Birchcrest Tree & Landscape in Rochester

150 Lee Rd, Rochester, NY 14606, United States

★★★★☆
(305 reviews)
Specialties: Tree service Lawn care service

About

For more than three decades, Birchcrest Tree and Landscape has been serving Rochester, NY and Monroe County with well meticulous landscapes and hardscapes, lawn care, and tree care services. When you work with our team of professionals, you are assured of receiving high-quality, valued services. We have eight ISA Certified Arborists, four NYSNLA Certified Nursery Landscape Professionals, and eight NYS Certified Pesticide Applicators on staff. Each certification requires continued education, and we offer in-house training to ensure all our staff is up to date on current technology, pest activity, safety issues, and landscape trends.

Website
birchcrestlandscape.com
Address
150 Lee Rd, Rochester, NY 14606, United States
Plus Code
589C+33 Rochester, New York, USA
Time Zone
America/New_York

Business Hours

Monday
8 am–5 pm
Tuesday
8 am–5 pm
Wednesday
8 am–5 pm
Thursday
8 am–5 pm
Friday
8 am–5 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
On-site services Online estimates
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
Gender-neutral toilets
Crowd
LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Appointment required

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Reviews

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January 18, 2025

Birchcrest was hired by RGE to clear trees from lines and put in the chipper. They left a huge mess again. Now I have to hire someone to clean up their mess. I even asked them to use their chipper. I should have stayed home to babysit this lazy crew .

★★★★★
January 7, 2025

Have had Birchcrest perform many services at my homes over the years. They do what they say and do a good job. Very professional landscaping service, and help keep trees healthy!

December 9, 2024

The company showed up this morning and hacked up my beautiful maple tree in my front yard. I understand that they are clearing the electrical lines, but they could and should have done a better job. I’ve been trimming that tree for thirty years, and even though there were a couple of branches close to the electrical lines lines, none were touching or really threatening the lines. The man just hacked away like the tree didn’t mean anything. Then when I went outside to survey the job, they laughed at me because I was not happy.

★★★★★
September 25, 2024

We had Birchcrest remove three very large trees in our back yard. The crew showed up on the day they said they’d be here, and the crew leader spent a couple of minutes explaining what they were going to do and how. I went into the house thinking it would take a good amount of time only to peek outside about 15 minutes later and one of the trees was already down! They made quick work of taking these trees down, were very thorough about cleaning up and making sure the yard was back to normal despite having a few large holes in the ground where the trees hit when they fell. The largest logs were put in our front yard by the street and were removed the next day with a large loader. They came back a few days later and repaired the holes in the lawn and all was back to normal. It was a very good experience and fun to watch too. They’re a great company to work with, highly recommendable.

September 12, 2024

Had tree work done by Birchcrest 5 years ago and they did an amazing job, Got a quote last week from them for another tree removal job. Jeremy came out gave an estimate said it would be an "easy" job, He has been great to work with. I go to schedule the job today. You need to put 30% down mail it in, and they will call you whenever they have time, with only 24hours notice from them. Apparently the company is only focused on the RG&E contract. Disappointed that they're unwilling to help repeat customers. Call another tree company this one is no longer focused on helping customers in their local community. Amy was less than pleasant to deal with. Way too much non sense with people who don't want to run a schedule.

December 29, 2023

Birchcrest trimmed a silver maple on our rear neighbor's property under an RGE contract. It was amazing to watch the guys climb that tree and skillfully drop large limbs that needed to be removed for proper power line clearances. Many of the branches came down onto our property. I was happy that they relocated my compost drums and several garbage cans that held mulch and topsoil, so they were not directly under the area where they dropped branches. What I was severely unhappy about was that the crew left before returning the things they moved and did not clean up the branches they dropped, or left across my lawn. I called them [right after I realized they had left] and nicely told them I expected them to return to move things back to where they were because they were too heavy for me to do it myself, but told them there was not urgency. Two weeks later, nobody has shown up. I picked up the branches and took them to the road this week because I knew the town was going to pick up lawn debris for a final time for the year. I am not a crabby old guy who is complaining about a trail of twigs that were left behind. I had multiple branches that I picked up that were taller than my 6 feet height. I estimate that the wood that was left behind was 45-50 pounds. I have hired several tree people over the years, and nobody has ever left such a mess after they left. In fact, I have complimented them for leaving my property in better shape than it was before they did their work. I cannot say the same for Birchcrest. I will NEVER consider hiring Birchcrest to do any work for me. I suggest that you do the same. Caveat emptor!

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★★
July 7, 2023

Updated: 8/11/23 We signed the contract+paid the deposit on April 11th. They said 6-8 weeks for our project. They took a 30% deposit when we signed our contract and didn’t show up or call with a single update until nearly 12 weeks later - and only AFTER numerous calls, emails, and texts and begging to have our project completed. They did finally show up to rock hound, grade, top soil, and hydro seed our yard. However, we have a huge puddle in the middle of our freshly graded yard. I’ve reached out 3 times and keep being dismissed that this is “normal”. Also, most of our dirt is gravel and big rocks. I feel like they cheaped out on the amount of top soil needed. Our contract said 2-3” of top soil to the entire area from the pool concrete out. Trying to give it a chance to fill in. They said they’ll come back after 5-6 weeks to reseed. I guess we’ll see how it turns out on a few weeks. Previous review ‼️ ————————— When we signed the contract, we were told they were scheduling into “mid to end of May” then I followed up mid June, they said that they were running 3 weeks behind and it should be by the end of June…we’re into July and still nothing. No one communicates and I only get a response when I nag the sales person that put together our contract. Not to mention, we had someone here in February for a quote and they never got back to us, so I had to call to have them out again in April. I guess that should have been our first sign. The sad part is that they came so highly recommended by my in-laws and their neighbors who had wonderful experiences with them in the past. Now, our yard is over run with weeds and the neighbors are complaining and keep asking when we’ll have our yard done. I will gladly update this review if they ever show up to do our project.

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February 26, 2019

They came out and did work along the power lines. They left large limbs in my yard and broke my fence. If they cut the limbs up to manageable pieces I would not have minded, but they left 20+ foot long limbs in my yard. When I called customer service to see when they would be out to clean it up they told me it was my responsibility... Now I have to go to the hardware store to buy a chain saw to clean up after them, and lumber to fix the broken fence. **Update: The day after writing my review Birchcrest did reach out to me and let me know they would be cleaning up the mess they left in my back yard, but continued to reiterate that they usually do not do that and that it is the responsibility of the home owner. At the end of my conversation with them they requested that I updated my review, which leads me to ask the question, Would they have done anything if not for my review? That being said they came out a day or two later and cleaned up the 2 large branches they left behind. The crew was a little snippy with my wife and father in law when they came out to clean it up, but that may have been because of all the overtime they were forced to work due to the wind storm. The fence is still broken and there is a large 5 foot by one foot log balancing in the tree above the fence that I mentioned to them on the phone the first time but apparently that isn't there problem because it is touching the fiber optic and cable lines not the power lines. I just have to make sure not to let me son play in that part of the yard till I can get someone else out here to finish the job.

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★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
November 23, 2024

Exceptional!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
November 23, 2024

A huge shout out to the Birchcrest crew that took down a huge Ash tree for us. Barely could tell they were even there. Thanks Dave!

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

We have had several trees trimmed and removed as well as having new plants installed. The crews were professional and a pleasure to work with. Our new gardens look great!

September 23, 2024

They have a bunch of disrespectful drivers who almost ran into my car while my 10 year old wad with me and then flipped me off..horrible people

August 23, 2024

Cut tree in neighbors yard. Left stumps, branches etc in my yard.

July 23, 2024

Ok. As far as the cleaning up. Maybe they ve planned on subbing that out because they don t do it!!?? I wouldn t recommend them

Verified Reviewer
July 23, 2024

Amy never returned my call. When I called to see what s going on, someone said she ll call me right back but never did. So unprofessional especially if I m paying Birchcrest to remove my tree. I guess customer service is not very important to Amy. Very disappointing. I m taking my business to another tree cutting company. I don t recommend using Birchcrest to anyone.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
June 23, 2024

Great company that cares about their community.

