Cicoria Tree and Crane Service, Inc.

Cicoria Tree and Crane Service has been cutting down trees in Beverly since 1981, and the crane is the through-line: reviewers keep describing jobs a smaller outfit couldn't touch — a lightning-struck tree pulled down the morning after the strike, a huge ash lifted out from between a house and the power lines, a wooded lot cleared tree by tree at a per-day rate instead of nickel-and-diming each trunk. Mark Cicoria runs the family-owned operation, and its site lists TCIA accreditation and an ISA board-certified master arborist on staff. The company says it's been family-run since 1981; its BBB profile lists a slightly earlier start date of 1979. Either way, it's decades in, with 317 ratings averaging 4.9 on Google and an A+ BBB grade despite not seeking BBB accreditation. Recent reviews describe a crew that explains its approach before starting, shows up with a crane and finishes big jobs in hours, and leaves the site cleaner than it found it. Several customers mention using Cicoria repeatedly over a decade or more, calling the pricing fair and the responsiveness consistent. It isn't spotless lately. One recent customer described a multi-week wait and a confusing back-and-forth over paperwork before canceling the job entirely, and another left a vaguer complaint about how the company communicates and is managed, without giving specifics. A review from a few months earlier described a stump-grinding charge that came in above the original quote, plus a police-detail fee the customer hadn't asked for — worth asking about upfront if the job needs road access or permits. For a homeowner staring at a tree that just came down in a storm, or one that needs a crane to get it out safely, Cicoria's history backs that up: they've handled the hard, awkward removals for over 40 years, and most recent customers still say so. Get the quote itemized — permits, police details, stump grinding — and confirm how soon they can actually get on the schedule before assuming next-morning service is typical.