Emerald Tree Service

We reached out to Eric for a quote since we wanted to work with someone in our neighborhood. He emailed back with a date he could come by, I responded back the same day saying the date worked & asked him what time he would be by. He never responded and the appointment date has come and gone with no communication from him. We opted to work with another company who was responsive.

Emerald Tree Service did a great job of removing two large trees from my yard. They also trimmed up a few other trees, including a large Madrona. One of the trees was fairly close to the power lines, and they removed it easily. Eric stopped by gave me the initial quote. He was very knowledgeable and helped to dispel some bad info that I had gotten from two other companies. After we talked, he sat in his truck and wrote up the quote, then emailed it to me before pulling away. Very professional. The price was very competitive too.

I had Emerald Tree service remove a 40 foot tall blue spruce from my rockery. Both power and telephone lines ran through its branches and it had a distinct lean. Emerald owner and certified arborist, Eric Hunter Gale, had evaluated the tree at no obligation or cost a week ago. His written estimate was very reasonable, but he noted that the tree did not impose an imminent hazard. I decided to proceed because the tree’s roots were beginning to lift up concrete slabs on my driveway and I was concerned that a future wind storm might push the tree over and knock out power and telephone service for myself and my neighbors.
Eric’s crew of two people showed up this afternoon and I watched them as they meticulously and safely took down this tree, chipped the branches, loaded the logs, and totally cleaned up after themselves.. About, ²⁄₃ through the job, another crew showed up and assisted in finishing the job and cleaning up, down to blowing and collecting the wood flakes spit out by the chain saws when they were limbing and cutting the trunk down in sections.
I watched this entire operation from start to finish and I was totally impressed with their technique, thoroughness, and team work. It was a pleasure to witness these professionals do their job.

I don’t know if their online form is not working or what, but I submitted a request for tree trimming over a week ago and have heard nothing since. I can understand if they are busy or it’s too small of a job, but I can’t understanding just not contacting me at all.

These guys did a fantastic job from bid to completion. Had 3 Cryptomerias about 18″ around and 35′ tall taken out that were too close to the house. Met Eric, got a reasonable bid, and he was able to get in about a week later. His guys did a great job; fell the trees, chipped and removed the limbs, and stacked the trunk wood neatly (I wanted to keep it to burn). They cleaned up the chips so well it was hard to tell they were even there. Super happy and would use them again.

Emerald tree service pruned up a old pine tree and a plum tree in our backyard. Crew did a great job! Cleaned up all trimmings leaving zero mess. Very competitive on pricing with other service providers.

Who are these other reviewers on here? Friends of this business? I cannot even get them to come out to give us a bid! Perhaps they just have too much business or are just very disorganized. And after reading the one review about their horrible ability to trim a bush so it looks somewhat decent, I have to wonder if they will mess up a job if I hire them to cut some branches off a huge tree in our yard. Well, maybe them not calling us back is a BLESSING.

After calling several companies and getting nowhere a colleague recommended Emerald Tree Service. Eric posted a quote on the day he said he would and I found his cost to be reasonable. He scheduled the work within a week and his team did a great job and delivered on the estimate.

I am extremely happy with the work the did on my overgrown tree. Thank you so much. I totally recommend them.

Eric and his crew did a great job taking down several mature trees in my large overgrown yard. I had originally only wanted a 30′ holly taken out and got three estimates. Not only was Eric’s estimate the lowest, but he took a look at all the other trees in my yard and found a cedar that was a real hazard. It was right outside my son’s bedroom! So I ended up having a lot more done than I was originally expecting and the price was very reasonable. His crew arrived on time, worked efficiently and cleaned up after themselves. Highly recommend Emerald Tree Service!

I was so shocked to find out many arborists/​tree specialists were afraid to remove my Hawthorn tree because they said thorns on the tree were poisonous. WTF?
Thank God, i found Eric… he didn’t hesitate and told me his company can do the job. I didn’t have Eric and his crew started the job until last week because of budget constraint. Eric was nice enough to charge the same price that was quoted 6 months ago.
I was so suprised by the quality of their work. They were super FAST… they carefully removed a few branches without damaging my roof or any nearby properties and then kept the yard CLEAN afterward! I highly recommend Eric and his company!

I found this business on the BBB website. Eric came over and looked at my yard with me. They did a GREAT job, left everything clean and tidy AND were half the price of the other guys! Easy to work with, great work, clean — Doesn’t get better than that! We will use them again and I highly recommend them to you.

Had these guys out in October. Worked very quickly and left my yard and driveway looking better than they did when they arrived! Will definitely use them again when I decide to prune my oak tree!

Highly recommend Emerald Tree Service. We had a couple of trees in both our backyard and front yard we needed trimmed. Eric came out, gave an extremely fair quote (less than half of what two other companies quoted us.) He then scheduled us for a couple weeks out, two guys showed up on-​time, trimmed the trees, cleaned up their mess, and all was good.
One of the guys even double checked with me about cutting down the second tree in our front yard, and after he took one out, I decided that the second tree was not necessary to take down… so he actually saved us money, and I was glad he thought to double-​check with me. Will definitely use their services again.

