5.0 on Google
What people say
12 reviews, all five stars, and all of them about three years old — which is the one thing on this website that isn't a website problem.
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5.0 out of 5 on Google across 12 reviews. What comes up repeatedly: clean saws, pruning that keeps the tree's shape instead of just making it smaller, and advice about the tree's health that wasn't part of the sale. The honest caveat is the dates — they're from around 2023, because I've never been in the habit of asking.
The reviews
5.0 across 12 reviews on Google. Three of them are below with the words people actually wrote. The rest are on the Google listing.
The thing I'll say about them myself
They're old. Those reviews are from around 2023, and I've been working the whole time since. That gap isn't a sign of a business that stopped — it's a sign of somebody who climbs trees all day and has never once, at the end of a job, asked the customer to write anything down.
So take the reviews as evidence of what the work is like and take the dates as evidence of how I run the paperwork side of it. Both are true.
If I've worked at your place, a couple of lines on Google is worth more to me than anything on this website, and it takes you about a minute.
What people consistently mention
Reading them back, the same three things come up, and they're the three things I'd want mentioned.
Clean saws. That sounds like housekeeping and it isn't — a dirty chain moves pathogens between trees, and in a region with oak wilt in the ground that matters. It's why one customer put it in writing with an underline.
The tree being left better rather than smaller. Sculpting as I prune, keeping the natural shape, taking weight rather than stripping the interior. That's the whole difference between pruning and cutting, and it's covered properly on the trimming page.
Advice about the tree's health that wasn't part of the sale. I'd rather tell you your tree needs mulch and a different watering habit than sell you a trim it doesn't need.
Questions about the reviews
How many reviews does Ozark of Austin have?
12 reviews on Google, averaging 5.0 out of 5. They date from around 2023.
Why are your reviews a few years old?
Because I never ask for them. The work has been continuous; the review requests haven't. I'd rather say that plainly than have you wonder about the dates.
Can I see photographs of the work instead?
Yes, and it's probably more useful. The gallery has real photos of climbing, rigging and pruning on actual jobs, and there's no stock photography anywhere on this site.
5.0 on Google
What people say after I leave
I've used Ozark of Austin since 2018 at three different homes. The saws are always clean (super important), & his understanding of a wide variety of trees means the pruning helps the trees not just…
Olive HendrixBramel and his team were great. They didn't just trim the trees, they ensured the trees were healthy and that the trim job was done right.
Kurt PetersonBramel loves what he does and that's apparent! Sculpts the tree as he prunes it. Also, as he's studied “Arbory” he offers helpful advice for the tree's health, too! I recommend.
Anne HarrisonTell me what’s going on with your tree
A photo with something in frame for scale tells me most of what I need.
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Call or text before 5pm on a weekday and you'll hear back from me the same day. Not an answering service — me.