Ironwood Tree Care owner and operator Preston Roberts has a simple goal: Foster trust and confidence with clients by providing expert arboricultural services. Preston provides the knowledge and skill that clients expect from an ISA Certified Arborist. Our clients hire us to help manage trees on their property- from the preservation of valuable trees to complete removal of hazardous or unwanted trees. Specific services include:
-Tree health and risk assessment (including written arborist reports)
-Disease diagnosis
-Pruning *(No “topping”)
-Tree removal (including hazard trees)
-Tree support cable installation
-Tree selection and planting
Preston is a Knoxville native. Though he's traveled a bit over the years, he has always gravitated back to the hills and mountains of East Tennessee. This landscape has always conveyed to him an element of deep beauty and grace. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Geography degree in 2004. He received his Certified Arborist credential in 2009. He has spent several years in the tree care world, including four years as an arborist and project manager for the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee. His position in Chattanooga involved overseeing Project Take Root with the goal of doubling the downtown tree canopy by planting about 2000 trees. Once Take Root’s goal was met, Preston went on to help manage Chattanooga’s urban forest with the City's Urban Forestry Department. Beyond his work operating Ironwood Tree Care, he spends plenty of time with his wife and two young kids doing whatever the kids are currently into- which is a lot! Preston and his wife also find that good meals with good friends are really hard to beat. If he can find the time, he hopes to rekindle an old hobby- beekeeping.