Kent Arborist Services

literally my 80 foot copper beech started to fail on a friday morning before one of our nasty weekend storms we had and i called John and he came out from another job before sunset to review the project which most surely would have fallen on my neighbors roof.
Radically dangerous job, near 40 mile an hour wind, and heavy rain but he was their white knuckling it with me every step of the way. His crew got it done and we didn’t lose any other plants due to massive sections of tree coming down and no property damage at all. I’d hire them in a heart beat.

I had Kent come out this week and remove a large tree that was overhanging my house, the next door neighbors yard and two fence lines. I came home early from work to find their dump/​crane truck in my driveway. What an impressive setup. They removed the tree quickly and safely and left no mess behind. Their impressive equipment made short work of the job. Totally impressed, good price, job well done.

So here’s the deal… Kent has top notch pro equipment (his chipper/​shedder could be featured in Fargo), a skilled and very polite crew to operate his equipment (Kent’s stump grinder was operated with the precision of a surgical instrument), they all worked as a team (all clean-​cut guys and well presented), quick, yet safe at what they do, and left my property all cleaned up — even the street, all without breaking the bank. John, the owner, took an active roll and showed pride in the service he and his crew provided. Would I use them again? Heck yeah, and I have standards that few, if any can meet. Kent and crew certainly did.

John came out in the morning and gave us a price to trim our ornamental pear trees and take down four large redwoods that were competing for water and sunlight with other redwoods. By 430 pm they were done with the job including cleanup! They really have the right equipment for the job. I’ve never seen a chipper that could make quick work of a 12″ redwood trunk but they’ve got one. It was refreshing to see a crew of professional and polite tree trimmers. We will be using Kent’s again.

In response the the comment below from Kent that was two and a half years in the making:
The trees we contracted Kent to remove were along the fence line on the north side of our back yard. The seeded lawn that was damaged was on the fence line along the south side of the back yard. There is quite a distance between the two areas. The seeded lawn damage was a result of the work done on our neighbor’s yard to the south when Kent’s guys entered our yard without our permission. The seeded lawn was never a factor in the tree removal on our property. Thanks for the opportunity to clarify.

Kent Arborist service did an amazing job taking out not only one of my 80+ foot tall Redwood trees, but one in my neighbor’s yard as well. John Kent and his team were very professional, friendly, clean, and on time. I would not hesitate to use Kent’s services again, or hesitate to recommend them. My wife and I found it very refreshing to deal with such a professional organization such as Kent Arborist Service. Thanks again Kent!

Great service… they came to our home in Folsom with a crew and equipment to professionally remove a tree from our front yard right next to a fence with no damage to the fence. From that removal they tackled a huge tree growing in a very difficult gully area behind our house without any damage to our neighbors fence. With the clean up completed, they were on there way. We are over the top pleased with Kent Arborist Service… thank you very much.

Have made 3 appointments and never showed ! Do not know if still in biz? Nevertheless, poor service!

Tore up my drip system. Should have given more thought to the final charge. Where did the discount go?

I found them when I saw the big truck they had parked at Douglas and Sunrise with the sign «30% Off Today Only» which brought a smile to my face. It made me think of the bar advertising «free beer tomorrow.» It prompted me to call them. I spoke to the owner John Kent and he said they would come over to give me a quote. His chief estimator arrived the next day and walked the job explaining the best approach to accomplish my goal without breaking my piggybank. We scheduled the appointment. I was pleased to see how thorough the paperwork was; it verified they were licensed and had the required workers comp insurance. The last thing I wanted to worry about was having some worker fall out of our tree, on our property and sue us. The day of the appointment they showed up on time brought all of the necessary equipment and were able to complete the job in just under 6 hours. They put all of the tree branches and clippings through a mulch maker and left the yard cleaner than when they arrived. I was very pleased and have since used them at our place of business.

I contacted Kent Tree service to come out and give me price to take out to large trees. David came out and and we set up a date for the removal. He said he would contact me to confirm I didn’t hear from him so I called him got a voice mail but he did call me back to confirm Friday morning at 8:00am. I took off work so I could be here. No one showed up I called several times got his voice mail and no return call. There custermor service is awful. All it would have taken is a phone call letting me know they are running behind which I understand as of right now I don’t even if the are going to show up at all. Very frustrated and angry.

