A tree service quote request form for arborists
Tree work is priced by the job, the size of the tree and what it would hit if something went wrong. A request form that asks those three things, plus whether the tree is damaged now, tells you which requests are hazards and which can wait for the next free day.
What should tree services ask first?
| Ask | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What do you need: removal, trimming, stump grinding, or an assessment of a tree you are worried about? | Each one is a different crew, equipment and price. |
| Roughly how tall is the tree, and how many trees are there? | Height and count are the first numbers in the price. |
| What is under or near it: the house, a fence, a driveway, power lines, or open ground? | A tree over a roof or near lines needs rigging or a utility, not just a saw. |
| Is the tree damaged now: cracked, leaning, split, or already fallen? | A damaged tree may need to go to the top of the list. |
| Can a truck or a lift get close, or is it in a backyard with a narrow gate? | Access decides whether the work is done from a lift or by climbing. |
| Do you want the wood and branches hauled away, or left? | Haul-away is a large part of the cost on a removal. |
If an answer would not change what you do next, leave the question out. Each extra question is one more reason for someone to stop before they finish.
Put a line at the top of the form telling anyone whose tree is on a power line or has fallen on an occupied building to stay away and call the utility or emergency services, not to fill in the form.
Which answers come back too vague to use, and what do you ask next?
The answers that cause a phone call are rarely missing. They are present and too loose to act on. A narrower follow-up, asked straight away while the person is still there, usually settles them. Offering likely answers shows the person the level of detail you need.
| What comes back | The follow-up that settles it |
|---|---|
| “It’s a big tree.” | Is it taller than the house, about the same, or shorter? |
| “It looks dangerous.” | Is it leaning more than it used to, cracked, or hanging over something? |
| “Just tidy it up.” | Is that taking off dead branches, lifting it off the roof, or shaping the whole crown? |
Follow up once per gap, then move on. If an answer is still unclear after one follow-up, flag it for whoever picks the request up rather than pressing.
When is a call or a visit still the right move?
A removal should be seen before a firm price, and a tree near power lines may need the utility involved first. The written request decides the order of the visits: the cracked tree over the bedroom first, the stump that has been there for years when there is a gap in the week.
How do you set this up from the Quote request template?
Acquainto has a Quote request template to start from. After you sign up, open Browse templates, pick Quote request, and it lands in the editor as a draft you can change before anything is published.
The template asks what the quote is for, a rough budget, a date, whether the person has another quote, and where to send yours. For tree work, make the first question the job as a choice, replace “How many people would be using this?” with the tree’s height and count, and add what is underneath, any damage, access and haul-away.
To see it from the other side, answer a demo built from the questions on this page. It is a demo: your answers come to Acquainto, not to a business, so leave out real names and contact details.
Acquainto runs it as a short written conversation instead of a form. It:
- asks a follow-up when an answer is incomplete, and asks for clarification when one is vague;
- uses a structured choice where precision matters and open conversation where detail matters;
- shows the person every answer before it is sent, so they correct their own mistakes;
- hands back one clean value per question, delivered to your own systems by webhook.
The person answering needs no account, and nothing has to be scheduled. Start free trial, see how it works, or compare plans.