Consulting
Tree First specializes in a long term arboricultural approach, and frankly, we think that ought to be the norm. We focus on tree longevity, tree biomechanics, and the ecological roles trees play.
One of the goals of Tree First is to promote proper, long term arboriculture after seeing widespread malpractice and predatory selling in the tree care industry. Is tree removal necessary? Or are there ways to reduce risk without killing the tree?
The deliberate predatory selling in the tree care industry is a sad but true reality. Salesmen have sales quotas to hit. They’re salesmen first, and arborists second. To a degree, they know what they can get away with. They can sell you things that trees don’t necessarily need.
Consulting reveals why it may not be a good long term idea to remove that entire branch, or why it might not be a good idea to remove that tree. A consultant will present all of the options for your trees. A salesman is more likely to omit important information, or present it incompletely. These things matter—short sighted tree care can cost a lot of money in the long run, and commonly leads to premature tree mortality.
Yes you can prune this tree. But should you?
It is useful to contact a consulting arborist when you’re considering any major changes to your property around your trees. Some examples are new landscaping projects, driveway installations, digging for utilities, to name a few.
Hiring a consultant for an analysis on a tree or a property is your first step towards tree stewardship. An arborist in the truest sense works for the tree first. And that’s what we’re selling: nuanced perspective.
“The same care and consideration that goes into preserving our forests must be implemented into the urban forest as well.”