Texas • Arboriculture & Tree Risk
ISA Certified Arborist delivering credentialed tree risk assessment, oak wilt management, and prescription pruning across Texas. Expertise you can put in writing, and stand behind.
Recent Work
Credentials matter, and so does the work. Three documented examples of removal and ongoing tree care.
Silent time-lapse: the red oak is removed in controlled sections, leaving the trunk. The project summary above describes the work.
The Credentials
Verified tree-care knowledge, with additional qualifications in risk assessment, oak wilt, wildfire risk reduction, and prescription pruning.
A professional who works in planting, caring for, and maintaining trees. The title alone does not establish ISA certification; experience and training should be checked individually.
Qualifies through at least three years of full-time arboriculture experience, or an approved education-and-experience pathway. Candidates must pass a comprehensive exam covering subjects including tree biology, diagnosis, pruning, and safe work practices, and agree to ISA's Code of Ethics.
The credential is renewed every three years through 30 continuing education units and the renewal fee, or by retaking and passing the exam.
Certification verifies knowledge; it is not a license or a guarantee of workmanship. Read ISA's certification requirements (PDF).
Don't take my word for it. Verify my certification in the ISA directory →
What I Do
The work where credentials actually matter. Risk, disease, and the decisions that protect property, people, and the canopy.
Site conditions, a tree inventory, condition and risk ratings, and clear recommendations, documented and signed under my ISA credentials.
A useful assessment explains what was inspected, the methods used, the findings, and recommended next steps. For tree risk work, the scope, assessment time frame, potential targets, and limitations give those findings context.
From the soil to the crown, every part has a job. Explore the connections behind thoughtful tree care.
Roots
Fine roots absorb water and dissolved minerals. Larger roots anchor the tree. Much of this living network spreads through the upper soil, often beyond the canopy.
Soil compaction, buried root flares, and changes in drainage can affect the whole tree.
Fine roots absorb water and dissolved minerals. Larger roots anchor the tree. Much of this living network spreads through the upper soil, often beyond the canopy.
What an arborist looks for: Soil compaction, buried root flares, and changes in drainage can affect the whole tree.
Water and dissolved minerals move upward through xylem. Sugars made in the leaves travel through phloem to growing tissues and storage sites, including roots.
What an arborist looks for: Bark damage can interrupt living tissue. The outer bark protects the transport system beneath it.
Branches support leaves and distribute loads from gravity and wind. Their attachments, proportions, and condition matter as much as the shape of the crown.
What an arborist looks for: Cracks, dead limbs, and weak attachments deserve a closer look. Pruning decisions start with the structure.
Leaves use light, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugars through photosynthesis. Water leaving the leaves through transpiration helps pull more water up from the roots.
What an arborist looks for: Changes in leaf color, density, or timing can be clues. They need context from the tree and its site.
Roots, trunk, branches, and leaves depend on one another. A change in the soil can show up in the canopy, and lost leaf area can affect the energy available to roots.
What an arborist looks for: A green canopy alone does not establish structural safety. Tree health and tree risk need their own assessment.
Plant Health Care
Proactive care built around the tree, species, and site.
Targeted nutrients are delivered into the root zone to address deficiencies that can limit tree health. An assessment of the tree and soil helps determine whether fertilization is appropriate, with soil testing guiding nutrient selection when needed. For trees in challenging urban sites, nutrition fits into a broader plan that also considers watering, mulch, and soil compaction.
A soil-applied growth regulator slows new shoot growth, helping manage canopy expansion and potentially reduce pruning needs. It can be a useful part of a care plan for selected mature or stressed trees. Treatment is matched to the species, size, and site conditions, with follow-up monitoring to evaluate the tree’s response alongside its ongoing water and soil-care needs.
Proactive care helps preserve the shade, beauty, and environmental benefits that established trees bring to your property.
Plant health care combines regular monitoring, preventive care, and treatments selected for the tree and site. Soil conditions, irrigation, mulch, and nearby lawn treatments all affect tree vitality, so care considers the whole landscape.
Tree health and structural safety are related, but a green canopy alone does not establish that a tree is safe. Discolored leaves, dead branches, or early leaf drop warrant a closer look.
Request an on-site assessmentAustin & Central Texas
I help property owners and project teams prepare and file tree-related applications with the City of Austin and other Central Texas municipalities.
Application preparation, supporting arborist documentation, and filing with the city. In Austin, this can include a Tree Ordinance Review Application (TORA), depending on the scope of work.
Permit applications for proposed protected and heritage tree removals, with documentation of tree condition and the reason for removal. Support includes dead, diseased, or imminent-hazard cases and variance requests where applicable.
Tree-related paperwork and filing for residential construction, commercial development, and multifamily site plans. Services include tree surveys, preservation and critical root zone protection plans, and mitigation documentation.
Requirements depend on the property, jurisdiction, and proposed work. Permit approval rests with the city.
Austin residential tree-permit guidance
Austin commercial & multifamily tree review
Discuss your propertyInteractive
Answer five quick questions about the tree you're worried about. This is a starting point, not a diagnosis, but it will tell you how soon you should get a qualified set of eyes on it.
Toggle Yes or No for each.
As you answer, I'll gauge how urgent a professional look is, based on the same signals a TRAQ assessment screens for.
Request a Consultation →This self-check is educational and does not assess, diagnose, or certify any tree. Tree risk and tree disease require an on-site evaluation by a qualified arborist. Suspected oak wilt or other reportable conditions should be confirmed through certified diagnostics.
About Sean
I'm an ISA Certified Arborist based in Texas, holding five of the industry's most demanding qualifications, including Tree Risk Assessment (TRAQ) and Texas Oak Wilt. That combination means I can do more than cut a tree: I can evaluate it, document it, and stand behind the recommendation.
What Clients Say
Excerpts from verified Google reviews, quoted word for word. Read every full review on the profile itself.
Sean tells you straight whether a tree needs to come down or can be saved, and he doesn't push removals to pad the bill. That kind of honesty is rare in this trade. My go-to tree company, no question.
Cayden Google review
Our neighborhood has had oak wilt moving through it and I was scared we'd lose our big live oaks. Sean assessed all of them, set up a treatment and pruning plan timed for the right season, and explained everything in plain English.
Logan E. Google review
Professional, on time, fair priced, and they actually know trees. Sean and the crew earned a customer for life. Five stars.
Paul M. Google review
Get In Touch
Tell me what you're dealing with. A risk concern, a possible disease, or a job that needs a credentialed sign-off, and I'll tell you straight whether it needs a specialist.