We have five very large Oak trees that were in need of trimming. I called several tree trimming companies, all the while knowing these trees needed a pro to do the job. David came out to give us an estimate, I was very impressed with his knowledge of trees, he is an arborist and really knows what he is talking about. We set up an appointment for the work to be done. It took four guys all day to finish, overall very happy with the job and really glad I called a pro!

After giving Kent two large tree removal jobs in one year (one for myself and one for my family) I called for an estimate on a new job. Someone got back and said they would be here in 10mins. An hour later he simply said he couldn’t make it. I had to ask «When will you make it?». 12 hours later someone said that they would contact me the next day at 1pm. 3 hours later I’m writing this review and getting someone else who is more considerate of past customers. I will advise my family, who has more tree jobs, to find someone else. Apparently these guys don’t need your business, go with someone else who does what they say they will do. jc

Kent Arborist gave us a great quote & once we called to accept, they were very good at communication, even calling on Friday to confirm the details of the job and that they would be there at 8am the following Tuesday.
Crew was on time and began immediately, clearly were very experienced, especially the climber, knew what they were doing, and finished removing our 75-​foot redwood tree in just 3 hours, start to finish! The tree was in the back part of our fully landscaped backyard near a neighbor’s fence, a retaining wall & our pool!
They were nice, worked hard, and cleaned up very well, removing an enormous amount of huge branches, dead leaves, etc., that they had to manually drag over our gravel pathways, around plants & a 3-​tier fountain. While the rock & bark in our backyard ended up being dragged & mixed together, overall it was inevitable given the HUGE branches that had to be gotten out from deep in the back.
Given what they had to work around, they did an extremely good job and we are happy!

John came out to check a tree on the property we were buying & gave us a very fair quote for taking the sick & dying tree down. The sell wouldn’t pay, so we had to wait until we closed escrow, then John Kent & his crew came out cut it down & took care of the stump! They didn’t leave a mess & we are very happy! Easy & great job!!!

My husband and I recently purchased a foreclosed fixer home in Granite Bay with over 30 mature trees on the property including a handful of dead trees: 6 — 40′+ oaks and 2 — 80′ redwoods as well as a live oak that had damaged the house and the roof.
After consulting three licensed arborists, receiving the same removal recommendations, we chose Kent Arborist Services to do the job. Mr. David Powell provided a written estimate detailing the work to be completed along with pricing for each of the 4 phases of the job which included additional tree trimming work. The job was more comprehensive yet was priced lower than the two other bids received.
The job took 2 full days and commenced on Monday, 12÷16÷13 with Mr. Powell and the crew supervisor onsite at 7:30am. I walked the site with Mr. Powell and the supervisor and went over the 4 Phases provided on my written estimate The crew showed up at 7:40am prepping their tools and work began promptly at 8:00am and ended at dusk as previously agreed upon.
The entire crew was outfitted in safety equipment, used proper tools and equipment, and was efficient and hard working. We chose to keep all of the oak which was cut into reasonably sized pieces and stacked in predetermined areas. The redwood and tree trimmings were chipped and removed offsite. Stump grinding was state of the art using a remote controlled machine. I was impressed with its precision and efficiency. My yard was left free of tree debris and the roof and gutters were cleaned out as well. The job was completed on time and for the price agreed upon.
Kudos to Mr. David Powell and the crew at Kent Arborist Services for a job well done. They deserve every one of these 5 stars.

We had a lot of dead oak branches in our front yard that were in danger of falling onto the street as well as dead wood in the sides and back yard. We got estimates for the work from 3 different companies, one of which was Kent Arborist Services. Mr. Kent was by far the most personable, professional and honest of the 3. His rates were the lowest, and they worked around OUR schedule, getting the job done very quickly and during the hours we asked them to work. We also had them take down a tree in the backyard next to our pool. I was very impressed with their clean up after the work was done. There were very few remaining small branches and they even cleaned out what they could from our pool. In summary, Kent was outstanding in their professionalism, honesty, communication, very reasonable prices, and attention to detail. Our trees look great and healthy now! I would very highly recommend Kent Arborist Services without any hesitation and we will be calling them again when we need more work done.