Golden Tree Maintenance

Golden Tree Maintenance handles tree service work out of Lewisville, Texas, with a second yard in Little Elm. The company runs both a tree crew and a stone yard that stocks gravel, river rock, mulch, soil, sand, moss rock, flagstone, and firewood. Chris Coates and Chris handle estimates and customer calls, while crews led by names like Cory Nelson carry out the field work. They take on trimming, removal, stump grinding, bamboo clearing, and seasonal cleanups such as cutting back pampas grass.

Customers call them for big live oaks, cedar elms, red oaks, and dead palms that need canopy thinning or full removal. Reviews describe crews reaching outer limbs on tall trees, cutting out mistletoe, and grinding stumps without leaving large piles behind. Several mention repeat jobs on the same properties for spring cleanups or storm-damaged limbs, with yards left clear of debris and grass able to grow again once heavy shade or dropped nuts are reduced. One customer noted proper pruning on a live oak that other crews had shaped wrong, and another pointed out careful work around flower beds and pavers.

Crews show up on the day they promise, answer questions on site, and finish within the quoted price. Response to calls is quick, and the Lewisville yard stays open Monday through Friday from eight to five and Saturday from eight to three. They serve Lewisville, Little Elm, and nearby spots like The Colony. Reviewers note fair pricing on both small trims and large removals, plus the option to pick up mulch or stone while settling the tree bill.

Most feedback highlights solid results on large trees, thorough cleanup, and reasonable costs, though a few note occasional yard divots or stump grindings left behind. The company holds a Google rating of 4.7 from 372 reviews. DIRT Score 4.6 from 372 reviews on Finds.

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“I've used Golden Tree maintenance twice now for tree trimming and they've been great! Happy with our service, they're responsive and fairly priced. They've taken the time to answer my questions and do a good job cleaning up after the fact. They're close to 5 stars to me, but during our last trimming, the crew left multiple large divets in our front yard from larger branches, so could do a bit better at being careful during trimming.”

“We are repeat customers of Golden Tree and are always happy with their work. We appreciate their skill especially given the large size of our trees. They are able to reach the outer part of the canopy and clean up the heavy limbs. The trees look great and the crew did an excellent job on the cleanup!”

“We have been using Golden Tree Maintenance for over 10 years. Their work has always been excellent. Chris Coates knows exactly what our trees need. We always have them do the annual spring cleanup of our huge pampas grass plants around our pool. It’s very messy and the leaf blades are super sharp, especially after a freeze. They make it look easy when it really isn’t. Their work ethic and skills are truly outstanding. Cleanup is always impeccable. And to top it off, their pricing is fair and reasonable!”

“Golden Tree Maintenance was excellent. We had a very large cedar elm that needed a lot of work. They responded quickly, were priced reasonably, showed up when they said they would, and took care of the work promptly and professionally. Our yard hasn't looked this good in ages, and hopefully we can get some grass to grow in our front lawn again. I would highly recommend them.”

“I unconditionally recommend golden tree maintenance for your needs with five stars. A bit of background here, the tree in the photo, her name is April, and she's a big part of why I purchased the house more than 20 years ago. During that time, she has had her pruning done by a number of tree services including licensed arborists.She is a live oak and based on the folks you use some prune her like they want her to be a lollipop. Some prune her like they need to get to the next job and only golden tree pruned her correctly. Both she and I are happy and grateful with the service. Regarding the service experience, a full five stars. The overall experience was exceptional, starting with me making a phone call as a new customer, the call getting answered. My needs understood a quote scheduled for 2 days out. Quote done and maintenance scheduled for a couple of days after that and service performed on time. Well that should be maintenance and vendor service 101. It isn't in my experience and they nailed it. From a cost perspective, the value is exceptional and met my budget. When the service was actually being performed, it was done by obviously caring and knowledgeable folks who did it”

“I wanted to write a review about my experience. I know this may be a long review, but you see, we have this massive tree, a tree we love because of the shade it provided and amount of birds that came to sit and sing in the top. However, as you can see, it is next to our swimming hole nestled tightly in this space in our messy little yard. The tree itself wasn’t very friendly as it would drop little sticky nuts that made a mess everywhere, drop its leaves in our pool and had roots that loved to grow and stretch its legs up through the pavers in our yard. It wasn't always this big and had not been trimmed like it should have been. We did still love it and were sad at the thought of letting it go. We called Golden Tree Maintenance, and Chris came quickly to offer advice and confirmed this messy tree needed to go. They gave us an estimate and gave us time to think about it, remember we loved this huge tree and had watched it grow for over ten years. The day came for them to come, and to my amazement, it was fun to watch how skillfully these guys swung from branch to branch using safety ropes and teamwork. They carefully removed it without damage to our swimming hole or the fence. I was”

“Needed a fairly large trim back program, even on some branches that had a lot of poison ivy growing on them. They did a great job. Highly recommended and straightforward.”

