A-Alpha Tree Company

Very professional, pleasant and efficient. Nothing could have made the experience any better.
Will use again next year, I am sure. We have many trees on this property.
He brought big trucks, a cherry picker, several people and they got the whole job done in one day. The cleanup was amazing.
We had two giant elm trees cut down, two medium size ash trees cut down and two more trees pruned and it all happened in one day!
If you’ve read this far now you can see the real reason that I picked him initially. I read his Unilocal reviews and the only (2) reviews which he received negative feedback he posted a reply on. I liked that. He did a great job.

Nice work, Calvin. You took down our big cedar tree as promised in Brookside, MO. I was impressed with your no-​nonsense approach and the extra care you took to grind the stump down. Your crew was friendly, professional, and got the job done quickly.
Best wishes,
Josh

Highly professional company. Calvin was wonderful to work with. Showed up when he said he would. Gave a very reasonable bid on the spot. The work was done based upon only what we agreed upon. His crew did an excellent job cleaning up loose leaves/​branches when they were done.
No one else I would consider using!!!

I have used A-​Alpha Tree Company twice now and have been extremely pleased. Calvin was awesome, and had a great crew. The first time was in late May to take down a tree which had loosened itself from the creek bank with all the rain and leaned a bit too far toward our house. It required him to scale another tree and basically «lasso» the tilted tree before he cut it down so that it would swing away from my house when cut. It was done expertly, plus he trimmed up several of my other trees, and removed dead branches. It was cleaned up completely, which was critical since we had an open house the next day!
What I really appreciate was his prompt return of my initial (and subsequent) call, and he got my work in very quickly, working late on a Saturday to do so. The cost was very reasonable for excellent work and service, which is why we have used him a second time, and recommended him to several people already.

I was highly satisfied with the service and communication from start to finish. Having read all other reviews on Unilocal I decided to go with the majority and I am glad I did. After all, I knew in advance I wasn’t going to be requesting mulch service from a tree removal company.
Calvin promptly returned my phone call and we scheduled a time to review my needs. He was on time and given that it wasn’t the same day, he called to let me know he was on the way. No time was wasted as after introductions he went straight to the trees and he confirmed my concerns of how dangerous one tree was by educating me on signs to look for. We were quoted a competitive and fair price especially since a crane was involved in the process.
I was comfortable enough with our interaction and the quote process that I actually didn’t bother taking time off work. My wife was home during the process and said they were very efficient and was relieved to see they did a great cleaning up.
It was nice to come home and see the finished product!
There are still a couple stumps that we will have removed, but have no doubt they will be completed. Crazy thought though, we didn’t pay for it yet since it hasn’t been completed, which Calvin made sure the billing didn’t reflect the cost of the stumps so there were no false expectations. For anyone perhaps not aware like we are, grinding stumps will result in a pile of mulch which we look forward to using in the flower beds.
Overall, I would definitely recommend their services and even look forward to calling them again for some tree trimming in the near future.

I contacted Calvin on the afternoon of 6÷16÷15 asking for a quote to remove a couple large locust trees in the backyard. He came over the very next morning, 6÷17÷15, and provided a competitive quote, along with an excellent overall assessment on the remainder of the trees on our property. I learned quite a bit through this conversation, and he took the time do conduct this assessment without even asking. Based on the bid, I asked him to move forward with the project — he was back with his crew the very next morning, 6÷18÷15, and they did an excellent job! I have never contributed a Unilocal review prior to this, but I felt so strongly about the service from Calvin and his team, I wanted to share with others.

Just like Devon S. review, we paid before the work was finished and it’s been a headache ever since. Delays, excuses, equipment failure, labor problems… we’ve heard it all… we’ve had to have friends and family come finish the job. DO NOT PAY IN ADVANCE. Turned over to VISA legal department. Enough said.

I contacted A-​Alpha Tree Company, and spoke to Calvin on 5÷29÷2015 to remove 3 trees and some trimming on others. Calvin’s team arrived on 6÷2÷2015 and promptly made swift work of the trees to be felled (no small feat, very tall pines), and cleaned up and removed all waste. Extremely satisfied with the job and work done, and I will be contacting him for future work. I recommend A-​Alpha Tree Company.

