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# Best Tree Service in Louisville, KY - LouisvilleTopRated.com

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# Best tree service companies in Louisville, KY

Verified Louisville tree service companies for tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, and storm cleanup - serving St. Matthews, Highlands, Prospect, Middletown, Jeffersontown, Anchorage and beyond.

Rankings updated October 2026 from Google ratings and review volume - not paid placement

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## How to pick a tree service company in Louisville

Big tree removals are equal parts skill and insurance. A top-rated crew carries real liability coverage, protects the roof and fence below, and hauls away every branch.

Kentucky's largest metro runs on brick, hardwood, and basements, and the Ohio Valley humidity finds every one of their weak points. When you compare tree service companies in Louisville, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing.

Searching for tree service companies near me in Louisville? Everyone ranked below serves Louisville and the surrounding neighborhoods, including St. Matthews, Highlands, Prospect, Middletown, Jeffersontown, Anchorage. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first.

If this is an emergency, call rather than fill in a form. A tree down on a roof, a car or a driveway is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Ask up front whether they are dispatching tonight and what the after-hours call-out fee is: 24/7 availability is not something a star rating can tell you.

How we rank these Louisville businesses

Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else.

- **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all.

- **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so.

- **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today.

- **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month.

- **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Louisville to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road.

- **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else.

- **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase.

**What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site.

How much each kind of review counts

- 1.6x**Verified job**

A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job.

- 1.2x**Verified account**

A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job.

- 1x**Google**

A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted.

- 0x**Unverified**

Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing.

Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/).

## The full Louisville ranking

Show independents only

1

[Limbwalker Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/limbwalker/)

★★★★★ 5 · 1743 Google reviews · 901 Dumesnil St

[View profile](/biz/limbwalker/) [Call](tel:+15026340400) [Website](https://www.limbwalkertree.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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2

[Alberto Tree Care Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/alberto-tree-care/)

★★★★★ 5 · 574 Google reviews · 174 Rockbridge Rd

[View profile](/biz/alberto-tree-care/) [Website](http://albertotreecare.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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3

[New Leaf Tree Service](/biz/new-leaf-tree-service/)

★★★★★ 5 · 423 Google reviews · 4124 Bishop Ln #103

[View profile](/biz/new-leaf-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15024011473) [Website](https://newleaflouisville.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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4

[Shults Tree Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/shults-tree-service/)

★★★★★ 5 · 370 Google reviews · 252 Velva Dr

[View profile](/biz/shults-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15025522350) [Website](http://www.shultstreeservice.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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5

[Roe's Outdoor Services inc. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/roe-s-outdoor-services-inc/)

★★★★★ 5 · 140 Google reviews · 9801 Whipps Mill Rd

[View profile](/biz/roe-s-outdoor-services-inc/) [Call](tel:+15024199456) [Website](http://roesky.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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6

[Julio Tree Service & Landscape Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/julio-tree-service-landscape/)

★★★★★ 5 · 121 Google reviews · 120 Cardinal Dr

[View profile](/biz/julio-tree-service-landscape/) [Call](tel:+15023893635) [Website](https://juliotreeservicelandscape.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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7

[Arbor image](/biz/arbor-image/)

★★★★★ 5 · 71 Google reviews · 4413 Mullaney Ct

[View profile](/biz/arbor-image/) [Call](tel:+15022980251) [Website](http://www.arborimagetreeservice.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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8

[Absolute Stump Grinding Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/absolute-stump-grinding/)

★★★★★ 5 · 62 Google reviews · 6008 Northwood Dr

[View profile](/biz/absolute-stump-grinding/) [Call](tel:+15024327952) [Website](https://www.absolutestumpgrindings.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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9

[Ashley's Tree Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/ashley-s-tree-service/)

★★★★★ 5 · 42 Google reviews · 116 Crews Dr

[View profile](/biz/ashley-s-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15022668733) [Website](http://www.ashleystree.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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10

[Ronnie's Tree & Landscape Service LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/ronnie-s-tree-landscape-service-llc/)

★★★★★ 5 · 32 Google reviews · 1718 Grant Line Rd

[View profile](/biz/ronnie-s-tree-landscape-service-llc/) [Call](tel:+18127049672)

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11

[Louisville Tree Service, LLC](/biz/louisville-tree-service-llc/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 321 Google reviews · 1167 E Broadway

[View profile](/biz/louisville-tree-service-llc/) [Call](tel:+15025158199) [Website](https://www.louisvilletreeservice.biz/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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12

[Express Tree Service](/biz/express-tree-service/)

★★★★★ 5 · 22 Google reviews · Clark Station Rd

[View profile](/biz/express-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15025209643)

