Locally Owned. Family Run. Trusted Across Shelby County.

Our Story

Sanchez Tree Service was founded by Fidel Sanchez with a simple goal: provide tree service homeowners can actually trust. No upselling. No surprise charges. No half-finished cleanups. Fidel started the company with one chainsaw and a willingness to outwork the bigger crews — knocking on doors after storms, taking the jobs nobody else wanted, and refusing to leave a property until the cleanup was done right.

That mindset hasn't changed. Today we serve Shelbyville and surrounding Kentucky communities with a full crew, modern equipment, and the same commitment to quality and fair pricing — whether the job is one limb hanging over a porch or twenty acres of overgrown lot waiting to be cleared. We're locally owned, fully insured, and proud to be part of this community.

Built for Shelby County

Living in Shelbyville means knowing the trees here. Our county is heavy with mature oaks, hickories, tulip poplars, silver maples, hackberries, and ash — and we work all of them every week. The emerald ash borer has wiped out most untreated ash trees in Shelby County over the last decade, and a lot of what we do is the slow, careful work of removing those dead trees before they fall on something. We also do a steady stream of storm cleanup after the summer thunderstorms and January ice events that hit central Kentucky on a predictable schedule.

We're not a national franchise and we don't have a corporate office. Our trucks are parked in Shelbyville every night. The phone number you call goes to someone local. The crew that shows up at your door lives in your county. That matters when something goes wrong — and it matters even more when a job is done well, because we know we'll see you around town.

Equipment & Crew

We invest in the right equipment because the wrong equipment causes accidents and damages property. Our standard kit on most jobs includes a bucket truck for accessible trees, climbing systems and rigging gear for tight residential spots, a commercial chipper for cleanup, and a stump grinder for finishing the job. For larger removals — big mature oaks twenty feet from a house, or trees over outbuildings — we coordinate crane support so we can lift sections cleanly off the property without dragging anything across your roof or your landscaping.

Every member of our crew is trained on chainsaw safety, climbing technique, and rigging — not just handed a saw and pointed at a tree. That's the difference between a clean removal and a story you tell your insurance company.

Insurance, Licensing & Safety

We carry general liability and workers' compensation coverage on every job. Proof of insurance is available on request before any work begins — and frankly, you should ask for it from any tree service that comes to your property. If a crew can't or won't provide a current certificate, that's the answer right there.

We follow ANSI A300 industry standards for pruning and crown work, which means we don't top trees, we don't make flush cuts, and we don't take more than 25% of live foliage in a single year on a healthy mature tree. The science on tree biology is clear — proper cuts heal, improper cuts invite decay — and we work the way that keeps your trees alive.

How We Price

Every estimate is free, written, and itemized. Most quotes go out quickly or the next day. You'll know exactly what's being cut, what's being hauled, whether stump grinding is included, and what the total will be before any saw runs. If a job runs into something unexpected — extra rigging, hidden hazards, a stump that turns out to be a foot wider than it looked — we stop and talk to you before any new charges hit the bill. That's it. No bait-and-switch, no surprise add-ons, no high-pressure callbacks pushing more work.

What You Can Expect From Us

From the first phone call to the last debris haul, every job follows the same playbook. We answer the phone (or call back fast). We come look at the trees in person — no quotes by photo. We give you a clear, itemized estimate that explains exactly what's coming down, what's staying, and what's included. We schedule a time and show up on it. We do the work safely, clean up completely, and leave the property looking better than we found it. That's the standard for every job, whether it's a single limb hanging over a porch in downtown Shelbyville or a multi-acre lot clearing out toward Bagdad.

We don't sell jobs that don't need doing. If a tree is healthy and structurally sound, we'll tell you so — even if you called us out expecting to spend money. The fastest way to lose a customer for life is to upsell them on work their trees don't need, and we don't do it. Honest assessments build long-term relationships, and most of our work comes from word of mouth and repeat customers across Shelby County.

Community & Local Commitment

Being locally owned isn't just a marketing line. It means our kids go to school here, our crew shops at the same stores you do, and our reputation is built one Shelby County job at a time. When something goes wrong, we don't disappear — we fix it. When a job is done well, we know we'll see you around town. That's a much stronger accountability loop than anything a national chain can offer.

We also work with local Shelbyville-area realtors, property managers, HOAs, and small businesses on scheduled tree care. If you manage multiple properties or run a commercial site that needs ongoing maintenance, we can put you on a quarterly or seasonal schedule at a multi-property rate.