06/08/2026
Can I clear something up?
A lot of people think tree work is low skill labor.
I get it. From the outside it probably looks that way.
Guy climbs a tree. Cuts some branches. Done.
But let me tell you what's actually happening up there.
Right now I've got a guy suspended in a tree. Strapped in by a couple of ropes. Running a chainsaw. Thirty feet off the ground.
He's reading the tree in real time. Figuring out which cut to make next. Thinking three moves ahead about where each piece is going to fall and how to control it on the way down.
One wrong decision and somebody gets hurt.
This is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. And I mean that literally. The statistics back it up.
Most people don't realize how much goes into training someone to do this work safely.
Even after someone joins our crew it takes years before I feel truly comfortable with them up in the trees.
Not weeks. Not months.
YEARS of learning, practicing, making mistakes on the ground, and slowly earning the right to work at height with a running chainsaw.
So when you get a quote from someone who is dramatically cheaper than everyone else, I'd ask yourself one question.
How much do you actually know about the person they're sending up your tree?
We take this seriously because we have to.
The margin for error up there is basically zero.
Curtis, Curtis Point Tree Service, Spokane WA
509-385-5232
P.S. My wife says I talk about trees too much. She's not wrong. But also have you seen how awesome trees are?!