J. Bonin Tree Services, LLC

J. Bonin Tree Services, LLC works out of 335 Southbridge Rd in Charlton and is run by owner Jonathan Bonin. It is a full tree-care outfit rather than a trimming-only crew: the company's own site lists removals, trimming and pruning, stump grinding, wood chipping, lot clearing, a 127-foot crane, bucket-truck and climbing work, and it also sells cordwood, wood pellets, mulch, stone, loam and compost. The BBB adds tree transplanting and hanging Christmas lights to that list. The most concrete account of the work is a 2023 r/WorcesterMA thread on crane-capable tree companies, where a homeowner wrote that J. Bonin "lifted a giant tree over our house with a crane because their trucks couldn't access our backyard," calling it a really great experience with quick work and a clean site afterwards. That is the specific capability the company advertises, described by someone who bought it. A Better Business Bureau reviewer, David F, separately wrote that he was completely satisfied with trimming on his large oak trees and called the crew professional and thorough; that review carries no date on the profile. The company says it was established in 2016 and reports 1,379 projects completed, seven employees and 79 five-star reviews on its own site. The BBB file tells the story slightly differently — Business Started 6/1/2015, incorporated 2/22/2017, "Years in Business: 11" — and separately the About page's "over 20 years of experience" is Jonathan Bonin's own career in tree work, not the LLC's age. The BBB grades the business A+ while noting it is not accredited; those are two separate facts. What is worth pinning down before booking is documentation and scope. The site states the company is fully insured including year-round workers' compensation — ask to see the certificate, since crane and climbing work is exactly where that matters. The BBB lists a licence number, HE-184600, from the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety and Inspections; that is the directory's record rather than a verified credential here, and DPS hoisting licences are issued to individual operators, so confirm it with the state and ask whose name it is under. The published feedback is also thin for a company claiming 79 five-star reviews: only two accounts are publicly readable, so ask for recent Charlton-area references. They are a sensible call for a homeowner with a large or awkwardly placed tree that needs a crane or a climber, and for anyone who wants firewood or bulk material from the same yard.