Calvin was extremely professional and prompt with providing a quote. Pricing was very reasonable, especially because it included clean up and complete removal of wood (he removed two elms and a mulberry — not exactly burning wood). He even took care of a medium sized spruce with the original quote — so appreciated!!! I’m thrilled with the trimming performed on the remaining trees — my service lines and house are now free and clear of limbs, but there’s plenty of shade and leafy beauty remaining. I highly recommend others to hire A-​Alpha Co.

Had Calvin out to look at some tree work that needed to be done. After getting his bid, I followed back up a couple months later to get it scheduled. While talking with him, I asked him if he might know anyone that could also install mulch. He said he could do it and when I told him the price another person had quoted me, he agreed to do it. I told him that I needed brown or java brown. Calvin showed up on a Saturday and we did a final walk around the yard with his crew to go over what we wanted done on the trees. After we finished we then ended up back at his truck to where I noticed the mulch he had shown up with was black. He said the guy that he got it from told him it was coffee brown. After talking with Calvin, we went to the garage to compare it to what I had put down the year before and what was in the beds. You could tell it was more of a black mulch. Was talking with Calvin trying to figure out a solution, but let him know that what he had wasn’t going to work. Calvin then put out his hand and said he was out a lot of money (I think he had maybe 2 cubic yards of mulch) and time and that they were going to call it a day. I asked him if we was going to still do the tree work and he said No. He said when my wife and I made up our minds on what we wanted to do, to call him. He and his crew then loaded up and took off. I was truly speechless as I have never had something like that happen before when hiring contractors to do work around my house. Within the hour I sent Calvin an email letting him know that I felt I had communicated with him on what we needed for mulch, but maybe I could have done a better job as I am not looking to add headaches or added expenses to anyone’s plate. Never heard back from him. The whole thing was just odd. On his bid I believe his company slogan is «Customer Satisfaction is our #1 Priority» yet when this incident took place, he basically just took off because somehow this was all my fault. Not sure really what to think of it. At the end of the day, my experience with Calvin and A-​Alpha was just disappointing.

I was very pleased with Calvin’s professionalism and helpfulness in providing recommendations for trimming/​pruning 11 trees on our property and working with us to coordinate his work with concurrent house repairs we had a separate contractor doing at the same time. I was also impressed by his conscientiousness about the environment as he attempted to give us incentive to save 4 trees we were wanting to remove. His crew worked expeditiously in completing this job as promised, trimmed the trees as anticipated, and left the property as they found it. A very good experience!

I hired this company to cut down some trees in my yard and grind the stumps after they cut down the trees. Calvin told me his stump grinder was broken and he would be back the next weekend to grind the stumps. In good faith I paid him and he has never been back. That was in January every time I have contacted him to come back to finish the work he gives excuses my stump grinder isn’t fixed the weather is too cold etc etc. I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone. I guess I have learned a lesson to never trust anyone and never pay until the work is 100% completed.

Awesome experience with Calvin & his crew! Just a great honest hardworking group! They took out a huge Sycamore for us in July. They were so well equipped it only took about 3hrs & not one single dent was put in our lawn… the tree was huge! Calvin mentioned that they would come back later & trim out a Green Ash that had a lot of deadwood in it. OMG! what a difference the trimming made & he stayed true to the quote given back in July! The crew cleaned up so good you’d never have known they had been there if it wasn’t for the obvious change in the tree!
I won’t use anyone else!

We had a big tree come down in our back yard on Saturday Morning. Calvin came right over to give an estimate. He was very helpful and informative and he even helped me convince the guys from KCPL to finish their work Saturday instead of waiting until Monday. He stayed at our place for a few hours Saturday trying to get his team together and helping me work with my neighbors and KCPL before we had to call it as too late and wait until Monday. Even though he had other appointments Monday he got us in and did a great job removing our tree. I will definitely use Calvin for any future trees we might need removed.

