July 2022 by Grandma A.
Many neighbors in northern Cass County, MN had tree damage from the frequent summer thunderstorms summer 2022. Great Estates left a tag on my door as they were clearing storm-downed trees just up the road. Although I didn't have storm damage next to the house, a few blew down in the woods. I did have a dying spruce right next to the garage and a couple of basswoods that were growing over my roof that I decided to remove before they came down on my house in a storm. I set an appointment with Craig who was able to stop by in within 2 weeks, assessed the work, provided a written estimate to remove trees (no stump grinding) to which I agreed. He called the next week and we scheduled a day and time for the work. Craig does the estimates, Jeremy is the arborist and the guy in the bucket truck, Jordan is learning the biz and the guy on the chain saws, chipper and blower. Team arrived on time with bucket truck, (massive) chipper, blower & all equipment. They were respectful of my property, clean-up was great (no twigs or chips anywhere) and the problem trees were gone in a matter of hours. I suspect Great Estates is not the cheapest tree removal company around, however, you get what you pay for in this case. I've had other tree removal services who left trash for me to pick-up; missed appointments or just got too busy to do my job after the quote. Great Estates works a large area. Cash or check, only, at this time. I can enthusiastically recommend them.
