Kramer Tree Specialists

What Kramer Tree Specialists does

Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. is a family-owned commercial arboriculture company founded in 1974 and headquartered in West Chicago, Illinois. The company delivers tree care services across the Chicago metropolitan area and northwest Indiana, serving residential, commercial/municipal, and utility-sector customers. The service portfolio spans eight core lines: tree care (pruning and removal to ANSI A300 standards), mulch products and services, plant health care (IPM-based preventive and treatment programs), tree planting and large-tree transplanting (using 44" and 90" tree spades), urban wood products (custom saw milling, kiln drying, live edge slabs, and flooring), arboriculture training (TCIA-certified instruction), professional consulting (TRAQ assessments, appraisals, expert witness work), and seasonal LED holiday lighting.

The business is built on a credentialed workforce - including an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, multiple CTSPs, TRAQ-qualified arborists, and ISA Certified Arborists on the entire sales team - and on specialized equipment such as a 90" truck-mounted tree spade, air spade for root collar excavation, resistograph for decay detection, and Arborist Block and Hopps Lowering Device rigging systems. The company has held TCIA Accreditation since 2008, the only business accreditation program in the arboriculture industry, verified through tri-annual audits.

Revenue is generated primarily through custom on-site proposals for tree care work, priced on tree size, location, accessibility, risk, and scope. Sales motion is field-led with ISA Certified Arborists performing on-site evaluations and is supported by a SingleOps-powered client portal for proposals, invoicing, and online payment. Services are delivered by field crews under arborist supervision, with additional inside sales capacity and a quarterly Trunkline newsletter, content marketing blog, and active social media presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube supporting demand generation. Pricing includes a 15% winter seasonal discount on qualifying tree care services and an early-renewal discount structure for Plant Health Care programs. The company is privately held and family-owned with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Kramer Tree Specialists

Legal name

Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc.

Website

https://kramertree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kramer Tree Specialists is a family-owned TCIA Accredited arboriculture company founded in 1974, delivering tree care, plant health care, transplanting, and urban wood services to residential, commercial, municipal, and utility clients across the Chicago metro area and northwest Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arboriculture Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Tree Care & Arborist Services (IMAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Pruning & Crown Management (HSAIADAA), Tree Removal & Dismantling (HSAIADAB), Tree Health Care (Diagnosis, Treatment, Fertilization) (HSAIADAD), Tree Planting & Transplanting (HSAIADAE), Arborist Consulting, Tree Risk Assessments & Appraisals (HSAIADAJ), Cabling, Bracing & Structural Support (HSAIADAF), Tree Preservation & Construction Site Tree Protection (HSAIADAL), Tree Care & Arborist Services (BPABADAD)

Keywords

• Tree care services
• Arboriculture consulting
• Plant health care
• Tree transplanting services
• Tree removal services

Headquarters

HQ city

West Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tree Care Services: Core service offering including tree pruning to ANSI A300 standards, tree removal (manual and equipment-assisted including aerial lifts and cranes), and cabling/bracing. Priced via custom on-site proposal based on tree size, location, accessibility, risk level, and scope of work.
2. Tree Planting & Transplanting: Tree spade planting and manual balled-and-burlapped planting services. Includes 90" and 44" spade options and one-year warranty on new plantings.
3. Mulch Products & Services: Production and sale of wood and leaf mulch (leaf mulch, special blend, chocolate/dyed mulch). Services include brush drop-off, mobile grinding, brush collection, and leaf collection. Products sold with delivery or onsite pickup.
4. Plant Health Care (PHC): IPM-based tree health program including preventative maintenance, sustainable treatments, mechanical enhancements, and monitor inspections. Services include trunk injections, soil drenches, foliar treatments, macro/microinjections, fertilization, and root collar excavation.
5. Urban Wood Products: Live edge slabs, dimensional lumber, custom hardwood flooring, and trailer decking sourced from local urban forest operations. Services include custom saw milling and kiln drying.
6. Consulting Services: Tree risk assessments (TRAQ), tree appraisals and valuations, expert witness/litigation support, pre- and post-construction tree management, tree inventories, and public education presentations.
7. Arboriculture Training: TCIA-certified instructor-led arboricultural training services.
8. Holiday Lighting: LED holiday lighting design and installation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kramer Tree Specialists is a family-owned, TCIA-accredited arboriculture company that delivers professional tree care services for residential, commercial, municipal, and utility clients across the Chicago metropolitan area and northwest Indiana. Offerings span tree pruning and removal, plant health care, large-tree transplanting using 90" and 44" tree spades, mulch production, urban wood recycling, arboriculture consulting (TRAQ assessments, expert witness), training, and holiday lighting, supported by specialized equipment and ISA Certified Arborist staff.

