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Best overall in El Cajon: Pedro's Tree Service, CR Score 67/100; 4.9★ from 162 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): CM Precision Tree and Landscape Maintenance Inc, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 176.
Most-reviewed: Plumbing Tree, 227 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 176 ranked; ranked #39.
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176 El Cajon tree services are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 57 are open 24/7, 133 open Saturdays and 83 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 176 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro's Tree Service | 67 | 4.9★ (162) | El Cajon | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | CM Precision Tree and Landscape Maintenance Inc | 66 | 5.0★ (192) | San Diego, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Alex Tree Service | 64 | 5.0★ (110) | Irvine, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | ESCOBAR TREE SERVICE & STUMP GRINDER | 64 | 5.0★ (98) | San Diego, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Arce's El Cajon Tree Service | 64 | 5.0★ (53) | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | genesis tree service | 63 | 5.0★ (132) | Ramona, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | CM Precision Tree and Landscaping | 63 | 4.9★ (35) | El Cajon | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Green Planet Tree Service | 63 | 4.9★ (56) | El Cajon | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | Arbor Task Tree Service San Diego | 62 | 4.8★ (92) | Chula Vista, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Arce's La Mesa Tree Service | 62 | 5.0★ (45) | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 162 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 8 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 192 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Irvine, 8 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 110 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 9 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 3 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Ramona, 8 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 132 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in El Cajon
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in El Cajon
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chula Vista, 11 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in El Cajon
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in La Jolla, 16 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 87 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 9 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 91 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Bonita, 10 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Lakeside, 7 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Coronado, 9 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 143 Google reviews.
Based in Lemon Grove, 6 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 15 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 158 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Spring Valley, 4 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in El Cajon
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chula Vista, 9 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Diego, 16 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Spring Valley, 4 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chula Vista, 17 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 176 ranked tree services here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more tree services within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo’s Tree Service Inc | 5.0★ (11) | 25 mi |
| Arbor West Tree Surgeons Inc | 3.4★ (10) | 16 mi |
| City Wide Landscaping | In El Cajon | |
| Estates Tree Service | 4.8★ (58) | 18 mi |
| Four Seasons Gardening and Landscaping | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Henderson Tree Service | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Jons Tree Trimming & Removal Service | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| JP Landscaping | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| JUST GREEN LANDSCAPING INC. | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Lifetime Tree Service | 5.0★ (7) | 25 mi |
| Lightning Tree Service Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Loma Tree Pros San Diego | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Manzanita Garden & Tree Care | 5.0★ (5) | 17 mi |
| Payless Tree Service | 4.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Pro Star Tree Service Poway | 5.0★ (3) | 15 mi |
| Riversand Environmental LLC | In El Cajon | |
| Royal Tree Service INC | 3.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Ted Safford & Son Arborists | 5.0★ (11) | 17 mi |
| Tree Doctor USA - Tree Care Services | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Tree Doctor USA - Tree Health Care Service | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for El Cajon. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree removal | $200 | $750 | $2,000 | Per tree: typical range of customer-reported removals. US national range | October 2026 |
Late fall through winter, when most trees are dormant, is the usual time for planned pruning and removals. Emergency removals spike after windstorms, when waits for planned work get longer.
We scored 176 El Cajon tree services on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In El Cajon data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |