Lively Oak

It was a pleasure working with Jake from Lively Oak. He was able to prune two trees in my front yard, and help diagnose and try some remediation for a struggling dogwood. He also took the time to give me some tips about self-pruning so I can keep the lower branches (not climbing any trees myself, though it does look like fun!) tidier between professional pruning sessions. I also felt like he was quick to note trees that *didn’t* need any work, which I appreciated. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again. Thanks, Jake!

Jake is a real pro and a pleasure to deal with. I highly recommend his lumberjack services. Last weekend, on a Saturday morning, he skillfully and quickly brought down four dead ash trees (two were quite large) on our property in Halcott Center, felling them with remarkable proficiency in placement. (Catskills woods are suffering from ash borers, , resulting in lots of dead ash. At least we can convert them to firewood now that these four trees are safely on the ground.) I expected no less, having witnessed him a few weeks before take down a neighbor’s giant dying spruce tree and a rotting large cedar tree, both situated very near the road running by their house.

Jake is absolutely fantastic. I couldn’t imagine anyone else taking care of this job with more enthusiasm and genuine care for the tree and work. We had two huge blue spruces and an eastern red cedar that had grown near power lines and the house while suffering strong die back. They’d been a nightmare for us for a couple of years, but only because we hadn’t found these guys. Jake did fantastic work, the price was easily the best of the many quotes we’ve gotten, and honestly I will never believe another arborist would have done the work with as much skill. It was amazing thing to see, and to learn from. He’s gotta be the best in the Catskills. Very very highly recommend.

Jake and his crew did an amazing job with our tree! They took so much care, pruned it perfectly, and left our yard cleaner than when they got there! It's also incredible that they do it all so carefully and quietly without large chainsaws and trucks. In addition, they were way more reasonably priced than the other quotes I received. I would 100% recommend them!

Jake was great and very helpful. After a quick assessment, he pruned two tress in my backyard in the way that's best for each tree and got the Akebia vine in control. Excited to see how it looks when the leaves come back in the Spring. Highly recommend.