Product overview

Kramer Tree Specialists operates as a tree care services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of arboricultural services. The core offerings include Tree Care (pruning and removal), Mulch Products & Services, Plant Health Care, Tree Planting/Transplanting, Urban Wood Products, Arboriculture Training, Consulting, and Holiday Lighting. The company also provides a self-service Client Portal powered by SingleOps for managing proposals, invoices, and service requests. Services are delivered by ISA Certified Arborists and supported by TCIA Accreditation. The company services the Chicago area and northwest Indiana regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Care (Pruning & Removal) Comprehensive tree maintenance, pruning to ANSI A300 standards, and removal services delivered by ISA Certified Arborists using aerial lifts, cranes, cabling/bracing, and manual methods. Targeted at residential, commercial, and municipal clients in the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Plant Health Care (PHC) Integrated pest management (IPM) tree health program including preventative maintenance, sustainable treatments, mechanical enhancements, and monitor inspections. Services include trunk injections, soil drenches, foliar treatments, macro/microinjections, fertilization, and root collar excavation, delivered on a recurring annual subscription basis.
• Tree Planting / Transplanting Tree planting and large-tree transplanting services using a 44" skidsteer tree spade (up to 4" diameter or 12-foot evergreens) and a 90" truck-mounted tree spade (up to 8" diameter deciduous or 25-foot evergreens). Also offers balled-and-burlapped tree planting with a one-year warranty on new plantings.
• Mulch Products & Services Locally sourced and produced wood and leaf mulch products including Red Dyed, Leaf, Special Blend, and Chocolate mulch. Supporting services include brush drop-off, mobile grinding, brush collection, and leaf collection, with delivery or on-site pickup options.
• Urban Wood Products Sustainable urban wood utilization program offering custom saw milling, kiln drying, and sale of live edge slabs, dimensional lumber, custom hardwood flooring, and trailer decking sourced from local urban forest operations and tree removal byproducts.
• Arboriculture Consulting Professional arboricultural consulting for commercial, municipal, and legal clients, including pre- and post-construction tree management, TRAQ tree risk assessments, tree appraisals and valuations, expert witness and litigation support, and tree inventory and assessment services.
• Arboriculture Training Instructor-led arboricultural training programs delivered by a TCIA certified trainer for industry professionals and organizations.
• Holiday Lighting LED holiday lighting design and installation services for residential and commercial properties.
• SingleOps Client Portal Online self-service client portal powered by SingleOps enabling clients to view proposals and invoices, request future services, and make payments through the CardPointe secure payment gateway.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.7-star Google rating from 220+ reviews
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Regional players

• Wight Tree Service: Midwest-based tree care company serving the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs. Direct competitor in the same geography with comparable residential and commercial tree care services.
• Carey Tree Service: Family-owned tree care company serving the Midwest with residential and commercial tree care. Comparable in size, ownership structure, and service portfolio to Kramer.
• McCullough Tree Service: Regional tree care provider operating in the Midwest with services including tree removal, pruning, and plant health care. Comparable to Kramer in service offering and Midwest focus.

Broad incumbents

• Asplundh Tree Expert: Family-owned utility vegetation management company specializing in line clearance for electric utilities. Directly comparable to Kramer's NW Indiana utility line clearance operations but at a significantly larger national scale.
• The Davey Tree Expert Company: One of the largest employee-owned tree care companies in North America, offering residential, commercial, and utility vegetation management services. Directly comparable to Kramer's tree care, plant health care, and utility line clearance offerings, but at a national scale.
• TruGreen: National lawn care company offering adjacent but broader outdoor services including tree and shrub care. Not a direct competitor but adjacent in the residential outdoor services space where some overlap in plant health care exists.

Direct peers

• SavATree: Regional tree, shrub, and lawn care company serving the eastern US and Midwest with services including pruning, removal, plant health care, and consulting. Direct competitor in the premium residential arborist segment with similar credentialing standards.
• Hawthorne Tree Care: Multi-location tree care company offering arborist services, plant health care, and consulting for residential and commercial clients. Comparable in service mix and credentialed approach.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: FTC Holdings-owned tree care company with regional offices offering pruning, removal, plant health care, and consulting services. Closest direct comparable to Kramer's full-service arborist portfolio, including ISA-certified arborists and consulting services.

Others

• Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA): Industry trade association that accredits Kramer and provides safety/credentialing standards. Not a competitor but a key industry organization that defines the competitive landscape Kramer operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KramerTree
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KramerTrees
• Facebookfacebook.com/kramertree
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kramer-tree-specialists-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/kramertreekts
• TikToktiktok.com/@kramertreekts

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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