Trees have value!  Besides aesthetic and personal enjoyment, trees provide increased property values, energy savings, shade, erosion control, storm water control, pollution mitigation, screening and habitat for urban wildlife.  SKA has the ability to assess these benefits and turn them into dollar signs.

The International Society of Arboriculture and the Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers has developed a nationally accepted method for appraising the value of trees in monetary terms.  A valid appraisal will quantify tree benefits.  Appraisals are often used if a tree is inadvertently killed or damaged and compensation is warranted.  Municipalities and property managers use the appraisal values of trees when determining maintenance budgets.  Tree appraisals are also included in cases of eminent domain, road widening, new easement negotiations and other condemnation cases.

SKA has performed thousands of tree appraisals for homeowners and contractors, as well as utilities (Ameren UE, Metropolitan Sewer District, Laclede Gas, etc.), insurance companies (State Farm, Prudential, Liberty Mutual, Safeco, etc.) and numerous municipalities.  Our unbiased approach yields a professional estimate of tree values that all parties can accept.  If the appraisal is part of litigation, SKA has years of experience providing expert witness testimony on the tree appraisal process and other tree related issues.