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Addakisson t1_ivjd86s wrote

My sister fell for this. Told the guy she wanted only the dead branches removed. He said he understood, he was a professional. She worked nights so trusted the guy while she slept. He not only removed the dead branches, he also removed large mature thriving limbs. Limbs that would NEVER grow back. Her lush full trees were cannibalized. When she complained that she asked for the dead branches to be removed not the thriving limbs he basically blew her off and left in a huff, leaving tons of debris in her yard.

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Browley09 OP t1_ivjh29t wrote

Yeah that sucks. Finding a good tree guy isn't always easy. I learned the hard (if not obvious in hindsight) way to look for someone myself not do the impulse thing and take the "great" deal. Sorry that happened to her, having healthy old growth trees is a real joy for me.

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Addakisson t1_ivjiobp wrote

For her too, the healthy mature trees were one the of the reasons she bought this house. Two years later and she's still upset. It didn't help that the tree he decimated the worst was a tree they planted 30 years ago, when their son was born. I had to have ever tree in my backyard cut down due to disease and I was upset but my sister's backyard, that is her sanctuary. Hard lesson learned.

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