Kelly Garr — Oct 02, 2022
We had a disappointing experience working with Adam and Viking Trees. Viking Tree was contracted for crew of 3 for 5 days of tree…
We had a disappointing experience working with Adam and Viking Trees. Viking Tree was contracted for crew of 3 for 5 days of tree removal and cleanup at a daily fixed rate. The contract that we agreed upon stated the following-
Removal of all diseased evergreens
Removing 1/3 of overgrowth
Remove bamboo
Clean up yard and garden area
Use fungicide injections (3 trees)
Remove disease branches from all save-able diseased evergreens
Prune remaining trees, poison stumps (updated to remove one large tree)
Remove all invasive maple and tree starts
Other than the one tree removal, work was done poorly, incomplete and large amount of debris left behind. Compensation for the desirable wood from the tree removal was never discussed or offered. Crew was short staffed most days, arrived late, and left early. Debris was not removed daily. A small trailer was used even though a larger dump trailer was said to be available. This resulted in debris being piled on the lawn and having to move debris twice. In the end, garbage was left on the property and large amounts of tree logs, bush and branches were left. Several followup agreements were made to remove debris, however after 2.5 weeks another company was hired to haul off the debris.
Day 1:
Start time: 9:45 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm.
Approximately 4-5 hours was spent by 3 crew members cutting down a Walnut which we were initially told only needed dead branches removed, however, we were informed that the entire tree was diseased and needed to be removed. As a result, Adam agreed to remove the entire tree and haul it away. This tree was later determined by us to be a desirable black walnut wood and Adam offered no compensation for the recovered wood.
No other work was completed.
Day 2:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 2:30-3 pm. Crew left early to go work another job.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. The diseased walnut tree was left with large branches on the ground.
No other work was completed.
Day 3:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm. Adam left early to work on another job.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. Walnut was still left. Some pruning was completed with branches and debris left in front and backyard. We were informed that there was an inadequate trailer so branches would be hauled off once they acquired an adequate trailer.
Day 4:
Start time: 10:00 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. Pruning was done and some invasive maples were removed.
Crew left around 2-3 pm..
Day 5:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 4:30 pm.
4 crew members showed up that day. Bamboo was partiallyremoved, fungicide injections were used, diseased branches were cut.
Yard and the garden area was not cleaned. We were promised that over the weekend the large branches, trash, and debris left would be hauled away.
The lumberman who cut the walnut proceeded to mill the wood and selectively take boards to resell for himself. Large trunks of the walnut were left.
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We had a disappointing experience working with Adam and Viking Trees. Viking Tree was contracted for crew of 3 for 5 days of tree removal and cleanup at a daily fixed rate. The contract that we agreed upon stated the following-
Removal of all diseased evergreens
Removing 1/3 of overgrowth
Remove b…
We had a disappointing experience working with Adam and Viking Trees. Viking Tree was contracted for crew of 3 for 5 days of tree removal and cleanup at a daily fixed rate. The contract that we agreed upon stated the following-
Removal of all diseased evergreens
Removing 1/3 of overgrowth
Remove bamboo
Clean up yard and garden area
Use fungicide injections (3 trees)
Remove disease branches from all save-able diseased evergreens
Prune remaining trees, poison stumps (updated to remove one large tree)
Remove all invasive maple and tree starts
Other than the one tree removal, work was done poorly, incomplete and large amount of debris left behind. Compensation for the desirable wood from the tree removal was never discussed or offered. Crew was short staffed most days, arrived late, and left early. Debris was not removed daily. A small trailer was used even though a larger dump trailer was said to be available. This resulted in debris being piled on the lawn and having to move debris twice. In the end, garbage was left on the property and large amounts of tree logs, bush and branches were left. Several followup agreements were made to remove debris, however after 2.5 weeks another company was hired to haul off the debris.
Day 1:
Start time: 9:45 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm.
Approximately 4-5 hours was spent by 3 crew members cutting down a Walnut which we were initially told only needed dead branches removed, however, we were informed that the entire tree was diseased and needed to be removed. As a result, Adam agreed to remove the entire tree and haul it away. This tree was later determined by us to be a desirable black walnut wood and Adam offered no compensation for the recovered wood.
No other work was completed.
Day 2:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 2:30-3 pm. Crew left early to go work another job.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. The diseased walnut tree was left with large branches on the ground.
No other work was completed.
Day 3:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm. Adam left early to work on another job.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. Walnut was still left. Some pruning was completed with branches and debris left in front and backyard. We were informed that there was an inadequate trailer so branches would be hauled off once they acquired an adequate trailer.
Day 4:
Start time: 10:00 am. Work ended around 3:30-4 pm.
Only 2 crew members showed up that day. Pruning was done and some invasive maples were removed.
Crew left around 2-3 pm..
Day 5:
Start time: 10:30 am. Work ended around 4:30 pm.
4 crew members showed up that day. Bamboo was partiallyremoved, fungicide injections were used, diseased branches were cut.
Yard and the garden area was not cleaned. We were promised that over the weekend the large branches, trash, and debris left would be hauled away.
The lumberman who cut the walnut proceeded to mill the wood and selectively take boards to resell for himself. Large trunks of the walnut were left.
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