Summit Tree Service

I was VERY impressed with Felipe and his crew. They inspected my yard, quoted the job very thoroughly, then turned up on time to do the work. They were flexible with my requirements and very thorough, and they marked the trees that were staying to avoid mistakes. They cleaned up as they went, then cleaned up thoroughly afterwards. I’ll definitely contact them again if I need more yard work.

I have a Redwood Tree in my back yard that has never been trimmed since I bought the house in 1997. However, the reason I called Summit was for another tree that was pulling on my neighbors telephone wire. Turns out that tree had a major crack that I never noticed and needed serious help! Felipe was VERY responsive to my initial call and scheduled an appointment immediately. Once here, I had him look at both trees and he had a quote to me later that evening! Felipe was great to work with and had a crew at my place the same week to trim both trees! FANTASTIC work and I am thrilled at the results! Felipe and his team are amazing and I would VERY highly recommend them to anyone!

Had several tall trees to remove in our backyard. Called another company and the quote was a bit higher than we wanted to spend.
Called Summit and Felipe answered right away. He arranged to come over and give a quote the same day. He called again before he arrived and we walked the yard and talked about the job. His quote was significantly lower than the first company.
We scheduled the job for the next Wednesday, though he told me in advance he may be tied up until Thursday. He let me know on Tuesday that he would start Thursday. They arrived promptly at 8 am ready to go.
He estimated it would take 2 days, and they were finished by noon on Friday. They did a great job, worked quick, cleaned the entire yard area, leaving no debris in the front or back of the house. They even went over the fence to clear debris that had dropped into the neighboring church yard.
Would definitely recommend them for their service, and will be calling them in the future to work on some other trees in our yard.

Had a large tree removed and the stump ground. Excellent job. On time and very professional. Good price.

When the time comes for tree trimming, then look no further.
Summit provided the utmost care and execution to the task at hand.
Their work to price ratio is the best in the valley.
Felipe and crew worked hard and left my grounds better than before.
Five Stars !!!

Felipe and his team did a great job of trimming and cutting many trees for our home in Saratoga. They arrived on time and cleaned up well after work was completed. Felipe is a perfectionist, and went above and beyond, just cares about the quality of work and customer sat.
Will do business with him again and highly recommend him.

I have 4 trees trimmed, one tree removed. Very satisfied with the job done by Summit Tree Service. They are very professional, on time, efficient and neat. As he promised, Felipe was present to monitor the work all the time.

Prompt, courteous, fast, neat, professional — a lot of adjectives describe these guys, all of them good. I will definitely have them back when I have more tree work to do.

I needed 4 trees trimmed, including 2 bottle brush and an orange tree. Couldn’t have asked for more courteous, efficient and friendly service. Felipe and crew did a wonderful job cutting, removal and cleanup at a very fair price. Thank you Felipe,
Jose and Unilocal for providing a great service!

I decided to go with Summit Tree Service based on Unilocal’s good reviews.
I was on a tight budget and Felipe was able to work around my budget to trim down the big Maple tree in my front yard. I was impressed with Felipe’s team that work very efficiently to complete two day job into one long day.
At the end of day, they also clean up my front yard. I have already refer my neighbors and friends who need tree removal and trimming services.
The job was completed exactly what I have told Felipe.
I will not hesitate to call Summit Tree in the future for tree trimming.

These guys are great. I mean really great. I needed three large Pine trees removed, including stump grinding. Felipe came out, gave us a fair quote (compared to two other quotes), started the work three days later, and finished everything in a day. Did a really nice job and cleaned everything up. Felipe was on-​site all the time and made sure everything ran smoothly. Quality work with great service. We’re using Filipe again!

Had a FANTASTIC experience with Felipe and co. Reasonable prices, clean work, friendly & efficient staff — most importantly — NO BS.
Pricing — Felipe provided me a VERY COMPETITIVE, fixed quote the same day that he came out to look at the trees for removal /​trimming and was very flexible in scheduling. A few days before we were scheduled to start I decided to have the stumps ground and Felipe added this service without disruption at a VERY reasonable cost. After Felipe’s team removed a couple of the trees we realized that another tree was all but dead and I asked him to remove that one too. Even though he could have stuck it to me for that last tree, he gave me a great price for removing the (by far the largest) tree and grinding the stump. He also rearranged his schedule to remove the final tree the very next day so I could get started with the rest of my landscaping project.
Cleanliness — Felipe’s guys worked EXTREMELY clean. The trees that they removed/​trimmed hung over the fences bordering two of my neighbors’ homes. Both commented that their yards were cleaner after the trees were taken out than they were before. The guys did the same for my yard.
Staff — Felipe’s guys were all very friendly. They worked hard non-​stop all day under the very watchful eyes of my toddler, who was very impressed with the stump grinding machine. I think the reason why Felipe is able to give such competitive prices is because his staff functions like a well-​oiled machine, working in concert to accomplish tasks (without shortcuts) in half the time of others.