“We have used Golden Tree Maintenance several times in the past and it is not the same company it previously was! I have no idea what happened, but just because you have used them in the past does not mean you will get the same quality of work. Our problem started with our quote. We got a quote for having a tree removed and stump grinding. It was about $1100. Two days later we received a coupon in the mail for free stump grinding with tree removal so we called and asked if they would honor the coupon. Chris was extremely rude and unprofessional. He said that coupon would need to be shown to him at the time of the quote. Clearly, that was not a valid coupon and was a "charge a higher price initially and give a fake discount" coupon. We decided to go ahead and use them since we had had a good experience in the past. On two different occasions, they were scheduled to do the removal. I took off work to be at home so I could open the gate to give them access to the backyard and they called late in the afternoon to say they wouldn't make it that day and would have to reschedule. The third date that they scheduled the came and removed our tree and trimmed our other. Our poor tree. It loo”

“Edit - I needed Golden tree to come out and remove bamboo, they’ve gone above and beyond expectations! I will always recommend this company. I’ve used Golden Tree a couple of times now, this past Friday it was for a dead tree just a few feet from the front of my house. Great prices and they do the job well.”

“I have used Golden Tree for years. The prices are good , they do excellent work and the best thing is they chop it all up and leave your yard looking better than before they came”

“Great price and performance. GTM has trimmed and thinned my 2 Red Oaks 3 times. I have been extremely happy with each visit. The estimator is always fast but thorough. They've never cancelled or been late. Heck you can haul a bunch of mulch from their shop after the deal is settled up. Lastly....they are the very definition of "Reasonably Priced". Give these folks a shot....seriously. my neighbors and i are glad i did.”

“We have used Golden Tree Maintenance at several homes over the years and I have always been pleased with the work. They work quickly to get the job done and the trees thrive after being trimmed. We had one tree with a lot of mistletoe and they cut it all out. Our live oak’s trunk was damaged in the hard freeze of 2021, so they advised a deep root fertilizer. We shall see.”

“I had a huge dead palm tree from last winter freeze removed. You can’t even tell I ever had it. Cleaned up so nicely. I had five huge live oaks cleaned up and looks awesome. They took pride in their work.”

“Showed up 10 mins before closing b/c traffic put me behind to just grab a few bags of fire wood but b/c of the “no loading 15 minutes prior to closing” BS policy I was not able to place an order. No cash, debit, or credit payment would be accepted b/c I missed “the load” time by 5 min. IT WAS A BAG OF WOOD….. I am a welling and capable man that can load the bags of wood that are 5ft from the exit but no Mendy wouldn’t accept any sort of payment. The guy behind me was there since 4:30 had over $1000 worth of stuff he wanted but nope Mendy wouldn’t take a payment since it was after 4:45. The owner of this place has probably lost entire years worth of house payments b/c they won’t accept a payment or God for bid let a man load his own order after 4:45. I’m sure there are some good employees but Mendy isn’t one of them and I would give 0 stars if I could. Highly recommend going somewhere else that you don’t have to deal with her at the front desk she clearly hates her job.”

“I appreciate Chris for coming out and giving me a hand drawn mini blueprint for the other guys to come out in a couple of weeks later, so they did not mess anything up. They arrived on time, were professional in dealing with by knocking on the door letting me know they were there; Extra care given to the flowerbeds around the base of the trees AND so polite and nice while talking with them. This was the first time I have gotten our trees pruned back in order to protect the house and help get rid of any dangerous limbs that were about to fall down due to the storms we have been getting in Texas here recently. They taught me that trees should be trimmed every 2-3 years if I remember correctly. I had been buying firewood from them off / on for years, but this service took it a step further, and I will continue supporting another local business <3”

“This is our 4th time using Golden Tree to trim our huge Oak trees, they do a great job at a great price.”

“I've used Golden Tree Maintenance for several years and I'm always very pleased with the service and quality of work.”

“Chris from Golden tree made a competitive offer for the removal of a large, 20 year-old bradford pear pair and pruning of 2 read oaks. He told me that it would take a while before they would be able to come by (which was fine since there was no urgency). 3 weeks later, crew came as planned and did a great job. They were very skilled and worked fast. They finished the job by cleaning up well. I will use them again when needed.”

“I made the mistake of not being there for the initial quote. So when the guys came to make the trim and cut, they had an additional tree added that wasn't even mine. Then, they didn't even have the major oak tree in my back yard included. Luckily I was there when they were ready to cut/trim to review it. You'd think they would cut down the back one since they had an extra one in the front but they just "lightly trimmed" the back one instead and I still paid the exact same amount. Also, if you're griding down stumps, they'll leave the grindings there. If you want them great. I didn't want them so I had to bag all of it myself. You'd think they'd offer to take it away for the amount you paid but no.”

“I just wanted to give a personal shout out to Cory Nelson and his crew, and Chris Coats! My neighbor had a lot of tree trimming and removal done, here in The Colony where we live. I pretty much observed the entire process from 8:15am this morning until they just finished and cleaned up! Excellent work and professional service!!!! I’m so impressed I will be making arrangements in the near future for 2 large tree removals and 1 tree trimming! Great job guys!!!! I strongly recommend them to everyone!!!”