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Tips to Finding a Quality Arborist to Maintain Your Trees

Have you ever looked through the

phone book and found a ton of listings

for people who claim they know all

about trees? Sadly, many of these

individuals don’t have a clue about

how to maintain trees or how they

even grow. A tree can end up being

severely damaged by someone who

doesn’t have a clue as to what they

are doing in terms of caring for trees.

Once the tree has been damaged and its health is on the decline, it can end

up becoming hazardous and have to be removed. Just because someone

might be cheaper, that doesn’t mean they know what they are doing. By

hiring someone who doesn’t know the first thing about trees, it could end up

costing you far more down the road, especially when the tree ends up dying.

When it comes time to hire an arborist, you shouldn’t take this decision

lightly. You need to spend time asking a number of different questions to the

individual who is going to take care of your landscaping and trees.

Consider the following questions:

Ask the arborist whether they have ISA Certified Arborists working for them.

They should be willing to show you their certification. You can also look

online for this information.

Ask them how they are going to perform the work. Be leery or any company

that recommends heading or topping off the tree.

Ask for the arborist to provide you with references. Find out what type of

work they did for other customers. Ask about their services provided. Take a

drive around and look at some of the work they did for other individuals.

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Make sure they have current workers’ compensation and liability insurance

certificates.

Make sure they aren’t going to use climbing spikes on your trees when

pruning them. These spikes should only be used if you are going to have the

tree removed.

Ask the arborist to give you a signed contract that outlines cost, dates for

when the work is going to be complete and what is going to be done.

Don’t be tricked by an offer that sounds too good to be true. Never pay the

arborist in advance for work that hasn’t been completed. Make sure to get

more than one estimate on the work that you need to have completed.

By taking these things into consideration, you can make sure you hire

someone who is going to get the job done right. There is no reason why you

should have to hire someone who is only going to make the situation worse.

Find someone who cares enough to do the job right the first time around.