Customer Testimonials

  • Ken Walz | 5 Stars

    Joe and the crew at tree house arbor have helped us with many trees, including the removal of a particularly challenging hazard tree. They managed to take down a giant oak that measured more than 3 feet in diameter with a stem splitting open from the top, and rotting apart from the bottom. They got it down without issue and the crew was super professional and safe. Joe is a degreed forester, licensed arborist, and a teacher of urban forestry. He can advise in tree health, disease, and selection of new species to replace trees that are removed. There are lots of tree companies out there, but none that I know of that offer this level of skill and expertise.

  • Matthew Digman | 5 Stars

    We used Joe to remove three Ash trees and have consulted with him on new plantings. He is truly an expert and craftsmen. His recommendations are backed by science. His crew is professional and it's clear that safety is a priority. Many contractors will send one person to bid the job and others to complete; Joe will be there and will be the guy in the tree. Joe also accommodated us with reusing the chipped wood and cuttings for our kids to play on!

  • Taylor Warsek | 5 Stars

    We bought our current home 9 years ago with the knowledge that we inherited had a very large, old silver maple that shaded our roof, but was also becoming a hazard. Joe helped us save that tree for a few more years of shade by thinning out old, dangerous branches and cabling other areas of the branching so the hazard was mitigated. Three years ago, Joe tackled removing this old giant with his expert climbing skills. Nothing else in our yard was damaged and this was a huge job. We only trust Joe with all the trees, both new and aging in our yard. He checks them all yearly. We highly recommend Joe and his team.

  • Scott Bauer | 5 Stars

    There is no one better in Madison for your tree needs than Tree House. Joe is professional, prompt and he and his team do amazing work. If you want the job done right, at the best price, look no further than Tree House!

  • Matthew Digman

    We used Joe to remove three Ash trees and have consulted with him on new plantings. He is truly an expert and craftsmen. His recommendations are backed by science. His crew is professional and it's clear that safety is a priority. Many contractors will send one person to bid the job and others to complete; Joe will be there and will be the guy in the tree. Joe also accommodated us with reusing the chipped wood and cuttings for our kids to play on!

  • Barbara Brasser

    Joe has done tree work for us for many years now. He is a truly knowledgeable professional who cares about the health of our trees and our environment. With his excellent equipment, he and his small climbing crew have done major pruning and removal in our yard with minimal disturbance to the surrounding plants and gardens. And his prices have always been the most reasonable that I’ve found. We highly recommend Joe and Tree House!

  • Eleanor Parks

    Joe House and his associates have removed two trees for me. One was a very large ash tree that had been damaged by the emerald ash bore. The other was a large river birch that was in the middle of a garden of large hostas. They took the river birch down piece by piece without ever damaging a single leaf of any of the hostas below. They can be can be relied upon to safely tackle the most challenging removals. Joe is very knowledgable and an excellent communicator and been very helpful maintaining the trees on my property.

Joel Eidsath

My wife and I moved into our house 3 years ago, and one of the things that we really loved about it was the beautiful black walnuts in the back yard, easily the tallest trees on the block. Unfortunately, when our first spring came around, there were a lot of dead branches that came tumbling down with it. The previous owners had never done any tree maintenance.

On advice from neighbors, we contacted Joe House for an inspection. He came by personally, and was extremely knowledgeable and helpful about our trees, what we could expect for the future, and what sorts of work was necessary now, in addition to quite a bit of local botanical knowledge.

When Joe's crew came by to trim some of the deadwood, it was a real treat to watch. Those are some high climbers! They removed the deadwood, cleared away all of the debris, and were also able to remove an ash near the fence line (due to the emerald ash borer issue that's hitting a lot of the US) while preserving a Norwegian elm just a few feet away.

After all the work was done, Joe helped me to pick out and set up a tree swing for my kids, who have really enjoyed being able to play in their yard without any fear from falling deadwood!

Tracy Will

Tree House Arbor Services did an extraordinarily great job removing a massive 70+ foot-tall soft-wood Maple growing less than 12 feet from our house. They took two work days to completely remove the tree and clean up the site, as well as remove two dead 30-foot pine trees on our lot line and trim a huge Siberian elm, all by climbing, using ropes to lower huge branches, and excellent teamwork! Their fee was reasonable, and considering the quality of their work, courteous demeanor, and attention to my needs as a homeowner, they far exceeded my expectations and did a stupendous job. From the start of the experience, evaluating the state of health of the tree, determining its potential for failure, using a test to determine whether it had a hollow core, to the fair estimate of both time and cost, through the tree-removal process and clean up, they were impeccable.

I recommend them highly, not merely for the work ethic displayed, but especially for the magnitude of the tree removed (10-foot circumference, and at least 70-feet tall) and their skill using traditional arborist techniques, low-impact equipment, and extra effort to minimize any negative impact on my property. My house is now safe from the potential damage of the tree, its annoying habit of being the last tree to drop its leaves each fall, the clogged gutters, and cascade of debris that seemed to rain down year round, and 8 cubic yards of chipped mulch to spread under our shrubs and on the garden paths. A++ work. Thank you!