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Chainsaws, cranes, and trees coming down in awkward locations — that is how a September 2022 customer described PEMA's crew, and hard-to-reach trees run through the jobs people write up. PEMA, Incorporated works out of Revere, Massachusetts on tree removal, trimming, pruning and stump grinding. Its own site says ten years in business; its Angi and HomeAdvisor profiles list 28 years of experience. Angi and HomeAdvisor each show 4.8 from 617 ratings, and the written accounts run 2020 to 2024. Price comes up in seven of those twenty-five write-ups, each time as reasonable or the best of the quotes received — a January 2023 customer's whole review was "quick and reasonable pricing", and a March 2023 reviewer said PEMA had the best pricing of the several quotes they got and worked carefully in tight quarters. The awkward jobs are the ones customers describe in detail. In April 2020, a homeowner had an oak cut and removed from what they called an inaccessible area, a split hemlock fixed and another oak trimmed; a month later, another said the crew took out a big tree that had fallen in a small space to work in. After a storm in August 2022, PEMA came out promptly and scheduled the removal of a large sugar maple as soon as it could, and in October 2024 Luis C. arrived on time on a Thursday to quote a three-story pine removal plus pruning on three other tall trees. The two lowest-rated write-ups are both about landscaping rather than tree work, and both were posted in 2021. A June 2021 customer said the crew scattered the mulch, drove off with half of it still in the truck, and that weeds were visible again by June 6. In August 2021, another wrote that Henry had met with them about a landscaping service on July 31 and they had heard nothing since. Other 2021 customers described landscaping that went well — one said a project running several days came out exactly as the detailed quote laid out. For a tree that has to come down where a truck cannot easily reach, this is the crew customers keep describing doing exactly that. Ask for the certificate of insurance up front — a March 2023 customer said PEMA shared it without being asked — and if the job is landscaping rather than tree work, settle the scope and the finish in writing before anyone starts.
We had PEMA remove a 3 story pine tree and prune 3 other tall trees around the yard. Luis C. came out on a Thursday to provide an estimate. He showed up on time, and was friendly and polite. I wanted to get the job done so I didn’t get other estimates, but the price seemed fair enough and the work could be done early the next week. Due to a last minute cancellation, they offered to come at 8AM the next day so I agreed. The four man crew showed up on time and were done within 3 hours. The crew was polite and for the most part did everything I expected pros would do. They marked the irrigation system as to not damage sprinkler heads and lines, and put down boards for the machines to drive on as to not destroy the lawn. Using a remote controlled bucket lift they took down the 3 story pine tree, pruned the other trees, shredded all the debris, and then ground down the stump using a remote controlled stump grinder. They did a good job of cleaning up the yard, patio, and driveway, but I had realistic expectations since sawdust ends up everywhere. The only two things I wish they had done would be to have put a board in front of the house before stump grinding (they did it about halfway through so dirt was left on the house siding and in the window wells), and placed runners on the patio for the machines (it left black wheel/track marks on the concrete pavers, which didn’t hose off, but I may need to scrub). Either way I was satisfied with the work. The crew even moved the patio furniture back for me.
Great job!
Great work, very efficient.
Best pricing of the several quotes we received. Worked carefully in tight quarters. Able to schedule quickly.
When we reached out to tree removal contractors, PEMA was the most professional and organized out of all the options. They were proactive with sharing their certificate of insurance and had timely responses. Would hire again!
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from PEMA, Incorporated. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
Detailed craftsmanship5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Fence & carpentry work5.0
Wood and block retaining walls4.9
