Tree Service Upper Arlington Ohio

Ongoing Care

The Tree Steward Program

Most tree problems don't announce themselves. They build quietly — a pest taking hold, a branch losing attachment, a root zone compacting. By the time you notice, the work is bigger than it needed to be.

Read the full story ↓

I imagine Upper Arlington as our orchard.

A hundred-tree apple orchard in Pennsylvania was enough to teach me that you can't manage what you don't know. A hundred acres of old-growth forest on the Olympic Peninsula was enough to teach me that the work is never done — only tended. Upper Arlington's mature canopy is the same covenant, simply more focused.

The trees in this neighborhood have been here for a hundred years. The families moving in are inheriting that legacy, and it needs the same stewardship principles that built the original streets. That DNA — the sugar maples, the oaks, the sycamores — is what makes UA worth protecting.

The Tree Steward program is a standing relationship. I make my orchard round on a regular schedule — checking in on bugs, watching for what's changed season to season. After a storm I reach out before you have to call.

You get someone who knows your trees. I get a route worth driving.

01Quarterly visits — four times a year, timed to the seasons

02Post-storm inspection — I reach out to you first

03Annual written health summary for each tree

04Priority scheduling — Stewards book first

05A standing relationship — someone who knows your yard

$297per year
or $29.99/mo

Become a Tree Steward — $297/yr → Monthly plan — $29.99/mo →

About

A UA native. Returning home.

Olympic Peninsula, WA

I grew up in Upper Arlington — class of '97. Chester, Henthorn, Ashmore. My grandparents, the Seegers, raised my father and aunt on Wesleyan and were founding members of UA Lutheran Church where my mom and dad were married and then moved to Tewksbury.

A lot changed. For all of us. I still have a lacrosse stick but spend more time sharpening my pole saw and scooping up seed pods from the extraordinary trees all around us. The canopy that my great grandfathers — and perhaps yours — planted — still stands today. And for once in my life, I'm enjoying their shade while scooping up their seeds to start growing here on Waltham wherever I can find some space.

Life has a way of teaching us all the lessons those trees hold in their long memory. One storm can make quite a change. But one man with a sterile, sharp knife, can ensure that tree lives another hundred years or more. It is that simple. Honest.

"His goal would be to protect the trees —
Carefully inspect and adore each of the leaves.
Giving back from his heart all that's inside
Like the star inside the apple, the glint in Adam's eye."

— David All · 2025

Roots

Tremont · Jones · UAHS '97
Upper Arlington born and raised

Field Experience

Orchard management, Laurel Spring Cidery — PA
Old-growth stewardship, Olympic Peninsula — WA
Nature program leader, Millbrook Marsh Nature Center — PA

Credential

Member, Ohio Chapter ISA
ISA Certified Arborist — in progress

Research

Co-author, "Opioid Treatment Deserts"
PLOS ONE · Ohio State University · 2021

Tools & Practice

Silky saws · Felco pruners · Yoshihiro Tsubaki blade oil. Hand-sharpened. A few from Grandpa's collection. Natural wound treatment — compounded in-house. Nothing synthetic touches the cut.

Know Your Trees

What tree is that?

Snap three photos. Our AI identifies the species in under a minute. Walk your neighborhood and discover what's growing around you.

Identify a Tree Free →

No account needed. Works on any phone.

Plant A Tree

The best time was twenty years ago.

The second best time is now. Whether replacing one that came down or adding shade for the next generation — it starts with the right tree in the right place. Site analysis, soil testing, and three recommendations matched to your property.

Text David to Schedule → Browse trees on CanopyKeep →

Show me the problem.

Tree care, Upper Arlington.

The Tree Steward Program

A UA native. Returning home.

What tree is that?

The best time was twenty years ago.

Upper Arlington, only.

Let's talk about your trees.