What Tree Time Services does

Tree Time Services Inc. is a privately held Alberta-based environmental services company founded in 2002 that provides integrated reclamation, silviculture, seedling production, and archaeological services to Western Canada's forestry, oil and gas, mining, utility, and municipal clients. The company's core technology stack combines an in-house seed bank licensed by the Government of Alberta, zone-specific seed sourcing, a 66,000 sq ft greenhouse production facility, dual-temperature climate-controlled cold storage, GIS-mapped vegetative inventories, and field planting crews — enabling end-to-end project delivery from seed collection through planting and post-planting monitoring.

The business operates through multiple integrated divisions: a Reclamation division providing tree planting, site assessment, and technical support for wellsites, pipelines, and mines; a Reclamation Trees wholesale channel supplying 10 to 1,000,000+ custom-grown seedlings with 1–20 month lead times; TreeTime.ca, an online retail store selling 150+ seedling varieties to landowners across Canada and the United States; SeedTime.ca for native seed collection, testing, and propagation; Ember Archaeology for historic resource impact assessments; and a partnership with Coast to Coast Reforestation (largest seedling supplier in Alberta, second largest in Canada) handling marketing and logistical coordination. The company has grown over one billion trees and shrubs since founding and currently coordinates 50–60 million seedlings per year.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees for consulting and planting, unit-priced seedling sales (wholesale and retail), transaction-based seed and live stake sales, and archaeological assessment fees. Distribution is hybrid: enterprise field sales for industrial reclamation projects (covering all major Alberta forest companies and many oil and gas operators) combined with a self-serve ecommerce channel for retail customers. The firm maintains five formal Indigenous Joint Ventures and a range of industry association memberships that anchor its social license to operate across Western Canada.

Name

Tree Time Services

Legal name

Tree Time Services Inc.

Website

https://treetimeservices.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tree Time Services is a Western Canada environmental services firm providing integrated reclamation, silviculture, custom seedling production, and archaeological services to forestry, oil and gas, mining, and municipal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Reclamation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (1132)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban & Community Reforestation / Street Tree Planting (AFAMACAL)

Keywords

• Land reclamation services
• Reforestation seedling production
• Archaeological impact assessments
• Native seed collection services
• Tree planting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services (Reclamation & Silviculture): Professional consulting for reforestation, land reclamation, site assessments, reforestation prescriptions, site preparation supervision, vegetation management, and technical support for forestry, oil and gas, and mining clients.
2. Tree Planting Services: Direct tree planting services for reclamation projects including wellsites, pipelines, aggregate mines, peat harvesting operations, and related industrial sites. Full-service implementation including seedling delivery scheduling and quality control.
3. Seedling Sales (Wholesale): Large volume seedling orders and contract grows for forestry crown land reclamation. Orders from 1,000,000+ seedlings with 1-20 month ordering timeline. Includes seed zone-specific seedlings through tree seed inventory.
4. Seedling Sales (Retail - TreeTime.ca): Online retail sales of 150+ varieties of tree, shrub, and herbaceous seedlings to private landowners, agricultural producers, tree farms, and municipalities in Canada and the US.
5. Seed Services (SeedTime.ca): Native seed collection, processing, testing, storage, and propagation services. Zone-specific collection with permitting and traceability. End-to-end seed solutions for reforestation and ecological restoration.
6. Archaeology Services (Ember Archaeology): Historic resource impact assessments (HRIA), impact mitigations (HRIM), historical research, paleontological assessments, archaeological surveys, development screening, and community engagement for forestry, oil and gas, aggregate, municipalities, and utility companies.
7. Live Stake Sales: Live willow and poplar stakes for bioengineering applications including poles, fascines, brush mattresses, pole drains, cribwalls, and gabions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tree Time Services is an environmental services company that provides reforestation and land reclamation services for industrial sites (wellsites, pipelines, mines) in Western Canada. It grows and supplies seed zone-specific seedlings, collects and processes native tree, shrub, and herbaceous seed, and delivers historic resource impact assessments through its Ember Archaeology division. Tree Time also sells seedlings direct-to-consumer via its TreeTime.ca ecommerce platform.

