Your two biggest considerations when hiring a tree care company are preserving the long term value the tree adds to your property if you're keeping it, or the safety practiced by the company that's removing one.

In both cases, the Santa Clara County firm of Bay Area Tree Specialists in San Jose CA has it covered. With over 2,000 customers a year, previous customers throughout Santa Clara County, San Mateo County and the Bay Area cite Bay Area Tree Specialists for their superior knowledge and superior safety procedures.

Certified Arborist Richard Smith at Bay Area Tree Specialists

Even when all you need is tree pruning, know that less-qualified companies often prune in a way that causes long term damage to the health of your tree.

The owner of Bay Area Tree Specialists is Richard Smith, a Certified Arborist. It takes lots of study and commitment to become a certified arborist and perhaps fewer than 10% of the tree care companies out there have this special training. Richard shares, "We take 40 weeks of intensive class, and must learn everything about trees from their Latin names and how to visually identify them, to disease, diagnosis, bracing, and lightning protection."

And what's the difference? It turns out that not all trees should be pruned the same way.

Richard Smith explains, "When you've been trained to know the individual growth patterns of each kind of tree, you know something that other tree care companies don't-what might be correct for one tree is harmful to another. And if trees are pruned incorrectly, it can kill a tree or do irreparable damage and the tree will be unsafe. One bad pruning can absolutely destroy a tree."

As a Certified Arborist, Richard Smith and Bay Area Tree Specialists can give you a detailed tree diagnosis and written arborist report based on a scientific evaluation of the tree that includes whether there's healthy branch structure, pests that need to be eradicated, its structural safety, hidden decay, root system evaluation and more. "Because of our through analysis, we're able to make accurate suggestions to the customer, including ways we can fix the tree or whether the tree is hazardous and needs to be removed," says Richard.

State of the Art Tree Care Equipment at Bay Area Tree Specialists

Bay Area Tree Specialists has state-of-the-art equipment, and it makes their work safer for your property. Richard tells us, "We use bucket trucks that reach up to 60 feet and are the safest way to prune a tree because the pruner is in a stable work environment and can trim even the tree tips." When it comes to lowering devices, less qualified tree care companies will often wrap a rope around a nearby tree which damages the bark. "Here at Bay Area Tree Specialists, we have a sophisticated system of pulleys to lower heavy wood safely and in a controlled manner which doesn't harm nearby trees and prevents accidents," says Richard.

They also have whole-tree chippers to easily dispose of whole trees, which smaller chippers can't. It creates a beautiful consistent chip that you can keep as attractive ground cover.

Bay Area Tree Specialists has certified tree workers so their climbers are extremely skilled. "We have some of the best tree climbers in the industry," says Richard. And the workers undergo formal safety training that smaller companies don't have the funds or resources for, and undergo regular internal safety meetings. This means your property is safe with Bay Area Tree Specialists in a way that it's not with other companies. A slightly lower quote isn't worth it when that less qualified company drops the tree on your house, or someone is injured and exposes you to a claim on your homeowner's insurance.

Arborist Richard Smith: Deep Roots

Richard's passion for trees and their well-being dates back years before he founded Bay Area Tree Specialists. He says, "At 21 I started working with a contractor for the forestry service that included preparing areas for replantation that included reconstituting the land with native species, and I did that for years, after which I signed on with a local tree care company for several more years. Bay Area Tree Specialists was founded in 2004 and has been thriving ever since."

Now a married father of two young children, Richard Smith lives in San Jose CA, a town he loves. "San Jose has the best weather in the world. And it's great to just 30 minutes from the ocean. The water might be too cold, but not for the kids. Their teeth might be chattering, but they just won't come out of the water!" Richard is known as a dedicated family man, with a strong work ethic. Customers describe him as an honest, straightforward man that does exactly what he says he will.

So Bay Area Tree Specialists is one of the leading 10% in the industry that are actually Certified Arborists which means better health for those trees you want to keep, and they have the equipment and safety training which protects your property when it's tree removal that you need. With 2,000 customers a year throughout Santa Clara County, San Mateo County and the Bay Area, it's easy to why Bay Area Tree Specialists is the best and safest choice for all your tree care needs. They offer discounts for seniors, and readers of this Report get a free on-site consultation by calling them right now.