Timber Buyers & Forestry Professionals in Windsor Heights, IA

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.