The Urban Arborist is a full-service tree company specializing in urban tree care and management. Our certified arborists provide tree services to residential, commercial, and municipal clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. At the Urban Arborist, we begin with the view that your trees are part of an ecosystem. We use our experience to determine how best to treat that system as a whole in order to enhance each tree’s relationship to its unique setting, considering the surrounding landscape, buildings, micro-climates, and of course the humans that share that ecosystem. With an emphasis client communication and transparency, we look at each case to determine the best course of action in order to preserve your trees and your safety.
About The Urban Arborist
I hired this arborist for my trees and was pleased with the work. They trimmed everything neatly and left my yard clean. We will be using them again. The team was easy to communicate with throughout the process. I highly recommend them!
This company clearly cares about customer satisfaction. Responded to my inquiry promptly and an Arborist came the next morning to evaluate my trees and provide me with recommendations and a cost estimate. This timeline alone sets them apart from the crowd. The work was completed 4 business days later. The team that showed up were professional, meticulous and left my yard cleaner than when they started. Phenomenal. Absolutely recommended.
The workers did a fantastic job cutting down a dead tree in our backyard, which was at risk of falling on our deck and home. They arrived on time, were skillful in avoiding damage in the surrounding area, and were efficient in cleaning up. Nick was able to schedule our job on an emergency basis, was very communicative, and was a pleasure to work with. Thank you so very much~
I live on a prominent corner in San Francisco and have two very large ash trees that are about 40' tall. Below them is a very delicate shade garden consisting of fern trees, hydrangeas, giant birds of paradise, etc. After a very thorough consultation with the head arborist, it was decided that both trees needed pruning to take out the dead and cross branches, and thin out some of the canopy that had been damaged from the winds off the Pacific Ocean. The team showed up on time with the correct equipment and knew exactly how to proceed. Not a single plant from the garden was damaged. There were two 8' to 10' tall piles of cutting that were swiftly put through a chipper and the entire yard, street and sidewalks were swept and blown clean. This is the second time The Urban Arborist have serviced these trees and I would not trust them to anyone else. I highly recommend their service and thank them for a job well done.
Josef and his team were excellent. It can be hard to develop trust with a new arborist, handyman, electrician, etc., but Josef’s demeanor and transparency immediately made me feel at ease, and he followed through with all the expectations he set. He gave me options, gave me advice, fit the services to my budget, and described the pros/cons of every possible alternative. This was all done in person. Then, when it was time to do the work, his crew showed up— all very professional— and got the job done quickly and safely. No cleanup after, no hidden charges. I plan to have him come back every year and maintenance and safety checks.