Consulting Arborist Services

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- New and current homeowners

- HOAs

- Public, private, and commercial landowners and managers

- Municipalities

- Schools and universities

- Tree pruning contractors

- Landscape architects, designers, and maintenance companies

- Realtors, architects, and contractors

- Insurance companies and attorneys

- Are you concerned about how a tree is doing?

- Was the tree damaged after a storm?

- Did you just purchase a property and not sure what tree(s) you have?

- Do you want confirmation that your favorite tree is healthy and is doing well?

- Would you like general or specific care instructions for one or a group of trees?

For other general tree related questions, we are more than happy to assist you with.

- Have you recently had a tree care company give you a pruning or trimming quote?

- Are you questioning if what they're recommending is what your tree(s) truly needs?

- Do you want an unbiased recommendation on what is needed to preserve your tree(s)?

- Does your tree actually need any pruning?

Our only three goals are to keep your desired goals in mind, adhere to industry standard arboricultural methods, and for the preservation and longevity of your tree(s).

- Does your tree(s) look unhealthy and/or are the leaves the wrong color?

- Are your tree(s) possibly dying?

- Are bugs eating your leaves? Do the leaves have dark spots on them?

- Are your tree(s) "raining" a sticky mess?

- Are large sections of the foliage dying suddenly? Does the foliage look "thin"?

- Does the bark look like it has "sore"? Is it oozing a bad smelling substance?

Sometimes it can be hard to know what is effecting your tree(s), we are here to assist you. We provide only necessary, proven, and fact based treatment recommendations. 

Anytime structures or people interact with trees, there's always a desire to protect life and property. Homes, parks, commercial properties, and public spaces along with many others are where tree(s) and safety conflicts may develop. 

We are here to provide objective and unbiased tree risk assessment and management suggestions based on client's stated risk tolerance. We provide the needed information to assist property owners/decision makers with balancing potential risk to people and property with ongoing tree preservation. Rest assured, here at Peter Fife Consulting Arborist, we are (ISA) Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ). 

- Do you want to plant a tree?

- Have you chosen a tree?

- Have you chosen the tree but need help selecting it out at the nursery?

- How much space do you have available to plant your chosen tree?

- Have you considered how tall and wide your chosen tree will get at maturity?

- Do you know how long it takes for your chosen tree to reach maturity?

- What possible pest or diseases is your chosen tree susceptible to?

- Is the soil health good enough to support your chosen tree?

- Did you have a company plant the tree? Did they plant it according to industry standards?

These are a small sample of all the potential questions that can have lasting and serious consequences if not considered for both the health and longevity of any tree. We will help guide you through the decision making process to optimize site and soil conditions, space availability, and aesthetic appearance to your desired preferences. This little bit of preplanning will ensure the tree's beauty and utility can be enjoyed for generations. 

Whether it is driveway or road repair or installation, sidewalk repair or installation, new residential or commercial construction, residential or commercial remodeling, we can provide a comprehensive tree protection plan to best preserve the selected tree(s) during all phases of construction activities. 

These can be done individually or as a comprehensive tree report:

- Tree inventory

- Preservation suitability recommendations

- Site plan design recommendations

- Best practices for working around trees 

- Does your tree have multiple trunks/leads?

- Does your tree have one large awkward or out-of-place limb?

- Are you concerned the tree could fail in a storm?

- Are you concerned about a large lead or limb that is over you or your children's bedroom?

- Does your tree appear to be splitting at the trunk?

You may be concerned about an older, large, or structurally challenged tree, but you may not want to cut it down. What do you do? All trees and situations are unique. The tree support systems static cable, dynamic cable, and tree braces can be used in conjunction with or independently of other tree preservation methods. We can assess whether your tree is a good candidate.

Lightning protection systems offer assistance to mitigate any negative impact that a tree may suffer from a lightening strike. Trees that are of high personal value, high landscape importance, a mature size, or culturally significant are all excellent candidates for lightning protection systems. We can assess whether your tree is a good candidate.

Would you like to learn from an (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist? 

Client(s) chooses length, location, and focus of topics and/or conversation. 

Guest speaking engagements and presentations available. Topic(s) and scope of presentations can be customized.

In our efforts to stay as objective, impartial, and as free of conflicts of interest as possible: We do not offer any physical services outside of taking samples for disease and insect identification, soil samples for nutrient and compaction testing, and level 2 tree risk assessments.