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.

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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Fun Facts About The Urban Arborist & Bay Area Trees
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Projects Completed in 2016
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5-Star Yelp Reviews
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San Francisco Land Covered by Tree Canopy
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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