Kilmurry's Tree Service

An old arborist once commented after taking down some big trees close to my house: "Sometimes you pay for time, but today you payed for skill". Which was true, and also my experience with 4 days of Kilmurry's crew cutting at two different houses. We had many large (75-100') oaks, hickories, poplars, sweetgums, and pines very close to our house and driveway. Many had branches as long as 65' overhanging the house, pool, and patio. Same for my father in law's house. After getting several quotes from other companies, Kevin Kilmurry inspected and quoted both jobs. Given the large number of trees the day rate was the best option, and gives you the flexibility to prioritize as needed. Also, the ground crews can be working on other things, grinding old stumps, etc. while the tree crew is working. It's not cheap, but smaller companies were either higher, or no-bid as they could not compete with Kilmurry since a crane was needed to safely handle the big trees. The crews are professional, polite, and hard working. They will show up early, and be working by 7:30. They work till 3:30, then start cleanup. And are gone at 4:30. It's clear they are a solid team, with radio comms and separate tree, ground, and stump activities all taking place in parallel. We were very impressed with the team's skill, and the crane and skid steer ballet was impressive to watch. (The operators had 14+ years of experience with Kilmurry) Kilmurry has the best equipment, starting with the largest crane I've seen in tree service locally. It has a 127' boom, and can sit in one spot and reach over a house or similar. This was critical given the nature of the properties. They also use a tracked skid steer with a grapple, which works closely with the crane to safely lower and position large trees to be cut up. They literally took down a 100' pine with two cuts. They can take out 6-7 very large trees in a morning, move the big trunks offsite to be cut/sold, and the smaller chipped into 1 of 2 chip trucks. It is a first class operation. While most trees it makes sense to use the crane, they felled a huge pine (4' trunk, 100+ foot) on my property and put it exactly where they planned. Then rapidly processed it. The ground crews are working constantly when not bucking trees. They blow the driveway off, stage small branches for pickup with the grapple, etc. Same for the stump grinder, who works behind the tree crews once they leave an area. Everyone is working as a team. For small jobs Kilmurry won't be the cheapest. But they will be fast, professional, and safe. For big jobs they will be more cost effective than most and they can efficiently handle very large trees close to houses. My father in law's house had 4 large trees (75-85') literally growing next to the house on a steep slope. One was a 4' oak which was putting the foundation at risk, and had branches extending far over a neighbor's house. With the crane they were handled in a morning plus some smaller trees. Other companies were quoting 2 days for those trees alone. Some complain about Kevin, the owner. He's not a chatter, is very busy, and is always needing to get on to the next quote. He is not impolite, just can be a bit abrupt at times. But he is a pro, knows the business, and runs a very good team. You are paying for expertise and equipment, not hiring a friend. I mention this as you will see reviews complaining about his personality. To be very clear, he has always been congenial and professional with us. And his crews are super nice. There is a reason they stay so backed up (we waited 35 days for our job), they are that in demand by both individuals, commercial property managers, and city governments. After watching them work at my place, a neighbor lined up a job with Kilmurry as it was clear they could handle it safely.