I met with Mr. Tree Service of Fairfield which is located in Fairfield Connecticut in the Fairfield County area and talked about his new tree service.  He recently moved up Fairfield Connecticut after running a successful tree company in Naples, FL for 25 years.  One thing that separates his Tree Service Company from the other companies around the Fairfield area is that he's 100% lisenced and insured.  

Many homeowners don't realize that after Hurricane Sandry ripped through Connecticut that everyone had a get rich quick scheme of becoming a tree service.  Many regular contractors with little to no experience felling trees became "tree services" and got into tree work.

You can visit his website at www.treeservicefairfield.com or give him a call directly at 203-242-7510.

Removing Trees is one of our specialties.  We have a highly trained and experienced tree cutting crew that handles tricky removals from many homeowners throughout Fairfield Connecticut.  Doing a tree removal yourself is one of the most dangerous things we see people do.  

​Take tree removal seriously and hire a professional!

Tree Stump Grinding is one of our core services at Mr. Tree Service of Fairfield because after you cut down a tree you'll still have the stump sticking out of the ground.  I like the call the stump, the second half of the tree because it's like doing another job.

We bring this big machine in, the stump grinder and hover it over the stump as it slowly chips away at the stump.  You'll certainly get a lot of wood chips as we remove the stump.

Mr Tree Service of Fairfield
1 Post Rd #1125
​Fairfield, CT 06824

Finding a Tree Service in Connecticut is always a difficult process because you never really know if they'll show up to do a good job or not.  But, with our tips on selecting the right Connecticut Tree Service hopefully you'll get steered in the right direction.

In this short article we'll provide 10 Tips & Tricks on Hiring the Best Connecticut Tree Service and give you the names of Tree Services in Connecticut that we recommend. 

Here's The Danbury Review's list of 10 tips & tricks to find the best tree service.  A tree service is a company that performs services like tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, brush hauling, land clearing and more.  However, more often than not tree services aren't actually tree services and instead they are money hungry guys with chainsaws & pick up trucks that think they can make a quick buck.  Hopefully this guide on finding the Best Tree Service in Connecticut will help you decide who to choose.

Always read the reviews.  The reviews truly tell the whole picture.  If they have good reviews chances are they'll do good work, if they have bad reviews it's a red flag and if they have no reviews... don't hire them!  Please note that Tree Guys will often do anything for work so if you see almost "too good to be true" reviews you might want to do some more research.  On the other hand if you notice other "too bad to be real" reviews it might just be a competitor trying to bring his opponent down. 

Get a bunch of quotes from local tree service companies.  Don't buy on the first quote and always take notes.  A good thing to note is how professional they were, if they were late to give you a quote or if they had a hard time justifying the price.  Chances are if they were late to give you the quote the job will be completed late as well.  

Justifying the quote is sometimes a hard thing to ask a tree guy.  Tree workers are always pretty rough around the edges, often have unusually long beards and certainly intimidating.  Don't be intimidated - it's your money!  If he says it's $5000 for the job ask him, why is that?  If he has a hard time justifying why the job is $5000 then that's simple a shot in the dark.  If he can justify the price you know you're in good hands.

We'll continue with The Danbury Review's 7 Tips & Tricks to Hire the Right Connecticut Tree Service in a moment, but first let's take a look at a few of our recommended Tree Services in CT.

We routinely interview businesses across Connecticut and many of them are home service based businesses like landscapers, masonry, fencing companies, electricians and all of them know a good tree guy to recommend. 

1. New Milford Tree Service - for anyone in the Litchfield County part of Connecticut that's looking for a good local tree service check out New Milford Tree Service's website.  This tree company helps homeowners throughout New Milford, Kent, Gaylordsville and Upper Litchfield County.
2. Premiere Tree Service of Westport - for our local Fairfield County residents that are in need of tree work this Westport Tree Service offers quick quotes at not-so-westport prices.  They also service Fairfield, Southport, Norwalk and Darien.
3. Greenwich Tree Removal - for our lower Greenwich County homeowners that need a tree removed fast this Tree Service in Greenwich is very good at getting tree jobs completed quickly.  They are easy to work with but only service Greenwich, Connecticut.

