Municipal tree care for the streets, parks, and public property you answer for.

Right of way pruning, hazard removals, and storm response for cities, townships, school districts, and park boards. We pull the permits, we write the traffic control plan, and we document every tree we touch.

Who we work with

Public trees have a different set of rules. We already work inside them.

A homeowner decides on a Saturday. You decide against a budget line, a threshold, a board calendar, and a resident who has already called twice about the limb over the sidewalk. That is a different job, and it is the one we built this program for.

  • Cities and towns Street trees, park canopy, and the removal backlog nobody has had a crew for. We work a route and hand back a record.
  • Townships and counties Roadside clearance along township roads and ditch lines, scheduled so the highway crew is not the one in the bucket.
  • Public school districts Trees over walkways, bus loops, and play areas, assessed on a calendar and worked outside student hours.
  • Park districts and park boards Trail clearance, canopy over pavilions and playgrounds, and the memorial trees that get watched closely.
  • Public campuses and authorities Community colleges, public universities, housing authorities, and libraries. Same process, same paperwork, run as commercial tree service.
Two arborists cutting a large storm limb clear of a township road, with cones staged along the shoulder
Scope

The work your bid packet already names.

  • Right of way and street trees Clearance pruning over travel lanes, sidewalks, and signal sight lines. Cycle pruning by block, or a punch list you hand us.
  • Hazard tree removal Trees that failed assessment come down, including takedowns over live roads, utility drops, and parking. Removal and stump work are quoted together.
  • Risk assessment and inventory A geotagged record of every public tree in scope: species, size, condition, defect, and the recommended action with a priority on it. See tree risk assessment.
  • Storm response Road clearing, hangers, and debris after the wind, run as emergency tree service. One dispatch contact, per site documentation as we go, so the reimbursement paperwork is not a scramble later.
  • Planting and young tree training Replacement planting after removals, plus structural pruning in years three through eight, which is where a street tree stops becoming a future hazard.
  • Plant health care Treatment programs for the pests and diseases moving through public canopy, written as a multiyear plan rather than a truck roll. See plant health care.
How the work runs

You should not have to write the traffic control plan.

Most tree work on public property is really two jobs: the tree, and everything that has to happen around it so the street keeps working. We do both, and the second one does not land on your desk.

We walk it with you

An expert arborist walks the route or the grounds, and you get a scope that names each tree, not a lump sum.

You get it in writing

Written scope and price per site, formatted to your threshold, so a director can issue a purchase order or a purchasing office can drop it into a bid tab.

We handle permits and traffic control

We pull the permits the jurisdiction requires and submit a traffic control plan for any lane, shoulder, or sidewalk we occupy. Crews are trained to ANSI A300 standards, and risk assessments follow TRAQ methodology.

You get the record back

Condition notes, photos, and a completion log per site. The kind of file that answers a board question a year later without a phone call.

Documentation

Every tree we touch leaves a paper trail.

The work is half of it. The other half is being able to show, two budget cycles from now, what was done to which tree and why. Ask for the vendor packet and we will send the forms your purchasing office needs before the first crew shows up. We are happy to talk through coverage before work begins.

  • Written scope, per site Address, tree, action, price. Nothing bundled into a mystery line.
  • Condition notes, per tree Species, size, defect, target, and the recommended action with a priority on it.
  • Photos before and after Enough to answer a resident complaint without sending anyone back out.
  • Completion log What got done, when, and by whom, in a format your auditor and your board can both read.
An expert arborist recording the condition of a park tree on a tablet while a crew member measures the trunk
The standard

What separates a tree contractor from the low bid.

The low bid crew

"Whoever is driving the truck"

Who assesses the tree

Whoever is driving the truck that day.

Standards

Topping and flush cuts, still common on public streets.

Traffic control

Cones, sometimes.

Documentation

An invoice.

Insurance

Frequently thin, and you find out after the incident.

Storm week

Unreachable, or already committed to residential routes.

The Certified Arborist Tree Service

Expert arborists, one standard

Who assesses the tree

An expert arborist walks the property and writes the recommendation before a saw comes out.

Standards

Crews trained to ANSI A300 pruning standards. Risk assessments follow TRAQ methodology.

Traffic control

We submit a plan for any lane, shoulder, or sidewalk we occupy.

Documentation

Written scope, condition notes, photos, and a completion log per site.

Insurance

Licensed and insured, with the insurance that matters, the kind that protects every inch of your property.

Storm week

A named dispatch contact and a documented site by site record.

A landscape contractor

Turf and beds first

Who assesses the tree

A crew leader whose real training is in turf and beds.

