Mark Hawley's Tree Service

I have never had a crew work as well together as this one did. The first estimate I got was $2600 for removal of six trees plus grinding of $100 each for a total of $3200. I then got a second estimate for $2400 including stump removal for the 6 trees only . Mark Hawley quoted me $1200 including stump removal so i figured I would give them a chance. I didn't expect much for that price. When they showed up two days later, I was actually surprised They were driving 1. a bucket lift truck just like linemen 2. towing an industrial chipper behind a large box truck for the chips to blow into. 3. a dump truck hauling a front loader to put the large tree trunks away The man in the lift bucket could drop a tree on a dime and did so 6 times. He also topped off the trees before dropping them. The ground crew of 3 other men pulled the limbs to the chipper and cut branches like they knew what they were doing without being told what to do. They did their job without complaint, instructions or breaks. The fifth man ran the front loader and loaded tree trunks into the dump truck. They then ground the trunks to the ground. I was so happy with their work I ask them to hurricane proof a 50 foot oak and trim 2 Eucalyptus branches from 2 different trees leaning over the house. The man in the bucket went to the top of the 50 foot oak and began cutting limbs all the way inside the tree. At this point I had agreed asked for extra work. I ask them about trimming my seven 30 foot palm trees. They gave me a deal since they were already there. This was all done for $2000. Plus I gave each man a tip for lunch The president of my homeowners association was so impressed that he asked me for their name and number. My neighbor came over and asked me what I paid. He paid $1200 for removal of one tree. Mark Hawley and his crew are the best I have ever seen and they all seemed to be polite, courteous, and happy. When the left, the ground was clear as if a lawn service has come and cleaned it up. Yes, I would use again and have already recommended.

All work was done to my satisfaction. My critical comment is about professionalism and punctuality of all parties including the person giving the quote and the young guns doing all the heavy hard work.

Mike showed up on time and gave an estimate that was very reasonable. The crew also showed up on time and their appearance did not make me feel that I had to "hide the wife, hide the kids". The work was done quickly and efficiently. Clean up afterwards was thorough. One sprinkler was broken when a large branch fell on it, not discovered by me for a few days. I repaired it myself.

He is very good. I have an acre of property. He is pretty good about coming out when I call him. I've given his name to a bunch of my friends. He is good. He knows what he is doing as far as trees. He's been doing this for a long time. He knows how to cut down / trim trees.

Needed some trees and shrubs trimmed from around the residence and was on a short time table. Mark and his guys were able to get to the location and perform the needed work in a short period of time. Work was done well and have no complaints. <br />

My yard could keep a tree company busy for weeks and we received lots of quotes (mainly drive by's) looking to cut our trees.  I called Mark Hawley Tree service on a suggestion of someone who saw his trucks working in his neighborhood.  Mike come out within a couple days and seemed great.  Most tree companies claim to be different and aren't just out to cut all your trees down & take you money, but Mike seems to know what he was talking about and wasn't going to inflate cost.  Having already talked to many tree services, they were lower than most and really stressed how they could get a lot down with crew of 6-8 if I paid them for half or full day. <br /> Mike (who sold the business/equipment to Mark) provides the estimates for tree work but was never on site during the 5 days of work I had on my property or neighbor despite saying he would be.  Mike & Mark don't agree on scope/cost and Mark uses this to decrease level of work (cut less branches/trees/stumps) or charge you more money to get everything you thought you already agreed to for lower cost.  If you won't ante up more money, Mark is good at convincing people that tree should be cut less than agreed to because of health to tree, danger to workers, or potential issues with damage.   On the first job they charged me $300 more on $1300 job to complete items after arrival.  I wasnn't thrilled with extra money but they did an awesome job.  The team of 7 guys worked furiously to complete a lot of work in 5 hours.  Well worth the extra money. <br /> On second job, I agreed to $100 extra to have them split work so I could be there for some of work.  They had planned to do all work on same day as larger neighbor job I referred but that date changed to one I could not make.  I would not agree to additional $150 to have them do large stump grinding previous agreed to, so we left that off.  I was not okay with them leaving off a couple trees on my driveway that just needed some branches cut from ground and this infuriated Mark.  He yelled & cursed that it was too much and told his team to get everything the F off my property.  Neighor & I had already payed him most of $2100 for job so he told me to shove the remaining money.  They were much slower on second job taking 3 days (1 full and 2 half) to complete little more than they did on my first engagement in 5 hours plus 1hr next day to cleanup.  I've heard him yell on phone and to his team, but he was previously cordial to me when explaining how he got into busines or tell me he was not going to do X or needed to charge more.  I'd already referred him to a couple people as his team does great work when not interferred with. <br /> If you use this service, I suggest you be as detailed in quote as you can and maybe even take pictures with the branches marked that will be removed or how far cut.  And be okay with the scope, price posssible changing, and perhaps some verbal abuse.  It could help avoid issues.  Even with great worker, I had to watch them as they would cut corners or try to convince me I didn't want that much cut.  With all tree services, you really need to be over few hundred before it is worth time of big crew to work on and maybe more if they aren't close (Mark was not close).   Engagement for crew of 6-8 guys with 2-3 climbers/cutters and bucket, mulcher, grinder and bobcat is the best if you have that much work.  If you just a have some small trees I would check with landscaper first unless tree service close. <br /> The service was not good about communicating when they would show up and when they would stop working.  This made it challenging to be onsite and I strongly recommending being onsite. <br /> I'm sorry I referred Mark's service to neighbor and/or tried to get a couple hours work added to his 3/4 day scope.  It seemed like a win win for all but turned out bad.  I was left with branches to cut and cleanup work they did not finish.  I had planned on calling them yearly to do day of tree work and referring them to lots of neighbors/friends with trees. <br />

