A June storm forced our hand on our trash trees. We had to remove one large hackberry tree, we chose to remove another hackberry (was choked off with vines), and we elected to remove 9 other small hackberrys before they get out of hand and a Carolina cherry laurel that was growing too close to the house.
We got four estimates before we had the tree work done:
| Name | Job & Insurance Coverage | Cost (tax not included) |
| Dallas Tree Surgeons 703 Valencia St. Dallas, TX 75223 972-633-5462 |
Everything. Web site says “insured for your protection.” | $3400 |
| Sam Hill Tree Care PO BOX 170304 Irving, TX 75017-0304 972-251-4235 |
Everything. Carries liability & workman’s comp. | $2000 |
| Herbst Tree Services 1600 Stonecrest Trail Wylie, TX 75098 972-487-5986 |
Everything except haul off trees. Carries liability but not workman’s comp. | $1925 |
| Preservation Tree Services 660 Preston Forest Center, #137 Dallas, TX 75230 214-528-2266 |
Everything except stump grinding. Web site says “fully insured.” | $3850 |
The variance in these prices is astounding. The company we ended up choosing, Sam Hill Tree Care, is properly insured and accredited and came in as almost the lowest price. The most expensive company was nearly twice as much! When you’re talking thousands of dollars, that is a huge difference, bordering on exorbitance.
It pays to shop around!