Cabrera Tree Care

a very resourceful company. Carlos and his team helped in an urgent time. I highly recommend Cabrera Tree to do the job and more.

Carlos and his helper did a fantastic job on cleaning up and trimming our super tall palm tree. They also took out some unwanted tree/​vines and a giant flax plant and trimmed all our backyard trees for a reasonable price. They were very efficient and professional and left the areas neat. I would use them any time and recommend them to anyone.

In short, Carlos is a professional, respectful and friendly.
This is not the first time I have had tree work done. He showed up on time, accomplished the job promptly (basically cutting the entire tree to within 3 feet of ground in less than an hour, excluding cleanup) and gave me a good price from the get go. (I already had another bid which that contractor represented as one discounted from his regular price. Carlos unknowingly beat it when we first talked; without me having to begin to negotiate. Needless to say, I did not see the need to haggle.)
I think that it was the decent and intelligent manner of a couple of short coordinating conversations over the phone that made me especially confident that he should be the one to do the job (north side of SF).

I had some significant damage to a beautiful Ceanothus tree that has grown too much too fast and was covered with flowers that became so heavy in the rains that numerous large limbs came down. In addition I have a Palm tree that has been leaning and I needed an opinion on it’s health and viability.
I called Carlos based on Unilocal reviews, and he returned my call quickly and came out in the next few days to take a look. He advised me that the Palm was healthy and the lean of the tree was normal. He gave me a bid on the spot to trim the frawns which was very reasonable. He took a good look at the Ceanothus and gave me another on the spot (very reasonable) bid We hired him for both right then and there, anxious to get the job done.
We made an appointment for Monday at 9am, but Sunday at 1030 am I got a phone call from Carlos saying he could see it would rain Monday, could he come right over? Yes Indeed! He had all the right gear for our high palm tree and it no time it looked so much better. He was careful with the Ceanothus and shaped it beautifully despite the damage it had experienced. My husband said that it was the best money he has spent in a long time, getting these two trees in good shape for a good price.
It did rain HARD all day Monday and I thank Carlos for his Sunday work.

Carlos is a great arborist. He is extremely professional. He returned my call the next day and came out to look at the job very quickly. He gave me a very reasonable quote and while he did the tree pruning explained what he was doing. He did a beautiful job! Carlos also gave me advise on 2 trees that I need removing. Carlos was a pleasure to work with and I plan to use him to have these trees removed.

Carlos is a friendly and professional arborist. He came by, gave a reasonable quote ($ 350 to clean up two trees and a few bushes in our small Castro-​neighborhood backyard), and came out a week later to do the work. The results look great: our yard is getting a lot more light and the trees still look happy and healthy.

Just had a tree start falling this afternoon. Carlos arrived within about 20 minutes to assess and resolve the situation. Carlos was super knowledgeable, very professional, and took care of business resolving a very dangerous situation.
Big thumbs up for Cabrera.

Cabrera Tree Care did a fantastic job of removing a very tall dead pine tree for us. The tree was next to our neighbor’s fence, and Carlos and his men removed each limb and lowered them one by one, not damaging anything in the process. They even cleaned up the sawdust that fell on the neighbor’s yard. Plus, they hauled everything away, and cleaned up our property better than it was when they arrived. Carlos is easy to work with and I highly recommend his tree service.

Carlos is great! Got the job done fast and right. After a failed attempt at using someone else to remove a large stump, we called Carlos, who not only made it happen with zero fuss, but is a easy and fun to work with.

Agree with all the positive reviews here. Professional, did a beautiful job with a long overgrown tree; neighbors have complimented me and every time I see it I’m so glad I trusted Carlos to do this job. It went from looking like an overgrown mushroom to something graceful and well-​shaped that only a tree artist would have been able to pull off. Plus — Carlos is fast, on time, and reasonably priced.

Carlos is SUPER professional and he and his guys do great work. Originally, he was to come out and grind one stump by our house and remove one tree. Unfortunately, our gas line is directly under the stump that we want to remove so it cannot be done safely. Carlos had called and arranged for the utility company to mark the lines. In doing so, he likely saved the lives of his workers, himself, and our family.
He came out and removed the tree in our backyard as scheduled. He arrived on time and was done in about an hour. I watched some of the removal and was impressed by the way his crew cut down the tree and avoided hitting my new fence.
Thanks, Carlos! We have recommended you to several friends and will call on you again for future needs.

