Forest City Tree Protection Company

What Forest City Tree Protection Company does

Forest City Tree Protection Company, founded in 1910 and headquartered in Oakwood Village, Ohio, is a professional arboricultural services firm serving residential, commercial, institutional, and municipal clients across Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio under the trade names "Cleveland's Tree Doctors" and "A Lanphear Service." The company operates as a regional division of Bartlett Tree Experts, an international tree care organization. Services include pruning, tree removal, risk assessment, cabling and bracing, stump grinding, mosquito control, consultation, and recurring annual care programs. Technical work is delivered by ISA Certified Arborists operating to ANSI standards, with the firm holding TCIA and Angie's List industry recognitions.

Revenue is generated through two mechanisms: one-time project-based work for discrete arboricultural jobs, and recurring annual care programs that function as subscription-style maintenance contracts and provide a measure of revenue continuity. Customers are predominantly residential property owners, with episodic engagement from commercial, institutional, and municipal accounts; the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree preservation project for Cleveland Public Schools is a notable high-visibility institutional engagement. As a regional division within the broader Bartlett Tree Experts network, Forest City benefits from the parent's research, training, and operational infrastructure. No disclosed financials, headcount growth signals, or geographic expansion moves are present in the available data, consistent with a mature, stable regional services operator.

Name

Forest City Tree Protection Company

Legal name

Forest City Tree Protection Company, A Lanphear Service

Website

https://forestcitytree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forest City Tree Protection Company is a Northeast Ohio arboricultural services firm, founded in 1910 and operating as a division of Bartlett Tree Experts, serving residential, commercial, and municipal clients with pruning, removal, risk assessment, and recurring annual care programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arboriculture and Tree Care Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Tree Pruning & Crown Management (HSAIADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Removal & Dismantling (HSAIADAB), Tree Health Care (Diagnosis, Treatment, Fertilization) (HSAIADAD), Cabling, Bracing & Structural Support (HSAIADAF), Tree Care & Arborist Services (IMAIAIAB), Tree Care & Arborist Services (BPABADAD)

Keywords

• Tree care services
• Arborist services
• Tree pruning and removal
• Plant health care
• Tree risk assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Mayfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tree Care Services: Professional tree care services including pruning, removal, cabling/bracing, and stump grinding offered to residential and commercial clients. Services are quote-based with on-site inspection and estimates provided by certified arborists.
2. Annual Care Programs: Recurring annual tree and shrub care programs (Step 1 and Premier Programs) that include fertilization, pest control, and fungus protection. Premier level clients receive 10% prepayment discount, creating recurring revenue opportunity.
3. Specialty Treatments: Custom-tailored applications for specific tree species including crabapples, dogwoods, hawthorns, sycamores, pines, birches, hollies, elms, spruces. Includes fungicide injections and insect protection treatments.
4. Mosquito Control Services: Seasonal mosquito control treatments for residential properties, providing recurring summer service with proven products for long-lasting control.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forest City Tree Protection Company provides professional tree care and maintenance services to residential and commercial customers in the Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio region. Its core services include pruning, tree removal, cabling and bracing, stump grinding, tree risk assessments, annual care programs, plant health care, and consultation. The company operates as a division of Bartlett Tree Experts, drawing on the parent company's broader arboriculture resources.

Product overview

Forest City Tree Protection Company is a tree care service provider operating as a division of Bartlett Tree Experts, offering a comprehensive suite of arboricultural services. The company's core offerings include tree pruning and removal, tree risk assessment at multiple levels, annual tree care programs (Step 1 and Premier), and mosquito control. Additional specialized services include cabling and bracing for structural support, stump grinding, and custom-tailored applications for specific tree species and disease prevention. The company has been serving the Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio areas since 1910, providing residential and commercial clients with certified arborist services including pest and disease control, fertilization, and expert consultation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Pruning Selective pruning of trees to remove dead, diseased, or hazardous branches and to improve structure and appearance; available to residential and commercial property owners.
• Tree Removal Complete removal of trees that are dead, dying, hazardous, or unwanted; includes assessment, sectional dismantling, and debris cleanup for residential and commercial clients.
• Cabling and Bracing Installation of support systems in structurally weak or split trees to reduce the risk of failure and prolong tree life; performed by trained arborists.
• Stump Grinding Mechanical grinding of tree stumps below grade following tree removal, leaving the area ready for replanting or other use.
• Tree Risk Assessment On-site evaluation of trees to identify structural defects, pests, and disease, and to determine the risk of failure; produces recommendations for treatment or removal.
• Annual Tree Care Programs Recurring scheduled maintenance visits covering pruning, fertilization, pest monitoring, and seasonal care for residential and commercial landscapes.
• Plant Health Care Preventive and curative treatments for tree and shrub pests and diseases, including targeted fertilization and integrated pest management.
• Mosquito Control Treatment of outdoor residential and commercial areas to reduce mosquito populations and the associated nuisance and health risks.
• Arborist Consultation Professional consultation by a certified arborist on tree health, species selection, planting, preservation, and code-related questions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2-year control for Emerald Ash Borer with direct sapstream injection
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 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

One partnership is on record.

• Bartlett Tree ExpertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest City Tree Protection operates as a division of Bartlett Tree Experts. This partnership provides the company with the backing of an international tree care company and research laboratory, enhancing their service capabilities with access to advanced research, proprietary treatment methods, and the broader Bartlett brand network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Monster Tree Service: Franchised tree care brand providing pruning, removal, and plant health care to residential and commercial customers nationwide; a growing direct competitor in the Ohio market for residential tree care.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: Forest City's parent company and the most directly comparable peer: a national network of arborist offices providing pruning, removal, risk assessment, and plant health care using similar ISA-certified arborist staff and proprietary treatment methods.
• SavATree: Multi-region tree, shrub, and lawn care company offering pruning, removal, plant health care, and risk assessment to residential and commercial clients — closely matching Forest City's service model and customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Asplundh Tree Expert Company: Major national arboriculture and utility vegetation management firm with comparable core services (pruning, removal, line clearance). Direct overlap on commercial and utility-adjacent contracts in Ohio.
• Wright Tree Service: National utility vegetation management and residential/commercial tree care provider; competes for line-clearance and commercial pruning contracts in Ohio with significantly larger crew capacity.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Largest U.S. tree care company with residential, commercial, and utility line clearance services. Comparable service mix (pruning, removal, plant health care) at much greater scale, competing for the same Northeast Ohio commercial and municipal work.
• TruGreen: National lawn and outdoor services incumbent that has expanded into tree and shrub care; broader offering than Forest City but overlapping on residential plant health care and pest management.

Regional players

• Lucas Tree Experts: Northeast U.S. and Midwest-based arborist firm providing pruning, removal, cabling, and plant health care to residential, commercial, and utility clients — comparable operating model though geographically focused in different Northeast/Midwest metros.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Large commercial landscape services provider operating in Ohio and the eastern U.S., offering tree and shrub care as part of broader grounds maintenance contracts — comparable on commercial/municipal accounts.

Others

• Cleveland Metroparks (Urban Forestry): Regional public-sector forestry operation that oversees tree care across Northeast Ohio parks; not a commercial competitor but shapes local standards and competes indirectly for municipal arboricultural talent and visibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/forestcitytree
• Facebookfacebook.com/forestcitytree

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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