Tree Removal and Planting

• Tree Planting
  1. Choose healthy stock with a sturdy root system. Check for girdling, circling, or compacted root systems. Select only specimens with branches well distributed around and up-and-down trunk.

Tree Care

• Tree Pruning and Trimming
  I.S.A. July 2000. “Training Young Trees for Structure and Form” VHS-Format videotape. International Society of Arboriculture, P.O. Box GG, Savoy, IL 61874.
• Tree Maintenance
  My experience is strongest in private commercial arboriculture, with some experience in municipal, utility, and education. Predominantly, my commercial experience includes nine years of running my own tree service (All Seasons Tree Care) and two years as foreman for the M. F. Blair Tree Expert Company. As the foreman of the City of San Mateo municipal crew for seven years, I also learned how a city crew functions.
• Arborist Services
  POWER EQUIPMENT: Equipment operators should be informed that machinery can cause great injury to standing trees. They must take unique care to operate with as much distance as possible between machines and trees -- branches, trunks, and roots. Any accidental damage must be promptly repaired by a qualified arborist.
• Tree Mulching
  Use an organic mulch, like wood chips, spread evenly, to a depth of 3 - 4", not touching the trunk bark at the base of the tree, and covering the soil under the foliage canopy; ideally extending three times beyond drip line.

Landscaping

• Snow Removal