Service Area

Upper Arlington, only.

Not Columbus-wide. Not all directions. One suburb, deeply known — and that's the point.

Why one suburb

Focus is a feature.

UA has a distinct character — mature canopy, a community that genuinely cares about its trees, and a Tree City USA designation since 1990. A practice that stays inside those borders can know them: which streets carry the oldest oaks, which neighborhoods were built on orchard ground, which blocks lose limbs first in an ice storm.

There's a practical reason too. The Tree Steward rhythm — quarterly rounds, seasonal scouting — only works when the route is tight. I'm minutes from every property I care for, not fighting traffic across Franklin County. When something needs a same-day look, it gets one.

One Tree City. One arborist who lives in it.

The map that explains the trees

The annexation map tells the story.

The oldest neighborhoods — Old Arlington, the original streets — carry the deepest canopy. Later annexations filled in around them, decade by decade. The trees track the history: knowing when a neighborhood was built tells you what's growing there, how old it is, and what it needs next.

Upper Arlington Annexation Map — showing the historical growth of the city and its neighborhoods

Annexation Map courtesy of the Upper Arlington Public Library, UA Archives & the City of Upper Arlington

Tree City USA — Upper Arlington

Just outside the border?

Honest answer: text me anyway.

If you're on the UA line — Marble Cliff, the Grandview edge, the streets that feel like UA even when the map disagrees — send me a text. If I can't take it on, I'll point you to someone good. No hard feelings, no wasted visit.

Text David: (614) 312-2979 →