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13

[Pro Trees Tree service LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/pro-trees-tree-service-llc/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 73 Google reviews · 1500 Charlestown Rd

[View profile](/biz/pro-trees-tree-service-llc/) [Website](https://protrees.jobbersites.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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14

[L & S Tree Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/l-s-tree-service/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 51 Google reviews · 2169 Skyview Rd

[View profile](/biz/l-s-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15026900531) [Website](http://www.landstreeserviceky.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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15

[Thrive Tree Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/thrive-tree-service/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 44 Google reviews · 1860 Mellwood Ave Ste 1760

[View profile](/biz/thrive-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15023057383) [Website](https://thrivetreeservices.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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16

[SavATree - Tree Service & Lawn Care](/biz/savatree-tree-service-lawn-care/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 236 Google reviews · 1901 Williamson Ct

[View profile](/biz/savatree-tree-service-lawn-care/) [Call](tel:+15022448770) [Website](https://www.savatree.com/locations/louisville-kentucky/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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17

[999tree Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/999tree/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 40 Google reviews · 1900 Colonel Sanders Ln

[View profile](/biz/999tree/) [Call](tel:+15029998733) [Website](https://www.999tree.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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18

[Greenworks LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/greenworks-llc/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 159 Google reviews · 2113 Allison Ln

[View profile](/biz/greenworks-llc/) [Call](tel:+15025589759) [Website](http://greenworkslawnandtree.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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19

[Foree Tree Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/foree-tree-service/)

★★★★½ 4.6 · 78 Google reviews · 5220 Petersburg Rd

[View profile](/biz/foree-tree-service/) [Call](tel:+15024510380) [Website](http://www.foreetree.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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20

[Bob Ray Co. Inc. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/bob-ray-co-inc/)

★★★★½ 4.6 · 242 Google reviews · 723 Lyndon Ln

[View profile](/biz/bob-ray-co-inc/) [Call](tel:+15024257654) [Website](http://www.bobrayco.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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21

[Tree Care Inc](/biz/tree-care-inc/)

★★★★½ 4.6 · 348 Google reviews · 11800 Brinley Ave

[View profile](/biz/tree-care-inc/) [Call](tel:+15023263661) [Website](https://treecareincusa.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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22

[Thomas Tree Care Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/thomas-tree-care/)

★★★★ 4.4 · 28 Google reviews · 5513 Bruce Ave

[View profile](/biz/thomas-tree-care/) [Call](tel:+15024163141)

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23

[Dave's Tree Surgeon's, Inc Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/dave-s-tree-surgeon-s-inc/)

★★★★ 4.4 · 30 Google reviews · 908 S English Station Rd

[View profile](/biz/dave-s-tree-surgeon-s-inc/) [Call](tel:+15024260614) [Website](http://www.davestreesurgeons.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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24

[Danka Tree Care Co. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/danka-tree-care-co/)

★★★★ 4.4 · 43 Google reviews · 3044 Bardstown Rd #1280

[View profile](/biz/danka-tree-care-co/) [Call](tel:+15027977003) [Website](http://www.dankatreecare.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Louisville; owners can claim and verify their listing free.

## Tree Service in Louisville: common questions

### Who are the best tree service companies in Louisville?

Based on Google ratings and review volume as of October 2026, the top rated tree service companies in Louisville are Limbwalker, Alberto Tree Care, New Leaf Tree Service. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page.

### How do I find tree service companies near me in Louisville?

Every company ranked on this page serves Louisville and the surrounding area, including St. Matthews, Highlands, Prospect, Middletown, Jeffersontown, Anchorage. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest tree service company is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you.

### Which tree service companies in Louisville offer 24/7 emergency service?

After-hours availability is not part of a Google rating, so this directory cannot verify it for you in advance. A tree down on a roof, a car or a driveway is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Call the top rated tree service companies on this page and ask two things before you agree to anything: are you dispatching tonight, and what is the after-hours call-out fee. A company that answers both plainly on the phone is usually the one that actually shows up.

### How do I choose a tree service company in Louisville?

Big tree removals are equal parts skill and insurance. A top-rated crew carries real liability coverage, protects the roof and fence below, and hauls away every branch.

Run a business in tree service? [After Hours AI](https://afterhai.com/) answers your calls 24/7 so you never miss a customer.

## Are you a top-rated Louisville pro?

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Prefer to talk? Call or text the Top Rated directory on [(813) 454-0813](tel:+18134540813). This is our number, not the number of any business listed here.

Related in Louisville: [Fencing](/fencing/) · [Towing](/towing/) · [Appliance Repair](/appliance-repair/) · [Pest Control & Termites](/pest-control/)