Mowbray Tree Service

Francisco Cancino and the rest of the crew at Mowbary’s were knowledgeable and certified expert in trimming our row of Cypress that had invaded the high voltage power lines. They safely cleared the lines and left the area cleaner than when they’d arrived.
Polite, professional, and confident. I would hire them annually.

Although they have some pleasant employees, Mowbray’s does not do a professional job. Yes, they get the job done, but it’s so half-​assed, its unpleasant.
They were cutting down a tree outside my apartment, but instead of safely lowering the pieces of trunk down to the ground, they were haphazardly dropping very heavy pieces, allowing them to fall where they may. A few pieces actually hit my front door. When I said something and asked if there was a way they could do their job without shaking the whole building, the manager rudely told me if I didn’t like the job they are doing, they can just leave.
Then, he brought up how a week prior they were here, and left early because residents were complaining. When the company left last week, they failed to clean pieces of the tree off the roof of the building, and a piece of trunk blew off and hit me in the head. If people complained 2 weeks in a row, maybe you think you should change how you work. Also, it seems as if they are purposely trying to disturb me in my home by dropping pieces directly in front of my door.
The manager then said the DWP hired him, not our landlord, so unless I want them to leave and have to pay for the tree trimming myself, I should let them work.
I didn’t think about it at the time, but the day before they trimmed, a representative came out to let us know they were coming, which was nice, and the employee was nice himself. However, he asked me to walk around and alert the rest of the neighbors. He also asked me to block off the road for him and keep cars from parking out front of the building instead of putting up signs.
I do want to point out, that despite the rudeness of the project manager, the rest of the workers were very nice and helpful, so it seems the problems come down from management.
If you want the job done, and don’t care how it’s done, Mowbray’s is right for you. If you want the job done well, go with someone else.

Hired Mowbray’s Tree Service to trim our front yard tree. Over the years we had «whoever left their card on our fence» do the job. Wow, what a difference. Turns out they actually have family working in the field as the grandson of the owners, Ricky Mowbray, did the job. This young man, who is a certified Arborist, did the best job we’ve ever had done on our tree. He described what he did as «lacing the tree» (did not know what he was talking about) which is a much healthier way to trim a tree. Just the shape of what’s left tells us that our tree is going to be beautiful once it fills in. Kudos to Mowbray’s Tree Service and Ricky… great job!