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I highly recommend Peter. He was on time, very friendly, and demonstratively a total professional with decades of experience. I am botanically inclined, inquisitive, and perhaps a slight pain in the ass, but he endured all my questions with grace and a really quite engaging erudition. He was such a kind soul that I looked a little deeper after the fact, and apparently he’s somewhat of a pioneer in this arena not only regionally, but nationally. Dude has got the knowledge.
We had a large White Oak close to our house presenting some decay near the base. He took measurements, thoroughly inspected around the roots to rule out root rot, and then drilled 3 holes with a precision resistograph to quantify the amount of decay. As it turned out, our very large (34″ circumference) oak had only a small 4″ pocket of decay in the middle of the tree, which meant things were actually a lot better than we had feared – no need for tree surgery. Additionally, he took geo-​coordinates, factored in the topography of our yard, and considered typical wind patterns to estimate that if the tree ever did come down in a terrible storm, that it would most likely fall away from the house.
He did note, though, that because of the outward appearance at the base, it would have been quite possible that an arborist working for a tree company – with a vested interest in performing removal – would have unnecessarily recommended we take the tree down. We love love love how much stately character the tree adds to our yard, and also didn’t want to spend thousands on removal, so it was very comforting to have an expert with no additional profit on the line give us the all clear. As recommended by Master Gardeners at my county extension office, and then reaffirmed by Peter’s assessments and wisdom, I highly recommend going with an unbiased «consultative“arborist first if you live within their service area.
Great guy, great service. Give them a call if you want a true reading of your tree health.

Exactly what I needed. A fair, honest, experienced professional that could help me figure out if I should be worried about my tree falling over.
Peter doesn’t actually do tree work– just inspections. This was important to me. I wanted to make sure I was getting a very unbiased professional opinion. Those are hard to come by these days. I’m glad I found one!
Highly recommend.