Who is actually recommended for Tree Service in Knoxville?

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   First Choice Lawn & Tree Service Claim this listingRecommended on 4 of 6: #3 in the map pack; named by Perplexity, Google Gemini, Claude. 4.8 stars, 450 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   The Davey Tree Expert Company Claim this listingRecommended on 3 of 6: #1 in the map pack; named by Perplexity, Google Gemini. 4.9 stars, 482 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Hancock Tree Service Claim this listingRecommended on 2 of 6: #5 on Google Maps; named by Perplexity, Claude. 4.9 stars, 312 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Expert Trees LLC Claim this listingRecommended on 2 of 6: #10 on Google Maps; named by ChatGPT, Google Gemini. 4.9 stars, 88 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Smoky Mountain Tree Service Claim this listingRecommended on 1 of 6: #8 on Google Maps; named by Claude. 5.0 stars, 103 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   L&M Tree Service Claim this listingRecommended on 1 of 6: #2 in the map pack; named by none of the AI assistants. 4.9 stars, 304 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Tree Service Dener Vasquez Claim this listingRecommended on 0 of 6: #4 on Google Maps; named by none of the AI assistants. 5.0 stars, 12 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Tree top tree service Claim this listingRecommended on 0 of 6: #6 on Google Maps; named by none of the AI assistants. 5.0 stars, 1 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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   Voluntrees Claim this listingRecommended on 0 of 6: #7 on Google Maps; named by none of the AI assistants. 5.0 stars, 59 reviews.

   Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude
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    Knoxville Tree Service Claim this listingRecommended on 0 of 6: #9 on Google Maps; named by none of the AI assistants. 4.9 stars, 33 reviews.

    Google MapsGoogle AI OverviewChatGPTPerplexityGoogle GeminiClaude

Recommended on N of 6 counts a seat in the Google map pack, the Google AI Overview naming the business, and each AI assistant that named it unprompted. Sources that answered on September 14, 2026: Google Maps, Google AI Overview, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Claude.

What each assistant said

• ChatGPT: Expert Trees LLC
• Claude: First Choice Lawn & Tree Service, Hancock Tree Service, Smoky Mountain Tree Service
• Google Gemini: First Choice Lawn & Tree Service, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Expert Trees LLC
• Google AI Overview: named no business Google Maps also lists
• Perplexity: First Choice Lawn & Tree Service, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Hancock Tree Service

How this is measured

Google Maps: the results for "tree service Knoxville, TN" on September 14, 2026, the first twenty. AI assistants: Who are the best tree service companies in Knoxville, TN? Name specific local businesses you would recommend., put to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude with web search on, the same day. A business counts as named only when its own distinctive name appears in the answer; the trade and the city never count. Only businesses Google Maps returned can appear, so nothing is invented. Rankings are never sold; claiming a listing changes what a business can show, never where it appears. Full method. Think a measurement is wrong? Dispute it and we re-run it and publish the result.