Ted Safford & Son, Arborists
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Ted Safford & Son, Arborists
We recently hired Ted and Tim to remove a tree from our back yard. The price was reasonable, the crew was on time, efficient and friendly, and the entire job, including meticulous cleanup, was completed in less than an hour. These guys are outstanding, and we recommend them. Ted Safford has a team of tree care specialists and support personnel which has been working with San Diego's urban forest since 1979.

We are professional, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. We specialize in fine pruning and strive to provide our customers with the best customer service experience possible. If we fail to satisfy or damage your property (it does happen occasionally despite the best preparation and experience), we will return promptly to make it right.

We are the company for you when you have tree needs in the San Diego, CA area. We can take care of your trimming, maintenance, tree landscaping, tree removal and stump grinding. We are certified Arborists, that know how to take care of your trees properly.
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Ted Safford (Owner & brain trust), Tim Safford (Tree Worker & Crew Leader), Karen Safford (Office manager & all around support), David Alvarado (Maintenance), make up the team which has been working with San Diego's urban forest since 1979. We are professional, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. We primarily serve residential customers.
Ted Safford has a team of tree care specialists and support personnel which has been working with San Diego's urban forest since 1979. We are a professional tree service in San Diego, CA prepared to take on any emergency and non-emergency tree services! We strive to provide prompt and quality services to ensure the satisfaction of each and every customer.
Ted Safford is a certified arborist with more than 30 years of hands- on experience with San Diego's trees. Ted graduated from Rutgers University in 1970, earned a secondary teaching license in 1974, and has 18 years teaching experience. He was certified as an arborist by the International Society of Arborculture in 1992, is a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborist & has experience testifying as an expert witness.
Includes the removal of dead, diseased, or weak wood, and low hanging & crossing branches as well as excess suckers or water sprouts. Bracing uses bolts or threaded rods to rigidly secure weak co-dominant stems, split crotches, or split trunks. We are a professional tree service in San Diego, CA prepared to take on any emergency and non-emergency tree services!.
We want you to be completely satisfied with our service, so please let us know how we're doing. Dear Ted, Thanks so much for doing such a great pruning job on my two fig trees - they look fantastic. Also thank you for your cleaning up after yourselves - the yard & drive looked great. I will definitely be recommending you to my friends!
Reviews (4)
Charles Andrews
Charles Andrews
Jun 08, 2021
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Very knowledgeable and experienced. Ted was accommodating, ready and willing to get the job done.
T. Mitchell
T. Mitchell
Jan 03, 2021
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Thank you, Ted, for the fabulous mulch! It is perfect for our needs and was the exact amount for our yard. We appreciate your excellent work taking care of our trees over the years. We will be calling you again soon!
Connie Dodhia
Connie Dodhia
Jan 23, 2020
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I asked to have the neighbors tree trimmed to get relief from the power lines. He did fulfill that request but the job looks very unprofessional. Long limbs were left instead of cutting the limb at the collar as i believe any arborist would recommend. I am quite disappointed.
Stacy Marti
Stacy Marti
Dec 31, 2018
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These guys just left my house and they did an absolutely exceptional job !!! Alex and his crew were incredibly proficient, professional, and expeditious. They did not leave one single leaf in my backyard and they put everything back the way it was down to the hummingbird feeder. I am incredibly impressed. They are very affordable and very punctual. Thank you for the great job and I will call you again when I need you.