Why Hiring A Certified Arborist Matters

Many customers in search of tree service likely assume the title "Certified Arborist" to be simply an easy excuse for tree care professionals to charge a higher rate. This could not be further from the truth. Aside from having at least three years of experience in the field, a certified arborist must pass an extensive examination process in order to be ordained by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). The testing and education process has become more and more involved and technical over the years, meaning certified arborists today have an impressively deep biological understanding of trees and their place in our ecosystem and your backyard.

ISA Certified Arborists must pass a difficult, 200-plus question final exam that tests each arborist on their knowledge and comprehension of tree identification, tree-soil-water relations, tree nutrition, planting, pruning, cabling, lightning protection, problem diagnosis, preservation, protection on construction sites, safety, risk assessment, and much, much more.

Using a Certified Arborist is the only way to make sure your trees are accurately diagnosed and cared for with the utmost precision, and the utmost sense of responsibility for the health of the tree and the life cycles it supports. An ISA Certified Arborist, like the tree experts at Hufnagel, has the know-how, the tool set, and the experience to make sure your trees are never damaged while in their hands and undergoing their treatment.

The ISA Certification program not only helps set standards for the arborist profession, it also encourages continuing education, meaning Certifiend Arborist are constantly refreshing their knowledge base, expanding their understanding of trees, and staying up to date on the newest, most effective, and safest tree-care techniques.

As we learn each day how great the value of each tree really is (as life supporter, as a purifying agent of both water and air, as a oxygen producer, a climate cooler, etc), it becomes more and more imperative to both preserve and properly care for the trees that remain on our planet. Certified Arborists successfully complete their training and leave with a strong understanding of this fact.

So please, if you care for the health and longevity of your backyard, your trees, and the surrounding natural world, always employ the skills and expertise of an ISA Certified Arborist.