McClenahan S P Co. Tree Service

I had McClenahan remove three large 40+ year old pine trees that were in poor health on my property in Los Altos Hill. Scheduling was easy. They were careful to accommodate a time they would not get in the way of anything I had going on at home. The crew was excellent. Careful, courteous, and cleaned up after their work. I would highly recommend the McClenahan team. I will use them again.

We had heard good things about them, but they wanted to charge us $ 300 just for an estimate (wouldn’t even be applied towards any work that would be done.) I can’t imagine all of their customers being okay with paying $ 300 up front just for a quick visit. Bummer, since we wanted to use them, but not worth it.

I had two large Monterey Pines removed by McClenahan. I am very pleased with the work the removal crew did. I thought they were very professional and very careful to protect my fence, my driveway and the other plants near the two trees they removed.

I couldn’t be happier. They just finished, my yard looks terrific and we haven’t even finished the landscaping. Truly professional, nice guys. Moved items that we could not lift before they started and put them back after they finished. I was surprised at how little it cost to make such a difference. I would recommend them in a heartbeat.

I am so impressed with their work and professionalism. They went above and beyond to do a big job of removing and reducing large redwoods in Los Altos Hills at a reasonable price. Juan was great to work with as was the office staff. It was tricky to negotiate all the details as I live 3 hours from Los Altos but they worked with me to make sure they did the job right. Timely, neat and nice to work with.

Great service. I had interviewed a couple of tree services and decided to go with S.P. McClenahan. Miguel did the initial consultation during which we walked through my front and back yards and assessed the state of all the trees, which were planted 7 – 8 years ago and hadn’t been serviced since (my bad). Miguel was very knowledgable about all the trees, quickly identifying ones that had been infected with a fungal disease or sunburned. He explained how S.P. McClenahan is very careful to disinfect their tools between each job so as not to transfer diseases from one property to another (and that many tree service providers don’t). Maybe it was just a good story but I fell for it.
I received a proposal within 5 – 7 days, and the crew was on the property the next day. They were friendly, polite, worked very hard, and cleaned up everything by the end of the day.
Very happy with this service. I have crêpe myrtle trees and wisteria that are blooming now, so I have to bring back S.P. McClenahan to work on those toward the end of winter per their recommendation. Will gladly work with them again.

Cleared long fireroad. Cleaned up residue left by gardeners. Fire road now looks like new. Very responsive. Very considerate of privacy. Very professional. Give them my unqualified recommendation.

These guys are very professional. They removed a gigantic 100ft deodar cedar tree in my front yard. It’s quite close to the main house, and has telephone line running through the branches. They skillfully did the work, leaving the proximity intact. Highly recommended.

Annoying lack of payment options
No way to pay by phone or internet. They have a web site, but it’s no more than a brochure for their services. They don’t take credit cards, or EFT, forcing you to waste money on stamps, and burn fuel shipping paper around.

We had S.P. McClenahan come out to do mass amounts of brush chipping for us last winter. Their scheduling staff are very easy to work with and very responsive. The crew showed up on time and worked through the pouring rain! …yes, they were soaked to the bone, but they got the job finished. We will most certainly call them again!

We have 3 birch trees that were planted together 4 years ago. I noticed 3 weeks ago the branches of the middle tree had started to droop quite a bit. We first checked to make sure the drip irrigation was working and gave it an extra deep watering, but it didn’t change. So I called a local tree service recommended on Unilocal,who then referred me to S.P. McClenahan that specializes in diagnosing potentially diseased trees. Apparently most arborists do not. I worried they’d give a ridiculously high estimate, being based in Portola Valley.
Miguel came out as scheduled a few days later, promptly on time. He was able to tell me the tree was not suffering from any insects, parasites or disease. He showed me some of the leaves were sunburnt from the recent heat wave and being the furthest from the lawn, its roots probably hadn’t yet reached underneath the lawn to get the extra water source of water like the others. He instructed me where to move the drip heads and how much extra watering to give it before winter comes along to try and nurse it back to health. If all goes well with continued watering come spring, he thinks it will recover. He also gave me advice on the best times of year to prune to avoid pest infestation.
I’m glad he was honest and didn’t recommend a lot of needless spraying or what not, just to make a buck, as some services might have. What he had to say was a lot of common sense that comes from expertise in his field. Best thing, the consultation is free!

I am the son of a tree man and In all my life I have never seen such non professionalism. The actual work they did on my CA inland oak was minimal and the damage they incurred on my garden and landscaping was outrageous. Not only did they thrash my garden by dropping brush limbs on just about every bed in the yard they damaged fences and sprinklers. When all was said and done they left the yard blanketed with leaves and twigs (I cant see my lawn), and wont be back until the next day to clear it even though they even used MY rake on other parts of the yard. When I called their office to express my displeasure with their crew they just gave me a brush off. Unprofessional, untrained, and to top it off none of the crew spoke English fluently enough to communicate any of this to. All in all, unacceptable.