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Awesome job by Birchcrest removing and cleaning up a dead ash tree leaning on my property. They were fast, efficient, and respectful of my property. I feel some of the negativity about them is due to homeowners neglect and they make it seem as though its Birchcrests fault imo. I will be happy to call them in the future for any tree projects that I might have. Thank you Birchcrest for doing a fantastic job!!!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Very professional operation. Well versed in keeping trees healthy.

May 23, 2024

Do not hire unless you want to wait months ( like 5) before you hear from them. As with what other reviewers said, they don t finish the job and then don t respond to phone calls. I have now left 7 messages for Beaver with no response. Yet they want their money quickly. Do NOT recommend!

Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

RGE had them come out to remove some limbs that were close to a power line. They left a bunch of large branches in the yard and some cut limbs dangling in the tree which is probably more of a hazard than it was before.

Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

5 stars You wear dishwashy gloves for protection while inhaling clouds of pesticides. Do I need a PhD to work here?

★★
May 23, 2024

My rating is specifically on pricing. The estimate was professional. The price of the estimate was 3x the amount of 3 others I had received. They said that they picked and cleaned everything up, they said that the treatment oil which was needed was expensive and not what others used. The other estimates I received stated the exact same product for treatment and specified full cleanup for trimming. I believe Birchcrest now deals with large businesses and is not really for private small time homeowners. Just my opinion.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

THE BEST!!!!!!!!!! So caring!!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Love this company so caring and would definitely recommend!!!!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing group of people! Willing to go the extra mile for an entire community!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

I have not personally seen their work EXCEPT for their rescue of any innocent creature on the internet. Your kindness has not gone unnoticed. Thank you.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Such a great group of humans. Truly care for their community. THANK YOU for the help from the bottom of my heart.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Seeing yall come through and rescue that poor raccoon when no one else would step up is amazing!!!!! You guys did a great job helping him

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

I believe you are the company that I saw on TikTok that showed up to help the raccoon that had been stuck in the tree for days & days. Well Done!! Huge Hearts!! Thank You for Helping!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing company!!! Would highly recommend!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Now THIS is a company I want to give my money to! They went above and beyond to help when we needed it most. Use this company!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

I have heard that your service went to help a helpless raccoon stuck in a tree for a week. That is amazing and for that you deserve all the stars you can get. It shows the integrity and compassion you have as a company. God bless you!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

We never stand as tall as when we stoop to help someone in need. This company is the perfect representation of that quote. Showing up when no one else would. Thats the kind of business I want to work with! Thanks Birchcrest!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

This company was the ONLY company to step up, out of the goodness of their hearts, to help a raccoon that was stuck up on a tree for over 5 days scared and suffering due to pitbulls waiting for him at the bottom. The city, police, animal control etc did nothing and the owner of the pitbulls refused to move his dogs so the raccoon could come down safely and when this company heard about the situation. They came right away to save this little guy and safely got the raccoon down. This shows the morale of the company - simply wanting to do good. It shows their integrity. For this company to care enough about a raccoon speaks volumes when everyone else turned a blind eye to a suffering creature who was at our mercy. Round of applause for this company stepping up and doing the right thing.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

AWESOME GUYS WITH HUGE HEARTS. I JUST WATCHED THEM GO OUT OF THERE WAY TO RESCUE A RACOON TRAPPED UP IN A TREE FOR DAYS BY VICIOUS DOGS AND HORRIBLE HOME OWNER WHO WOULDNT LET IT ESCAPE. THEY USED THEIR BUCKET TRUCK TO REACH FOR IT FROM THE STREET. GOD BLESS THEM

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Company with a heart!

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Birchcrest showed up today to rescue a raccoon that has been stuck in a tree for over a week. Good job!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Company with Professionalism & Heart

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

This place deserves all your business. Please reward them. Honest people

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great people! Great service!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Birch Tree took their time and expertise to save a raccoon who was way up a tree for 4 days. Bravo

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing company! With a good heart. highly recommend

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Highly recommend this company. Did such a great job on my yard. Will be using again!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing company for taking initiative and doing the right thing! So many are grateful for people like you! Thank you

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great company! Cant recommend them enough!

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Thank you for stepping up!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing

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May 23, 2024

Wow! Above and beyond

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

The most ethical and professional company. They are honestly my personal heroes! Thank you for all you do! They are so very sweet

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

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May 23, 2024

A company who will go out of their way to help an innocent animal when they didn t have to. Thank you to all of you.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Genuinely good people who get the job done!

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

A fantastic company! Highly recommend! A raccoon was stuck in a tree for over a week and in dire need of rescuing. They were the ONLY company to finally step up and save his life. Thank you Birchcrest Tree and Landscape!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Although it may have been just a raccoon to some, thank you for showing up and rescuing him!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Birch crest helped a helpless raccoon that has been stuck in a tree for over a week. Everyone said no until we called them. 10/10! They are truly hero s

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great people to work with! Thankful they are in service in Rochester. Definitely our first choice.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

This is the kind of company I want to support! Great job Birchcrest!!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Crying over racoon videos. This company made my day by saving the little guy. If I was in the area Id hire them!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

This is a businesses that I stand by!

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

They saved a raccoon when nobody else could. They are the best!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great people!

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Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

These kind people saved a raccoon that has been stuck in a tree for near a week when nobody else would. That s a pretty admirable act and if i were to ever move to Rochester, they would be my only choice.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

AMAZING company with amazing human beings on their team. Freakin angels on earth!! They will take the best care of your property and everything, they have amazing hearts and actually care about animals as well!! Please use this company for everything for life forever from me!! Best company in the state!!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

10/10 Service

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Heroes answer the call, you answered that call. Thank you all so very much, each and every one of you! Ill recommend you, every time!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing and selfless

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Cares about the community. Thank you Birchcrest!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Thank you for saving the raccoon that was stuck in the tree, you guys are lifesavers!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Worked quickly and fairly priced! Definitely recommend

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Thank you for supplying heroes to the animals that need one

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

great job . right one time

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Best landscaping service I ve ever experienced. Would recommend them to anybody and everybody.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

GOD BLESS YOU!! Ty for saving the racoon

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Don t know your work since I m from Texas but heard about your company saving the raccoon! Your kindness will not go unnoticed! Thank you for stepping up when no one else would!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

A dependable company you can trust!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
May 23, 2024

Good humans work here! Support their business and spread kindness!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great team. Kind and knowledgeable.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Honest good men! Dependable! Everyone should hire this company! Only one in the area that I would use!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Wonderful, caring humans! Thank you for stepping up when no one else would.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing crew!!!

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing company, I would 100% use them again

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing and kind hearted people! Thank you for all that you do <3

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great company w great employees

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Great job !!!

March 23, 2024

They tress pass onto my yard and make a mess. Meanwhile there are dead trees across the street that never get cut down. I wish I could sue them. They just left leaving a bunch of logs.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Im watching the crew work as I write this review. Its a city job trimming trees on McNaughton St. The big trucks with all the equipment is impressive. The cutting seems to be a processes and well done. Its a five star because of the safety concerns these men work with every day. Hard hats, safety gear, street cones, and watching traffic on a busy street. Thanks for being fast, safe, and quality work. Monroe Generator

February 23, 2024

Birchcrest is to tree trimming as the meat department is to cows. Left us with a big mess, and now the tree will have to be removed. But at least they re the most expensive place anyone could possibly hire.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Had a tree split which hung over my house service after recent wind event, called them that morning, they were there in 2 hrs to assess and cut the tree down the following morning. Great service

January 23, 2024

I live in Henrietta, NY and when the wind storm came through the area in March, 2023, multiple trees fell on my power-lines, ripping them from my house. It took 8 phone calls and three days to get RGE to respond to my home. They finally sent Birchcrest to cut the trees off of my lines. Birchcrest personnel did cut the trees from my lines and trimmed multiple branches from other trees in my backyard. However, the crew left downed- trees and debris in my backyard and did not come back to remove, they said this was my responsibility. The price quoted by another local company to finish cutting up the trees and remove all of the debris was $4,000. Needless to say, I bought a chainsaw and itll take me much of the summer for me to remove the mess on my own.

