A Healthy Environment for Healthy Roots A healthy environment is a crucial part of a healthy root system. In many areas proper soil, an appropriate...
What Does Disease On A Tree Look Like?
Trees are an important part of our environment, providing shade, oxygen, and beauty to our landscapes. However, they are also susceptible to a...
How Do You Identify A Hazardous Tree
Understanding Tree Damage Joseph Tree has been removing trees marked as hazards since we began our journey of revolutionizing professional tree...
How Much Does It Cost To Remove A Tree In Columbus Ohio
Types of Tree Removal & Cost Our tree removal services began in 2004 and since then we have been enjoying working to provide Columbus Ohio with...
Modern Organic Amendments: A Practical Approach to Urban Soil Health
In my December 2022 article in TCI Magazine, “The Plight of Urban Soils,” a majority of the content focused on the issues with urban soils and how...
The Plight of Urban Soils
A Combination of Stress Factors by Zack Shier What is Soil? There are few things I always try to keep in the back of my head when I think...
Team Member Spotlight
Name: Norman Favorite Tree: Dawn Redwood What got you into the industry and what is your favorite part? I wanted to find a job that combined both my...
What is the Difference Between an Arborist and a Landscaper?
Do you know the difference between an arborist and a landscaper? The short answer is that arborists are tree specialists, while landscapers are land...
What Is the Key to Effective Leadership?
I will start off by giving you the answer – humility! Humility is, by far, the most important trait that highly effective leaders have in common....
Team Member Spotlight – Phil
Name: Phil Favorite Tree: Black Locust What got you into the industry and what is your favorite part? I needed to switch my major and found that I...

Zack Shier
Zack Shier is the plant healthcare (PHC) manager for Joseph Tree in Dublin, Ohio and has been with the company for 10 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in forest ecosystem management from The Ohio State University, is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA), and has his ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ). Zack enjoys educating employees and clients on tree health and has presented at both national and state tree care conferences on tree health and nutrition.










