The Benefits of Arborist Consulting

An arborist has an extensive knowledge of trees and the ability to care for them. They are experts at diagnosing, preventing, and safely treating tree disease and infection. They are also the best people to prune your trees, as they have specialized equipment and hundreds of hours of pruning experience under their belts. Pruning a tree is a delicate process that can be dangerous for the average person, but an expert arborist can handle it with ease.

Many property owners, municipalities, developers, and contractors hire arborists for consulting purposes. While a practicing arborist works hands-on with trees, a consulting arborist provides analysis, reports, and expert witness services.

Trees are important to both the environment and the beauty of your landscape. They provide shade and privacy to your home and help keep the soil and water quality balanced, but they can also become a hazard when they are overgrown or damaged. A qualified consulting arborist can perform a thorough assessment of your landscape and provide recommendations to correct issues such as invasive plants, tree rot, structural damage, and overgrowth.

When it comes to a new development project, a consulting arborist can work with the architects, engineers, and construction team to ensure that existing mature trees remain healthy during construction. This can involve conducting assessments, taking inventory, drafting specifications, and writing mitigation measures to prioritize both natural resources and the project’s success.

During construction, an arborist consultant can monitor the health and safety of trees by creating daily reports that reflect the work completed on your site. They will work with the building owner and construction contractor to ensure that any required tree work (such as removals or transplants) is performed according to industry standards. They can also make recommendations to the project manager and NYC Parks for tree work permits, and act as a liaison with the City to avoid costly penalties due to improper construction techniques or damage to existing trees.

In addition to providing tree service, an arborist can provide consultations and create detailed tree impact surveys for your property. These documents can be used for applications for any Department of Buildings tree work permit including removing, planting or moving existing trees within your property boundaries. These are a necessity for any major development project that involves a significant number of existing trees, and they can be filed by the project engineer or the consulting arborist. These reports provide a detailed description of the condition and location of all existing trees on your site, and a recommended list of all work that must be done to mitigate construction impacts. They can be submitted directly to the NYC Parks Branch for review. A professional consulting arborist can be hired as an independent consultant to perform these services, or can be included on the project team alongside an in-house certified arborist.

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