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2024

Are you looking to visit the circus but are too busy working for a living? Don t worry, the boys at birch crest bring the whole circus right to your front lawn! Freshly seeded and federalized lawn? No problem! They ll walk right though it for no other reason than to make sure you get the whole clown experience! Fresh mulch bed? Looks like a good place to walk and throw brush on. With a bid this low, rg&e ran at them with the check! Would have been 5/5 if they had the circus music playing, but all I heard was employees complaining about needing their vape.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Removed 6 small plants that my neighbors were able to transplant & in its place put in 2 small Japanese maple trees.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Professional and competent. The job was well done

★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2024

Weve used Birchcrest in the past and were very pleased with their work and price. This time their price was way out of range so we decided not to use them.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Would recomend them to anyone. Clean up was great. Office person very friendly.

January 23, 2024

Terrible. They came out to remove trees for rge. Broke my internet cable, left debris on the neighbors roof. Messed up the grass for my other neighbor.

January 23, 2024

They left a mess. Including tree parts that were too big for me to clean up. And large areas in the yard that needed to be filled in after branches falling. I was told by the head guy on site to call the office. I have called 3 times. It has been 16 days since the cut the tree down. Spoken to no one that needs to deal with this. Just getting the run around. Horrible experience. I would advise anyone to not hire this business.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Every step from the estimate to the work done was smooth, and performed in an extremely professional manner. I cant remember the names of the three workers who showed up at my house but they were friendly, new exactly what they were doing, and went above and beyond to tackle a job other tree service companies didnt want to touch. I would and will hire them again. Thank you Birchcrest!

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

They rescued my kitten from a very high tree, when the fire department couldn t. A+ for bravery and kindness.

January 23, 2024

Yesterday they trimmed in front of my house, cut 60 of my hedgerow at the trunk of every tree and left a big mess. Worst of all they destroyed my walnut tree at the trunk leaving one small limb over the driveway. When I called I was told that tree was marked by rg&e as a dead ash to be removed and that they had my permission for it to be taken. If was dead why wouldnt you take it all? Whos lying about it? Why would anyone hire these people? Update, I am considering a lawsuit. No way did I give my permission nor was I even asked for permission to remove that English walnut tree, your people are so lazy that my hedgerow was cut at ground level instead of beneath the power lines.

★★★
January 23, 2024

I contacted Birchcrest through their website. I sent photos of the tree I wanted removed and asked for a quote. They indicated that photos were not sufficient to produce a quote and suggested that I call their phone number to arrange to have someone provide a quote. I did not call their number. Instead I replied with my address and asked when they could come out to work up an estimate. I have not heard back. In the meantime, I message another tree service. Within minutes of seeing the photos, they provided a quote. The tree was removed the next day. I have nothing bad to say about their service since I never hired them. Their customer service could use some improvement, though they were never rude, just ultimately not helpful (ghosting shouldnt happen in a professional environment unless a customer is being rude, and I was not).

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2024

Birchcrest Tree & Landscape performed a large tree removal job on my next-door neighbors property on 12/05 and 12/06/2023. Birchcrest did not notify me of the job, did not tell me that theyd be blocking my driveway, and did not tell me that my electric and Spectrum cable internet would be disconnected. I came home from work on 12/05 at 2:20 PM to my driveway blocked, no power and no internet. I had to ask two of the gentleman to move their truck, so I could get into my driveway. My pets were sitting in a cold, 60 degree house and my sump pump was filling up due to no power. After making phone calls to Birchcrest and RG&E, my power was finally restored at 4:20 PM. My Spectrum internet was not restored that day. I called Birchcrest on 12/05, 12/06, 12/07, and 12/08 to request they contact Spectrum to have my internet reconnected. Each time, I got the run around, along with let us contact the supervisor and call you back. The only person who actually cared and tried to help was Amy - thank you Amy. Due to the negligence of Birchcrest, I had to contact Spectrum on my own to schedule an appointment with them for 12/08 to have my cable internet reconnected. I should not have had to spend my time doing the job of your staff member(s) who contact the electric and cable companies to coordinate the electric and internet line requests. I will never do business with Birchcrest and will never recommend them to anyone looking for tree and yard work. Im so disappointed with how the process was handled - the customer service is terribly poor. Birchcrest, if you care about your clientele, please make an effort to properly communicate with property owners, utility companies, internet providers, etc. in the future. Showing that you care goes miles. Thank you.

January 23, 2024

Contracted by RGE for tree removal. Left a mess in my backyard. Numerous tree limbs were left hanging from other trees.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Thank you for coming all this way to help us out. Stay safe. God bless you.

January 23, 2024

Horrible Company!!!!!!! Employees have no consideration for peoples private property, they jumped over and damaged my locked fence. Left tons of branches throughout my yard and rang my doorbell multiple times while my wife whos a night nurse was sleeping. BEWARE!!!!!!! DO NOT HIRE!!!!!!!

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

They were dispatched to remove a fallen tree from power lines. They were courteous, professional and went above and beyond to remove the tree without damaging the live power lines, surrounding trees and lawn. They did an exceptional job cleaning up all the debris associated with this job. Would definitely give them ten stars for their efforts. Thank you all for making sure you have a satisfied customer. Youre awesome!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2023

Mark is wonderful

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2023

This company destroyed my garden. A neighbor was having a large tree cut and access to my yard was needed in order to complete this job. Not only did they drive directly over my plants but they threw planted pots all over my yard and onto other plants. They placed heavy rocks and other objects directly onto my flower beds. They did not put anything back where it had been. Totally uncaring service.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2023

Company was called to trim power lines for power company in the area. Did a great job and cleaned up great! Very friendly as well.

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

Received estimate which seems like a fair price.

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2023

Watching a crew from this place completely disregard safety(no harnesses while up in trees) as they blindly hack away at the trees on Wisconsin Street in Rochester. Those of us using RGE dont have a choice with these hacks, but please dont hire them on your own dime. Reckless destruction, trees left top heavy and unbalanced, name on the truck should be a responsibility- not an entitlement. *To the companys response- there were no harness or safety equipment used. You can state your qualifications any way you wish, but it remains that none were wearing belts/harnesses/gear- none present and in and out of trees with only saws, no ropes, no pausing to belay, nothing. While I can appreciate you reciting your business policies, unless you were there, you have no idea what actually happened.*

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

I am especially happy with technician Gabby, who took extra time to make sure I was happy with the service. This is my first year with Birchcrest and Im glad I made the switch to a less expensive and more responsive company.

January 23, 2023

I dont understand how this company can just walk on someones property and start cutting down trees without giving any kind of notice. Sure, RG&E hires them but its just common courtesy to homeowners. They cut down all our trees in the backyard and left ugly stumps and debris. I tried calling and left a message for Sharlene asking to confirm why this was done never received a call back. Totally unprofessional and although we didnt pay anything for this service we would not consider them for any landscaping jobs in the future.

January 23, 2023

Twice scheduled me for work on trees. 1st time, failed to show up, but at least had the manners to call and let me know. 2nd time, failed to show up and not even the courtesy of a call. I contacted the office to complain. and got the usual lame excuses. I requested, and was denied, a 10% discount for my inconvenience, so I requested my deposit back. Meanwhile my neighbor, who has been a steady customer of theirs for many years, has been waiting SINCE LAST OCTOBER for them to show up and do what he contracted them to do. Book them at your own risk. I wont ever use them again.

