“There is neither a higher authority nor a more objective voice in the arboricultural profession than a Registered Consulting Arborist on matters involving the legal, environmental and aesthetic considerations of trees and plants.”
—The American Society of Consulting Arborists

Development impact assessments, design modifications, construction methods and monitoring, and tree management to ensure tree preservation and satisfy governmental regulations.

Tree Associates assists in tree preservation while satisfying local tree ordinances and planning regulations, which is best accomplished through our involvement in the planning, design, and pre- and post-construction stages of a project.

Our approach is to provide a tree evaluation which provides information on the species, size and condition of trees and their suitability for preservation. Project plans are then reviewed to determine potential construction impacts and to provide prognoses for the trees to be preserved. In cases where infrastructure is planned within a defined tree protection zone, the location, size and depth of tree roots is critical information to develop prognoses and preservation strategies. Tree Associates can locate roots utilizing pneumatic excavation or its Tree Radar Unit to provide this information without excavation.

Primary Clients: Developers, Landscape Architects, Property Owners
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protection of a Chilean soapbark tree during construction

We prepared a tree preservation plan for a rare Chilean soapbark tree on the University of California, Davis campus that would potentially be impacted during proposed adjacent construction. A tree protection zone was defined in order to limit any construction activity from occurring close to the trunk.

preserving trees next to a new sidewalk

The city of Rancho Cordova, California, added a sidewalk adjacent to trees lining a portion of Folsom Boulevard. Tree Associates from Davis, California was able to make design modification recommendations prior to construction in order for the City to preserve the maximum number of trees.

preservation recommendations for these mature elm trees in a construction zone

Tree Associates from Davis, California was hired to conduct a risk assessment, review construction plans, and develop management and preservation recommendations for these mature elm trees in the courtyard of The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California.

inspecting the roots on an elm tree

Many risk assessments that Tree Associates from Davis, California performs involves pneumatically excavating soil from the roots in order to inspect them further. Pictured here is a close-up of a root on one of the elm trees at The Crocker Museum in Sacramento, California – lens cap illustrates scale.