I wish I could give these guys 6 stars. I just bought a house on a ½ acre here in Seattle (that’s a BIG lot) with a lot of mature trees (I can’t even count how many) and a small orchard, all of it overgrown and neglected for many years. I was feeling so overwhelmed, I didn’t know where to start. Eric and his team were incredible, listening to all of my concerns, giving me their expert advice and going above and beyond what they promised.
My experience started with getting multiple bids, Eric came in the middle, price wise. Keep in mind that Eric’s team are not just a bunch of guys with chainsaws (nor are they a team of non-​English speakers), so they won’t be as cheap as some of the others on Unilocal or Angie’s List. Two of the lead foremen were certified arborists (Alan & Quinn), they were knowledgeable, thoughtful (they’d ask if I liked the heights on each of my trees, make new suggestions for improvement, etc) and professional. The work took two days, both days going into the dark (which is more than what they signed up for). They were determined to get the job done, and do it RIGHT. To me, that was worth having the arborists on site — I know that my trees are now going to be their best.
I should say how in depth my project was. We had 2 **LARGE** Douglass Fir trees removed by crane, 3 or 4 diseased pear trees removed, 1 Laurel removed, another one I can’t remember. We had a gigantic Red Cedar pruned, and another had so much clamatis growing on it, it was becoming strangled, so much of it was cut and removed. Two Japanese lace leaf maples pruned, several laurel trees pruned & cut way back, Holly trees removed, another pine pruned, a Camelia & a magnolia pruned, 4 stumps ground. All the trees on our property were cut far enough away from the house, so in case of a storm, we would be safe. Alan spent time going around to just make all my trees happy and healthy. Quinn also had great recommendations for some of my Laurels.
We knew what we were getting into when we purchased this property (well, sort of!), we really wanted our own private space in the city and we got it. I know that Eric and his team will be with us until we sell, and we’re already making plans for some other pruning come Summer time. I should also say that two of my neighbors liked the work so much, they are also using Emerald Tree Svc.
I can’t say how different our property looks now (we now have an incredible view of the lake!!) and it’s truly thanks to Emerald Tree Service. I cannot recommend highly enough.

This was an amazing experience. The owner was responsive and listened to my needs, gave me a written quote, showed up on the date he said he would, and did the job brilliantly. Additionally, I was having two enormous (100+ foot) pines taken down in a fenced yard of about 8000 sq ft. There was no damage to the fence, the roof, or anything in the yard. The small pear tree growing between the two trees was also undamaged (though I have no idea how they managed that, it was a nice surprise, I had written that tree off as a loss). It’s so nice to see quality work.

On Monday, May 13, at 4:30 pm I found one of my weeping birches, over 100 years old, lost a third of her crown in our freak windstorm. The HUGE branch crashed down on our power lines, threatening to tear out the lines. I immediately called Eric who, bless his soul, responded within a half hour and within an hour had the problem resolved! WOW!!! Now that is what I call SERVICE!!!
Eric was very careful. Safety was his first concern for everyone around and for himself. He was also very careful of my garden beds. Although the tree fell over my retaining walls and flower beds he did his best to mitigate the potential for further damage which was greatly appreciated. I highly recommend Eric for anyones tree service needs.

Erik and his crew were excellent. First, he answered the call immediately and promptly scheduled a visit for an estimate to remove a dead Hawthorne tree and prune a very gangly fig. He was out the next day, gave a bid lower than another highly rated service, and three days later the work was done — in less than 3 hours.
Emerald City’s crew was polite, safe, and knew what they were doing. They took great care to protect vulnerable plants and flowers adjacent to the tree as well as power lines in branches overhead. They cleaned up the site meticulously. Should the need arise, we won’t hesitate to call Erik again!

Paid over $ 800 to have 3 fruit trees pruned, some shrubs (rhododendron, forsythia bushes), and a pine tree cut back. Very uneven job. The contractor who came out to make the estimate seemed very knowledgeable about trees, then sent 2 people out who didn’t to do the work. He didn’t even come out to inspect their work when they finished after a mere 2 hours. Apple tree looked sloppily over pruned, apricot and plum tree barely pruned, if at all (many thin branches going upwards from center of tree left like that). Shrubs uneven. I was hesitant to say anything at the time as I am not a tree specialist but even after 2 weeks the trees don’t look right. Very disappointed. They did do a good job of cleaning up by bringing their own wood chipper along. The pine tree they trimmed back was left looking like it was half eaten with disease as all the limbs on only one side of the tree were chopped off. The contractor called and asked if he could come over an take a photo of the apple tree, but then never showed up. I now realize all the 5 star reviews about them here are on tree removal services, which they are probably good at. I should have probably hired someone else for fine pruning/​landscaping. I do feel cheated that the contractor acted like he knew all about fruit trees and pruning, when the work clearly shows they didn’t.

These guys were great!
Eric, the owner, came out within a couple days of our call.
He seemed very knowledgeable and his bid came in under the other companies we called. They did the work the following week.
We had two large Douglas fir trees (80 ft & 100+ ft) taken down, had some others trimmed up, had some MASSIVE laurels shaped into a manageable hedge, and had an overgrown madrona tree trimmed and shaped. Also had their stump grinder out the following day to grind the stumps down to ground level.
There were two guys cutting and another two or three who would haul debris away as soon as it hit the ground. I can’t say enough about how tidy they were. When they were done, everything was cleaned up — they even used a blower on the lawn. They cut the wood from the big trees into manageable rounds. The stump grinder ground down some of the massive tree roots as well as the stumps.
The madrona tree is one that we really like but it had gotten out of control. Eric trimmed it up so that it still looked completely natural. It did not look «sheared off».
I would definitely use this company again. They did an awesome job!