Benefits of Hiring a Registered Business

• Tree Maintenance (Pruning and Repairing)
• Tree Removals, Brush Cutting or Removal
• Stump Grinding or Removal
• Pesticide Applications
• Tree Appraisals/Insurance Claims
• Plant Health Care (Insect and Disease Inspection Tree Planting and Establishment & Diagnosis), Fertilization/Soil Management
• Utility Line Clearance/Vegetation Management
• Mechanical Tree Spade Services/Transplanting
• Lightning Protection
• Community Forest Inventory and Canopy Assessment
• Planning and Consulting Services
• State Approved Community Forestry Management Plan
• Tree Planting and Establishment
• Tree Assessment and Risk Management
• Tree Management During Site Planning and Development
• Cabling and Bracing/Support Systems

A Licensed Tree Care Operator (LTCO) is a person who has been examined or who has the required experience to be able to acquire the license and are competent in the knowledge and experience of tree pruning, repairing, brush cutting or removal, tree removal, and stump grinding or removal all with safety in mind. These professionals demonstrate high ethical and moral standards in the practice of tree care and are licensed by the

• Tree Maintenance (Pruning and Repairing)
• Tree Removals, Brush Cutting or Removal
• Stump Grinding or Removal

A Business doing tree care in New Jersey has to be approved by the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts and be registered. The registration of the tree care business involves the company demonstrating that it has the required level of insurance and worker compensation coverage found in the administrative rules. The registered business must have at least one licensed person employed. A Register Business must abide by adopted industry standards and provide safety training for employees and submitted safety documentation annually to the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts. A tree care business must display their certificate of registration in their place of business and must prominently display their registration NJTC number on every service vehicle operated to perform tree care services in New Jersey.