gave us a quote, guess he quoted lower than he wanted because he no showed on one appointment after we waited around all day for him, he won’t return any calls, left about 5 messages over a couple months time. We were even going to call and offer over his asking price because we just need our tree trimmed. It’s been a really frustrating experience.
Update, within an hour of my first draft of my last review I got a call from them saying they were coming out asap.
They showed up did a great job and even cleaned up and hauled away branches even though I had said I would take care of all clean up.
Very happy with the job, but leaving initial info at top of review to be fair to other Unilocalers.

I called Rolando because the Unilocal reviews were so glowing. The fire dept cited us for having tree branches too close to our chimney. It meant cutting trees 40 feet in the air and on the neighbor’s property. I also needed the job done quickly or we would have been fined. Rolando gave a reasonable quote and had it expertly completed in less than a week. The neighbor is happy too! On top of all of this he is a nice and principled person.

Hire these folks!!! They’re top notch, reasonably priced, and go the extra mile for customer satisfaction.
I hired Rolando and his crew of hard working and talented men to do a major amount of tree trimming around my house in the Oakland Hills and couldn’t be happier with their performance.
I had several enormous oaks and other trees that hadn’t been pruned in many years. Rolando came over the day I called for an estimate. The estimate seemed quite reasonable to me in relation to other bids I had received and Rolando seemed like a «stand-​up» sort of guy, so we agreed on the spot to proceed with the project. He and his huge crew of guys came over at exactly our agreed upon time and they worked diligently throughout the day to complete the job. I can hardly believe the amount of work they accomplished! Based on Rolando’s advice, they went even further than I had imagined in terms of the trees trimmed, and the trees and my property now look wonderful! The results have really opened up my back to additional sunlight and views, the work in the front was precise and artful, and they have definitely left me with a healthier and nicer slice of our wonderful Oakland Hills.
They also spent considerable time in cleaning up the worksite upon their completion. Truth be told, they left my property looking far cleaner than I’ve ever been able to accomplish.
All in all, this was a top notch experience for me and I STRONGLY RECOMMEND them to others.

I love Unilocal!Where else would I have been beeble to find such a gem of a tree service?
Rolando is great! He came by, looked at the tree (s) that had to be cut down, gave me a quote and an appointment a few days later. His guys were on time, he checked in on them regularly throughout the day. The workers work very safely and are always aware of their surroundings, wear protective gear etc. They had to clear a lot of stuff out of the way, but put everything back to were it was before. The whole poperty was cleaner when they left than before!
It took them a day to cut down a humongous eucalyptus tree and they even threw in cutting down a few other branches in my drive way as well as removing a branch from my neighbor’s back yard. I paid exactly what I was quoted (a very competitive price by the way) and am super happy! I will surely give my tree trimming and cutting business to Garcia’s Tree Service in the future.
BTW: since this was my first ever experience with a tree cutting service, I was super nervous. Friends had told me horror stories before and after reading the reviews of some of the companies here on Unilocal,I was almost ready to sell my house and get a tree-​free apartment :-)
Rolando was so friendly and confident and put my mind at ease and even brought me a copy of his insurance papers to calm me down. Thank you!

These guys did an amazing job! I highly recommend! We called on Saturday, got an estimate on Sunday and they came by on schedule on Wednesday and did all the work. It only took them 2−½ hours to:
–cut neighbor’s huge tree branch (see pic)
–trim lemon tree
–remove 6 very entrenched bamboo patches
–trim a tree that fell into my yard
–cut down giant bird of paradise trunk
–clean up and remove all the debris
They are fast, friendly and great at assessing the work and explaining what they are going to do. No surprises, just good results!

I did look around, getting other’s prices. Rolando’s was close to the bottom. It was his integrity and courteous manner that made me choose this company. When I misunderstood the start day, he came earlier than planned without complaint as I couldn’t be there when scheduled. Worked 2.5 days removing several sizeable elm trees that have died due to the drought and some smaller ones. One day was 99 degrees in the late afternoon. Horrified, upon returning from work, I put out a big jug of ice water and glasses. The crew was grateful and didn’t assume that kindness was an edge of vulnerability.
Crew: courteous, tidy, considerate. Upon my noticing previously hidden dead branches, they removed them. I gave each worker a nice tip for the extra work they did of trimming some additional branches and trees. They also moved items that could have been damaged, carefully replacing them before departure. Well, they forgot one statue but really, I like it better where it is now so I didn’t remind them. One stump, huge, I asked leave high, making for a statue base. They even put two of my statues on it! What a joy these folks are.
No complaining about the work, cheery, and very professional crew. Patient and steady workers, with each protecting the others too. Hand signals, for example. Careful of passing cars. I was impressed with the safety aspects as well as the tremendous bravery of the climbers. The ground crew kept busy, managing to load the truck with the biggest lumps of wood imaginable by going up a ladder!
Rolando stopped by to check on the crews, the situation, and to get feedback in a most reliable manner. Often a contractor’s crew estimator is only that, not a supervisor.
I fed them my «checkbook cooking» lunch of ⁷⁄₁₁ sandwiches, var. chips, ice cream, and fruit beverages (forget the grape flavor… tho it was finally consumed… do mango, orange, fruit punch, coke and the like).
Note: sometimes one does not choose to work for a client who might be more difficult than worth doing business with. I always look at Unilocal commentaries with that in mind. Jeering commentaries can demonstrate an attitude problem. I’ll never forget a bad review of a U-​Haul place with this review… «Was crowded on a Sat. at 11 am and I had to wait!». I used that one and they were absolutely STELLAR. But then, I made a reservation and showed up early in the day.
Unilocal is terrific. I just barely avoided a contractor plumber whose reviews I hadn’t seen… until after the estimate. The guy was a total disaster, all thru all the reviews!