January 23, 2023

RG@E contacted me and asked if they could remove a tree on my property. They informed me that birchcrest would take it down and remove if I would like. I agreed. The tree was taken down early May and still sits in my front yard. I have taken care of most of it because it was killing my grass. But they left a 6 to 7 foot section about 3 wide. My chainsaw cant cut that and way to heavy to move. Between my wife and I, we have called three times. My neighbors have also called multiple times. Every time we get Ill send a reminder. Sometimes rudely. I wonder if they will repair the damage they cause.my yard. I doubt, I guess I should just hope they remove there mess.

January 23, 2023

They serviced our neighbor. After seeing them unannounced in our back yard, I thanked God that the dog was not out! I notice half a tree in our backyard! I tell one of the workers, WHEN (naturally, they will pick up their mess!) you go back again, let me know because the dog is out; he replies, Sure. Minutes later, they are gone. I call and have a message sent to their supervisor. Hour and a half later, I get supervisor on line; she does not acknowledge the lack of announcing their presence and asks, Who told you they would be back?. I explain; she tells me, Fine, but I cant guarantee WHEN they will be back. After hours, I leave answering service message that either they come back ASAP or husband will do it and send invoice. No reply. I call answering service and get supervisor, who remembers. I tell her husband did it, they need to come and pick up mess at curb, and to expect invoice for labor. She says, I am telling you right now that will NOT happen. I say, Expect a court date then.

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

Just want to thank Birchwood for taking care of this huge tree in my yard, it was a HUGE job and these guys were flawless, here on time, worked diligently until the job was completely done in a very timely manner! They put everything back just the way they found it, I.e neighbors fence. They were respectful of my yard and if those around me! I would highly recommend these guys for getting rid of big trees! Thanks guys for a job well done!

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

I love what they did and I always am pleased with their work! I will use them again if needed.

January 23, 2023

Rge cane out in january to tell me they were gonna come take tree down well birchcrest came an old short man took my info and neibhors info they never came the tree came down thanks for nothing shows how much they do there job cost me 2200

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

Thank you Birchcrest for providing an outstanding 5-star service! The weather conditions were difficult, the trees were difficult but your representatives performed the job proficiently, professionally, and with great sensitivity to our concerns.

★★
January 23, 2022

Birchcrest came along the power lines and trimmed the trees in our neighborhood. The basics removed one side of a large tree that was 10 feet from the power line and left trees that we closed to the power line. It was basically a hacker job of the tree.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2022

We had a burm installed. Brenda was here to mark it out and worked with us to define what we wanted. The installation occurred earlier than expected, which was great, and is just what we want. Thanks Birchcrest.

January 23, 2022

Schedule an appointment with this company. On the appointment day, I was told that they made a mistake on the scheduling and had to reschedule. So rescheduled, but on the appointment date, I came home from work to wait for over 30 mins, and no body showed up!!! I was again told that they made another mistake with the scheduling!!! How can you trust a company who keeps making mistakes on very simple thing--scheduling an appointment!! They seem not to care about others time!!!

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

Brenda was awesome! Highly recommended for tree removal.

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

We ve used Brenda with Birchcrest for the past 3 years from planting trees, to weed control, to spring clean up, pavers, and mulching. I can t say enough positive things about my experience with this company, if you are looking for any lawn maintenance, stop looking and call Birchcrest.

January 23, 2022

RGE has a contract with Birchcrest Tree Service to conduct tree trimming of RGE power lines. Having said that Birchcrest conducted a tree and limb service in the Maplewood, 10th ward, area of Rochester about 2nd week of May 2021. The crew consisted of about 12 personnel or more. Im retired, so Im home the majority of time and spent some time watching them work. I even supplied bottled water to the crew. It wasnt until after they left the area that the next day I noticed the very obvious classic V notch gouges of the climbers spikes in my beautiful Red Oak tree. There were about 15 or 20 of these tear outs in the tree bark. It did not make sense why they climbed my tree and did this irreversible damage. I could see where they cut ONE small limb off that was 2 or less in diameter at the tree that was not within 15 feet of the power lines and absolutely no threat to the power lines now or 15 yrs from now. I later learned from another tree arborist that the reason they do this is to further bill RGE more money. I have no way to verify this. The damage from these V spike cuts create wintering hibernation pockets for insects, thus also inviting woodpeckers, Hairy, Downy, Redheaded and Pileated, which all are visitors to my yard. The woodpeckers then go after the insects further damaging and enlarging the cavities . The Pileated Woodpeckers remove chunks of the tree that would make Pail Bunyon proud. So I called Birchcrest and I asked lady in office who was very nice to speak to a supervisor or boss. She transferred to another female who claimed to be a supervisor. I explained the entire issue to the supervisor that was less than accommodating and sense of borderline rude, like I was bothering her. I asked why they did not come to my door and ask or inquire and her response was because of Covid we do not do that which was total bullsh*t, because as I sat on my front porch I witnessed two of the guys in their tree climbing belts knock on the front door two houses away and engage in conversation with the homeowner from about two feet away. I then told this self proclaimed supervisor that I wanted a Boss, Foreman to come to my house so I could point out the tree marks and have him attempt to try explain to me how or why this happened, and try and justify it. She said I would hear back soon...So I asked define soon. She said she would have crew boss or she herself would call back in a day or two. We then hung up. I gave them the opportunity and their 2 day time period to respond has come and gone, and now its over 10 days and they have not made any attempt at calling me back, or contacting me at my address, which they had., So now I contact RGE who hires them and my lawyer to send a letter notice of tree damage suit.....Then they will have to respond. Ver poor way of running a business,

★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2022

They leave a mess for the customer to clean up. If they break something while working with the bucket, they never mentioned it and ignored it. When they are contracting out for RGE, they dont use good judgement on how the trees will look once they have butchered them. Very unhappy.

January 23, 2022

AVOID IF YOU CAN! RGE contracted this company to Prune around our power lines. I was alerted to their presence trampling my gardens in the backyard when I attempted to let my dogs out. The crewman had said hed just jumped the 6 foot fence and didnt know anyone was home. He of course made no attempt to come and knock on the front door, or the back he was busy trespassing into find out. I unlocked the gate for him and his team so they could more easily come and go getting all the branches out and the foremen assured me theyd just be pruning back the branches that came within 15 of the lines. I went back inside to continue working and then noticed out the windows that they had no idea what 15 was. The trunk of my tree is 15 from the fence and grows away from the fence line. The power pole is another 6 on the other side of the fence so these branches were trimmed 20+ regardless of their height, growing direction, or proximity to the lines themselves. Some of them needed to be cut back sure, maybe even outright removed, but cutting every single branch on one side of a tree all the way back to the trunk? Thats just lazy and poor workmanship. I came back outside as they were finishing up my first tree. They had decided distance from the lines didn t matter, and basically took off every branch at the trunk even remotely growing towards the fence. Branches that were well past 15 and growing perpendicular were gone. Shade over my shed and gardens gone. Mature branches that grew 10 below the lines and were drooping presenting no danger of ever interfering with lines under the heaviest of winds were gone. My tree now looks like someone took an arbitrary line and removed everything on one side of it. Before pic is last one. The gardens, plants, and shrubs that were not stepped on or had branches dropped 20+ feet onto them will likely still die as any shade on that side of the yard is now completely gone. My wife and I spoke to the workers and foreman and received rude rebuffs from the crew while the foreman was a bit more understanding. He apologized and said that yes it s a poorly done job, and that they clearly took too much, but chalked it up to some guys being better on the saw than others. Thanks for giving me your B squad after Id already come out and spoke with you for jumping my fence and breaking into my yard. I was thankfully able to convince him to leave the second tree for another day when he can bring his best team and do the job properly. Their contract, with RGE, was to trim and prune branches that could endanger the lines. Thats fine, expected, and appreciated. Instead they simply hacked everything back to the trunk of the tree because it was easier, quicker, and it wasnt their property to worry about. Youd expect a little bit more from a team headed by an arborist with two degrees to know a little better about pruning. The tree looks awful, the workers were unprofessional and rude. Anyone reading this should strongly consider someone else if you need tree services in the future. We will be lodging a complaint with RGE as well, and we fully expect someone to compensate us for all the plants and gardens they ruined. God I cannot imagine how much worse itd be had I not been in my home office.

