Assessment, diagnosis + tree risk

Start with the right question and a careful look.

Tree condition, site history, symptoms, targets, and management goals all matter. When the scope or jurisdiction calls for it, Tree Collective can also complete a TRAQ-based tree risk assessment and document the findings for the decision at hand.

A useful fit

For a tree question that needs clarity before work is prescribed.

A tree showing decline, damage, or unfamiliar symptoms
A condition or risk question that needs an independent view
A jurisdiction or reviewer requiring a tree risk assessment for a particular tree
A need for written findings within a defined scope

What the work can include

A scope shaped around the decision in front of you.

Question framing

Define what needs to be understood and which trees, conditions, targets, and decisions are within scope.

Visual or TRAQ-based assessment

Observe visible tree and site conditions using methods appropriate to the assignment, including TRAQ methodology when specified.

Context review

Consider available history, recent changes, site use, targets, and relevant client or jurisdictional information.

Findings and next steps

Explain observations, risk ratings when applicable, limitations, and reasonable actions in a form suited to the decision at hand.

How we work

Clarify the concern

Begin with what changed, what has been observed, and what decision or documentation the client needs.

Inspect within scope

Evaluate visible conditions and document the observations required by the agreed assessment level.

Connect the evidence

Consider how tree condition, targets, site factors, history, and uncertainty affect the interpretation.

Explain the next step

Provide practical guidance, including mitigation, further investigation, or monitoring when the evidence calls for it.

Clear scope

Assessment findings are limited to the trees, targets, conditions, methods, information, and date identified in the engagement. Tree conditions and site use can change, hidden defects may exist, and no assessment can represent a tree as risk free.

Back to tree management

Start with the question

Tell us what you are working to improve.

Bring us the tree question, property concern, permit challenge, plan, or community idea. Tree Collective can help clarify the most useful next step.

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