Services We Provide
We start with a diagnosis. The work follows.
Our services, ordered the way we actually work — consulting and documentation first, hands-on care and field work second. The right cut, treatment, or removal depends entirely on getting the diagnosis right.
Consultations are $200 — an on-site diagnosis, credited toward any scheduled work. Field work has a $350 minimum, which covers a proper visit: the drive, setup, careful work, and cleanup. Small fixes can often be handled same-day during your consultation, billed by time on site. Most single-tree prescription prunings run $450–600. You'll always have the number in writing before we begin.
How our pricing works
01 — Consulting & Documentation
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Tree Health Assessments
An on-site diagnosis of what's actually going on — structure, soil, water, pests — before anyone recommends a single cut.
Consultation · from $200
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Pre-Purchase Tree Inspections
Know what you're buying. Every significant tree on the property, with a clear written summary you can act on before closing.
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Written summary · $225
Written Arborist Reports
For HOAs, insurers, disputes, and your own records. Single-tree through thorough, formal reports.
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See Reports · From $300
Post-Storm Hazard Evaluations
After a monsoon, a clear read on what's compromised, what can be saved, and what genuinely needs to come down.
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By assessment
Property & Community Tree Management
A complete inventory and prioritized plan — or a full annual care program with one arborist responsible for every tree, separate from your landscape contract.
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Custom scope
Not sure where to start?
A consultation is the front door to everything else — and it's credited toward any work you book.
The diagnosis isn't an upsell before the "real" work. It is the work — everything we recommend comes from it.
DIAGNOSE → PRESCRIBE → PERFORM
02 — Care & Field Work
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Prescription Pruning
Every cut planned in writing before the saw comes out — structural pruning to a documented prescription, built on Dr. Ed Gilman's research. The tree gets exactly what it needs, and you get the reasoning on paper.
Single-tree prescription pruning · from $450
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Tree Planting & Establishment
Most tree problems we diagnose — buried root flares, girdling roots, wrong species for the site, emitters against the trunk — were decided on planting day. We plant trees so those problems never start.
Every planting includes species and site selection, correct planting depth with the root flare exposed, proper basin and emitter placement, staking only where needed, and a written first-year watering plan tailored to the species and season.
For larger box trees, we specify the tree, mark the site, and supervise installation alongside your nursery's crew — verifying depth, root condition, and irrigation before sign-off.
Planting (15-gallon and under): from $175 per tree, plus the cost of the tree.
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Plant Health Care
Targeted care for stressed trees: irrigation diagnosis, soil, and a recovery plan built for the desert, not against it.
By assessment
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Palm Care & Trimming
Proper palm work — cleaned, not scalped. No over-trimming and no carrot-tops, on the species' own schedule.
Quoted after assessment
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Citrus Pruning
Size, light, and airflow for backyard citrus — pruned to keep the tree productive without stripping it bare.
Quoted after assessment
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Tree Removal & Replacement
Not every struggling tree needs to come out — and we'd rather prove that first. When removal is on the table, we start with an assessment to confirm the tree truly can't be saved. If it can't, we coordinate safe removal and help you choose, site, and plant the right replacement so the next tree doesn't repeat the last one's story.
Quoted per project following assessment.
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Every job follows the plan
Field work is executed to the assessment that came before it — so you always know what's being done and why.
A note on scope
We handle pruning, care, and removals at or below roughly 30 feet — worked from the ground, a pole, or a rented lift. For genuinely oversized or high-aerial jobs, we bring in an insured climbing partner or refer you to someone we trust, rather than improvise work that calls for a specialist. Honest scope is part of the service, not a limitation on it.