★★
January 23, 2022

In 2010 I had major landscaping done it was over $50,000. The designer way oversold me as the plants are not spaced out far enough and are too many for the areas planted. But that is not the problem, I was never schooled on how to care for the water feature I had to research the maintenance myself,but again that is not the problem. A dogwood tree they planted had to be replaced in 2011 it was under guarantee but I had to argue to get it replaced,but they did. The problem is the one they replaced it with has never grown and is so feeble I had the cornell cooperative come out. They diagnosed it to have girdled roots. So After looking and hoping fertilization and watering would make it flourish I decided to dig it up and see if I could trim the root ball and save the tree.As I dug carefully around the roots I noticed the tree was very loose. When I lifted it pulled right out I noticed the wire mesh was never removed nor was the burlap cut back. There were only sucker roots and no main shoots after being in the ground for almost 10 years I dont know if it will survive but I could never recommend Dave Dailey or birchcrest to anyone in good conscience! Very sorry to have to write this but I called Dave today and he hasnt returned my call.

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

If I could give them 10 stars I would. I had a walkway and a patio along with some plants installed and I could not be more happier. Justin and Scott are absolutely amazing and I would have no problem hiring them again for any future projects. They went above and beyond. Not sure why the negative reviews from others but I am thoroughly impressed. From the time I made the first call to the very end of the project everyone I encountered was very helpful and answered all my questions and concerns quickly. Thank you for being a fair an honest company!

January 23, 2022

This company is awful! Came home to a tree that broke my roof on my shed! No note! no call! If I could give zero stars I would! I called a real company to come take down a branch and they came before they showed up and ruin a brand new shed! This company has no values and I hope that this review helps someone stay away from ever using them! They also left the branch so I can t get into the shed! Called to tell them and they laughed and hung up!

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

Birchcrest is by far the best in the business. They are very professional, courteous and amazing workers. They were the MOST reasonable with their prices and I had quite a few estimates. They were extremely fair and not eager to rake me over the coals. I am very impressed and would highly recommend Birchcrest with an A+++. Thank you

January 23, 2022

I was doing my job spraying a lawn and the guy was polling a tree branch to the front and he yelled at me and said do not spray the lawn I said I have to do my job the guy that owns the house wanted his lawn sprayed so the guy that works for you is very mean to me today I would not recommend this company

★★★★★
January 23, 2022

Great team of professionals! ... Micah, Howie and Josh did a great job at my house! ... I have used Birchcrest for 5 years now and am always very satisfied with their work! Positive

★★
January 23, 2022

I prepaid for some pruning in my backyard tree. I prepaid deposit Ive called numerous times Ive been told that its in progress. Still waiting?!!

January 23, 2021

This company is terrible! They pretty much ruined two of our trees trying to trim them. The workers parked their truck, which Im sure is heavy, in the driveway without asking and then left our yard a mess. They have no respect for homeowners or their property.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Fantastic job, fast and efficient and no mess left over

January 23, 2021

I wish that I could leave a good review for Birchcrest because I know people who ve had good luck with them. However, I ve had a very bad experience. I live on a narrow city street, with a small driveway and a giant silver maple in my back yard. I wanted to have some preventative work done on the tree, which is healthy. I had L&R Trees come out for an estimate in August, and they said that I needed a company with a scissor lift because my driveway was too narrow for a bucket truck. They recommended Flower City Trees and Birchcrest. I tried Flower City Trees first, and they blew me off for a month after I asked for an adjustment to the initial quote which was for twice the work that I had asked for. Bob from Birchcrest then came out and gave me a reasonable quote for what I wanted done. I sent a deposit in November. Because of the location of the tree, I had to coordinate work with my back neighbors. Since then, there have been scheduling challenges due to weather, which is understandable, though on multiple occasions I had to call them to confirm that the work was cancelled rather than them letting me know. We finally got a truck to come out in January, when I was told that my driveway was too narrow for the bucket truck, that I had to get my neighbors to move their cars on my street, and that I needed to involve a second neighbor for driveway access. A complication with the back neighbor happened on that day too, and their vehicles were not moved as promised, so they left without doing work. We rescheduled for a different day, I notified all of my neighbors, a new crew showed up, and it was like the previous crew had never been there. I was told again that my driveway was too narrow, they couldn t do the work, but that they had a smaller truck back at the office and they d check to see if it was available. I got a text later that morning saying that it wasn t available but they d schedule me for the following week. The following week I again contacted my neighbors, made sure my car was on the street, and nothing. No team. I called, and I wasn t on the schedule. It s now February, and my check was deposited 11/14. At this point, I gave up. The tree is healthy, it s obviously a pain to deal with, and I ll just hope that a piece of it doesn t fall on my house. When I called to see why the truck wasn t here the last time, I cancelled the service and asked for my large deposit to be returned. I was told that this would happen. Three weeks later, it still hasn t arrived, so I had to call AGAIN and was told that they must have missed the cancellation message and will send it out today. So, long story, my tree is obviously difficult, but they saw the situation when they came out to prepare the quote, so why waste my time with all of this?!

January 23, 2021

Over prunned healthy trees and left ugly slingshots

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2021

They were rude, unprofessional and argumentative. Blocked the street and garbage pickup.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2021

Great crew, professional, personable, solid clean up.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Ordered a load of wood for camp, delivered on time and great quality, working on it now!!!!

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Ricardo and co. were great. He came out and removed our locust tree safely and quickly. I would call Birchcrest again.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2021

What a pleasure it is working with the Birchcrest Tree & Landscape crew! They are truly the best Rochester NY tree and landscaping company! Bret Crane is always such a pleasure to work with! I always know I can count on you guys to be responsive, on time, professional, excellent workmanship, and you always leave the work site cleaned up.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2021

They were here on the hottest day of the year so far and were quick, professional, careful to not cause any collateral damage. Everyone we dealt with was great and we had some big guys to take down

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Great lsndscaping!

January 23, 2021

I scheduled an appointment and had to wait several weeks for the actual date. When no one arrived on the date and time scheduled, I called later to see if the person was running behind. I was told that they should have been there and when I shared that they hadnt been, was offered to reschedule for next month. When I asked if they were able to check with the employee to see if they were still coming today, I was more or less told no and could tell the Birchcrest employee couldnt get me off of the phone fast enough. I couldnt believe the complete lack of customer service but wont be contacting Birchcrest again and will be sure to share my experience with others.

January 23, 2021

They told me 3 weeks its been 6. They came and did a little and have not returned to finish. They have not called and have terrible communication.

January 23, 2021

I called to get a quote for re-doing my whole backyard. I was told they would be out to give me a quote. Well its a month later and no phone call or quote was received. I called back twice to check on the status and was told he was on vacation and would be out the next day. Still no quote or call back. I had cash in hand ready to give to this company. Guess they were too busy to keep.up with a potential customer. Your loss. At least call your potential customers back. Poor customer service.

★★
January 23, 2021

I get that trimming around the power lines is necessary. But one would think if you have to remove 90% of the vegetation they would just take the whole damn tree down. What a lovely vertical log they left us. Id give one star but at least one of them was thoughtful enough to close our gate on the way out.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Excellent service. Timely, thorough, clean job of cutting a tree with power lines 14 away from trunk. All limbs and leaves removed from ground where tree was felled. Services Tree removal

★★★★
January 23, 2021

Very professional and efficient Well synchronized team/ safety focused Could schedule ahead vs just knocking on door that day/time Services Tree stump removal, Tree removal

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Substantial pruning of 3 crabapple trees, and removal of a Norway maple, ailing and planted too close to a sugar maple.

January 23, 2021

They did a job on my neighbors tree. They knocked a cable down and put it back as if nothing happened. Didnt have the courtesy to even let us know...

