Johnston’s Tree Service

Russell and his crew provided seamless, professional, timely service at a fair price. Three 30 ft, tall neglected Mayten trees were cut down, all debris was chipped and loaded in his truck, and the stumps were ground in less than four hours. The yard was left spotless. I didn’t have to ask about his insurance or license because he handed me those certifications with his quote. Smart, polite, and trustworthy are important traits that I’m willing to pay a bit more for but in this case I didn’t have to. He also gave me excellent ideas for replacement plants. I recommend this company without reservation. Thanks Russell!

Thank you Russel! Your were the calm in the storm. I would recommend you to anyone in the area. Professional service and you went above and beyond to help me when my tree fell. Merry Christmas!!!

My husband and I called Johnston’s Tree Service for a quote to remove a very large Chinese Tallow in our front yard that had damaged our walkway, and was frankly just a pain all year round. We received quotes from a couple different companies — Johnston’s price was competitive and after talking to Russell we decided he also seemed the most knowledgeable. They provided a copy of their insurance with the quote, and Russell explained the process of tree removal and stump grinding, then answered a bunch of my questions and addressed my concerns.
Russell was able to fit us into the schedule right away, removed the tree and even ground the stump in the same day (we were lucky and very happy he completed this so quickly!). We were so pleased with their work that we even asked them to trim a large palm tree that day, which was also done quickly and efficiently. Russell and his crew cleaned everything up and made recommendations on what we could do with our new blank space after the tree was removed.
We definitely recommend Johnston’s Tree Service, and will certainly be using them again for our future tree needs!

Great company. Removed 3 trees and grounded out the stumps. Emailed me proof of insurance and license, had the lowest bid, and cleaned up.

Russell set up an appointment 2 weeks ago, then re-​confirmed my appointment 1 day prior. He arrived perfectly on time and trimmed & cleaned 7 large queen palm trees in our backyard. Trees were trimmed perfectly, clean up and debris removal was excellent. And the price was better that 2 other companies! I would recommend Russell and his company to friends, family and co-​workers. Excellent work, on time service and a great price!

Our trees had been neglected for years, and I selected Johnston’s Tree Service solely based on the reviews I read on Unilocal.I emailed Russell pictures, and he said he would be by to see them in person, after which I received an email with an estimate, along with evidence of liability insurance and worker’s compensation coverage. It was by far the most reasonable estimate I received, and I scheduled the job. I was at work, and I had to trust that the work would be done properly. I was not disappointed. The trees look amazing, and we are extremely satisfied with Russell’s work and professionalism. I will recommend him to my friends and neighbors. It is refreshing to deal with someone who has expertise, integrity and a great business ethic.

We recently bought a home with wonderful trees and lots of potential… but it was so overgrown after years of neglect that you could barely see the house. After getting a few estimates, we decided to go with Russell and Johnston’s Tree Service. What convinced me was that Russell, aside from being an incredibly nice guy and very fairly priced, is a certified arborist. He walked around during his estimate, talking to me about my trees and shrubs, and compared my thoughts on dealing with them with his knowledgeable insight. He didn’t just want to cut… he wanted to do what was right by me AND by the trees.
I really appreciated that, and that same courtesy extended to the day he and his team came to do the job. He and two others worked quickly, yet always had time to talk to me about what they were doing, getting my opinion, and erring on the side of caution («we can always cut more if you want!») I can tell he really cares for trees, and it made me value what we have there and why we cut some and kept others. Being a city guy from the east coast with no «big tree experience», Russell’s approach was what I needed, and I’m incredibly happy with the transformation. I recommend his services highly!

Russell and his crew just left after taking out several trees, including one from my yard and several from my neighbors’ yards. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They were fast, efficient, professional and competitively priced. The lady across the street wanted the shavings from the stump grinding for her backyard garden and they went the extra step cheerfully. I would use Russell and his crew again without any hesitation.

Russell is great! He was responsive, knew what he was doing when he trimmed my HUGE tree. I will recommend him without hesitation. His team was kind, efficient and the clean up was amazing. Sooo happy

I’ve used Russell Johnston for several jobs. He is always professional, efficient and affordable. The clean up is immaculate. I highly recommend him. I’m a real estate professional and have used many arborists. Russell stands out.

