Lively Oak

It was a pleasure working with Jake from Lively Oak. He was able to prune two trees in my front yard, and help diagnose and try some remediation for a struggling dogwood. He also took the time to give me some tips about self-pruning so I can keep the lower branches (not climbing any trees myself, though it does look like fun!) tidier between professional pruning sessions. I also felt like he was quick to note trees that *didn’t* need any work, which I appreciated. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again. Thanks, Jake!

Jake is a real pro and a pleasure to deal with. I highly recommend his lumberjack services. Last weekend, on a Saturday morning, he skillfully and quickly brought down four dead ash trees (two were quite large) on our property in Halcott Center, felling them with remarkable proficiency in placement. (Catskills woods are suffering from ash borers, , resulting in lots of dead ash. At least we can convert them to firewood now that these four trees are safely on the ground.) I expected no less, having witnessed him a few weeks before take down a neighbor’s giant dying spruce tree and a rotting large cedar tree, both situated very near the road running by their house.

Jake is absolutely fantastic. I couldn’t imagine anyone else taking care of this job with more enthusiasm and genuine care for the tree and work. We had two huge blue spruces and an eastern red cedar that had grown near power lines and the house while suffering strong die back. They’d been a nightmare for us for a couple of years, but only because we hadn’t found these guys. Jake did fantastic work, the price was easily the best of the many quotes we’ve gotten, and honestly I will never believe another arborist would have done the work with as much skill. It was amazing thing to see, and to learn from. He’s gotta be the best in the Catskills. Very very highly recommend.

Highly recommend Lively Oak. Jake and Fadiga are fantastic – easygoing, highly skilled, and clearly passionate about what they do. Communication was excellent, pricing was fair, and the pruning of our very large backyard redwood required serious technical climbing, which they handled effortlessly. The site was left spotless. We’ll be using them for all our tree care needs moving forward.

I hired Jake, owner of Lively Oaks, to remove a small tree and prune other shrubs in my yard. They did an excellent job. The tree was removed, and other small trees and bushes were pruned with their health and beauty in mind. After, the team cut the trunk into firewood and neatly stacked the wood. They laid out cedar chips and cleaned up the yard leaving it looking like it was just professionally landscaped. Jake knows his trees and pruned them so that they’ll thrive in years to come. I highly recommend Lively Oaks.