has been growing and changing since 1983. Richard Burke (my father) started this business as a part time job in the 70s. Before 1983 he was Burkes lawn care, and that was his start. While he was a full time cook he ran his own mowing service during his time off. Just like all good professional businesses when you do great work and provide great service you start to grow without knowing it. Well, before Dad knew it people were asking him to trim hedges, fertilize and spray insecticides and cut small trees for them. Soon he found himself running a lawn crew, spraying and part time tree service that seemed to be growing quickly. Dad was seeing more and more lawn services popping up and the demand for tree work was higher than the lawn care. So he shut down the lawn care and from there on out we have been Burkes Tree Service. Richard put his best foot forward and devoted all his time and efforts to tree removal, all the while thinking there must be a better and safer way to take trees down than climbing them and dropping them all over the customers property. Thats when he drove to Wisconsin to buy his first bucket truck. After several years of bucket truck work and a business that demanded more he still couldnt stop thinking he was missing something that would not only make him safer and more efficient but unique. Our first crane came along soon after. It was an old electric/hydraulic sign crane with a ladder on the top of the boom. Having no crane experience at all, and no one around here had thought of nor seen trees removed with a crane before, he knew it would be a risky move since he wasnt even sure it was allowed, but he pushed forward and persevered starting a buzz in the area that couldnt be denied. People would watch him work in amazement saying things like "I cant believe you had a tree floating over my house!" or "thats the most impressive thing I have ever seen!" Customers heard about how we worked and would take the day off just to watch. Seven long days and nights for 25 years he spent every waking moment developing relationships with our community. His dedication to making the customer happy & having high work standards has been passed down. Burkes Tree Service LLC is known for tackling difficult jobs. With a 160 crane, we are able to remove trees, which other services cant. We also have chippers, stump grinders, a bucket truck and a crew that has been with Burkes Tree Service for years. We can remove one tree or an entire lot