Hemlock Consulting

About Hemlock Consulting

Hemlock Consulting is a tree care and forestry consulting business in Leadville, Colorado. Luke Hiotis, who wrote the About page, has worked in landscaping and tree care for over a decade, starting right after high school. The business offers tree service across Colorado, with towns such as Aspen, Durango and Salida on its list, and it also names areas in Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. Its hazardous tree removal covers "remove trees near buildings or homes," along with lot clearing, trail cutting and subcontracting. Tree risk assessments use the ISA Risk Matrix to find unsafe trees, and tree health consultations look for insects, disease and signs of a dying tree. Pesticide and insecticide application is done under a Colorado Department of Agriculture commercial applicator license. For woodland owners, Hemlock Consulting is certified to write Forest Stewardship Plans. The Forest Ag Program recommendation depends on a mandatory plan of that kind, and the business also helps homeowners apply to the Colorado State Forest Service Homeowner Grant Program. The process starts with a meeting about goals and future use, then an onsite visit with measurements of tree height, stand density, soil and endangered species. The written plan includes parcel maps and recommendations for each management unit. Its credentials include ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, TCIA Tree Care Specialist and NALP Horticulture Technician. Hemlock Consulting suits a Colorado landowner with dead or unsafe trees near a house or outbuilding, or one who wants a written forest management plan for grant or Forest Ag Program purposes. From hemlockconsultingco.com, read 10 November 2026.

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