Portland Tree Care LLC

They showed up on time and went straight to work. All the work was professionally done and fair priced

It went very good! He was a good communicator and listened on what I wanted to have done. They were on time and cleaned up after themselves.

February 18, 2019 Recommendation for Angie’s List Work Done by: Portland Tree Care, Boring, OR Work Done on: February 12, 2019 Scope of Work: Full pruning and thinning of two small Birch trees in front yard, two large Birch trees, one large Maple tree and one very large Sweetgum tree in back yard. Also apply a systemic insecticide soil drench to control Aphid in all of our Birch trees. Brian Mowld was quick to respond to my request for a quotation. He was able to email his quote to me the same day that he came to the house to look at the job. We had to be a little flexible with the planned schedule due to unexpected snow here. However, on the scheduled day for the project Brian and his two man crew, Jake and Dan, arrived on time and went right to work. They were very polite and professional and did a wonderful job for us including a very thorough clean-up. My wife and I are very pleased with the look and shape of our trees. It is also reassuring that our trees are now better prepared to withstand the strong East wind we get in our area. We have used Portland Tree Care in the past with very good results and this time was no exception. I will hire them again and would recommend them to anyone looking for knowledgeable and professional tree care. Dennis Austin 21563024 POR

Work was completed on time and quickly. The areas were left cleaner than before the crew arrived. I was left with a nicely stacked pile of firewood from the tree that was cut down. Competitively priced and good terms.

Brian provided estimate in February 2018. Advised us to wait till leaves were on the tree. Crew arrived on 6/7/2018 on time. Crew was extremely efficient and hard working with two climbers in the tree. Completed work in one day. All debris was chipped and hauled away, leaving our property neat and clean with no damage to landscaping. Brian was great to work with and the bid was very reasonable considering the complexity of the job. I would recommend them them unconditionally.

I was out of town when the job was scheduled and I'm happy to report that it went very well. They arrived early in the morning and were done within a few hours time. I was especially pleased with the clean up job (of the pine needles) on my roof and gutters and around the area where the tree(s) was removed and/or pruned. Should I need work done again, I would hire.

They did what they said they would do.  I would not use them again because I had another tree removed and I got three bids and I found a better bid.

Brian was very quick at responding to our request. He was able to fit us in and arrived promptly at the time he had stated. He had his tree trimmer work on cutting back the tree while he worked on trimming the parking strip bushes. He made sure we were happy with how much was trimmed. Between the two of them, they cleaned up all the debris and loaded it in their truck. They were very fast and our yard looked great We have used their services in the past and have always been happy with their work. We will definitely work with them again in the future.

They did a great job.

excellent !!! The men were professional, efficient and very competent !!! I would have no reservations in referring this company to anyone needing work on their trees.

Very well, fast, clean up great, responded very quickly to my needs

It went great! Brian and Jake showed up right when they said they would and got to work. Hats off to Jake for climbing several feet up the trees to get them cleaned up and for Brian's sharp eyes to shape and thin the trees! They worked for several hours, took care of another flowering cherry tree in the backyard that needed some pruning too, plus took out a couple maple suckers that were growing between the garages! AND they cleaned up everything so well that you would never know there had been a tower of branches sent through the chipper! They were very professional, friendly and did a GREAT job! I would highly recommend them for any tree service needs.

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very professional, thorough, clearly knowledgeable, prompt, friendly. Did all work, excellent cleanup too. Will go back to Brian for future needs.

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Brian was very flexible when I needed an additional work done to the side of the tree that hangs over my neighbors yard, and charged me a fair price for the additional work <br />