Product overview

Tree Time Services is an environmental consulting company operating through multiple integrated divisions: a core Reclamation division providing tree planting services, site assessment, seed collection, and technical support for industrial land reclamation (wellsites, pipelines, mines); a Seedling division (Reclamation Trees and Coast to Coast Reforestation partnership) supplying custom-grown seed zone specific seedlings from 10 to 1,000,000+; a Seed Services division (SeedTime.ca) providing end-to-end native seed solutions including collection, processing, testing, and storage; a Retail division (TreeTime.ca) operating an online store with 150+ seedling varieties; an Archaeology division (Ember Archaeology) providing historic resource impact assessments and mitigations; Tree Time Greenhouses facility for seedling production; and a Municipal Afforestation Program for urban forestry projects. The company also supplies live stakes (willow/poplar) for bioengineering applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Planting Services Comprehensive tree planting and reforestation services for wellsites, pipelines, aggregate mines, peat harvesting operations, and related industrial sites. Includes development of reforestation/revegetation prescriptions and site preparation, targeting industrial operators requiring reclamation across Western Canada.
• Site Assessment and Monitoring Expertise in assessing decommissioned industrial sites for reforestation planning and providing maintenance recommendations after replanting. Covers forestry, oil and gas, and aggregate mines throughout Western Canada, supporting clients through to reclamation certification.
• Seed Collection Services Seed collection and processing services for tree, shrub, and herbaceous species. Includes calculating required seed amounts, obtaining government approvals, collecting seed, processing for storage, and registering material with the Province to ensure legislative compliance.
• Reclamation Technical Support Experienced forestry team providing support at all stages of reclamation projects. Specialized in custom plantings ranging from 180 to 500,000+ trees, including species selection, seed sourcing, and planting timelines for industrial operators.
• Ember Archaeology Services Archaeological services division (Ember Archaeology) providing historic resource impact assessments (HRIA), historic resource impact mitigations (HRIM), historical research, paleontological assessments, archaeological surveys, development screening, predictive modelling, and community engagement for forestry, oil and gas, aggregate, municipal, and utility clients across western Canada.
• SeedTime.ca Native Seed Solutions Native seed solutions division providing zone-specific collection, processing, extraction, testing, climate-controlled storage, and propagation for reforestation, reclamation, and ecological restoration. Serves forestry, mining, and energy sectors across western Canada with end-to-end seed services.
• TreeTime.ca Retail Seedling Store Online retail store offering over 150 varieties of tree, shrub, and herbaceous seedlings to landowners, agricultural producers, tree farms, and municipalities. Operates November to June and ships dormant spring seedlings from May to mid-June annually across Canada and the United States.
• Municipal Afforestation Program Multi-disciplinary program helping municipalities develop sustainable urban forests through operational plans, communication support, revegetation planning, seed collection, seedling production, site preparation monitoring, tree planting, and site maintenance.
• Live Stake Supply Supply of willow and poplar live stakes for bioengineering projects including poles, fascines, brush mattresses, pole drains, cribwalls, and gabions. Includes sourcing, harvesting, processing, storing, imbibing, and delivery for reclamation and erosion control applications.
• Reclamation Trees (Wholesale Seedlings) Custom-grown seed zone specific seedlings ranging from 10 to 1,000,000+ seedlings with ordering timelines of 1-20 months. Includes contract grows and speculation-grown seedlings for compressed timelines, targeted at forestry crown land reclamation and industrial sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully reclaimed 300 hectares at decommissioned Areva uranium mine with 600,000-700,000 trees over four summers despite harsh gravel pit conditions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Coast to Coast Reforestation Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established upon founding in 2002. Coast to Coast is the largest supplier of reforestation seedlings in Alberta and second largest in Canada. Tree Time provides marketing and logistical coordination services for Coast to Coast nurseries. Together they have coordinated reforestation of over 50 million seedlings per year.
• Indigenous Communities (5 formal JVs, multiple working relationships)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous communities. 5 formal partnerships and Joint Ventures plus many working relationships. Staff and leaders attend community events like powwows, sweats, and ceremonies. Tree donations to communities over 50,000 trees annually. Partnerships support culturally appropriate restoration including seed collection and knowledge sharing.
• Swan River First NationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Swan River First Nation's consultation unit for Alberta Plywood archaeological program. Incorporates traditional land use knowledge into archaeological assessments. Part of commitment to Truth & Reconciliation and UNDRIP alignment.
• Ember ArchaeologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchaeology division operating as Ember Archaeology, providing historic resource management services to western Canada. Offers archaeological surveys, HRIAs, HRIMs, and community engagement. Website: emberarchaeology.ca

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Apex Land & Environmental Services: Alberta-based environmental and reclamation services firm providing vegetation management, reclamation, and environmental consulting to oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure clients, directly overlapping Tree Time's wellsite and pipeline reclamation work.
• Brinkman Reforestation: Western Canada-based reforestation services provider offering seedling nursery operations, tree planting, and silviculture services to forestry, oil and gas, and government clients, directly competing with Tree Time in Alberta and BC contract-grown seedling and planting markets.
• Summit Reforestation & Forest Management: Alberta-headquartered reforestation contractor providing silviculture, tree planting, and forest management services to the same forestry, oil and gas, and mining customer base as Tree Time, with overlapping geographic focus on Western Canada.
• Pinette Land & Forest Consultants: Western Canadian forestry consulting firm offering silviculture, reforestation planning, and reclamation services to forest companies, government, and industrial clients, with comparable project profiles and customer mix to Tree Time's reclamation division.
• Coast to Coast Reforestation Inc. Wholly-owned subsidiary and primary seedling supply partner of Tree Time Services; together they coordinate the reforestation of 50M+ seedlings per year and Coast to Coast is the largest reforestation seedling supplier in Alberta and second largest in Canada, operating the same customer verticals (forestry, oil and gas, mining, municipalities).

Regional players

• Woodmere Nursery: British Columbia-based forest seedling nursery producing native conifer and broadleaf seedlings for reforestation projects, comparable to Tree Time's wholesale contract-grow seedling offering and serving similar forestry customers in BC.
• St. Williams Nursery & Ecology Centre: Ontario-based native plant nursery and ecological restoration provider producing seedlings for reforestation and ecological restoration; comparable in mission and species diversity to Tree Time's nursery operations, though operating in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Millar Western Forest Products: Major Alberta-based forest products company (and Tree Time customer via historical employee connections) that operates its own reforestation and silviculture programs; represents both a key enterprise client and a potential vertical competitor with captive demand.
• PRT Growing Services: North America's largest forest seedling producer with nursery operations across multiple provinces and US states; competes with Tree Time's seedling division at the wholesale contract-grow level and serves many of the same large forest company customers.

Emerging players

• Carbon Credit Solutions (carbon project developer): Canadian carbon project developer working with landowners and forest operators on afforestation/reforestation carbon offset projects; relevant as a potential channel partner that monetizes the same seedling-and-planting value chain Tree Time already executes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-h5pJV3tqNlqvKjoCuAaVw
• Facebookfacebook.com/treetimeservices
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/treetimeca

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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