
Trees not only provide the essentials of life—clean air, shade, and shelter—but also move us emotionally, offering peace, grounding, and a deep connection to nature that few other living things can. As enduring symbols of strength, resilience, and life itself, I believe trees are the most universally loved and revered beings on Earth.
John Walters


Beyond Certified…
New clients often ask if I’m certified.
Yes – I am an ISA Certified Arborist. While certification is important, it’s only a starting point in arboriculture. True expertise comes from years (decades) of hands-on experience in the field, which no certification can show.
In almost 40 years I have learned that to really understand how trees grow, and respond to their environment, you need to be in their environment. Every day I have been in the truck, not the office. This has given me a very in depth knowledge base to draw from. It’s also why I have done this all over the country. It is ALL about the experience…Nothing else will teach you.
My son Josh is a climber/pruner that works with us, and my daughter Miranda is also an ISA Certified Arborist with a real gift for the science.
Working with me since she was 12, she is one of the youngest female Arborists in the world. They both started working with me at an early age, and share the passion I have for Trees.
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Our Approach to Trees
We don’t treat trees like problems to fix—we treat them like living systems to understand, protect, and empower.
For us, tree care isn’t about applying chemicals for “Control” It’s about understanding why things are not working. Starting with the soil, we look at all of the variables, not just symptoms. Then we build solutions that work with the Tree, not against it.
That approach to Tree Care has taken us to places that we now stand alone, out in front of our peers. We lead now. We teach and help others to gain more knowledge and respect for what we all do.
We’ve created our own processes that succeed where the industry has not. For example, Arbor-Vax™ has successfully stopped diseases like Oak Wilt and Seiridium Canker.
Vole-Out™ is our process to eradicate Voles, Ground Squirrells, and Marmots without using any poinous baits. It is more effective and safer to apply.

We’re not here to treat symptoms or sell pre-determined services. We are here to solve problems and change outcomes. And we’ve done it, tree after tree, year after year. Place after place.
Services

Tree Services
This is where the needs of trees vary greatly depending on your environment and other factors.
Tree Services
There is no one size fits all on the services. Most Tree Company approaches are built around recurring services that can be applied to each species several times a year in an attempt to make certain that you have no problems.It doesn’t work, because most of these services are the wrong services. It’s an over reliance on chemistry, and a great way to grow a revenue base. It is also unnecessary. Trees need help here, and some more than others, but does every property really need the same thing?
I would much rather come and see what you have and how we can use your environment to not only promote health and vigor, but also to minimize the need for chemical treatments.For example, your Conifers may be damaged far more by poor irrigation and salt build up than a lack of fertilizer.Your Aspen may be in a windy enough location that they don’t need to have automatic insect or disease treatments. Wind is the natural enemy of Insects and can dry out leaf tissue before disease can establish itself. Promontory is good example of this.
Tree Needs in the Park City Area
Spruce and Fir
Aspen
Crab Apple/Cherry
Feeding
Other Services We Offer

Vole and Potgut Control
Voles
(Park City’s Own Plague)
Anyone not new to Park City knows full well the damage that these guys can do to an expensive landscape.
Often lawns are found destroyed in the Spring when the snow melts back…
Trees are gnawed at the base, girdling and killing them.
The costs get very expensive to repair and replace all those plants. Often losing the entire season to recovery.
The problem is they spend the winter under the snows protection eating (your plants) and reproducing which magnifies the damage…
When I first arrived in PC in 2006 I tried a few things like bait stations, and spraying the lawn with something unpleasant, and though it made a difference, it was never great control. Bait is an awful idea anyway. One poisoned Vole that gets eaten can kill an entire family of predators. Making things worse, because one fox can eat 1,000 Voles in its lifetime.
Not a good trade off. I’ve since learned the real secret to getting them off the property and keeping them off. Without any harm or deterrent to the predators…
We have a process we call Vole-Out™ and we come in and do 3 treatments a year for less than the cost of the standard bait stations and repellants. If the infestation is bad, we may need do a more intense treatment the first time, but after they are gone, we keep them out with the 3 standard treatments a year.
If you would like a price, just let us know it’s less than you might think.

Deer and Elk Control
Tree Services
There is no one size fits all on the services. Most Tree Company approaches are built around recurring services that can be applied to each species several times a year in an attempt to make certain that you have no problems.It doesn’t work, because most of these services are the wrong services. It’s an over reliance on chemistry, and a great way to grow a revenue base. It is also unnecessary. Trees need help here, and some more than others, but does every property really need the same thing?
I would much rather come and see what you have and how we can use your environment to not only promote health and vigor, but also to minimize the need for chemical treatments.For example, your Conifers may be damaged far more by poor irrigation and salt build up than a lack of fertilizer.Your Aspen may be in a windy enough location that they don’t need to have automatic insect or disease treatments. Wind is the natural enemy of Insects and can dry out leaf tissue before disease can establish itself. Promontory is good example of this.

Noxious Weed Controls
Noxious Weeds and the Ecosystem
A healthy environment is made up of plants, trees, grasses, and wildlife that have grown together over time. They form a natural balance, including the microbes in the soil. Everything supports each other—nothing takes over.
Noxious weeds are invasive plants that don’t belong. They upset that balance by using up resources, crowding out native plants, and harming wildlife. Some make land unusable for grazing or farming. Others raise the risk of wildfires.
In some cases, weeds like **thistle** can drive away predators like foxes and coyotes. That allows pests like **voles** to take over, leading to erosion and serious land damage.
Because of these risks, Utah law requires that noxious weeds be controlled. Whether you use organic or synthetic herbicides, it’s in everyone’s best interest—especially if you have native land to protect.
Have some questions about this, send in a request and I’ll get back to you within a day

Turf and Shrub
Turf and Shrubs
Call us, or schedule an appointment, and we can come out and evaluate your needs to build a more helpful solution.
Here is what our clients are saying
Our Industry Accomplishments (some of them)
Helped Pioneer
PHC IPM Protocol
Helped Pioneer the protocol for Turf, Shrub, and Tree Care in HOU. TX.
This approach has now become the standard in the Southern US.
Fir Tree Protection
Developed (with Quest products) a control process for The Fir Engraver, Western Balsam Bark Beetle, and the Twig Girdler in the Rocky Mountain States.
Consultant for Tree House Builders
Consulting Arborist for Ricardo Brunelli of Casa Na Arvoore in Sao Paolo, Brasil.
International Tree House Builders
Arbor-Vax™ (All Trees)
Created an Organic disease prevention and eradication process for Oak Wilt in Central Texas.
The first of it’s kind process has been shown to control previously “Incurable” pathogenic Fungal Infections including Oak Wilt, Seiridium Canker, Bot Canker, Swiss Needle Cast and many others.
Palm Trees
Created the first organic approach to Theolaviopsis Paradoxa on Date Palms in the Southern US.
Sundance Resort
Arborist for The Sundance Resort for 10 years
The Online Arborist
Started the first online diagnostic Tree Service for Tree owners with no access to a Certified Arborist
Providing, diagnostics, and solutions for rural America.
Southern Pines
Developed affordable and sustainable solutions for Pine Beetle in both the Southern US and the Rocky Mountain region.
Eliminating the need for Trunk Injections reducing both damage to the trees, and cost of eradication.
Expert Witness for Fed-Ex
Consulting Arborist for Fed-Ex and Amazon Legal Team