Definitely call Andy McCracken, a guy who does work mostly around Del Mar and other parts of north county: 858-337-1441.
He’s been doing this a long time and is very knowledgeable, well-respected and offers fair prices. Don’t be put off by his trucks…one of his hobbies is restoring big vintage trucks so he doesn’t have fancy vehicles with a logo, but he is a wealth of knowledge and excellent at what he does. He doesn’t advertise but seems to always be in demand with most of his customers in old Del Mar. He’s done some very large, complicated jobs around town and cares a lot about the environment, especially taking good care of the trees.
BTW, he looks like he stepped right out of central casting for a mountain man type – long hair, beard, and ask him to show you his awesome custom belt buckle (a chain saw). Quite a character, but a genuinely nice guy who has true passion and expertise for what he does.
dear carli~
i completely AGREE!!! andy is the BEST!!! He has done my trees and impressed everyone i’ve ever recommended him to. he is sooo thankful for your kind words and very curious who you are. can you private message me, to let him know who carli is? [email protected]. smiles, goldenmane
I was very happy with Gary Walker and his company Green Tree World (http://www.greentreeworld.com/). He was able to tell us the names/types of all the trees on our property with just a glance. He also showed us how to care for each one (when and how much to water, trim and fertilize, etc). He trimmed our palms and a very large mulberry and fertilized everything. Two of our citrus trees that were at death’s door are flourishing now.
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