Branch Manager Tree Service

Branch Manager Tree Service is a veteran-owned tree company working out of Jefferson in Worcester County, and the name homeowners actually write in their reviews is Dave — the owner, who turns up himself to look at the tree before anyone quotes a price. The work is straight tree care: removals, pruning and trimming, stump grinding, brush and storm cleanup. Recent jobs described by customers include a 100-foot tree taken down beside a house and a power line in West Boylston, six trees cleared in Marlborough, a carpenter-ant-infested cherry removed in Worcester, dead trees cleared in a day for a Sterling landowner, and a crew that got a bucket truck into a Worcester backyard on a 100-degree day and left no tire marks. Two things come up in almost every review. The first is speed: Dave answers the phone, often quotes the same day, and crews frequently start within days — one Worcester homeowner met him at a neighbour's house and had the work done the next morning. The second is cleanup. Reviewer after reviewer says the yard was left cleaner than they found it, with no debris, no ruts and no sawdust; one customer had woodchips stacked for the garden instead of hauled away. The crew gets named as often as the owner — Randy leads jobs and is repeatedly described as checking in mid-job to ask whether enough has been cut. Homeowners also credit the company with honest advice rather than upselling: a Shrewsbury owner worried about a huge maple was told the tree was healthy and only needed pruning over the roof, and another reviewer noted the crew "didn't try to sell me anything extra." Tricky work near houses, decks, sheds and wires is a recurring theme, described once as removal "with surgical precision." Pricing draws consistent praise as reasonable and competitive against other quotes, and repeat business is common — several reviewers are on their second or third job with the company. The reputation is strong and current: a 4.9-star Google average across 127 ratings, a 4.6 average from 33 reviews aggregated on Porch, an A+ BBB grade, and 104 reviews on file since 2022, of which 53 landed in the last six months with none negative. They are a good call for Central Massachusetts homeowners with a hazardous or storm-damaged tree, especially anyone who wants the owner to look at it personally and the yard left spotless. Before booking, confirm the current certificate of insurance for the crew and equipment coming to your property, and ask whether an arborist assessment is included when the question is prune-versus-remove.