222 tree services ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Rancho Santa Margarita: South Green Tree Care Inc, CR Score 67/100; 5.0★ from 281 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Reg's Tree Service, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 222.
Most-reviewed: Juan Tree Service, 505 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 222 ranked; ranked #17.
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222 Rancho Santa Margarita tree services are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 71 are open 24/7, 178 open Saturdays and 114 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 222 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Green Tree Care Inc | 67 | 5.0★ (281) | Rancho Santa Margarita | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Reg's Tree Service | 66 | 5.0★ (217) | Fountain Valley, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Orange County Tree Services | 63 | 5.0★ (265) | Anaheim, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 4 | Luna Tree | 63 | 5.0★ (115) | Dana Point, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Tom's Tree Service | 62 | 5.0★ (88) | Anaheim, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Environmental Green Tree Care/ Killelea Landscape | 62 | 5.0★ (267) | Anaheim, 22 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Zamora Tree Services | 61 | 5.0★ (147) | Anaheim, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Don Williams Landscape And Tree Service | 61 | 4.7★ (78) | Anaheim, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Ezra Tree Service | 61 | 4.9★ (84) | Corona, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | HLI Tree Services | 61 | 5.0★ (451) | Corona, 24 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
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: 5.0★ from 281 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Fountain Valley, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 217 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 10 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 265 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Dana Point, 10 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 10 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 22 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 267 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 13 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 147 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 10 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Corona, 14 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Corona, 24 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 451 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chino, 14 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chino, 14 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 146 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Brea, 11 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Corona, 21 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in San Juan Capistrano, 12 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Orange, 16 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Artesia, 23 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 505 Google reviews, the most in Rancho Santa Margarita.
Based in Orange, 19 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 6 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Alcoa, 10 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Coto De Caza, 10 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Anaheim, 23 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 69 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Riverside, 22 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Irvine, 12 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Santa Ana, 19 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 49 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 222 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Betterment Tree Health Care | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Bro Tree Service Inc | 5.0★ (3) | 19 mi |
| CHT Chino Hills Tree Services | 5.0★ (9) | 23 mi |
| Elite Tree Care | 3.9★ (7) | 21 mi |
| Elm Tree Care | 5.0★ (13) | 24 mi |
| GHAI'S Inc. | 3.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Hiking Town Tree ServiceService 22353 Rancho Santa Margarita | In Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| J. Lopez Tree Service | 5.0★ (8) | 24 mi |
| Lake Forest Tree Services | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Los Alamitos Tree Services | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Lucero General Landscaping | 5.0★ (14) | 20 mi |
| Luxe Landscape | In Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| LYNXES TREE SERVICE LLC | 4.0★ (4) | 17 mi |
| Mission Viejo Tree Service Co. | 5.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
| OC Tree Service Pros | 4.0★ (4) | 10 mi |
| Ojeda tree service | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Perez Tree Services | 4.9★ (8) | 22 mi |
| Rudy´s Tree Service | 5.0★ (8) | 22 mi |
| Tree Removal Orange County | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Unique Tree service | 4.4★ (25) | 23 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 222 Rancho Santa Margarita 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 23, 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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 |