[CFrance]

We have one of those "cone"-shaped trees. They're all over TV, put in by the developer in people's yards. Most are kept trimmed in a cone shape, as is/was ours, but it has gotten a bit tall--about 20 feet. We called Tree Frog. He doesn't know what a cone tree is, and we don't know the real name of the tree. Anyway, he wants $500 to trim it (it needs about six inches cut off of it top to bottom), even though he doesn't know what kind of tree it is. Does anyone know what kind of tree a cone tree is? I think if Tree Frog knew what tree it is, his price might come down. Last month we spent $600 to have a 30-foot palm cut down and the stump ground (not by TF). I'd rather have the tree taken out than spend $500 for a trim.
TF's time frame was September 29.