<p>I've worked with three arborists through the last 25 years we've owned our home, and Brian is my favorite.  Here are some reasons why:</p> <p>1. He responded to my initial phone call within 24 hours to make an appointment for a bid.</p> <p>2. When here to review the project, he listened intently to our requests and goals for the project.  His feedback and suggestions indicated that he understood our needs.  He didn't waste time with a lot of chit-chat, yet was personable.</p> <p>3.  He didn't try to upsell by pushing additional, unneeded and ongoing services.  </p> <p>4.  His bid was reasonable.</p> <p>5.  He has an easy-going personality and communicates with the customer very well while on the job site.</p> <p>6. He remembered and carried out all our requests beautifully.  And we had specific requests beyond just a general trimming of trees.</p> <p>7.  He is an owner-operator who was on site and in charge of the entire project.  This is a huge plus, as I've had less-than-desirable results when the person who bid the job is not on site for the job----there is often a gap in communication when that happens.  With Brian always there, we got the results we wanted.</p> <p>8.  His assistant who was up in the trees doing the cutting did NOT wear cleats (which can damage trees).</p> <p>9.  Both the assistant and Brian made beautiful cuts and obviously know how to do them the right way.</p> <p>10.  The assistant blew debris off my roof to keep it out of the gutters (a nice bonus).</p> <p>11.  They worked efficiently, not wasting any time, and were not noisy---no unnecessary loud hollering or using boom boxes that might unnecessarily disturb neighbors--- beyond the unavoidable equipment noise.</p> <p>12.  They cleaned the jobsite immaculately.  And even cleared out some extra pine needle buildup under that tree.  </p> <p>13.  The end results were exactly what we wanted.  We are very pleased<br /> <br /> 14.  He liked my dog----  a requirement ;-)    And my dog LOVES the gift Brian brought him.   <br /> </p> <p>We wanted more than just a general trim and cleanout of one of our pin oaks and a flowering cherry.  We wanted many bottom limbs of the oak removed to bring light into the yard for our vegetable garden, plus the upper part of the tree thinned.  Yet we had to have one lower limb stay for our dog's rope toy (a must!).   Whenever Brian or his assistant had questions about certain limbs, they asked me before cutting.   They never cut more or less than what we wanted.</p> <p>The flowering cherry in the front yard by the street needed a lot of interior clean-out and was also covering the street light----it was a mess, full of sucker branches and little dead limbs and twigs.  While here looking at the project for a bid, I told Brian that I wanted it to look like an immaculate and well cared for cherry tree down the street from our house, but I forgot to walk him down there to look at it at that time.  When Brian arrived to do the job, he remembered--without my reminding him--and took the initiative to locate the that particular tree.  I was impressed.   He and his assistant did a beautiful job making our tree look like the example tree down the street.  It's inside area is cleaned out, leaving the pretty branch structure showing, and the outside with leaves is beautifully shaped, even with a section that had to be cut out to reveal the street light.  My husband was thrilled when he came home from work.  </p> <p><br /></p> <p>We will be hiring Brian again for future projects</p>

Brian w-Portland Tree Care was very responsive to our request for a bid to cut down a couple of trees and to cut several limbs from a Cedar Tree on our property.  We ended up using Portland Tree Care to cut the limbs from one of our Cedar Trees first, and we will wait to cut down the other 2 trees later in the year. <br /> Brian w-Portland Tree Care is very knowledgeable and professional; we have used Portland Tree Care before to thin trees on our property; they always do a fantastic job.  It was only a few days from the first call to Portland Tree Care to completion of the service; and, the price was fair.  And, Portland Tree Crae left the job site cleaner than when they arrived; they blew our driveway of all debris on their way out. <br /> I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Portland Tree Care for any tree needs that you may have! <br />

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Brian is professional to work with and did a wonderful job - absolutely hassle free! If it weren't for the trees looking good I wouldn't have known his crew was here. My hope is that his cleaning up a struggling street tree will help it thrive next year. Thanks Brian! <br />

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I asked Brian to come talk with me about removal of these 2 trees because of very <br /> .positive comments about him and his company on Angie's list.  The comments were correct.  He is knowledgeable, straightforward and very easy to talk with.  We asked him to remove the trees.  This was done when scheduled and essentially completed in one day (about an hour of cleanup was finished the following day).  This was not an easy job, technically demanding and physically hard.  It came off without a hitch.  Several neighbors have commented on what a good job those fellows did.  They did. <br />

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The two-man crew arrived within their stated arrival window.  Brian spoke with both of us and then got to work.  They were fast but thorough and cleaned up all of the tree debris from the pruning.  <br />