Mr. Johnston cancelled our agreed to service when two days before he was to cut down our trees he sent me an e-​mail in response to four questions that I had asked, including: what time he would show up on Friday and would he postpone his work if it rained? He cited in his rude response that he was cancelling because he didn’t do work in my city, even though a month earlier he had come to our house to review the work to be done. He accused my wife of lying and said I asked too many questions (4) when I asked if he used subcontractors, based upon a State document that he had sent me encouraging payments be made to both the contractor and subcontractor to prevent a lien being placed upon my house at a later date.
His behavior and un-​necessarily rude responses are a HUGE RED FLAG to me, and should be for you as well. Why would anyone put themselves in a position where they could be financially liable because they didn’t get the right answers? Certainly not me.

Just like everyone said — he’s the best! I got a quote from three different places and his was by FAR the lowest. Sometimes being the cheapest can be a scary and un nerving thing. But not with with guy and his crew!
My huge gangly tree was tangled up in a bunch of power lines and half of it had been cut down by the previous owner but decided to leave the scary wire tangled side uncut. I went to work and by the time I got home it was all done. I never even saw the guy! He was even trusting enough to bill me afterwards and leave the bill at my door step. No mishaps with slicing through wires — which was my main concern.
This crew is the best. If I had more trees on my property — he’d be the guy I’d call for help.

I would give Russell 10 starts if I could! He is very professional, nice, REASONABLE and all around great guy to work with! When I called and could not get a hold of him, he would call me back in a timely manner. Russell cut down one tree for us and trimmed about 4 trees around our house. He did a great job for us and he cleaned afterwards leaving NO mess around! I would definitely recommend Russell to any of my friends and family! I look forward to working with him again!

Russell came out today for myself and my neighbor who works. He spent a lot of time with me explaining how to take care of my trees after he told me I didn’t need him to do any work! For my neighbor he said there were three trees that needed to be removed but that we didn’t need to have a certified arborist to do that job. And that we could get someone else much more cheaply just for tree removal. And he gave us the advice to call Sacramento tree foundation for free trees that would provide appropriate shade and be good in terms of water conservation. I liked this man very much and appreciated the amount of time he spent considering especially that he wasn’t going to make any money from either of us. I highly recommend him. I chose him for our first estimate based on how many reviews he hadand the quality of the reviews. May I suggest that if you have a tradesman do work for you and you like it, right a good review. It is easy to do with speech to print, and helps us all get the best quality deal for our money.

We had 3 big trees very close to the house that we needed to have removed and after getting quotes from a few different companies we chose Russell. He was willing to work around our schedule, was able to get the work started right away and finished quickly. All of the crew were nice and cleaned up their work each day.
It was a very pleasant experience and I would absolutely recommend using his service to a friend.

I called Russell based on a recommendation from a friend, to get a free estimate for removal of a dead tree stump. He came on time (actually, even a few minutes early) and gave me a very reasonable quote. He was professional, nice and really great to work with. I also liked that he provided proof of his contractor’s license and certificate of insurance. I’ll certainly use him in the future!

I was able to call Russell Johnston on a Sunday morning after a huge branch fell from a tree in my yard and others looked precarious. Despite it being Sunday he was willing to come if it was an emergency but I told him I thought it could wait. He was perfectly willing to come the next day as well but I couldn’t get off work. So he came first thing Tuesday at my convenience, assessed the matter and gave me an extremely reasonable estimate. He is pleasant, easy going and yet completely professional. The work was done beautifully with outstanding clean up. I’ve had tree work done in the past and was expecting to pay twice what was charged. I will highly recommend Russell to anyone needing an arborist and will certainly use him again.

Great service. Russell and his co-​worker trimmed 4 very overgrown palms in the backyard, and removed a tree from the front of our house (in less than 3 hrs!). Great price. Great clean up. Would recommend to others, and we will defiantly be using Johnston’s Tree Service again. Thanks Russell!

SO friendly, great prices, and excellent work ethic. Russell removed three trees for us, worked with our landscaper to schedule a time to come back and grind the stumps, and was incredibly easy to communicate with. I will absolutely hire him again in the future!

Awesome job done removing a redwood tree next to the pool. I kind of wish I had more trees for them to remove. When it was all done, they cleaned it all up and made sure it was cleaner than when they arrived.
They are professional, hardworking, fair, and honest. I highly recommend Johnston’s Tree Service!!!