Called Felipe to top and trim multiple trees after my recent solar installation on my roof. Felipe was very responsive and met me that same afternoon when I got home after work. This job was a little tricky since the trees actually reside in my neighbors yard but hang into my yard. Felipe had to not only satisfy my needs for the solar panels but also trim the trees so my neighbor would be happy. Needless to say, Felipe did his magic and was competitive in pricing. His team is good and know what they are doing. I am also very thankfull for his neatness and cleanup. I have a pool and was very happy to find the pool and the entire yard clean after the job completion.
Will use him again.

Felipe and his crew helped us cut down a 100 ft pine tree which was beetle infested.
The job went very smoothly with no issues. The price was very reasonable. We would definitely use them again!

Just had them do another job at my house.
I had two large overgrown Ficus trees and thought it would be cool to have the canopy formed into an arch.
Felipe came out and gave me a very reasonable estimate.
Sent one of his guys out, and he spent over 3 hours on the job.
it came out better than I ever expected.
looks fuckin classy.

OK so I used the Unilocal reviews here to get a coupla estimates for tree services. I wasn’t able to meet Felipe in person for the estimate, but he’d stopped at the house, and called me with the estimate.
Summit won out because of price point, which was really competitive.
I had three trees that needed pruning; one of them a bottle brush, and two of them fruit (lemon and orange), and also, one weed tree that I specifically needed removing. They quoted me at $ 460.
Three of the crew members arrived on-​time, though since Felipe was going to grab the chipper, he was running late. Quite honestly, it was kind of awkward to have three guys standing around, one of which was Felipe’s son, who asked me what I wanted to have done (while waiting, he had already touched base with his Dad, who directed him to delegate work to the other two employees).
Note that I had already talked to Felipe about what his plan was, and I had partially trusted Felipe to also «do the right thing» with the tree (s), so it’s not like I knew the best way to explain everything that we had already talked about.
Felipe finally arrived (prob around 20 min. late or so), and they all worked really quickly and efficiently under Felipe’s direction.
A couple of additional notes here —
1. They did not have the stump grinder to remove the stump completely from the ground, which actually surprised me since they’re a tree service.
In their defense, I didn’t clarify ahead of time whether or not they had one, but again, since they’re a tree service, I (incorrectly) assumed. I DID, however, say that I needed a tree removed (rather than saying that I needed them to cut down a tree”), and they DID pour stump killer on it, though!
2. At some point in the day, the lemon tree still had interior branches, and I wasn’t sure whether or not they were finished with pruning it (even though everyone who had been working on the lemon tree had already moved on to the next tree), so I interruped Felipe to ask him about it, and he went in there himself to finish it off per my request.
Not a huge problem at all, though these might be things to look out for when dealing with your own project…
Other than my comments, they really should have deserved 4-​stars for their price point and for the quality of the work itself, though only get 3– from me for the reasons stated above.

I read all the glowing reviews and called to get an estimate on how much it cost to remove a tree from my front yard. I was asked to text my address and info last Friday. The appointment was set for the following week. I waited and waited in disappointment because he never called or showed up. I finally decided to man up and do it myself. I definitely won’t be calling for business here again. Absolutely poor customer service.

Hired summit tree service to trim three trees on my property. Felipe came out on a Monday and got them scheduled for the next day. The price was fair, work was meticulous and the end result was amazing. I really appreciated how clean my front and back yard look at the end of the job. It just doesn’t get better than this.
The crew was punctual and they took extra precaution to cover my koi pond and protect my fish. They worked carefully and no fish was harmed in the process. My trees have a wonderful shape and are open so there’s plenty of sunlight coming through. Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again.

We hired Summit Tree Service to trim all of the trees in our backyard (and we have quite a few!), and Felipe and his crew did an excellent job. Very important: He was quick to provide us a written quote as well as certificate of insurance, which shows how very professional he is. Some of the trees we have are very large and/​or tall; however Summit Tree Service was well equipped for the task at hand.
Service provided was timely, clean and efficient.

I have hired Felipe Mecina of Summit Tree Service to service my client’s property in Belmont. The job consisted of figuring out the best way to prune and shape many oak trees on the property with the objectives of enhancing the valley views from the home. I knew from the start that this is the type of job that a typical landscaper would not be able to do. I had called 5 companies and got 3 bids, 2 of which were a no-​show to the appointment. Felipe was the only company that sent me a written bid with the General Liability Insurance documentation.
Felipe Mecina promptly came to the property and gave my client and me professional advice. It was clear from the meeting that Felipe knew exactly what the job entailed. He gave my client 2 options. He specifically asked me to be at the job site on both days to make sure that the objective was met. During the course of the work, he took an interest and time to gauge the progress at every step of the way. He had 1 guy on the tree, 2 guys at the bottom to collect the debris, and him communicating with the cutter every step of the way. I realized that when you are on the tree, you don’t have a good perspective so the team approach really worked.
The other Summit Tree Service company in Los Gatos is NOT related to Felipe’s company whatsoever. Felipe’s Summit Tree Service is verifiable in the CA Contractors State License Board — License # 911 971, class D49, Active status, license good until 3÷31÷2014.
I will use Felipe’s service in the future.