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Services

  • As ISA Certified Arborists and Qualified Tree Risk Assessors, we can provide you with reasonable, objective assessments and mitigation plans specific to your needs and backed by industry standards. We work with land managers to help make decisions that balance safety, tree preservation, and cost.

  • We provide objective and clear tree maintenance plans, tree protection plans, soil and vegetation plans, planting plans, and any other arboricultural reports needed for personal, HOA, or business use.

  • If your tree requires a more advanced inspection, we can utilize our Rinntech® Resistograph. This minimally invasive tool drills a 1.5mm diameter hole up to 20” into a tree and provides a reading that can help determine if internal decay is present, so that trees aren’t unnecessarily or prematurely removed. Less invasive than a traditional increment borer and more accurate than sounding, this tool is useful in sites with previous tree failures that may be disease centers.

  • From pruning your Japanese maple with small tools to removing a dead branch 100’ high in your Douglas fir, we can perform any of your pruning needs. We use modern, safe, minimally invasive climbing techniques and research backed proper pruning methods to provide the best care to your trees.

  • We use Cobra® Cable systems to support trees when possible as an alternative to removal or extensive pruning.

  • From selection of the best planting stock to installation, pruning, and mature fruit tree care, we can help you manage your urban orchard. Many apple trees are best managed on a regular pruning schedule to maximize fruit production and maintain good air flow for disease control. Call us to get on a routine before your trees require major rehab!

  • Let us help you bring your ideas for a culinary or native garden to life. Work beside us while we coach you on planting, weeding, and watering strategies, or let us handle the dirty work.

  • Learn more about how to best manage your forest or urban lot, whether that means identifying and removing invasive species, learning how to prune your fruit trees, replanting the best plants and trees for your site, caring for large mature trees, or learning how to plant and care for an edible landscape in a smaller space.

About the Owners

Amanda is an ISA Certified Arborist and Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. She has a degree in Forestry from Texas A&M University. Amanda has enjoyed many facets of arboriculture for over 12 years, including research, trail building, being a climber and lift operator, being forewoman of a municipal team, and now operating her own tree care business. She enjoys climbing rocks and trees, mycology, and backpacking. She lives in Olympia with her partner and business co-owner Lacy and their dog, cats, chickens, and fish.  

Lacy is an ISA Certified Arborist and Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. She has many years of experience in ecosystem restoration, holistic garden design, installation and maintenance, and as a municipal Planner. She has a degree in Construction Science and knows her way around site and landscape plans, development processes and how trees and landscapes can be impacted and protected within those. She enjoys working with plants and soil, creating beautiful and functional outdoor spaces, hiking, neighborhood walks, biking, yoga and pretty much anything outside.