254 tree services ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in University Heights: Premier Tree Specialists, CR Score 66/100; 4.8★ from 1,195 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Cleveland Tree and Stump, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 254.
Most-reviewed: STUMP PRO llc, 440 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 254 ranked after Premier Tree Specialists; ranked #3.
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254 University Heights tree services are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 82 are open 24/7, 174 open Saturdays and 114 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 254 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premier Tree Specialists | 66 | 4.8★ (1,195) | Wickliffe, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Cleveland Tree and Stump | 63 | 5.0★ (301) | Chardon, 12 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | STUMP PRO llc | 63 | 5.0★ (440) | Avon, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Most reviews |
| 4 | Borris Tree LLC | 63 | 4.9★ (173) | Wickliffe, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Climbing Brothers LLC | 62 | 4.9★ (69) | Cleveland, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Forest Stump Grinding Company | 62 | 5.0★ (350) | Cleveland Heights, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Tree Service Now, Inc. | 61 | 4.9★ (123) | Kirtland, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Ilya's tree service | 61 | 5.0★ (304) | Berea, 21 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Timberland Tree Service | 61 | 4.9★ (147) | Broadview Heights, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Ripley Stump Grinding | 61 | 5.0★ (59) | Bedford Heights, 10 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 review volume: 4.8★ from 1,195 Google reviews, the most in University Heights.
Based in Chardon, 12 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 301 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Avon, 10 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 440 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Wickliffe, 8 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 173 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Cleveland, 4 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 69 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Cleveland Heights, 18 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 350 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Kirtland, 12 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 123 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Berea, 21 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 304 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Broadview Heights, 14 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 147 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 10 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Euclid, 20 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Euclid, 8 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Kent, 14 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Beachwood, 5 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Mentor, 16 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Cleveland, 6 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Cleveland, 1 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Westlake, 23 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 344 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Cleveland, 18 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Willoughby, 13 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Brunswick, 20 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 148 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in North Royalton, 17 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 97 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Chardon, 14 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Wickliffe, 9 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 17 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 125 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 254 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Response Tree Service & Landscape | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Affordable tree service | 1.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| All Seasons Tree Pros | 5.0★ (9) | 13 mi |
| Daniel's Stump-EEZ, LTD | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Dwayne's Green Trees | 5.0★ (5) | 6 mi |
| Dynamic Stump Service | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| E. G. Murcia Landcaping | 3.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Fratelli Excavating and Landscapes | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| HingeWood Tree Service LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| JD & L Landscaping Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Mentor Tree Service | 5.0★ (12) | 16 mi |
| Ohio Stump LLC | 4.3★ (18) | 12 mi |
| Out On A Limb Tree Service | 4.5★ (17) | 9 mi |
| Parma Heights Tree Service | 5.0★ (10) | 14 mi |
| Pro Tree Services Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Rapid Stump Removal | 5.0★ (2) | 21 mi |
| Rose Capital Tree Service | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Samcyn LLC tree and snow removal | 5.0★ (17) | 19 mi |
| Supreme tree solutions llc | 4.7★ (17) | 11 mi |
| The Tree Surgeons | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for University Heights. 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. In Ohio, ice and snow storms bring a rush of emergency removals.
We scored 254 University Heights 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 University Heights 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 |