Anthony Tree Services & Landscaping

Anthony Tree Services & Landscaping, in Lynn, Massachusetts, carries a Google rating of 5.0 across 100 ratings — and nearly every one of them describes the same scene: a tree coming down safely in someone's yard. The company says it was founded by Anthony Lopez, described on its own site as a Guatemalan national, almost two decades ago, and now runs a five-person crew that includes ISA-certified arborists. That held up this spring and summer. One customer had a four-person crew show up the day after a competitive quote to fell and clear a tree; another's 60-foot oak was fully removed within two days of the first call. A third had the crew switch mid-job from a bucket truck to hand-felling to avoid driving equipment over a septic system, finishing the removal, breakdown, and yard cleanup inside an hour. The last sixteen reviews, dating back to January, are all five stars, and the same specifics keep recurring: crews that show up when they say they will, prices that beat competing quotes, climbers who don't need a crane in a tight yard, and cleanup thorough enough that customers stop noticing a tree was ever there. Repeat business runs through the fuller history too — several reviewers mention this being their second, third, or even fifth time calling them back over the years. Worth asking about before booking: the company's own site lists its service area inconsistently, naming both the North Shore towns right around Lynn — Saugus, Swampscott, Revere — and, separately, a cluster of suburbs more than 20 miles west, from Newton to Lexington. Confirm they actually cover your town. It's also worth being clear-eyed that this is fundamentally a tree crew — the landscaping and fencing mentioned on the site and in a handful of reviews (grass seeding, shrub and ornamental pruning, fence installation) are real but a much smaller share of what they're actually known for. For a tree that needs to come down safely, especially a tricky one near a house, a fence line, or overhead wires, the record here is deep and consistently positive. If the job is landscape design or fence work rather than tree removal, ask to see photos of that specific kind of project before booking.