All I have to say is, «Wow!» A-​Alpha Tree Company absolutely went above and beyond my expectations. After receiving two prior estimates– one from an arborist that would hardly talk to my wife and the second from a company that tried to hard sell me on his services, I was a bit reluctant to even call A-​Alpha. Thankfully I did though! Calvin was able to come out the next day and give me an estimate– an estimate that was $ 500 less than the hard sale company’ s «super amazing deal.»
Even though I was not able to be home during the estimate, Calvin took time to explain to my wife why one of the trees in our front yard needed to come down. He even managed to both humor and impress my moderately cantankerous father-​in-​law. Let me tell you, that is no easy feat!
The work that A-​Alpha performed was top notch! I was pleasantly surprised to find a tall, sexy pin oak tree in my front yard when I came home instead of the frumpy foliage fraught with dead limbs and broken dreams which I had become accustomed to (ok, maybe no broken dreams, but you get the idea!) The silver maple tree which they had to fell in my front yard was done professionally and cleanly.
As if all of that weren’t enough, Calvin cleaned out the white pine in my back yard for free because in his words «it is a beautiful tree.» I thought that was just awesome because my wife planted that tree when she was a little girl so I tend to be a bit protective of it. There was even a big pile of brush in my back yard that magically disappeared after A-​Alpha tree was at my house!
All in all, A-​Alpha Tree Service is a great company that does amazing work at an amazing price. If you need tree work done, you must call these guys!

What a great client experience! I called many other tree service companies before working with Calvin. The difference was his willingness to be helpful, provide options and meet my needs.
We moved into our home 14 months ago and the previous owners of 40 years hadn’t maintained the landscaping in the front of our home. After cutting back as much as I could I spend 45 min trying to dig up one bush and finally gave up. Other companies wanted to charge me much more because they weren’t thinking long term. I realize the job Calvin completed was small compared to what he is capable of but it meant a lot to my wife and I.
Because of Calvin’s willingness to take on what other saw as a «small» job I will use Calvin for bigger jobs in the future and recommend him to friends and family.
Not only can Calvin be trusted to do great work but he also is easy to work with over the phone or by text. In a day where our time is valuable Calvin is very aware of this.
Calvin, thank you for the great work and I look forward to working with you in the future!

I wouldn’t have my trees trimmed by anyone than Calvin. His team is hard working, professional and honest. Calvin will tell you what he thinks needs to be done. His goal is to make his customers happy! I can’t say enough about A Alpha!!!

This has to be one of the easiest five star reviews I have ever given! I would happily add even a couple more stars if Unilocal allowed me to do so! Just excellent in every way! Ok, let me get organized and write a cohesive review instead of just writing one liners that make me sound like a 13 year-​old girl writing about her new favorite boy band…
Service: Absolutely outstanding! The first time I called A-​Alpha, I spoke directly to the owner, Calvin. He doesn’t even have to try and provide excellent service, it’s just in his bones. He offered to come out immediately, even though it was the end of his day, and gave me a free estimate. Throughout our entire dealings with A-​Alpha, the service remained top-​notched! We always could get through to Calvin if we had questions, or received a call back well with-​in a timely manner. A-​Alpha always showed up on time and worked with respect to our lawn, home and neighbors. There were NO hidden fees, NO extra cost, just what is quoted.
Knowledge: During our initial quote I was given prices on services, but also a very in depth lesson in trees; how they grow, how they die, what happens when the are struck by lighting, warning signs, and how to measure the health of a tree. We knew we had a couple of problem trees that needed a critical eye and some work, but had no idea that the largest tree on our lot, and our favorite, was dying. Calvin showed us the marks indicating a lightning strike and also some very worrisome warning signs. We reluctantly agreed to have it removed (trusting Calvin), and thank God we did!!! The entire middle of the stump is missing. This tree was one stiff wind, fall storm or ice storm away from pretty much destroying our new home!
Price: Yes, I may have written the largest check I ever have before this past week, but I’m also know that it could have been larger considering the work we had done. A-​Alpha priced us fairly and then offered to prune some trees that needed it. Now I’m not saying that they give away free services willy-​nilly, but I am saying you will not be nickeled and dimed to death. If they see a branch that needs removing, and they are already there to remove a tree with a crane, they will just do it. That’s amazing! A-Aplha’s crew took down trees, pruned branches, cut the wood up and stacked and then loaded up all of the wood not suitable for burning, all of the excess branches and bits of foliage and took it away. Both days they were at my house I came home to trees gone, a wood pile and a freshly raked lawn. We were only asked to pay for the services quoted to us.
I could go on and on about A-​Alpha! I learned so much about my trees and how to take care of them. I felt comfortable throughout the entire process and knew I was in good hands. I was treated fairly. If you need anything done in KC involving trees, this is the company you call!!! I know I will only trust A-​Aplha and Calvin going forward. Thank you!!!