# Monomoy Tree Services

**Trade:** Tree Services · **Address:** Chatham, MA 02633 · **Phone:** (508) 945-1978 · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.0/5** (low confidence) — from 4 reviews across 4 sources.

## The honest read

Monomoy Tree Services is a small, decades-old operation in Chatham — BBB lists it as in business since 1984, with one employee, under owner Scott Walker. Reviewers who worked with them describe a crew led by Dave Whitcomb handling everything from felling large trees to clearing dead and diseased limbs and grinding stumps.

The written reviews on file run 2017 through 2020, not more recent, but they tell a fairly consistent story on both sides. In 2017 and again in 2019, customers who'd used the crew for years called them honest, prompt and thorough about cleanup — one 2019 account described Dave and his crew working all day taking down several trees and leaving the property spotless. Another 2019 review called them simply friendly and good at the job.

Not every account lines up: in a 2020 review, a customer hired them to fell one tree and lightly trim branches near power lines on another, and said the crew instead cut roughly 20 unrelated branches around and above the lines, changing the tree's shape more than agreed to. Worth being specific about scope before work starts, especially near power lines or a tree you want to keep looking a certain way.

Given how dated these reviews are and how small the crew is, it's worth a direct conversation about current staffing, insurance, and how close-in trimming near lines or structures will be handled before booking.

**Strengths:**
- Careful cleanup — reviewers repeatedly praised spotless job sites
- Trusted long-term — some customers used them for years of removals and trimming

**Concerns:**
- Scope disputes — a 2020 review said the crew over-trimmed near power lines

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- BBB lists the company as in business since 1984, a one-employee operation under owner Scott Walker, not BBB accredited _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/monomoy-tree-service-0021-511868) — “BBB profile for Monomoy Tree Service, PO Box 1212, Chatham MA: NOT BBB Accredited, BBB Rating 'Not Rated', in business since 1984 (42 years)…”
- In 2017 and 2019 reviews, a crew led by Dave Whitcomb was called honest, prompt and thorough about cleanup after tree removals _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ I couldn’t agree more with the others. Dave Whitcomb and his crew worked all day at my house taking down several trees and unsafe dead li…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ We have used this tree service for several years to remove dead and diseased trees, thin out natural forest, remove limbs and grind stump…”
- A 2019 review called the crew friendly and said the job was done well _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ So amazingly friendly and got the job done well”
- A 2020 review said the crew cut roughly 20 branches beyond the agreed scope while trimming near power lines _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “2★ Hired them to take down a large tree, and trim a couple branches on a nearby tree that were growing into power lines. Rather than the lig…”
- Specializes in Tree Services _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ I couldn’t agree more with the others. Dave Whitcomb and his crew worked all day at my house taking down several trees and unsafe dead li…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ We have used this tree service for several years to remove dead and diseased trees, thin out natural forest, remove limbs and grind stump…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9256000987751880487&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “2★ Hired them to take down a large tree, and trim a couple branches on a nearby tree that were growing into power lines. Rather than the lig…”

## License

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## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Monomoy%20Tree%20Services&query_place_id=ChIJb0EP4aEU-4kRJ5edo9vrc4A): 4.3★ from 4 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Monomoy%20Tree%20Services&query_place_id=ChIJb0EP4aEU-4kRJ5edo9vrc4A): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/monomoy-tree-service-0021-511868): Listed on this source
- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/monomoy-tree-service-chatham): Listed on this source

## Recent reviews

- **2/5 · Google Reviews · Justin Labdon · 2020-11-08**: Hired them to take down a large tree, and trim a couple branches on a nearby tree that were growing into power lines. Rather than the light trim near the lines they ended up cutting about 20 non related branches on all sides of the tree and above the lines, ruining the aesthetic and privacy of the a…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · K Murphy · 2019-12-17**: I couldn’t agree more with the others. Dave Whitcomb and his crew worked all day at my house taking down several trees and unsafe dead limbs, yet my place was spotless when they left!  The crew is professional and diligent.  Dave is honest and fair.  I would absolutely use his service again!
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · joanna d · 2019-08-06**: So amazingly friendly and got the job done well
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Bonnie Hessler · 2017-06-20**: We have used this tree service for several years to remove dead and diseased trees, thin out natural forest, remove limbs and grind stumps. Dave Whitcomb and his crew are honest, reasonable, knowledgeable, prompt, courteous, and good about cleanup. We recommend this service.

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