Expert Consults
Certified Arborist Assessment + Tree Risk Assessment
Detailed certified arborist assessments to help you manage key trees on your property.
Our tree evaluations gather all relevant information pertaining to a tree including photographs, inspection notes, measurements and drawings and present the findings in a well structured written report. A TRAQ tree risk evaluation is included in our documentation as needed. Our assessments can be used for the following:
- Application to the city for tree removal permits
- As a decision making tool to help you manage your trees and property
- As a tool to help guide the work to be carried out on a tree
- As a tool to evaluate risk exposure to trees on your property
Urban forestry + reporting
Planning a development, construction, renovation or huge landscaping project? Your trees might be at risk of major damage! Large scale projects have the potential to irreversibly damage trees, often with no hope of reversing the negative effects. Worst of all, most of the damage done is to the soil and tree roots which is usually not noticed. Our experts can work with you and the professionals you retain during the design, planning, construction and maintenance phases of your project to give the trees the best chance at survival. We offer the following Urban Forestry services:
- Urban forestry report generation for building permit applications
- Inventory plotting to facilitate tree management decisions on site
- Tree protection plans and specifications
- Detailed work specifications for tree care operations
- Consulting packages including planned site visits and inspections by a certified arborist
Tree planting and softscapes consult
Are you planning a tree planting project or are you tired of that overgrown front garden? We’ve got you covered! Planting a tree may sound simple, but it’s important to determine if the site
and tree are well suited for each other. Our consults include soil testing to help guide the process of deciding which tree or trees to plant.
A beautiful garden bed is an asset to any home. We bring our knowledge of trees into the mix when designing these spaces to make them stand out. Our expert consultations help guide the design process of these spaces.
Our team can provide you with:
- Basic planting plans
- Expert planting plans complete with 3D rendering of the design
- Detailed tree planting specifications for contractors
Tree Inventory
We plot trees in a state of the art inventory system that allows us to document all treatments and recommendations on a tree by tree basis. Inventory maps can show you detailed overlays of crucial tree information such as condition or recommended actions that can majorly help with management decisions. We are passionate about tree care and don’t want to forget about your trees! Our tree inventory service can also help you with:
- Tree inventory of large properties to help current and future management decisions
- Tree inventories for project permitting
- Tree inventories for condo boards to facilitate priorities and budgeting
Yearly Expert Visit
We believe it is our responsibility as arborists to provide you with detailed information about your trees. A yearly property visit helps us continually assess tree related risks on your property, the ongoing state of our treatments and give expert recommendations as needed. Monitoring is one of the best practices in tree care. Each of our yearly expert visits includes the following:
- Initial plotting of trees in our inventory software
- Site inspection visit with one of our experts
- Inventory updating
- Treatment response analysis
- Visual inspection of cabling and bracing
- Recommendations as needed
Pricing starts at 75$/ year
Continuing Education
Are you new to the world of arboriculture? Do you want to expand your knowledge in this field and learn from professionals?
We offer in person private training courses where we go over theory related to arboriculture and tree care techniques.
Contact us for more information!