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Very professional and a nice neat clean up. Very little damage to the lawn.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

I was overwhelmed by their knowledge and professinalism. They cleaned up after themselves cold not tell they had been hete.. Just had lawn airated and over seeded did not disturb it. I would recommend them to anyone.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

We had 4 large oak trees removed from our property as they had grown too close to our home for my comfort level. Beaver was our first contact with Birchcrest as he came to evaluate our situation and gave us his recommendation. Justin and his crew showed up on time to perform the work and their performance and professionalism was exemplary. The office staff were very helpful as well. I will use them again for any future tree work and I highly recommend this fine company.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Very professional. Sidewalk installation completed with beautiful results! Very responsive. Definitely pleased and will use them for future projects

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Even very late in the season (November) they fit us in an did a great clean job cleaning out our front planting bed

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

The team was very proffessional and did a great job in the tree trimming. Also I have Birchcrest do tree fertilizing. I think that it helps the older tree.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Workers were extremely professional and courteous.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Small job, done quickly, reasonable price.

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

I have a huge birch tree in my front yard that was in desperate need of attention. They came over and took very good care of it. I was afraid it would have to be taken down but they sent an arborist over who said it could be saved. I m so thankful for that

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Professional and efficient

★★★★★
January 23, 2021

Awesome

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Birchcrest are experts that are trusted by the biggest accounts and smallest customers, and everyone in between!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Great service from Birchcrest. It was convenient to get an estimate on costs, then arrange for the work to get done. I appreciated their timely service in getting some major trees down before the most recent windstorm. Knowledgeable, reliable, hard workers--they have done quality work for us over a number of years, and theyll be my first call for future work. Thanks, Birchcrest!

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

If I could leave a zero, I would. These guys came into my backyard trimming trees for the town and leave my gate to my backyard open with branches blocking the opening. Left a big branch in the backyard. My wife told me that one of them put their cigarette out in the snow and was going to leave it there until she said something to him. Last year there were a bunch of cigarette butts in my yard after they did the same thing. It is obvious that we have children with all the kids toys and playground in the backyard and these thugs disregarded it like it didnt even matter. They should be ashamed of themselves. Im going to call the town and complain as well .

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

My neighbors tree had over grown and was resting on my roof. Birchcrest was able to come out within a week and the tree limbs. No branches or limbs were left behind. They were professional to my neighbors and to myself.

January 23, 2020

I thought the majority of the bad reviews for Birchcrest were from people who RGE had taken down trees in their powerline easement and weren t happy about involuntary tree removal, but besides that the company seems normal enough. Wrong. I had a fairly simple job, take down two trees and remove what was taken down. I was not home when they sent someone to scope out the job for the quote, so they weren t aware of some underground power lines (only 6 deep) running through the work site. Also, I wanted to be present the day of the removal in case there were any problems. So, Val at Birchcrest advised me to write on the contact my requirements, so I listed requiring a quick <~5 minute site meeting before work begins and to be notified 3 days in advance before work begins. I figure simple enough. I m not someone from Pittsford asking the world, I m just some guy in [not-pittsford] trying to point out UG electrical wires so no one gets electrocuted. I sent in the deposit check and the contract, but any good communication we were having stops here. I m going to start counting the mistakes. About a month later I emailed them to let them know I saw they cashed the deposit check, so I assume they agree to my minor stipulations on the contract. Also, I wanted to ask approximately what month the work will happen and reminded them I d need to know the day 3 days in advance. They referred me to Beaver who said it would be 6 to 8 weeks. I replied thanking him and since I ve not spoken to him prior, remined him as we get closer I need 3 days notice as per the contact . (1.) No response from Beaver. (2.) Instead of 6-8 weeks out, they tried to show up 3 weeks later. I wasn t home, nor notified. They show up and surprise my MIL who s watching my infant daughter saying they have a work order (which they didn t read) and she needs to move her car. She said no simply because she wasn t able to do it while baby sitting and because she knew I would have told her if I knew Birchcrest was coming. So I get a VM from David at Birchcrest while I was at work. I called him back in 30 min, no response, so I left a VM for him to call me. (3.) He never did. I emailed Beaver and Val letting them know this happened, politely reminding them of the 3 days notice requirement, how I appreciate the earlier job slot, but I still need notice so there s no Italian MILs in the way. (4.) I received no response from anyone at Birchcrest. (5.) A month later with no notice a crew shows up to remove the trees. Luckily the underground wires were not affected. They chopped the trees down, removed the canopy, but left 6 sections of tree trunks in two piles. 3-4 business days later, (6.) again with no notice, a truck showed up and removed one pile of wood, but left a second pile farther from the road. (7.) I receive the final invoice but they haven t completed the removal! So, of course I call them up again, and explain this. The person I spoke with said they d figure this out and get back to me. (8.) Three business days go by with no response. So I call again and get directed to Val. (9.) She clearly didn t get passed the message correctly and thought I was trying to get them to do extra work or something. Finally she understood and said they d get someone out there the next day to pick up the remaining wood. So next day, a guy from Birchcrest shows up at my house and calls me. I m at work and miss the call. I get a VM from the guy confused about the wood. Did I want to keep it? Did I want to keep it, but changed my mind? Do I really want it removed? (10.) This is now the 2nd time they weren t able to pass on my clear message of you cut down 2 trees, but only removed one like you were supposed to . So I call this guy back, leave a VM explaining that I ve never changed my standing and please remove the wood like the contract says. I m out of characters. I didn t even get to the part about them not really cleaning up and leaving my lawn littered with pop cans.. *sigh*

January 23, 2020

I witnessed very unprofessional behavior on the part of an employee.

January 23, 2020

Had an appointment set up for a quote to take a tree down. They pulled a no call no show. Will never recommend!

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Guys were great! Did exactly what was contracted- and did a really nice job in clean-up!

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

They did a great job of removing a 40 foot maple tree for us, removing the wood, grinding the stump, and filling and seeding the area. The price was less than other services. We would highly recommend them.

January 23, 2020

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY! Birchcrest Tree & Landscape are a horrible and arrogant company that could care less about your trees or landscape. They have hacked and mangled trees throughout monroe county and this problem has even been on the news. Even after having a no refusal form done for trimming with RGE near power lines they still tried to cut up my tree. They will access anyones front or back yard without you knowing and hack your trees to shreds. As uncaring and unprofessional of a company in Rochester. Hence all the bad reviews. I proudly come from the country and own two Stihl Chainsaws and a 54 Homelite and know how to properly trim trees and these guys are a joke. A stain on arborist and the professional landscaping community.

January 23, 2020

Incompetent ,Uncaring Vandals Who are Unsafe ! Destroyed some antennas on my property despite the antennas being pointed out to them, leaving debris all over , Then for an encore later they block a road with one of their trucks with no way to get around it or any way to signal the clown who was wearing earmuffs and running a chainsaw that I was blocked in. Causing me to damage my car as I tried to get past this huge vehicle Incompetent ,Uncaring Vandals Who are Unsafe ! Destroyed some antennas on my property despite the antennas being pointed out to them, leaving debris all over , Then for an encore later that block a road with one of their trucks with no way to get around it or any way to signal the clown who was wearing earmuffs and running a chainsaw that I was blocked in. My vehicle was damaged trying to get around their truck and I was injured and bleeding . They compromise safety to save money ( why is there no one on the ground to when they block the only way out ? ) Avoid !!! Currently blocking my driveway completely right now !!

January 23, 2020

This morning, I hear chainsaws going and I look outside to see there was a man in my backyard. No one came to my door to notify me that they were going to be entering my property to start cutting down limbs. They hopped over my neighbors fence to gain access to my yard. After they finished, there are numerous huge tree limbs laying in my yard. Now my husband has to cut them, get them to the front and hopefully they will get picked up with the garbage next Thursday. Quite disappointing at how they felt they could just walk onto my property without my permission. Also quite lucky I saw them back there before letting my two German shepherds out for their morning run. I guess they are contracted by RG&E to cut around power lines. So why do we have to clean up for something I never asked for?