Cabrera Tree Care did a fantastic job cutting down 2 large Eucalyptus trees and removing the stumps. I received the price quote promptly. The crew showed up on time and did the job in a very professional manner. They left the area cleaner than when they arrived. I give my highest recommendation to Carlos Cabrera and Cabrera Tree Care.

At first I wasn’t going to write a review because I thought — Carlos already has so many good reviews mine won’t matter. And I don’t write that many Unilocal reviews anyhow. However I really wanted to give Carlos a shout out because small independent businesses like Carlos are exactly the kind of ones you want to support on Unilocal when they do a really good job.
When you are busy working a ton of hours a week — the last thing I feel like doing is trying to get the trees cut in the backyard and finding someone to do it that is 1) actually going to show up and 2) isn’t going to rip me off like so many contractors do in SF.
Carlos — was quick to come give me a quote, gave me a really reasonable quote, showed up on time, was friendly, gave me good advice on how to do the tree better than I was thinking we would do it, and then even helped cut a few extra trees that we had not even talked about in the front of our house.
He was friendly, honestly and he and his team worked hard and fast. Not much more you can hope for than that. I would recommend Carlos without hesitation.

Carlos was a pleasure to work with. He returned my call within 24 hours and then came out to look at the tree the following day. Speedy service. Best part was that I thought he was coming to take a look at the tree then get back to me in a few days with an estimate but instead he cut it and took away right on the spot! Super quick and easy my tree problem was resolved in 30 minutes instead of several days. And he was very polite, friendly and professional.
Thanks Carlos! If I need another branch cut I’ll be calling you.

The job went smoothly. There was no mess left for me to clean up. Best of all, the price was actually the lowest of several quotes. I would use this service again and I recommend calling them before committing to another company.

Carlos is awesome. When the oldest magnolia tree in San Francisco fell on a Friday night, Carlos was there Saturday morning, and within a few hours he cut and removed several thousand pounds of tree. He is an expert arborist, creative and efficient at tree removal and pruning. If you need help with your trees, Carlos is the best.

Carlos arrived within hours after my first call to quote the job and then removed 3 stumps from my yard that same day! He was super friendly, affordable and extremely helpful! I manged to lock myself out of my house during his visit and he even lifted me up so that I could climb into an open window. That’s service :)
I would highly recommend Carlos to anyone!

I called Carlos Cabrera and he met me on time for our appointment. He gave me a very reasonable bid and I accepted immediately. He started the job (4 trees) within a few days and again arrived on time. He had excellent suggestions before we began and worked with me during the trimming to refine the work and meet changes and requests I made as the job progressed. I’m very happy with the work and would recommend him highly.
Mike

Carlos came out and made quick work of a tree we wanted to have removed. He also helped us plant a new sapling, and gave us advice on how to care for it. I would definitely use Cabrera Tree Care again. Thank you!

Carlos was efficient, wonderful, and everything I had hoped and more! I had a tree in my front yard that was totally out of control, and hadn’t been trimmed by a professional for over a decade. Branches were everywhere, it was a total mess. I called him last week, he dropped by a couple days later, checked it out, gave me a quote, and told me he’d be by either Monday or Tuesday.
He ended up cutting the tree for me yesterday and it looks absolutely stellar. It’s still healthy and happy, but much less full, and with branches that are no longer attacking me every time I go to take the trash out! My neighbors are much happier too, as they had been making pointed comments about branches heading toward their yard.
I would absolutely recommend Carlos without hesitation. He was not only a skilled arborist and a brilliant tree-​doctor, but he was also very friendly and responsive when I called him to verify when he’d drop by. It’s rare to find someone who is not only extremely skilled but easy to work with and someone you’d be cool with grabbing a beer with — Carlos is all of those things! If you need a tree trimmed or cut, this is the guy to call in San Francisco, hands down.
Plus, his prices are completely reasonable, which is also rare in this city.