The Good Tree Company in Shrewsbury, Shropshire is a professional arboricultural firm delivering skilled tree surgery services that meet the needs of both the client and their trees.
At The Good Tree Company we have knowledge and experience and are happy to give advice to look after trees’ long term health whilst achieving clients aims – such as more light, better views, and peace of mind.
We regularly deal with trees that are protected with Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) or Conservation Areas. We can also make any necessary applications if you want us to. Such trees are usually in built up areas and will need maintenance.
We will give you advice and if that includes tree surgery work we will carry it out. If you want a formal tree report we can provide this too.
See our Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
All about the staff at The Good Tree Company
Our team is made up of a core of self-employed professionals, varying on site from two to eight people, so the correct skills are matched to the job.
All team members work together regularly and undergo induction before becoming regular members. Each member has a specialism which he pursues outside the company, widening the net of knowledge and ensuring that our team remains enthusiastic about our profession.
I started out on the tools in 1996 and then combined this experience with study at Merrist Wood College and Westonbirt Arboretum. I also learned the craft through work with a variety of companies (small, medium and large) and organisations including the RHS gardens at Wisley and later working as a freelance arborist in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
I was often responsible for overseeing technical and specialised large tree surgery works and removals. For some years I was a trustee of D.A.R.T. (Disaster Arborist Response Team) a charity of volunteer arborists who clear and make trees safe after natural disasters. I was involved in fundraising and training and was lucky to work alongside people and trees in the Philippines and Dominica in the Caribbean.
The Good Tree Company was proud to be an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor for 12 years, only stopping due to widening commitments. I am now an assessor for the scheme, visiting other companies aiming to be Approved contractors.
I have for many years also been involved in arboricultural training and assessing candidates wishing to attain certificates of competence in tree climbing and chainsaw operations.
The more I work with trees the more I see how little we understand and know but we keep on trying.
Certifications and qualifications
Has been with the GoodTreeCo for nearly 10 years. Rarely spotted not working and won’t leave a job without it being just so.
Runs garden maintenance and fencing works on days off from TheGoodTreeCo. Any time left is spent with his family and dog, and seemingly always with a DIY project. I’m sure he has redone the garden 10 times and painted every room at least six times in the time I’ve worked with him.
Incredibly capable and adding to his knowledge all the time, as well as adding to ours. A special interest in veteran trees. He is a countryside ranger when not with TheGoodTreeCo. Can make some of us feel like underachievers when after a day’s graft he is spotted running up hills and working out.
Aled’s CV includes former World/European and of course Welsh poleclimbing champion (running up a vertical 80ft pole with climbing spikes in around 10 secs. I know, why??! I don’t ask.)
Also Hort. BTec, NC Arb (National Certificate Arboriculture), 30 yrs’ experience, including some years working in Germany. Now sensibly enjoys using as much machinery as possible to avoid manual handling.
Definitely not “just” Josh! Started off in the woods and survived before joining us, been with us many years now. Makes his own path and has come out well for it. A fantastic climber with high class pruning and can be trusted to deliver when the work requires special care. Lucky to be able to call on him.
Also known as ‘the bionic man’ for his superhuman strength and powers of endurance. Royal Forestry Society Certificate and 30 yrs’ experience. Never known to get annoyed, other than with British weather. Has been used to charm the birds from the trees. Freelance climber extraodinaire and tree surveyor.
Good at accessing parts less nimble people can’t, diving under fences and over vehicles. Will drag branches all day. Good at biting his tongue if the boss annoys him (Jonathan, dad).
Left college and has discovered both arb skills and travel. Working to travel! Improving his skills all the time. Holds certificates in tree climbing, chainsaw, woodchipper and forestry first aid. Joins Isaac to provide their own cutting and log splitting service when clients have timber in need of processing.
Claire was diagnosed with a type of cancer (GIST) in 2019, and died at home in June 2024. She was integral to many aspects of TheGoodTreeCo as well as us personally. Claire loved cooking, gardening – especially her veg patch, and in her professional life she was an extraordinary advocate for children in care. Within the GoodTreeCo she gained us a lot of customers by making up for Jonathan’s poor phone manner and social inadequacy by being the friendly, efficient interface. Rest well my love.
Collie, Springer & Huntaway (N.Z. sheepdog) cross, unsurprisingly energised most of the time. Having said that she will dig on command – enlisted to investigate roots & dig out stumps. Unfortunately untrained in branch removal and climbing. Shouldn’t be eating team sandwiches, but known to try. Will stay at home or in the truck if clients or Jonathan are unimpressed with behaviour.
In our high-risk occupation, we regularly update procedures and equipment in line with the latest research and findings, including our own. Also we take steps to protect the world around us.
If you have questions about our safety or environmental policies, please contact us.
Small gardens to estates and organisations
We have private clients with the smallest of gardens and clients with trees on very large estates. We also carry out work for larger organisations, including:
National Trust
Natural England
Fordhall Community Farm
Caring for God’s Acre
Schools throughout Shropshire
Industrial Estates
Nursing homes
Hotels