January 23, 2020

The company has the RGE contract for tree trimming around power lines. They completely ruined my maple tree. totally gutted it, The tree will never be the same to the point I will need to have it removed. Based on the rest of the reviews I am surprised to see the current rating. They would get zero stars if I could go that low on the rating.. I would never hire this scab outfit., Save your self a headache and please go else where for tree and Landscaping services.

January 23, 2020

Terrible job, and even worse attitudes.

January 23, 2020

I do not recommend Birchcrest Tree & Landscape! They are unprofessional and rude!

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

If you want or need a call ahead, dont contract with Birchcrest. If you want fast service at half the price of the next closest estimate and dont mind randomly coming home without warning to see your tree gone without a trace, then you wont be disappointed by them. Not a single branch was left in my yard. I can understand the hard feelings from RGE customers that had no choice, but as a paying customer who wanted a tree gone I am very satisfied

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Punctual Professional Polite People from start to finish... these folks know what they are doing!

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Excellent service! Very professional, polite and their work ethic is phenomenal. Very satisfied and grateful!!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

EDIT: after talking to the company, They came back and made it right! Thank you! They completely left a hack job of the trees in the back near the power lines. I considered them for taking down my front pine tree and some stump grinding after bushes in the side we took down. But after seeing this work, I ll be looking elsewhere. I will now have to hire someone else to come take these down completely. Shame on you for thinking this is acceptable. I understand you are fulfilling a contract with RG&E, however, this is unacceptable work and have now lost a customer.

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Have used Birchcrest many times. Always pleased with the jobs .

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Birchcrest arrived and did everything as asked as well as cleaning up afterward. I was asked if the work met with my satisfaction, Birchcrest employees were courteous and helpful.

January 23, 2020

I asked to get a quote for trimming bushes, it took two weeks to get it. I had a question about the quote again it took two more weeks. The last I heard they were going to contact the person who gave me the quote, it has been 3 weeks. Does this company expect you to beg them to do a job? I have hired a different company that has no problem doing the job.

★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

They wanted 100 dollars just come out and do the estimate...could be great company but Ill never know. ***Update, in response to your response*** the work we needed done at the time was going to be done through our insurance company so this might have been the reason for the charge (although we werent informed of thos when we called so I assumed it was standard procedure) I have upped my review from 3 to 4 stars since the person who had recommended you sung your praises and I trust his opinion I just regret it never worked out for us.

January 23, 2020

They were hired by rg&e . They didnt trim my most beautiful perfectly straight maple tree. They decided to cut it to the ground . I am beyond furious .I give them zero stars .

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

They did a great job on our tree trimming. They came on time, explained the process, and cleaned up before they left. We are very happy with Birchcrest and will definitely use them again.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

They were very professional. Came back several times to answer questions which was great. Quotes were free and we could pick how much work and clean up they did to adjust the price

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Ive chosen Birchcrest on several different occasions and have always been impressed with their skill and expertise from the start of the project through its completion!!

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Never go anywhere else. We have used them frequently. They are the best, the most knowledgable ones around. They are fast, when speed is imperative. They are clean and very safety conscious. They might be a little pricey, but do not skimp on this, the most important service your property will ever require. Highest recommendations.

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

So, I was driving on Union St in Ogden today, and there was a Birchcrest truck performing tree work near where I work. Well. Let me just tell you. Be still MY heart!!! That fine piece of man meat who drives truck number 61 is like a Greek god with the heart of Paul Bunyan. I have some work I need done, so, Mr. Birchcrest, of truck 61.... cheers to you. You wield a saw like nothing I ve ever seen. Birchcrest needs a calendar full of their men out there wearing sawdust like stripper glitter. I ll buy them all!

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Great service: the friendly crew worked efficiently, checking with me several times to see if I was satisfied with the results and left the yard debris-free. I will definitely use Birchcrest in the future.

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

The two guys that came to my moms house did a phenomenal job with the tree removal and clean up. Everything went extremely well. They did a fantastic job of cleaning up the area. They were very professional, personable, and I definitely recommend them highly!

★★★★
January 23, 2020

Very pleased with their work.No complaints on how they left site.Sqeezed me in on short notice.Will have them do future work.

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

...Extremely satisfied with the Service, Technicians, Care and Protection of property, Timeliness and Pricing...waited patiently for call backs from other tree/removal companies, months at a time! Birchcrest completed the 5 day project, from estimate to clean up, within a 3 week timeline! Many Thanks to the Professional Techs and Staff at Birchcrest!.....vjd

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

Had 4 trees taken down this morning. 3 super nice guys who were amazing to watch. Trees down and not a stick left over on the lawn in 3 ish hours. Awesome job!

★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Had a very large tree removed from my back yard, and stump ground and graded and seeded. Their quote was a lot more than the figures I could find online for typical tree removal but was still 2nd lowest of four quotes I got. They probably deserve four stars not three but my expectations were so high based on the reviews online, then my job didnt go as smoothly. The work was performed over five different days --- three to take down the tree alone. The job was quoted as a completely manual climb & cut, but we ended up taking down an extra section of fence and bringing in a bucket truck. Quite a bit of lawn damage, mostly was repaired with topsoil though they will have to come back in the Spring to reseed. In the end the tree was removed, the crew was nice, and I still plan to have them plant a new tree in the Spring.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2020

I have always found them to be helpful and knowledgeable. They have done tree trimming and cabling for me. They removed a tree stump and gave me advice on which trees to use to replace one that had to be taken down. I like my new little tree and they did a nice job of installing it. Everyone has been pleasant to deal with and they have scheduled services in a timely manner.

★★★★★
January 23, 2020

They did a great job

January 23, 2020

The worst company. The men are rude and smoked on my property. They destroyed my bushes in the process of taking down the trees. Completely unprofessional and left a mess behind

January 23, 2019

Birchcrest Tree is a joke. They made a mess of my yard on two separate occasions in the last 60 days doing work for RG&E. They left tree trimmings on my property far beyond their 15 right away. They are the lowest of the low as far as who they hire. Their foreman is a mangy piece of dirt. I will do all in my power to dissuade anyone from doing business with this company. They are useless!

January 23, 2019

So far no good have sent in a Deposit for work to get done had no prob cashing the deposit two weeks a go but can not tell me when the work will get done I do not see how that is far to me. Seem to be getting the run around when I call told maybe in the next two weeks but two more after that to do all the work. I guess taking down the two trees I paid for is not on the list for them anytime soon.

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

Out of 5 tree companies Birchcrest was the best deal by far. They saved me money and even did some extras without being asked. They did a great job on the tree removals.

January 23, 2019

Wed give 0 stars if possible. Wish we could post photos. Birchcrest left us with irreparably mangled trees, and left dropped limbs and debris everywhere. They crushed our garden and broke our fence. It doesnt matter that they were working for the power company. That doesnt give them the right to do a total hack job and drive away, free of responsibility for the extensive damage done. We had no notice they were coming. They destroyed our front landscape and ruined our mature trees, leaving several with entire tops cut off and bare upright trunks still standing. Do not contract with Birchcrest.

January 23, 2019

Promise to come for services and don t. Called various times.

January 23, 2019

Said they would come for an estimate. A week later told me they had no record of me and would come ASAP. It s been over a month. Very poor service and would never recommend.

January 23, 2019

I have made numerous calls (since April!!) to this Company to remove a tree branch that I am required to remove due to safety issues to my house. No show- no call on any of my detailed messages. When I finally spoke to someone-I was told they had a faulty answering service and they would be out by week s end. That was a month ago. Forget it. They don t need your business.

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

The work crew was friendly and professional. They did a perfect job. We are extremely pleased. The guy who did the estimate was also friendly and professional. Bibirchcrest was cheaper than the other

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2019

Fantastic job team of guys trimmed trees on my street today did a beautiful ,safe and clean job. Thanks alot guys

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

Our professional aborist and consultant, Micah Burns was exceptional in his educational advice and super friendly communicational skills. The removal of the tree and all its contents were all done in such a timely fashion . The workmen let me have my 2 year old witness the whole event . They were professional in all shape and form so I didn t have to worry about his presence. THANK YOU for such a positive experience everyone!!!

