C&N Tree Service

Great work across the board. Professional service.

Carlos and his team did a great job with our trees.

We recently purchased a home that had a decades-old Arizona ash, three (now two) palm trees, an oak tree, and another Arizona ash. The largest of the Arizona ash had some dead limbs and hollow knots and it hung over the roof and sidewalk. But it also had a lot of green leaves and a few of its long lively limbs. Plus, the birds seemed to enjoy it--especially the woodpeckers that had pounded out a number of holes in a large and dead section. Additionally, it housed a cornucopia of various insects including quite a few of what I learned are "carpenter bees."

Well, we had in mind to have the Arizona ash trimmed back and then growing ivy on it. But then Carlos gave us an education about trees! Who ever heard of giving a tree a watermelon ripeness test?! Carlos. He patted on the tree like you would a watermelon and it sounded like the perfect watermelon--hollow. But that is not good for a tree. Carlos then pulled away at some superficial bark and there on the other side of that bark you could see that the inside of the crux of the tree--just in the place where trees need the most strength so that they do not to split in two pieces and fall on your home--the insides looked like a combination of an extreme case of wood rot and an enormous termite mound.

Then Carlos gave me a free education on carpenter bees--yes, I am not from CC--and I learned that these pollinators are not your friends! Sadly, the tree had to go. Carlos gave us a fair and good price to remove the tree, and then we inspected the other trees.
Apparently it had been years since the others had been trimmed and they really needed it. There were lots of hanging branches that caught the wind and put unnecessary stress or torque on the branches, dead limbs and branches, and just plain old extra growth that could create hazards in high winds and compromise the health of the trees and the safety of our home. Carlos inspected all of these and gave us a good price to "tune up" our trees.

When he arrived with his two helpers, he also arrived with a cherry picker so that he did not have to climb up on the roof to cut off limbs (like some do-gooder Uncle or cousin), and a small tractor-like machine to carry the logs. Proper equipment for these types of jobs is very important!

And small things matter to Carlos. Beyond cleaning up the limbs and addressing the sawdust, he took care to not let large logs simply fall on the grass and tear holes and large divots in the yard.

And I had no idea when the city would haul away bulk plant matter so Carlos neatly stacked the logs with his little tractor so that he could return later and haul the logs away to the landfill for a fair price.

Because Carlos recognizes the importance of safety, he regularly scanned the remaining trees for any issues. It was during one of these scanning sessions that he noticed our otherwise healthy looking palm tree was actually nearly rotten at the top and at risk of dropping its crown in a moderate to high wind. He examined it with some type of zooming device and showed us the pictures. The graceful palm tree was clearly in bad shape. So Carlos quoted us a fair price to remove the palm tree and grind the stump.

As to the stump on the Arizona ash, my wife wants to turn that into a planter and Carlos agreed to cut the tree to the height she wanted so that she could have her planter. Of note, the Arizona ash was surrounded by flowering vines, and Carlos went out of his way to avoid stepping on the vines or dropping logs on the vines just so my wife would have a nice flowering circle for the log planter. Yes, it made my back sore just watching Carlos wrestling logs around to avoid dropping them on my wife's plants. That is how much Carlos cares.

I encourage you to give your trees an honest assessment and then call Carlos with C & N Tree Service to give you a professional opinion and quote. He is honest, will not upsell you, and does great work.

They were quick to get the job done. Carlos was friendly, courteous and explained in detail about tree being cut.