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Look no further!! Without question, Mark Hawley's tree service is the best in Orlando! I was plesantly surprised when I contacted this company about removing a rather large Maple tree located in a a corner of my back yard. Mark was very friendly, knowledgable, and very professional. He answeerd all my questions and sent out his estimator (Mike) to give me a quote. I was so amazed at the very reasonable quote given to me, that I did not feel any need to get a time consuming second quote! This is the first time I can recall having done such a thing for a project of this scope. Mark and his team arrived as agreed and proceeded to survey the back yard and he came to the conclusion that it would be best to remove a small section of the fence for a faster and safer removal of the tree, due to the tight location, surrounded by two other houses with pools and screen enclosures.  Mark himself made the main cuts to the tree and his very competent and efficient team finished the process. After careful removal of all debris, he also ground the large stump and racked and leveled the area. It is worthy to note that he did the stump grinding at no charge, because I was an Angie's list member, a $125 value!! Thank you Mark, Mike and your team for doing such a great  job!! I have truly gained a friend in the tree business and will certainly call them again when I need service for my other Maple tree. <br />

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Did a thorough job; very efficient <br />

Excellent Service. Would definitely use again. They removed 3 palm trees and grinded the stumps. They cleaned up all debris after they finished the work. I got several quotes and Mark's was the lowest priced. They provided a great service and I would recommend them. <br />

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Mark and his team was able to get the job done over a week sooner and much cheaper then the previous 4 tree services I contacted for the job.  They were quick and clean.  I would definitely use them in the future and recommend them to family and friends. <br />

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Mark's crew was prompt, quick, professional, and easy to work with.  Mike the sales guy met with me the next day and provided an estimate on the spot.  Mark the owner personally came out to ensure every detail of the job was not overlooked.  I never had a tree removed but it went exactly how I envisioned it.  I recommend Mark Hawley's Tree Service to anyone looking for this type of work. <br />

Work was extremely good. He came in first thing in the morning and removed a pesky tree. Price was good. I would use him again in a flash.

I went out at 6:30 on Sat morning to find the large oak in my front yard had snapped off midway up and toppled into the street and my neighbors drive, blocking his cars. I started calling the tree services on Angies List for emergency service. A service I had used before couldn't help and two others who listed an emergency service didn't answer or call back. Mark called me back around 7 AM and said he would redirect his crew from another job to my house as soon as they could get there.  They arrived about an hour later and went to work.  They cut up the the large limbs on the ground, boomed up to the remaining crown that was able to fall onto the house and removed it, cut down the trunk and ground the stump. They never stopped working once they arrived and were cleaned up and gone by noon. Excellent work, courteous and clean. Would recommend them to anyone. <br />

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Mark is excellent .He removed 4 trees and pruned 3  other large trees and you couldn't tell he was here. <br />