Fort Collins's expert arborists. Built for Larimer County's clay and canyon wind.

Why Fort Collins trees need a real arborist.

The Certified Arborist Tree Service sends an expert arborist to Fort Collins estimates, not a crew guessing at a bid. Removals, storm cleanup, and structural pruning all run under the insurance that matters and the same standards, whether the job is a single spruce or a full property.

The ground here works against trees before weather ever gets involved. Larimer County soil runs alkaline clay, low in organic matter, which locks up iron and shows up as pale, thin canopies on species that were never suited to it in the first place. Add semi-arid high plains sun and cold winters with wide daily swings, and stress compounds fast.

Then the wind comes down off the foothills. Downslope canyon gusts hit dense conifers hardest, heavy wet spring snow snaps limbs that held fine all winter, and late frosts kill new growth that broke bud too early. Reading which trees are already compromised, and getting to the vulnerable ones before a gust does, is what an arborist is for.