CERTIFIED ARBORIST SERVICES

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Rodney holds a Tree Risk Assessment Qualification® (TRAQ) issued by the International Society of Arboriculture. Other companies may offer tree risk assessments but they have not gone through the rigorous training to receive the TRAQ certificate. Sometimes even healthy looking trees can be unstable or unsafe. Before you buy or build your next home be sure to have us perform a tree risk assessment to determine the structurally integrity of your trees and identify whether any tree hazards exist.

Wildfire in urban areas has been increasing significantly over the last decade and insurance companies are placing increased scrutiny on vegetation near your home. Heritage Tree can consult with you on site to develop a plan to enhance defensible space around your home and bring your trees and landscape into compliance with state and local laws and ordinances as well as new insurance requirements for fire safety clearances. 

Whether it is an insect, disease, or other issue affecting your tree or landscape, we can help. Rather than guessing what the problem is, Heritage Tree will use a systematic process to pinpoint and diagnose the cause of your tree’s disorder, then give you a recommendation for treatment if one exists.

If your tree or landscape has been damaged or destroyed during construction activities or some other incident like a car crash or unauthorized pruning, Heritage Tree can appraise the cost to replace or repair the tree. If you live in San Luis Obispo or the surrounding area, give us a call.

Tree Protection Reports are required for construction projects with trees. This is true for properties in the county of San Luis Obispo as well as most cities in the region. Heritage Tree can develop a tree protection plan that will satisfy development requirements while protecting the high quality trees to be retained on your site.

Once you have your tree protection plan and have implemented recommended tree protection measures, it is important to monitor contractors who are working on site to make sure they are doing everything to keep your trees safe. We facilitate pre-construction meetings with contractors to give tree protection guidance & oversight throughout the duration of your project.

If you own a large tract of oak woodland, or a large property with lots of landscape trees it can be difficult and expensive to keep up with the care they need. We can provide you with a tree inventory & management plan that will give you an assessment of your woodland or landscape tree health, type of work required and timetable for work to be completed. With a management plan in place, you can begin to budget for maintenance and prioritize your tree management goals.

Whether you need a mitigation plan to compensate for tree removals,  are designing a new subdivision or doing a community street tree planting, it is important to choose the right tree for the right place. Heritage Tree can help you design your tree planting plan and address everything from mitigation calculations and tree placement specifications to species diversity and drought tolerance. 

The counties  of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey and most cities throughout the region require that you be issued a permit to remove a tree. Removing a tree without a permit can be a costly mistake. At Heritage Tree Arboricultural Consulting Inc., we are familiar with all of the tree ordinances in the region and can guide you through the process so you can comply with the ordinance and get your permit processed quickly.  

Early detection is the key to quickly resolving tree health issues. There are literally thousands of pest and diseases that can affect your tree's health. We can identify many of the common pest and diseases during a site visit and if necessary send samples to our plant pathology lab partners for an advanced diagnosis. Let us create a proactive pest and disease management plan that will help increase the health and vigor of your trees. 

Often times your soils may not be compatible with the landscape plants you are trying to grow. Other times mineral salts build up in the soil and lock up important nutrients necessary for your tree or plants health and vigor. Heritage Tree can consult with you on how to increase soil health and if necessary, collect soils samples for a lab analysis that will give specific direction on what to do to improve soil fertility. 

Choosing the right tree for the right place is a very important decision. Tree and landscape plans are expensive, so it makes sense that you want to choose trees and plants that you won’t regret planting. We can give you suggestions for trees that are suited for our environment that will also provide you with the aesthetics you want. Before you make your next tree purchase or finalize your landscape plans, let us review your tree selections so you can plant a tree that will last for generations.

Heritage Tree is uniquely qualified to give educational presentations on many aspects of arboriculture. We have worked with all age groups and skill levels. Some of the presentations we have given are Young Tree Planting & Care, Tree Pruning Basics, Hobby Fruit Orchard Pruning and Management, Tree Protection Best Practices for Contractors and Urban Forest Planning.