Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Iron Tree Service. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Storm response — fallen trees cleared within hours of the call
Spotless cleanup — yards raked and driveways swept before leaving
Named arborists — Dennis and Anthony singled out for clear estimates
Verified registration — Massachusetts HIC 189330 confirmed active
Repeat work — customers describe four or more separate jobs
Review pressure claim — one 2025 reviewer says removal was demanded
Conservation enforcement item — Beverly minutes name the company in an order
Iron Tree Service is a Beverly tree company built around heavy equipment. Customers keep describing the same thing: a crane rather than a bucket truck, limbs lifted up and away from the tree instead of dropped, and a yard that looks untouched afterwards. One reviewer this spring watched four gigantic pines and a massive white oak come down and called the crew organised and careful around the property; another had trees craned up and over the house and power lines; a third had the team move a 4,000-pound shed with the same crane.
Storm work is where the speed shows. A customer whose 30-foot tree came down on a Saturday morning got a call back from an arborist within five minutes, an estimate fifteen minutes later and the tree gone within four hours. A condo association that woke at 3:30am to a white pine on the roof had Iron Tree on site with crane and chipper by 7:30, in a December 2025 account. Another had a storm-thrown branch off the deck the same day.
People name the individuals: Dennis Silvio for estimates and responsiveness, Anthony Lauria for detailed walk-throughs of exactly which limbs come off, Chris, Matt, Jordan, Brad on the crane. A customer who has hired them four times over six years for pruning, 90-to-100-foot removals and stump grinding called them the best-equipped tree company on the North Shore.
The credentials line up with the reputation. Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration 189330 is registry-verified as active in the name Iron Tree Service, LLC, and the company has been BBB accredited since 2015 with an A+ grade. The Boston Globe photographed an Iron Tree arborist clearing a tree that had destroyed a bedroom and three cars in Lynnfield, and the company handled the removal of the copper beech at the Saugus Iron Works.
Two things belong in the same picture. In October 2025 a one-star reviewer wrote that if you leave a bad review the owner will call and demand you take it down — an allegation about how criticism is handled, not about the work, but one worth knowing when reading a 4.9 average. And the City of Beverly Conservation Commission's minutes carry an enforcement-order item headed '140 Hart Street – Jeffrey Burbank & Iron Tree Service'; the minutes show the item being taken up, not a finding, and the record here is undated, so ask the company about it rather than assume.
For a big, awkward or dangerous tree — near wires, over a roof, in a tight side yard — this is the kind of outfit that owns the right machine and will be there fast after a storm. Confirm the crane access plan and any conservation-commission or town permit your property needs before the date is set.
Heard around town
News & the web
Saugus Iron Works faces tree-mendous loss - ItemliveJul 24, 2026
“Workers from Iron Tree Service guide a part of the iconic copper beech tree to a wood chipper at the Saugus Iron Works on Thursday.”
Storm Update: Trees downed across Mass. due to saturationDec 19, 2023
“An Iron Tree arborist cleaned up outside of the Walsh family home in Lynnfield Monday after a tree fell on the home destroying the bedroom and three cars.”
The Iron Rail Commission Thanks Iron Tree Service for Donated Work on Arbor DayMay 24, 2016
“The Iron Rail Commission thanks Iron Tree Service and John Maestranzi for the tree removal and pruning work done at the Iron Rail property and at Pingree Park on April 29. Iron Tree donated their services and equipment as part of their annual celebration of Arbor Day”
“Siggelkos states that an Iron Tree arborist inspected the trees and recommended removing them, noting that if they fall they will likely fall toward the house.”
Iron Tree took down a difficult tree to remove near electrical wires. The price was fair, they came when promised, took the tree down easily and cleaned up afterwards. All in All a very positive experience, highly recommended.
From start to finish this is a professional company! I was lucky to have met Dennis and we went over the tree work I needed in my backyard. Every detail was taken care of the team was on time and the work was clean! I will only be using Iron Tree in the future.
Easy process. Entire staff was great. I appreciate their friendly approach and support. I also look forward to having the team back at end of the summer.