​Let's get back to the article!

Discreetly look their their shoes...  if they aren't in work boots chances are they aren't the ones actually doing the job - which is exactly what you want.  It's tempting to hire the guy that is actually going to do the work because you think you'll get a better deal, which you might.  But if you hire the guy who looks like he's been on the job for the last 8 hours he might take bloody forever to get the job finished.

You want to hire the Tree Company that has one guy that just does estimates because then you know that they can afford to do the tree work quickly.  Afford to do the tree work quickly?  Yes, tree companies in CT and throughout the country are known to chew through their jobs slowly to keep their cash flow up.

They'll start one job in Fairfield, put in half a day to work on their other job in Stamford and repeat that process throughout the weekly doing a little bit of each job to keep their cash flow smooth.

"Oh I hate negotiating" is what I always hear from friends & family.  I tell them - next time you need someone to head into a car dealership with you...  call me.  Tree jobs aren't cheap.  You can get a tree trimmed for a couple hundred bucks, but if you want a couple trees removed the tree company will need to get a crane on site to do that.  We're talking $5000-$10,000+ to get 5 or so trees removed and their stump ground.

Find your friend who can negotiate and have them talk with the tree guys to get the best deal.  Chances are if they are ok with negotiation they can read people better than you anyway - meaning they can spot a ****bag from a mile away.

CT Tree Service is a competitive space for a lot of tree companies but still there can be a snake that gets through the cracks.  We've personally interviewed the tree services that we mention below to make sure they will do a great job on whatever kind of tree work you throw at them.  Each one of the tree businesses on this list can handle removing trees, trimming trees, grinding stumps, hauling brush, clearing land and finish your tree jobs quickly.
           4.  Mr Meriden Tree Service LLC - if you've just been hit with a brutal storm in New Haven County, Connecticut you'll want to give Mr Meriden Tree Service LLC a call.  They handle the entire New Haven County area but reserve special pricing for Meriden residents.
                5.  Milford Tree Removal Pros - Finding the right tree removal company in Milford, CT is always a difficult process because there are so many different tree services on Connecticut's coastline.  However, if you need a quality tree service click here for Milford Tree Removal Pro's website.

Let's get back to the article!

We're getting into the tricks portion of our article!  Here's a little trick to test the tree service you're hiring.  Call to reschedule the estimate and watch for:

• Can you get a hold of them?
• Is their voicemail full?
• Are they caught flat footed?
• Do they want to reschedule?
• How much time do they have available?

Answering these questions is a really good way to determine if they have an actual tree business or if this is just a nice way to make money when they are slow with their lawn mowing business.

Many tree companies in Connecticut might not have this information on hand, but they do  you know you've got a winner.  Take a look at our friend Kleber C's Danbury Tree Service - New Website it'll show you exactly why you need to check for proper licensing when hiring a company to remove a tree, especially if it's close to your house.

Imagine having a wife watch as her husband takes down a tree in the backyard.  The thoughts going through her mind...
"What if he drops it on the house?  I don't think our insurance will cover it."
"What if he gets hurt while trying to cut those two branches that are closest to our house?  The way he climbed up that tree doesn't look very safe."
"What if he spends all day on this and then realizes this job is too much for him alone.  Then he wastes a day when he could be getting ahead on his big project at work or taking the kids to the park, only to have to spend several thousand dollars on a tree business"

One thing that insurance doesn't cover is hiring people that are unlicensed and poorly insured to do work on your house.  

What if live in area that the city needs to approve any tree removals?  

If you're in the City of Danbury, see their website here:
https://www.danbury-ct.gov/government/departments/public-works/forestry/

​If you need to reach Kleber C's Danbury Tree Service directly here's a link to their google my business listing in Danbury: