# Nickerson Tree & Landscape

**Trade:** Landscaping · **Address:** 136 George Ryder Rd, Chatham, MA 02633 · **Phone:** (508) 945-1755 · **Website:** http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 2.4/5** (low confidence) — from 3 reviews across 5 sources.

## The honest read

Nickerson Tree & Landscape is a landscaping and tree care company based at 136 George Ryder Road in Chatham, serving the lower Cape towns of Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans. The business describes itself as fully insured and locally rooted, offering seasonal cleanups, mowing, hedge trimming, irrigation, new lawn installation, and tree pruning alongside patio, walkway, and retaining-wall work.

The Better Business Bureau lists the company with an A+ letter grade (it is not a BBB-accredited business) and records 21 years in business. A 2024 Google review backs that longevity with praise for tree-cutting and snow-plowing work, calling it friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable.

More recently, a self-described 21-year customer left a detailed 2026 Google review describing a sharp decline in service and prices that nearly doubled, and said hydrangeas at their property were pruned so poorly the plants will not flower this year, after paying over $11,000 for work on a relatively small lot. A shortened version of the same complaint also appears on the business's BBB profile.

Anyone considering this business today should ask directly about current pricing and about who will be doing pruning and trimming work, given the gap between the older praise and the newer complaint.

**Strengths:**
- Tree cutting — a 2024 review calls the work friendly, timely, and reliable
- 21-year track record — BBB records the business at that age

**Concerns:**
- Recent quality complaint — a 2026 review reports declining service and near-doubled prices
- Hydrangea pruning — shrubs were pruned so badly they won't bloom this year
- Not BBB accredited — the A+ grade is not paired with accreditation

**Where sources disagree:**
- Google's own aggregate shows 4 stars from 4 ratings, but the only two review texts on file are one severe 1-star complaint (2026, a 21-year customer) and one 5-star (2024) -- the platform headline reads more positive than the written record shown here.
- The BBB review and the 2026 Google review open with the identical line ('Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS!') and are almost certainly the same underlying complaint published in truncated form on BBB and in full on Google, not two independent negative experiences.

## Claims & citations

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

- Full-service landscaping and tree care company based in Chatham, self-reported as serving the lower Cape towns of Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Full-service landscaping and tree care company serving Chatham and the lower Cape towns of Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans.”
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Stated service area (self-reported): Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans”
- Better Business Bureau lists the business with an A+ letter grade and 21 years in business, though it is not a BBB Accredited Business. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “BBB profile for the lower-Cape landscaping business (North Chatham location, not accredited), showing an A+ letter grade, 21 years in busine…”
- A 2024 Google review praised tree-cutting and snow-plowing work as friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkdXBmSEVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDdupfHEQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.”
- A 2026 Google review from a self-described 21-year customer reports declining service quality and prices that nearly doubled, and describes hydrangeas pruned so badly they will not flower this year, after paying over $11,000 for work on a relatively small lot. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xveWExbDFZa0ZhYWt4dllVODNlV2R4U1hOeFZYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOloya1l1YkFaakxvYU83eWdxSXNxVXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS! Quality of service declined dramatically in the last few years while their prices a…”
- The same negative account also appears, in shortened form, on the business's BBB profile. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS!”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “BBB profile for the lower-Cape landscaping business (North Chatham location, not accredited), showing an A+ letter grade, 21 years in busine…”
- Performs tree cutting, tree pruning, hedge trimming, lawn installation and maintenance, irrigation, and patio/walkway/retaining-wall construction. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Full-service landscaping and tree care company serving Chatham and the lower Cape towns of Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans.”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): Landscape Contractors”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkdXBmSEVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDdupfHEQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.”
- Google's own published aggregate (4 stars from 4 ratings) reads notably higher than the two review texts available here, one of them severe, detailed, and recent, supporting a read toward the upper half of the anchor band rather than at the anchor itself. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nickerson%20Tree%20%26%20Landscape&query_place_id=ChIJWb3RfFVr-4kRCUFMpyoxNm8) — “Google: 4★ from 4 ratings”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xveWExbDFZa0ZhYWt4dllVODNlV2R4U1hOeFZYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOloya1l1YkFaakxvYU83eWdxSXNxVXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS! Quality of service declined dramatically in the last few years while their prices a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkdXBmSEVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDdupfHEQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.”
- Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Full-service landscaping and tree care company serving Chatham and the lower Cape towns of Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans.”
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Stated service area (self-reported): Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): Landscape Contractors”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkdXBmSEVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDdupfHEQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.”
- Specializes in Tree Services _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com) — “Full-service landscaping and tree care company serving Chatham and the lower Cape towns of Harwich, Brewster, and Orleans.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkdXBmSEVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x6f36312aa74c4109!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDdupfHEQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nickerson%20Tree%20%26%20Landscape&query_place_id=ChIJWb3RfFVr-4kRCUFMpyoxNm8): 4.0★ from 4 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nickerson%20Tree%20%26%20Landscape&query_place_id=ChIJWb3RfFVr-4kRCUFMpyoxNm8): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-chatham/profile/landscape-contractors/nickerson-tree-landscape-0021-506146): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Exa](https://www.chathamlandscapingcapecod.com/): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Recent reviews

- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Michael Davis · 2026-07-15**: Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS! Quality of service declined dramatically in the last few years while their prices almost doubled. To spread salt in the wound, after firing them in the winter, I discovered that they had no idea how to trim/prune hydrangeas. They pruned them so b…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Danielle Jeanloz · 2024-02-22**: Great job. We’re very happy with the tree cutting and also snow plowing. Friendly, timely, affordable, and reliable service.
- **Better Business Bureau · Michael D**: Was a customer for over 20 years. Key word being WAS!

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