Payne Tree Service

Jerry and has guys did a great job cleaning up the trees surrounding our place. Jerry clearly explained everything he recommended doing and why and completed all the work for the originally quoted price. His guys were on time and completed the work quickly. I’d be happy to use him again for any future work we need done.

We recently moved and made an appointment for Jerry to trim our backyard trees that were getting dangerously close to some wires. Same great service! Jerry arrived exactly when he said he would and was gone in an hour. Everything was swept up and all the patio furniture put back in its place. I was concerned that debris would fall into my neighbor’s yard since the trees were along the fence. But Jerry was careful to direct the trimmings on my side and my neighbor said there was nothing for her to clean.
Did I mention he trimmed a bush near the trees that had become overgrown? Seriously, why are you still reading reviews? Call him!

Our tree dropped a large branch on our neighbor’s garage late in the evening. The next morning I started calling around to find a tree service to remove the branch. I left a voicemail at Payne Tree service about 8:30 in the morning and received a call back almost immediately from the owner Jerry. After I texted him a picture of the situation, he called me back, gave me a quote over the phone and had a crew out before noon. The guys who came out were friendly and polite and worked quickly. The whole mess was cleaned up before I heard back from the other tree services I contacted. Particularly if you are in Sunnyvale, call Payne Tree Service first!

Jerry came last month and evaluated our citrus trees. They needed TLC. He made suggestions and once he was done with the thinning, shaping and trimming our trees looked great. Even the tree he suggested for a drastic make over is looking better already. He definitely knows trees and how to «fix» them after they suffered neglect!

I highly recommend Payne Tree Service. I found Jerry very easy to deal with. He did a good job. Showed up on time. Even cleaned my gutters without extra charge when he discovered they needed cleaning. I will definitely use Jerry again.

We had a great experience with Jerry and his crew. He came out for a bid promptly (actually twice — because we changed out mind about what we were doing) and had a fantastic attitude. He scheduled us for the next day, was on time, and gave us a great price. I will definitely use Payne tree service again.

Payne Tree Services is AMAZING!!! A large tree in my backyard was getting out of hand and I had about 18 Italian Cypresses that needed some TLC. I called Jerry and right away he got back to me and scheduled a time to come look at my yard. Jerry had so much knowledge about trees! He took in everything we said and explained to us how the trees needed to be cut and he also gave us advice on how to care for various trees on our property (so we could do some of the maintenance trimming ourselves in the future to save money). His quote was very reasonable and you can tell how much he cares about not just doing the job but about doing it well. Within a week, he and his crew were heavily trimming various trees on our property. They showed up on time, completed the job as discussed and cleaned up after themselves and even finished slightly earlier than estimated. I had looked at a couple other companies before Jerry and one of them clearly was the kind of company that cuts corners and the other company told me they dont even cut Cypresses. Payne Tree Services is an honest company with an honest owner. I will never look anywhere else for my tree trimming needs again. If you need tree help, call Jerry right away– you will not regret it. He and his crew do a great job and on top of it, they are just nice, respectable people. Thank you so much Jerry and team!

Outstanding professional, excellent service — I recommend Jerry highly. He did a major job in my yard, but it was done quickly and efficiently. He left my yard clean and neat, and managed to do some things that I didn’t think were possible to take care of. He is highly knowledgeable about tree and yard needs, and helpful in sharing ideas. You won’t be disappointed with him or his work. I am quite happy to have someone so thorough and trustworthy who can help me maintain my yard properly.

Jerry and his crew from Payne Tree Service did a wonderful job pruning our two large trees. They look great and he listened carefully to my concerns about how the trees would look and whether we would still get enough shade in the summer. He returned my calls promptly and scheduled the work within a week, working with us because I wanted someone to be home during the job. Highly recommended.