January 23, 2019

I am furious . I came home from work to a completely destroyed backyard . No prior notice from your company or the utility company . Trimming trees is one thing cutting them down to stumps is a completely different story . I no longer have any privacy in my backyard . This is unacceptable. It is unacceptable that your employees were on my property doing damage to it without my knowledge it is unacceptable that I no longer have trees . I have contacted RGE as well they assured me that they will be in contact with your company as well . You will hear from me in the morning as well . The damage has been done but the situation needs to be rectified . I want my privacy back . I have very recent before pictures of my back yard as a recently purchased the home as well as many after pictures that show the the extent of the damage .

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

I had Birchcrest take care of my trees a couple of months ago and was very happy with the people and the work. Ill be calling them again next year as they have personally assured me that the RG&E crews do not do residential service. I really appreciated that they cared enough about a customer to visit and tell me that.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2019

Tricky job completed in under 6 hours of reporting it. Tree came down on RGE cable above my fence. Called RGE and within 2 hours Birchcrest was out to assess the job. There is no access for their vehicles so they could only do the removal with ropes an a small extended saw. I was sure that my fence was doomed. They roped up the tree too another tree and the fallen tree came down perfectly. Yes they left debris in my yard as per RGE rules but they told me that in advance...job well done!

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

We have used Birtchcrest Tree & Landscape a number of times. Every person has exemplified professionalism. This time we had to remove a very large maple tree in our front yard due to disease. We had complete removal right down to seeding the area. Great Work!

★★★★
January 23, 2019

They did a great job taking down two trees. They swept and blew off leaves on patio and roof.

January 23, 2019

I received a letter from RGE that they hired Birchcrest to trim trees on my street around the power lines. This morning, I hear chainsaws going and I look outside to see there are several men in my backyard. No one came to my door to notify me that they were going to be entering my property to start cutting down limbs from my large trees. They hopped over the fence to gain access to my yard. After they finished, there are several branches left at the base of the trees in my yard. We had just finished our fall clean up and now we need to go back and clean their mess up. Quite disappointing at how they felt they could just walk onto my property without my permission.

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

Great company from start to finish! Had a very large tree job they completed it very fast. They cleaned up well after they were done and they left myself and my neighbors very happy. Would definitely use them again. Thank you Birchcrest

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

We had Birchcrest remove a large tree that had been planted too close to our new house. From their estimator through each crew that cut the tree down, ground the stump and filled in the hole, they were completely professional and easy to deal with. When they finished, there was no sign that 45 foot tree, or any worker, was ever there. Well call them again, and recommend them to others.

★★★★★
January 23, 2019

First off I would like to thank Micha for being so knowledgeable. Birchcrest tree and landscape is the company to go to for all your landscaping and tree trimming needs. Howie Came over and trimmed three crabapple trees in my backyard and did a wonderful job. He was extremely polite and efficient! Thanks again guys for outstanding service and a great experience. Steven D ambra

January 23, 2019

Birchcrest, under contract with RG&E, just came to our house HACKED OUR TREES TO SHREDS. Sixty years of growth and care completely ruined. We had contacted RG&E and confirmed we would handle our own trimming professionally (which we just paid $1,500 for), but the message was never relayed to Birchcrest and it LOOKS AWFUL. We understand the workmen were not responsible for the miscommunication, but they are responsible for the terrible work that we are left with and the lack of customer service provided. The gentleman yelled at me, debated with me, and did not offer any help. They still left debris and logs in my yard. Meanwhile, two tall dead trees remain in my neighbors yard that are right next to the power lines. If you are looking for arborists, tastefully done work, GO ELSEWHERE. We feel completely violated by the way our property has been treated and exposed and heartbroken that our beautiful, mature trees given so much of our care and attention were treated SO carelessly.

★★★★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2019

Didnt visit it just showed up on my Google like I did

★★★★★
January 23, 2018

They provide the best service in the area.

January 23, 2018

Terrible service called them 3 times for a tree to be moved and never got a answer back not once .

★★★★★
January 23, 2018

Exemplary service great work

★★★★★
January 23, 2018

Birchcrest has taking care of my giant oak tree for over 12 years. They are thorough and efficient when they are completed everything is cleaned up not a branch to be found. My daughter has named the tree Aura. During the high wind storms this year she held up beautifully. I appreciated thier timeliness Edwin I wanted more cut off the tree they came right back and completed the job.. they stuck to their estimate and I would gladly suggest Birchcrest for any tree cutting needs. Thank you very much. John

January 23, 2018

I didnt like there work. They came to my house to take down branches by power line. And I didnt even cut down one by power line and they just leaf the branches behind.

★★★★★
January 23, 2017

I first found Birchcrest Tree & Landscape Inc by doing a simple internet search. I ended up choosing the company to work with and was very happy with their services.

★★★★★
January 23, 2017

The crew from Birchcrest Tree & Landscape were very careful when it came to the process of taking our tree down. They also provided great clean-up which my family and I really appreciated.

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2017

Very very rude and unprofessional no care for peoples property or environment!!!!!!!! Wouldnt ever let them trim my weeds

January 23, 2017

Planning on taking the mess you left at my house for RG&E trimming and dropping it off in your parking lot. Will you clean it up then?

★★★★★
January 23, 2017

I truly appreciate Birchcrest Tree & Landscape and all of their services they have provided my family and I as well as their knowledge.

Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2017

Left a big mess of logs in my yard because it wasnt in the contract. Even dropped some of the logs from my tree in my neighbors yard. I never signed or saw any copy of the contract, now Im left to figure out what to do.

★★★★★
January 23, 2017

Birchcrest Tree & Landscape is by far the best in the business. We are able to go to them whenever we have questions regarding our tress, etc.

January 23, 2017

I called 2 time for an estimate. I was told the on the 1st call that someone would be out within the week. No one came so I called again and was told someone would come out the 1st part of this week and here is Friday and still no one has come out. I have now cancelled. Birchcrest cant even show up for an estimate so I WILL NOT consider Birchcrest to complete the job we need done. It is extremely disappointing. Also unfortunate for Birchcrest as this was a big job.

★★
Verified Reviewer
January 23, 2017

Your GPS location is listed as 1141 Lee road. Got lost wasted time.

★★★★★
January 23, 2016

I had contacted two other companies before I found Birchcrest Tree, neither returned my calls, and when one finally did an estimate and set a date to complete the work but then never showed up. Birchcrest is reliable and professional and I was able to trust them, I will never call anyone else.

★★★
January 23, 2016

Left behind a lot of debris with their tree trimming.

★★★★★
January 23, 2015

A tree fell down on our power lines with half of the tree still in the air! I called Birchcrest and they came within a few hours to give us an estimate. The gentleman who came out even looked at the rest of the trees on our property (by my request) and seemed very knowledgeable on what needed to go and what wasnt a problem after all. He told us they usually come out within 24hrs of signing the paperwork and he was right! He came out mid-late afternoon and the crew arrived by 10am the next day! Everyone was friendly and worked very efficiently. They used our neighbors driveway to gain access to the tree (after gaining permission), and cleaned up all the tree bits and leaves so nothing was left behind. The type of service we received took a lot of the bite out of paying $700 (wouldve been $800 if we had the stump removed) for something unexpected.

★★★★★
January 23, 2015

I was very satisfied with the work Birchcrest Tree and Landscape did for us. The staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The job they did for us was completed on time and it looked great. We were very happy with everything.

January 23, 2014

Worst Tree trimming ever! Avoid at all cost.

★★★★★
January 23, 2013

My husband is very picky about our landscaping and lawn, but he loves the work these guys do! Anytime weve needed Brad to come over and take a look at things, he has. We have received excellent, straightforward information and work each and every time. I really appreciate the great job they have been doing for us!

★★★★★
January 23, 2013

We have a big lot so it was good to know that someone was able to bring it all together and handle it. Birchcrest Tree & Landscape had a great turnaround, and we have all good things to say about them.