Trees are incredibly important and provide a wide range of benefits, such as improving air quality, providing a natural habitat for wildlife, and...
What Kind Of Maintenance Does A Tree Need?
The Importance of Tree Maintenance While plants and trees can do a great job adapting to their environment and the seasons, in urban environments...
How Do You Grow A Healthy Root System?
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...

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.










