INDEPENDENT · NO REMOVAL SALES
Worried About a Tree? Get an Answer You Can Trust... Not a Sales Pitch.
A "free estimate" from a tree removal company isn't free. You pay for it in the answer you're given. The person walking your yard makes his living swinging a saw, so when he says your tree "needs to come down," you have no way to know if that's the tree talking or the invoice.
Getting "free" advice from someone who only gets paid if you say yes is the most expensive advice you'll ever take.
Here's how I make a difference. I'm a Board Certified Master Arborist, and I don't sell or remove trees, so I have nothing to gain from your answer either way.
You get an independent, scored assessment of every tree of concern, ranked by what actually needs attention first. Same tree, same method, same honest answer, every time. Just the truth about what's standing over your home and exactly what to do about it.
Finally, someone you can trust. Get straight answers from a Board Certified Master Arborist who isn’t selling you a tree removal job.
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A scored, written report on every tree of concern
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Ranked by what needs attention first
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No removal upsell... I help trees and do not cut them down.
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Backed by a money-back guarantee.
I.S.A. Certified #SO-5270BU • ISA Board Certified Master Arborist & TRAQ
BCMA
Board Certified Master Arborist
TRAQ
Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
20+ yrs
Experience
10,000+
Trees Inspected
AN ALARMING STORY
The $4,200 Tree That Didn’t Need to Come Down
Sarah noticed a lean in her old white oak after a spring storm. Worried, she called the first tree service that popped up in a Google search. The crew showed up, walked around the tree for ten minutes, and told her it was “structurally compromised” and needed to come down before it fell on the house. Quote: $4,200, scheduled for the following week.
Something about the visit felt off. Nobody took measurements, nobody mentioned the tree’s species or root structure, and the “assessment” seemed to end right where the sales pitch began. She called me for a second opinion.
Turns out the lean had been there since the tree was young — a natural growth pattern, not new damage. The tree had good wood density, no significant decay, and a healthy root plate. It didn’t need to come down. It needed structural pruning to reduce the end weight on the leaning side, along with a follow-up assessment in two years.
Sarah saved her tree and a lot of money. Total cost of the second opinion: a fraction of the removal quote. She kept a 60-year-old oak and the peace of mind that came from an answer that didn’t come with a sales pitch attached.
THE PROBLEM
Why This Keeps Happening
You look up at the big limb over the bedroom and wonder if it’s going to come down. So you call a tree company. They walk the yard and, no surprise, recommend a few thousand dollars of work — work they’d perform. Maybe it’s needed. Maybe it isn’t. You can’t tell, because the person giving you the answer also profits from it.
Most tree inspections are a sales call in disguise. This one isn’t.
✅ Clear next steps
What to do for each tree, and when to inspect again. Good for two years. No upsell.
🛡️ Defensible documentation
A dated, credentialed record that holds up for insurance, a home sale, or a dispute with a neighbor.
🌳 An honest answer
Recommendations reflect your trees and their condition. Not a salesperson’s commission.
THE TREE TRIAGE SYSTEM
What You Get
An independent, scored assessment of every tree of concern on your property, run through the same documented process — the Arborist Triage Index (ATI). Same tree, same method, same answer, every time.
📋 A plain-language report
Every inspected tree is ranked by priority. One clear next step per
tree, no jargon to Google.
⚠️ A risk rating
From Low to Extreme, based on the ISA TRAQ standard recognized
across the arboricultural industry.
📈 A health score
Graphed from 0 to 100, so you understand each tree’s condition
today.
IT"S A SIMPLE, EASY PROCESS
How It Works
We talk
We discuss your concerns by phone or email. Then I quote my fee and schedule.
I assess
A full ground-based inspection of your tree(s), scored on the system.
You get the report
Plain-language, ranked, with next steps per tree. Good for two years.
Reach out
Fill out the form and tell me about your tree(s) and what’s worrying you.
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WHY THIS BEATS THE USUAL INSPECTION PROCESS
Consulting Arborist vs. Tree Service
The difference isn’t whether work gets done. It’s the relationship... and what’s excluded from it.
A tree service
Operates on a contractor-to-sale relationship: assess, quote, and sell the job. Removal is the highest-stakes, most irreversible call a homeowner makes. A tree removal service that profits from cutting trees down and has every incentive to lean toward “it needs to come down.” That’s a genuine structural conflict.
A consulting arborist
Operates on a consultant-to-client relationship: understand the tree, understand your goals, and recommend what’s actually best even when that means less work, not more. I don’t cut trees down, and I don’t sell removal, so on the biggest call you’ll make, there’s no conflict at all.
Like a doctor, not just an inspector. A good doctor doesn’t diagnose an illness and send you out the door — they prescribe a course of treatment. If a tree needs structural pruning, soil care, cabling, pest treatment, or monitoring, that’s the recommendation, not just a pass/fail verdict. The diagnosis comes first, and I explain the reasoning so you understand why, not just what.
The bottom line. I’m not looking for a sale. I’m looking for the right answer for your tree. If that means “leave it alone and check back in two years,” that’s exactly what I’ll tell you.
WHO'S ASSESSING YOUR TREES
David W. Boggan, BCMA
I’m an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist with an ISA TRAQ qualification, based in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
The BCMA is ISA’s highest certification, a credential held only by about two out of every hundred arborists. I don’t run a tree removal service. I help trees and do not cut them down. I assess trees, and I tell you the truth about them.
Know What’s Standing Over Your Home
Get a straight answer from someone who doesn’t make a dime on tree removal.
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RISK-FREE
My Iron-Clad, Money-Back Guarantee
We’re sadly surrounded by businesses that misrepresent what they can do, and people with little experience claiming to be experts. Most of us have been burned before. So here’s my promise: after I inspect your trees and deliver the Tree Triage System report, if you find that I…
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Wasn’t professional in my assessment
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Failed to address your trees’ needs
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Didn’t treat you with respect
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Failed to provide the service you expected
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Wasn’t honest and trustworthy
…I will gladly refund your money. I’m passionate about trees, and I take pride in what I do. I’m not perfect, but I believe I can make a difference. No one else would dare to offer you a money-back guarantee.