I highly recommend Jerry Payne Tree Service. Jerry called almost immediately after I requested a quote on Unilocal.He was friendly, knowledgeable and understood the problem we were having with a HUGE Chinese Elm tree near our pool which sheds about a foot of leaves every fall. Jerry has been in the business for 30 years and really knows how to shape and clean up huge trees. The job was done quickly, efficiently, the tree looks great and our neighbors are also happy with the results as they wanted some shade left in their yard from the tree. Thank you Jerry and crew.
Victoria Archibald

I highly recommend Jerry Payne (408−623−7116), based on several previous Next Door recommendations, as well as Unilocal.Called him Monday morning to schedule an estimate; he responded right away. Work was done this morning; had two 40+ year old magnolias trimmed (they’d never been professionally pruned before), plus 4 crape myrtles. Did a great job; very professional; worked quickly and efficiently. He stayed with crew the entire time. Entire job took just over an hour; everything cleaned up and hauled away.
I will definitely be using him again.

I found Daniel from Unilocal,and contacted with him for trimming a tree in my front yard. Daniel came by and gave me his suggestion and his a reasonable price. After all these jobs was finished, you can’t be more satisfied with it. I had to say he really did a great job! He is worth to be recommended!

I found Payne Tree Service by looking for tree care services with a 5 star rating. I had them remove a tree today, in preparation for a new fence, and I am very happy!

Jerry Payne is an incredible businessman and community supporter. On Sunday morning at 8 am, a huge eucalyptus tree limb fell from a neighboring parking lot and landed on our nonprofit’s van and in the parking lot at Sunnyvale Community Services. Thankfully no one was hurt — but how could we get the tree removed on a Sunday? Jerry drove right over with his truck and chainsaw and missed the first half of the football game to take care of us. Now we can open up at 6:30 am on Monday when the box truck from Second Harvest Food Bank arrives to deliver fresh produce — we’ll have 900 low-​income families arriving on Monday for fresh fruits and vegetables, and we couldn’t have done it without Jerry. What a guy and what a way to run a business. He is the absolute best!

Great service and very reliable. Jerry has great personality and the service is professional. Defiantly recommended and will use him again!

My neighbor hired Jerry years ago to trim/​top the bushes along the fence. I liked the work that Jerry did and hired him to trim the oak tree that hung over to my yard. Jerry and his crew did a great job, so I hired him back to trim the oak tree.
Jerry is a very honest professional who does high quality work at a fair price. He wasn’t able to complete the project and came back 3 times. He is a man of his word and will complete everything he promised. I highly recommend Jerry and I definitely will be doing business with Payne Tree Service again.

After years of neglect, I called Jerry to get an estimate for a front & back yard clean up. Being that he was in my neighborhood, I was able to meet him in just a couple of hours. Jerry was on time and friendly from the start. Even tried to recruit my son to play football for his team. :). Jerry had a very similar vision to mine, so it was not difficult to communicate my requests to him. His rate was not the cheapest quote I received, however, his company is insured, I could communicate with him perfectly, and he was able to bring 3 other men out do help get the work done. I had over growing shrubs, trees to be trimmed, and lots of ivy & weed to be pulled. His quote also included hauling away all the trimmings.
I was able to schedule the work to be done for that very same week of getting a quote. Jerry & team arrived 15 min. ahead of schedule and went straight to work after greeting my husband and getting the power tools plugged in. Along the way, any major concerns were addressed with me to make sure I was the one making the final decisions. There was great communication through out and any of my requests for redo was also done. Since the team was ahead of schedule, Jerry even offered to do what was not originally put on the order. I was very happy that he was willing to go above & beyond what was called for.
There was so much to be done and amazingly, the team completed the work well under the estimated time of completion. Through it all, the team was friendly and professional. The rate was exactly as promised, and not a penny was paid till the end and I was happy with the results.
Jerry was great to work with and I would not hesitate to recommend him & to call him back for future maintenance.

Best and most reliable tree service in Sunnyvale. Jerry is a man of his word and super friendly.
I have used his services for 2 – 3 years now and I am a loyal customer.

Jerry and his guys came out the same week he gave me the estimate. It was a pretty simple job and he did it quickly and for a reasonable price. Would definitely call on him again next time I need something done.

My front and back yard was in dire need of a «reset» after neglecting it for the last several months. I found Jerry’s business through a neighborhood message board and am very glad I did. I called Jerry on a Saturday morning and he came by within a couple hours to give me a free estimate and explained what needed to be done. It was very hassle free and we had a nice friendly conversation afterwards.
His prices are very fair and we were very pleased with the work. We’d have no problems contacting him again for any future needs.