Cinerea Urban Forestry Services® Arborist Reports & Tree Permits Toronto
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist ON-1686BM
Serving Greater Toronto Area
Garden Suite ABU Tree Permits
1000+ Reports Prepared!
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist ON-1686BM
Serving Greater Toronto Area
Garden Suite ABU Tree Permits
1000+ Reports Prepared!
At Cinerea Urban Forestry Services all of your tree care needs are met with the highest level of quality, expertise, professionalism, and care. Owned and operated by ISA Board Certified Master Arborist ON-1686BM. We have extensive experience working in all the municipalities within 100km of Toronto. Rest assured that you are in the best care when it comes to dealing with trees.
Do you require a tree permit (arborist report + tree protection plan) for your new build or addition?
Trust a highly skilled and qualified expert to handle all your tree needs. Call Cinerea Urban Forestry Services today
Listed below are services we offer:
Arborist Reports & Tree Protection Plans
Tree Preservation Plans
Tree Protection Fencing Installation
Replanting Plans
ISA Tree Risk Assessments
Professional Advice & Witness Testimony
Tree Health Care & Diagnostics
Integrated Pest Management
Cabling + Bracing + Brace Rod Installation
Air Spading (Exploratory Digs)
Root Pruning
Post Failure Investigations
Heritage Tree Evaluations
Butternut Health Assessments/Butternut Health Expert Reports
Tree Appraisals
City/Town owned trees will only be granted a permit to remove if those trees are impeding as-of-right construction. If construction can be altered to preserve these trees, the City/Town will require plans to be altered.
In some instances, City/Town trees may have fallen through the maintenance cracks and may be hazardous and or in poor condition. In these instances it may be possible to attain a permit to remove the tree on a non-construction related application or have the City/Town remove the tree . In the construction related scenario, an Arborist Report and Tree Preservation Plan will need to be prepared. If applying to remove the tree on a non-construction related application or through a request, an Arborist Report and or ISA Tree Risk Assessment will be required.
The chance of obtaining a tree removal permit will depend mostly on the overall condition of the tree.
Common tree species requested to be removed with general chances of permit approval:
Manitoba Maple - Excellent
Siberian Elm - Excellent
Norway Maple - Fair
Colorado Blue Spruce - Good
Tree-of-heaven - Good
Exploratory digs are exploratory by nature. An exploratory dig does not guarantee a building permit or a Forestry clearance letter. Typically three scenarios are presented following an exploratory dig:
1. No roots or roots of signifiance are found and construction goes ahead as proposed.
2. A small number of structural roots or quite a few smaller roots are found and either pruned (at the arborist's discretion with Urban Forestry approval) and or construction plans are slightly altered.
3. A large number of roots are found and cannot be pruned with preserving tree(s) and therefore the tree becomes a removal or construction cannot go ahead. Note that municipalties will not issue permits for neighbouring trees or boundary trees without the neighbour's consent.
As arboriculture is not a red seal trade in Ontario, anyone can call themselves an arborist, even someone with 0 experience or training. As a bare minimum, an arborist you hire should have the ISA Certified Arborist credential. You can verify anybodys ISA credentials here https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/verify. Anyone you hire to work on your trees should hold liability insurance that protects you from getting sued and covers potential property damage. A portfolio of completed work is also helpful (photos on instagram/facebook/website).
We will be able to provide a general structural assessment of your upon an initial site visit. If you would like any advanced assessment of your tree we offer the industry standard ISA Tree Risk Assessment from one of our qualified TRAQ arborists.
No. As a registered business we claim all of our revenue and expenses. We are subject to paying tax on all of our income just like you.
All works require a 50% deposit prior to commencing work. Balance is due upon completion of work.
All jobs are quoted on the total expected work required. We do not start with a high price to bargain down. The first price is the best price and the final price.
No. This will not be done, ever. Doing so puts our credentials into question and also violates the ISA Code of Ethics.
If tree removal is related to your construction project we will help you out so there is no need to involve multiple companies. We also work with numerous tree care companies to ensure quick service, competitive pricing, but mostly to match those companies that are local to a given project.
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist ® # ON-1686BM
ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional ® # ON-1686BM
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) & ISA Ontario Member
Tree Care Industry Association Member
ASCA Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualification
Butternut Health Expert (as per Ontario Regulation 830/21)
Ontario Certified Seed Collector #383
Ontario Heritage Tree Evaluator
Ontario MOE Pesticide License #046418 (Forestry, Industrial Vegetation, & Landscape Exterminator)
Working At Heights – Fundamentals of Fall Protection (IHSA)
Fall Protection (CICT) Line Clearing – Safety & Awareness (IHSA)
OFSWA Chainsaw Operator Certification
Arboriculture Canada – Technical Tree Falling & Cutting
Current First Aid & CPR Level A & B
Certified Ontario Tree Marking Course
SP-102 Forest Industry Wildland Firefighting course
Monday - Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: By appointment
Sunday: Closed
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