Tree removal means taking a whole tree down and clearing what comes off it. In San Antonio most removals cannot be felled in one piece because there is a house, a fence or a drive underneath, so the tree is dismantled in sections on ropes or lifted out with a crane. Estimates are free and given on the property.
3 Monkeys Tree Service handles tree removal across San Antonio and the surrounding Bexar County communities. The company is locally owned and rated 4.9 across 544 Google reviews, with crews on call twenty four hours a day. Call (210) 253-7777 for a free on site estimate that carries no obligation.
A lot of trees get removed that did not need to be. Dead limbs in the canopy are not by themselves a reason, and neither is a lean the tree has held for twenty years. What actually matters is whether the structural wood is sound and what the tree would hit if it failed. A cavity in the main stem, fungal brackets at the base, bark shedding in sheets, or soil lifting on one side of the root plate are the findings that change the answer. We will tell you when a tree can be kept, even though keeping it is the smaller job.
Where there is a clear drop zone the tree can be felled whole, which is fast and inexpensive. On most residential lots there is not one. The alternative is climbing and dismantling from the top down, taking sections small enough to control on ropes and lowering them into whatever clear space exists. Where climbing is unsafe or the tree is over a roof, a crane lifts the sections out instead. The crane costs more per hour and often less overall, because the job takes a fraction of the time.
The stump stays unless you ask for it to go, and grinding is quoted separately because not everyone wants it done. Wood can be hauled away entirely, or cut to stove length and stacked if you want to keep it. Brush is chipped. Tell us which you prefer at the estimate, because it changes both the price and how the site looks when we leave.
Every job starts with somebody walking the site rather than quoting from the curb. We look at what has to be protected, where equipment can go, and what the work will actually require. That conversation happens before you sign anything, and the number we give you at the end of it is the number you pay.
There is no flat rate, and anyone quoting one over the phone is guessing. What moves the number is difficulty rather than size alone: how the work has to be carried out, what sits underneath, and how we get equipment to it. The estimate is free and the figure is written down.
We take trees down across the metro, including San Antonio, Boerne, Helotes and Bulverde. Same crews, same equipment, same cleanup wherever the job is.
It depends far more on difficulty than height. A large tree in an open yard can be cheaper than a medium one boxed in by a house, a fence and a power drop, because the second has to come apart piece by piece. Trunk diameter, lean, what sits underneath and how equipment reaches it all move the figure. We give a firm written number on site at no charge.
Possibly, and it depends where exactly you are. San Antonio maintains its own tree preservation rules, and the smaller cities inside and around Bexar County set their own separately. Thresholds generally key off trunk diameter and species. Confirm with whichever municipality your address sits in before the crew is booked, and ask us if you are not sure who that is.
Most single tree residential removals are a day or less. Multiple trees, very large specimens or anything needing a crane take longer, and we tell you which yours is at the estimate rather than on the morning. Scheduling is confirmed before you commit.
That is most of what we do here. It changes the method rather than ruling the job out: limbs over a structure come off in pieces small enough to control by hand, sections near a fence get roped rather than dropped, and protection goes down over anything underneath. The careful version is also the inexpensive version once you count what a dropped limb costs.
My husband and I couldn’t be happier with the makeover our trees received. We chose the perfect company, and the entire experience was wonderful from start to finish. The team was friendly, professional, and did an excellent job. We’d gladly return because of their outstanding service and the care they put into their work. Highly recommended.
Wonderfully professional and detail oriented. I definarly recommend 3 Monkeys Tree Service!
LOVED THEM! Super quick, friendly, and did what they promised. I almost wish I had more trees for them to fix. They trimmed the crazy one in the back, and took out one that was starting to grow under the driveway and break the concrete. Can't even tell it was there. 100% would use these guys again.
They were great! Came out the very next day. It was such a tall tree. Did an awesome job. They surpassed my expectations. I will absolutely be using them again.
3 monkeys tree service was amazing. They were on time and did a great job and when they left the area was completely clean up. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking for a great company with wonderful employees.
On time. Very professional, large crew. Everything was trimmed and clean. Trees won’t need cleaning up for a while but i would hire this team again in a heartbeat.
