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About Bay Area Tree Specialist
At Bay Area Tree Specialists (BATS), we believe that healthy and thriving trees add important financial and aesthetic value to your home and property. We protect the investment that your trees represent. Our professionals offer decades of expertise in all phases of complete tree care services throughout San Jose, Palo Alto, including the entire Bay Area. We are committed to excellence and professionalism with each service call we make, guaranteed.
You can trust in the proven techniques and certifications that our comprehensive staff hold and maintain when caring for the myriad of tree health issues. Our promise is to go well beyond simply pruning or removing trees and stumps.
We provide complete tree care and 24-hour emergency services throughout the Bay Area: including the neighborhoods of Evergreen, Willow Glen, Almaden Valley, Alviso, Alum Rock, North & South San Jose; Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Monte Vista, and other areas in California’s Bay Area. To find out more, visit our Contact Us page and fill out the form or call us today.
Meet Our Certified Arborist, Richard Smith
When it comes time to have the trees in your landscape maintained, trust in a company whose Arborist hold multiple certifications in California such as: Certified Arborist, Licensed Applicators, Certified Tree Risk Assessor, and Certified Tree Care Safety Professional. These qualifications insure the most up to date modern techniques, and knowledge of the industry are being applied to the care of your trees, whether it is normal or our 24-hour emergency tree care/removal services.
As members of the International Society of Arboriculture, we take our commitment to the health of your trees seriously. Our employees are constantly updated on training to professional ISA standards and hold certifications such as Line Clearance Pruning for trees and Chipper Safety Certification. Our owner, Richard Smith, takes personal pride in every tree we plant or prune and takes personal responsibility for providing the most reliable and professional tree services available in the Bay Area.
Bay Area Tree Specialists Plant Health Care takes tree care to the next level. Insuring proper nutrients to keep your trees in stellar health, with a deep rich vibrant color! We also mange and utilize “Tree Growth Regulators”, known to control those types of beautiful trees that are at the perfect size now, and if allowed to continue to expand in height and size would be less than perfect.
Our Plant Health Care Team can handle any pest issues that affect trees, such as termites, beetles, aphid infestation, fireblight. Our state of the art diagnosis ability and prescription for treatment, together we can insure your trees longevity and happiness.
As a certified arborist our customers can trust Richard Smith and team to take care of all their tree service needs.
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.
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Whose Arborist Hold Certifications
When it comes time to have the trees in your landscape maintained, trust in a company whose Arborist hold multiple certifications; Certified Arborist, Licensed Applicators, Certified Tree Risk Assessor and Certified Tree Care Safety Professional. These qualifications insure the most up to date modern techniques, and knowledge of the industry are being applied to the care of your trees, whether it is normal or our 24-hour emergency tree care/removal services
Professional employees
All of our employees are trained and experienced professionals to ISA standard
100% successful
All of our tree care services are guaranteed to be 100% successful.
Emergency service
24-hour emergency service in San Jose and Palo Alto and all Major Bay Area Cities.
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We provide free estimates for our services.
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About Bay Area Tree Specialist
Urban forestry care refers to the management and maintenance of trees and forested areas in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. It plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life within our cities, providing a myriad of environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Urban forestry care can involve a wide range of activities, aided by the expertise of certified arborists, including:
- Tree Planting: Planting trees in strategic locations to maximize their benefits, creating green zones and contributing to biodiversity.
- Tree Pruning: Regular trimming to maintain tree health, enhance structure, and ensure safety by removing dead, dying, or hazardous branches.
- Disease and Pest Management: Detecting and treating any disease or pest infestations that could harm the urban trees.
- Tree Risk Assessment: Evaluating the potential risk posed by unsafe trees and taking necessary actions to mitigate it.
- Tree Removal: Safely removing trees that are dead, dying, or pose a safety hazard to the public or property.
- Stump Grinding: Removing stumps left after tree removal to avoid pests and provide a neat appearance.
- Tree Inventory: Cataloging city trees for effective management, tracking tree species, size, condition, and other important information.
- Public education: Educating the public about the value of urban trees and how they can contribute to their maintenance.
The goal of urban forestry care is to ensure cities have healthy and sustainable urban forests that can help fight climate change, improve air quality, provide physical and mental health benefits, and add to the aesthetic beauty of the urban environment. If you require urban forestry care services, seek out professionals who carry the required certifications and understand the unique challenges of urban forestry. They will have the knowledge and equipment to provide comprehensive care for the trees and ensure they continue to provide benefits for generations to come.
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