Garden reviews in San Francisco, California

Have used these guys twice now to trim large trees in our back yard (lemon and cypress). They do a great job, give helpful advice to any questions, friendly, easy to work with, great communication, very reasonable pricing. Highly recommend

High quality, large tree professionals.
We have a large Cypress tree in our yard.
Josef and his team are very responsive and helpful When the inevitable branch goes and we need help in a timely manner. As well as general maintenance of the tree.

Josef at Urban Arborist is great! He is knowledgeable, efficient and our trees look great after the pruning — at a really reasonable price. We will definitely use Josef and Urban Arborist again!

Urban Arborist was exceptional! They were very communicative and easy to work with. They also did a great job with the tree removal process, which was quick But very thorough!

Urban Arborist team is extremely thorough, careful and reasonable. They have trimmed a tree in my backyard several times and each time they do their job quickly and clean up completely. Highly recommend!

Urban has trimmed the trees in our HOA-maintained park and driveway for many years. Their team is knowledgeable, professional, and care about the long-term health of trees. We have been pleased with their work and enjoy working with them.

I live on a prominent corner in San Francisco and have two very large ash
trees that are about 40' tall. Below them is a very delicate shade garden
consisting of fern trees, hydrangeas, giant birds of paradise, etc. After a
very thorough consultation with the head arborist, it was decided that both
trees needed pruning to take out the dead and cross branches, and thin out
some of the canopy that had been damaged from the winds off the Pacific
Ocean. The team showed up on time with the correct equipment and knew
exactly how to proceed. Not a single plant from the garden was damaged.
There were two 8' to 10' tall piles of cutting that were swiftly put through
a chipper and the entire yard, street and sidewalks were swept and blown
clean. This is the second time The Urban Arborist have serviced these trees
and I would not trust them to anyone else. I highly recommend their service
and thank them for a job well done.

Urban Arborist is simply the best arborist in San Francisco. I've worked with them three times across two properties, and they are always excellent with communication, do what they say they're going to do, are reasonable with their pricing, and do a great job of catering to the exact needs that you have.

Mark fits on the estimation/account management side. And Cesar, the crew leader, are both consummate professionals that are great to deal with.

We've used The Urban Arborist's services to trim our street tree several times over several years. They're always responsive to our requests and the needs of the tree and clean up beautifully. We'll definitely be back.

Urban Arborist has been trimming my large Coastal Redwood every two years for the past 6 years. They have been very helpful in containing the tree and roots within the area we have between two houses. They even helped reset my fence that had been lifted by the roots. I plan to use their services for many years to come.

The Urban Arborist was recommended to me by a landscape designer/architect who is a close friend and neighbor of mine. I consulted with them on an ailing tree on my Potrero Hill property. The arborist accurately diagnosed the problem with the tree and made excellent suggestions for how to help the tree to recover. He was clearly very knowledgeable and focused on the well being of the tree as opposed to on how the company could find ways to create business for themselves. I was very impressed with the consultation and followed up with them a year later. The tree has been improving ever since that first visit to my backyard.

We hired Urban Arborist to do a “Health and Safety” trim and prune of our overgrown street tree. Friendly staff, excellent and highly professional work, arrived as scheduled, super cleanup of tree basin, sidewalk and street. Definitely recommend this company.

Urban Arborist turned our yard into a native plant oasis. We removed most non-native plants, including a very old non-native tree, and filled the yard with bird-loving foliage. The birds absolutely hang out in our Ray Hartman Ceanothus, Red Elderberry, fuchsias, rivers, firecracker plants, manzanita, yarrow, ceanothus ground cover and others. They built a 4x8 raised vegetable box where we grow salad veggies. They were very easy to work with, helping us plan the layout.

Had a perfect experience with The Urban Arborist. He worked until the job was completed, cleaned up the yard and walkway and hauled it all away. 100% recommend. Turned out beautifully.

Urban Arborist have been taking care of my trees + those of my immediate neighbors for many years now, always with professionalism, courtesy, and with an eye to safety. Since several trees overhang property boundaries, I and my neighbors coordinate trimming + split costs. UA accommodates this arrangement + it all happens smoothly. If you want it done right, call UA.

We had an extremely large redwood trimmed in our cluttered backyard. They did a fantastic job not only thinned it out and made it safer it also looked really good Probably get it done every two years. Great job

The crew arrived on time and removed the one tree and pruned three birch and two crabapple trees in less than 3 hours. Very happy with the results. They also did a great job cleaning up afterward and being mindful of the garage and first floor.

Trimmers did a great job and they were working in the rain for much of the time. Capriano is so responsive and friendly. He’s a pleasure to work with. The crew members were also friendly and cleaned up really well.

Great people! They gave me a thorough consultation re the pros and cons of pruning vs removing several trees, and we made a good plan which they executed flawlessly. And their price was the lowest of the companies I got estimates from. Highly recommended.

Urban Arborist came out to my home for a consultation about an overgrown loquat tree that was damaging our deck. They quickly diagnosed my problem, proposed some solutions, and answered my questions. Their demeanor was informative and collaborative; I never felt talked down to. It turned out that my issue was pretty simple and, rather than charge me to fix it, they gave me detailed instructions to address the problem myself. I was really impressed by their generosity and honesty. Plus, I took their advice and my loquat is looking a lot better and is no longer damaging my deck. If I have another tree issue in the future they will be my first call!

Professional, reliable service. Did a good job trimming and pruning our tree. Notably, they had to come through the house to get to the backyard and were excellent regarding protecting our floors and clean-up afterwards.