Standards

Whatever the mower schedule allows time for.

Traffic control

Not their scope, so it becomes yours.

Documentation

A line on the grounds contract.

Insurance

Covered for landscape work, which is not the same exposure.

Storm week

Mowing crews with chainsaws.

The Certified Arborist Tree Service

Expert arborists, one standard

Who assesses the tree

An expert arborist walks the property and writes the recommendation before a saw comes out.

Standards

Crews trained to ANSI A300 pruning standards. Risk assessments follow TRAQ methodology.

Traffic control

We submit a plan for any lane, shoulder, or sidewalk we occupy.

Documentation

Written scope, condition notes, photos, and a completion log per site.

Insurance

Licensed and insured, with the insurance that matters, the kind that protects every inch of your property.

Storm week

A named dispatch contact and a documented site by site record.

Everyone else

The low bid crew and the landscape contractor

Who assesses the tree

The low bid crew

Whoever is driving the truck that day.

A landscape contractor

A crew leader whose real training is in turf and beds.

Standards

The low bid crew

Topping and flush cuts, still common on public streets.

A landscape contractor

Whatever the mower schedule allows time for.

Traffic control

The low bid crew

Cones, sometimes.

A landscape contractor

Not their scope, so it becomes yours.

Documentation

The low bid crew

An invoice.

A landscape contractor

A line on the grounds contract.

Insurance

The low bid crew

Frequently thin, and you find out after the incident.

A landscape contractor

Covered for landscape work, which is not the same exposure.

Storm week

The low bid crew

Unreachable, or already committed to residential routes.

A landscape contractor

Mowing crews with chainsaws.

Vetting list

What to ask any tree contractor before you award the work.

Five questions a director or a purchasing officer can put to every bidder, including us.

  1. Expert arborists lead

    Crews led by people trained to know what a tree needs, not just how to cut it.

  2. The insurance that matters

    Coverage built for tree work, the kind that protects every inch of your property.

  3. A clean record

    Reputation checked. A history of unresolved complaints is a no.

  4. References that hold up

    Real customers, real jobs, checked.

  5. Capacity to show up

    They answer when you call. A standard nobody picks up the phone for is not a standard.

What people are saying

Rated 4.9 stars across 140+ reviews.

Real reviews from real customers, straight from our Google Business Profile. Here's what people say once the crew has packed up and the yard is clean.

JB
★★★★★

March 11th, a brief but strong storm came through Goodlettsville and blew over two giant trees in my front yard; one which was being supported by a 3rd tree that was facing and threatening my house. It was an…

Julie Bangs3 days ago
JM
★★★★★

From the time I inquired w this company about removing a tree that was strongly impacted from the major strong 80 mph winds on March 3, 2023, they provided us w exceptional service in every way . They were…

Jeanne Mason3 weeks ago
MD
★★★★★

My family had a tree removal emergency! A large tree in our back yard was on fire and splitting down the middle. The fire department came out the night before to extinguish the fire, but when I woke up the…

Mysty Diehl6 weeks ago

Request a written scope.

  • A written scope per site, priced tree by tree
  • Permits and a traffic control plan we submit for you
  • Condition notes, photos, and a completion log you can file
The rest of our commercial work

Other programs built for teams that answer for more than one property.

Questions

Municipal tree care: common questions.

The things directors and purchasing officers ask us first.

Do you handle permits and traffic control?
Yes. We pull the permits the jurisdiction requires and submit a traffic control plan for any work that occupies a lane, a shoulder, or a sidewalk. Your staff reviews it. You do not have to write it.
Can you work inside our procurement process?
Yes. We respond to sealed bids and RFPs, and we can supply written quotes at the level a director can issue against a purchase order. Tell us your threshold and we will format the pricing to match it.
What paperwork do we get for our vendor file?
A completed vendor packet before work starts, and a documented record after. That means the forms your purchasing office asks for up front, then a written scope per site, condition notes per tree, and a completion log you can hand to an auditor. We are happy to talk through coverage before work begins.
How do you decide which public trees come down?
By assessment, in writing, before anyone touches a saw. Each recommendation records what the tree could hit, how likely the failure is, and how bad it would be. That is the record that holds up if a resident or a board member questions the call.
Can you respond during a storm if we are not already under contract?
Yes, and many jurisdictions carry an emergency purchasing clause that lets a director hire on the spot. It goes faster when we are already on file, so the useful time to set that up is before the season, not during it.
Do you work on school and park properties too?
Yes. School districts and park districts buy the way cities do, so the process is the same. Work on school grounds gets scheduled around bell times, bus loops, and events, and we can stage the crew outside student hours.
Take back your trees today

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