Olson Tree Care
About Olson Tree Care
Olson Tree Care is a small tree care and forestry consulting business in West Des Moines, Iowa, at 2800 University Ave, Suite 245. Its own words describe it as a "Local Small Business that employs research-based practices." Most of the work is assessing trees: health evaluations, risk assessments, pruning evaluations, aerial inspections, and consultations on questions like where to plant or why a tree declined. The pages cover disease work on oak, pine, spruce and pear trees, plus emerald ash borer treatment. Tree spraying and tree injection both require a $165 health evaluation first. Pricing is per tree or by the hour. A health evaluation is $165 per tree, a risk assessment is $295 per tree, and consultation is $265 per hour plus travel. A home sale consulting visit is priced at $1,500 to $3,000. The business works in Polk County, including West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee, Des Moines, Norwalk, Johnston, Grimes, Ankeny, Urbandale and Windsor Heights, plus some outlying areas west of town. Its stated credentials include ISA Board Certified arborist Chris Olson, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ), a state licensed pesticide applicator company, a state registered contractor, Better Business Bureau accreditation, and a TCIA Tree Care Specialist certificate. It suits a landowner with a worrying tree near the house, or a few trees whose health is in doubt, who wants a clear assessment before choosing any treatment. From olsontreeservicedesmoines.com, read 8 November 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
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