About Us

The Urban Arborist is a full-service tree company specializing in urban tree care and management. Our certified arborists provide tree services to residential, commercial, and municipal clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Our History

Josef Sikelianos, the founder of Urban Arborist, became an arborist out of a family tradition and a lifelong fascination with the natural world. What started as a one-man operation has now grown into a comprehensive tree service with highly skilled arborists and technicians with over 60 years combined Bay Area experience. Our teams are well-versed in the City’s unique and challenging landscape.

Our Approach

At the Urban Arborist, we begin with the view that your trees are part of an ecosystem. We use our experience to determine how best to treat that system as a whole in order to enhance each tree’s relationship to its unique setting, considering the surrounding landscape, buildings, micro-climates, and of course the humans that share that ecosystem. With an emphasis client communication and transparency, we look at each case to determine the best course of action in order to preserve your trees and your safety.

Meet

Our Team

Josef Sikelianos
Owner/founder
Nicholas Wages
Sales Arborist 
Trey Gilliam
Customer Care & Administrative Assistant
Mark Fitts
Mark Fitts
Estimator
Ashley Lau
Estimator
Scott Wheeler
Senior Manager. Joined TUA in 2013.

Certification

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

ISA Member 
Josef Sikelianos – ISA Certified Arborist #WE-9111A 

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

ISA Member
Scott Wheeler –  ISA BCMA #WE-10187B

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

Ca. Lic. #944610
Insurance: #OME004632


Our Services

The Urban Arborist provides exemplary tree care and management to both residential and commercial clients around the Bay Area. Our certified arborists specialize in full-service tree care that includes tree trimming & pruning, tree removal, diagnosis, emergency tree work and more.

Commercial Tree Care
Commercial / Municipal
Tree Pruning & Maintenence
Reduction / Structural / Vista
Tree Removal
Large Scale / Stump Grinding
Emergency Tree Service
Fast Response
Tree Planting
Reccomendation / Transplanting
Cabling and Bracing
Advanced Technique
Estimates & Diagnosis
Assesment / Evaluation
Tree Protection Plans
Arborist Reports / Assesment / Consultation
Mulch Delivery
Commercial / Residential
Community
Giving Back
Landscape
Consultation / Installation
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Testimonials

 

Jamye M.Oakland, CA

It’s clear why these guys get so many 5 star reviews. They are awesome. Living in trees of Montclair I have dealt with a couple other arborist in the area, and what I can say about the Urban Arborist is that these guys are really stewards of the trees. This is not a tree company that is going to come hack your trees apart, they are extremely knowledgable and take care with what they are doing – another reviewer said artful and I couldn’t agree more. Beyond that they are professional, reasonably priced, and leave your property clean. The other thing I appreciated is that while they give advice on general or additional tree maintenance, they are honest about what should be done now and what can wait. They are now officially my go to arborists.

Linda J.San Francisco, CA

Yet another great experience with Urban Arborist! This time a huge catalpa tree fell down and I needed a quick response. Josef miraculously put a crew together within a day and dealt with the removal of this giant tree. I was traveling when the tree fell, but because of past experience with Urban Arborist, I could trust Josef and his crew to handle everything.

Josef also advised me, with no pressure, to consider pruning another very large tree, to avoid another accident. It was a big job, but again, the crew was timely, efficient, absolutely protective of other plants in the garden, cleaned up thoroughly and did a superb job. The newly pruned avocado is light and balanced – does NOT look like it had a bad haircut – and I couldn’t be happier. Also, the price was better than 2 other companies I’d checked.

It’s a good feeling to know I have a tried and true company I can always count on!

Angus W.San Francisco, CA

Scott and the Urban Arborist have been helping our HOA deal with a large, diseased, complicated tree, advising us, writing reports, communicating with the DPW, cutting through the bureaucracy, and ultimately, with his crew, doing a superb job of trimming, thinning, and balancing the tree. Scott is intelligent, personable, generous with his time and advice, and a pleasure to deal with. As president of our HOA, I speak for us all in complimenting him and the company. We could not have hired a better commercial tree service for the job.

Fun Facts About The Urban Arborist & Bay Area Trees
662
Projects Completed in 2016
114
5-Star Yelp Reviews
13 %
San Francisco Land Covered by Tree Canopy
4,797
The Age of California's Oldest Living Tree. ‘Methuselah’ - a Bristlecone Pine

THE URBAN ARBORIST IN THE MEDIA

NPR Interview

A Life as an Arborist – With Scott Wheeler and Marty Nemko

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    Serving The Bay Area
    San Francisco - East Bay - North Bay
    +1 (415) 676-1949
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