About Cortese Tree Specialists

Cortese Tree Specialists has been providing professional tree care services in Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1977. Their trained and certified arborists offer a variety of residential services, including tree trimming, pruning, and insect and disease control. Customers praise the team for their promptness and professionalism, noting their ability to safely handle challenging jobs, such as removing large, dead trees without damaging nearby ones. The company is known for its knowledgeable and accessible arborists, who provide thorough and competent assessments. The work crews are diligent, polite, and ensure a spotless clean-up after their services. Clients have consistently expressed satisfaction with the company's expertise and commitment to quality service, with many planning to use their services again. Recent reviews highlight the company's excellent communication, fair pricing, and exceptional work on tasks such as cabling, removal, trimming, and maintenance of trees like crepe myrtles and Japanese maples. Customers have found the company's services to be worth the investment, praising the arborists' knowledge and the crews' diligence in completing the work.

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Nov 2025
We've used Davey in the past. The arborist's advice and suggestions are informative. The trimming and tree removal is very professionally done to assure the best care of the trees during trimming. They make sure the work is accurate with the arborist's initial visit so that mistakes are avoided. We will use them again. Our contacts were Nick K., who did the treatment of a tree near some construction work we had done. Tabitha, kept us informed of their planned visits, and Rachel, our arborist, took time to make sure she accurately captured the work we wanted done, and offered great advice to accomplish our goals.
Nov 2025
Davey Tree just completed a big job in our yard, five large trees removed and several others pruned. The crew (George, Gaige & Emily) were so professional and worked so hard, with so much love and care for our trees and lawn. Our arborist, David, is always so helpful and knowledgeable. We really appreciate having this company in our community.
Nov 2025
Quoting process was super easy and upfront. The tree crew of Jonathan, Evan and Nick were professional and did an amazing job (even in the dead of cold and in flurries). You would have never known they were here with the great cleanup job they did. Would highly recommend and will be using again on further tree needs.