Labat's Tree Care

I have received a few truckloads of wood chips from Labat's over the course of the past 6+ years. I only accept chips that are safe for dogs. Non-toxicity and lack of thorns, stickers, berries, acorns, etc...are essential to ensuring dogs safety and good health. I've had many conversations with Labat's owner Cheryl, stressing the importance of the above criteria. My requirements were crystal clear and Cheryl is well aware of them. A few days ago, out of nowhere, a Labat's truck pulled up my drive. There had been no phone call from Cheryl alerting me to expect a delivery of wood chips. I was away from the property on business and was called back to deal with the situation. Upon arrival, I asked the driver what kind of chips were in the truck. He said they were CLEAN CHIPS FROM A PINE TREE AND THEY WERE SAFE FOR DOGS !!! From what I could see, they looked like good chips, so he began dumping the load. All of a sudden, after dumping a good 8 cubic yards of wood chips, a huge amount of greenery came pouring out of the truck all over the existing pile of chips and spilling out onto the berm which borders the creek. This greenery was comprised of individual leaves, twigs and branches which were laden with leaves. Turns out that all of this greenery was from a Monkey Pine, and each of the 1000s of tiny leaves on this tree has a needle like spire at one end that is clearly dangerous for dogs.To allow dogs to play and walk on a this harmful greenery is akin to allowing your dogs to do the same in a giant deep field of straight pins ! Why was I not told that this load came from a MONKEY PINE ? The driver only indicated a pine tree was the source of the chips and assured me it was safe for dogs. The driver lied outright and by omission. Had he told me the truth, I would've sent him away. Why did the driver tell me this was a clean load when it was anything but clean ? Once the greenery came rushing out of the truck, everything became sullied by them and there is nothing in this 15 cubic yard pile of junk that is safe or usable. HOW COULD CHERYL EVER HAVE APPROVED OF DELIVERING THIS NIGHTMARE TRUCKLOAD OF CRAP TO MY PROPERTY ? There is NO WAY she can claim lack of knowledge of my criteria. Does Cheryl condone harming dogs ? Because that what her actions seem to indicate. Has she turned some psychological and greedy corner and, in the interest of saving money, tried to sneak a 15+ cubic yard pile of absolutely unusable yard waste on my property despite having prior knowledge that this would be an UNACCEPTABLE load given that it is injurious to dogs ? (Keep in mind, by dumping wood chips at private homes, Labat's saves the expense of having to pay to get rid of them) Why is it that after numerous phone calls and messages, Cheryl has not returned my calls ? UPDATE: 7/30/15: Today, Labat's owner Cheryl Cole texted me several times this evening ranting about how I have lied, did not give her a chance to respond, how she has been busy planning a party for her daughter, et al ad nauseum. On the contrary, everything I have posted is the truth, and Cheryl has had almost two weeks to respond. She went so far as to say that God is going to punish me for my egregious sins and that I am the sole reason she now has to close her business. Leaving God out of it for the moment, a brief look at Labat's Yelp and Google reviews reveal that I am just one of many of Labat's dissatisfied customers who have had to deal with the inconvenience of Labat's shoddy business practices, poor customer service, inferior product, and lack of professionalism. Cheryl was very clear in her texts that she has no intention of correcting her mistake, so once again, Labat's Tree Care has created not only a mess, but a dangerous situation which is in violation of county law as well as Penal Code Section 374.

They came right on time,Did a great job trimming one tall palm tree and two smaller trees.When they were done they cleaned up the area better than it was. Will use them again.

They did a great job on 4/12/2017 no problem and the price was right and im going to hire them again