I started this business to pursue my passion for tree work and landscape design while also providing my hometown of Tunbridge and the surrounding towns with a whole systems approach to tree work and landscape design, planning, and installation. Growing up in rural Vermont I developed a love for working with my hands, be it in the tree or design studio. Around age 19 I realized I could make a livin
g in the tree industry and began hiring myself out- cutting fence lines, firewood, and removing trees. At about the same time I became interested in architecture, but quickly realized I would spend my life at a desk if I seriously followed that route leading me to look into the field of landscape architecture. After completing my freshman year of college at Lewis & Clark in Portland, OR I transferred to the University of Vermont to pursue an education in landscape architecture and sustainable horticulture by creating a self designed major called “Whole Systems Landscape Architecture”. The focus of this major consisted of studying a variety of landscape design practices and techniques coupled with native and ornamental plant ID and function with special attention to native pollinator decline and rehabilitation systems. Or to put it simply, fostering beautiful landscapes that provide a source of habitat and food for humans, livestock, and wild animals. I spent my summers while at UVM working for Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department on their tree crew. This consisted of pruning, removing, and planting street and park trees throughout the city. It was an incredible resource for learning how to safely and effectively preform tree work, assess tree health, and operate heavy machinery. I have received additional training from Northeast Woodland Training, Sunset Tree Care, and Amber Tree Service. Services:
Tree Work:
•Fruit tree & orchard pruning
Whether you have an individual tree or an orchard Vermont Tree Co. LLC can maintain your trees to ensure a fruitful growing season. Fruit trees are best pruned between the months of January and mid March before the buds break (typically early April) to maximize fruit production.
•Structure & rejuvenation pruning
Most ornamental trees need structure pruning to prolong the trees life by removing branches that cross each other or the trunk, thin out over grown areas in the canopy, and remove hazardous dead wood. Rejuvenation pruning is most common on vigorous species such as lilac and forsythia. This technique consists of removing the largest, oldest wood to promote new growth. Rejuvenation pruning is good way to reduce the size of an overgrown tree or shrub.
•Technical tree removals
Using ropes, pulleys, and patience Vermont Tree Co. LLC can removes just a few branches or an entire tree from over a building, garden, or other delicate area. Technical pruning or removals over gardens especially are best done in winter while things are frozen and snow covered. Additionally, any work in softwoods such as pine, spruce, or hemlock is also best done during the colder months when the sap is congealed and not as sticky to handle.
•Brush & fence line clearing
Opening up stonewalls and fences, pushing back field edges, clearing trails.
•Planting
•Preservation
Design:
•Technical drafting/rendering
•Landscape design/installation
Native pollinator habitat creation/preservation specialist
•Small structure design/build
•Land use planning
•Project management
Budgeting
Permitting
