A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC

A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC is the premier quality tree care company in Roanoke, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas.

At A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC, we specialize in top quality tree care and offer a wide range of tree care services: tree removals, meticulous pruning and shaping, safety pruning, crown reduction, elevation, thinning, bracing and cabling, cavity repair, and planting, root barrier installation (to protect walkways and driveways, your house, garage, and other property), stump grinding, land clearing and land thinning, yard clean-up, soil testing and scientific tree feeding, arborist reports, tree appraisals (tree valuation), horticultural consulting, and expert witness services. We also provide emergency tree service.

We are fully equipped to handle the most difficult jobs. We have climbing & bucket truck crews and a specialized narrow tract lift for access in backyards and other hard to access places!

Top quality work is achieved and maintained by top notch professionals who believe in the vision of the company founder and president, Mr. Curt Blank, who oversees all training as well as the day to day company operations. Mr. Blank has a M.S. degree in Plant Science, with a specialty in tree nutrition, and a B.S. degree in Horticulture and is an industry leader with more than 40 years of experience. He is a lecturer, consultant, appraiser, climber trainer, instructor of ornamental pruning, and an expert witness in tree care.

Mission Statement

We believe in providing top notch, meticulous quality, professional, and courteous tree care at a reasonable price. Our goal is to help you maintain safe, healthy, and beautiful trees for your enjoyment.

Tree Service

A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC is the premier quality tree care company in Roanoke, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas.

At A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC, we specialize in top quality tree care and offer a whole range of tree care services: tree removals, meticulous pruning and shaping, safety pruning, crown reduction, elevation, thinning, bracing and cabling, cavity repair, and planting, root barrier installation (to protect walkways and driveways, your house, garage, or other property), stump grinding, land clearing and land thinning, yard clean-up, soil testing and scientific tree feeding, arborist reports, tree appraisals (tree valuation), horticultural consulting, and expert witness services. We also provide emergency tree service.

At A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC, we truly specialize in quality professional tree care – meticulous pruning and large hazardous tree removals. The following are just some examples of some technically challenging tree removals that we have safely completed in 45+ years of tree care : one very large tree – 180 feet high and right next to a house, another 10.5 feet diameter overhanging a propane tank and street light (in a gas station), a 7ft diameter tree leaning over a building, another tree which was actually on fire at night (for the fire department), numerous trees which threatened houses and power-lines in storms day or night, and removals of trees off of houses and other buildings. We have had difficult tree removals removals referred to us by other companies such as a massive 9ft. diameter tree next to high voltage, a 110ft tall oak tree overhanging a house and wall next to high voltage, etc.We have trimmed trees from small lace-leaf maples to massive oak, poplar, and other trees.

Specialized equipment:

We are fully equipped to handle the most difficult jobs. We have climbing & bucket truck crews and a narrow track lift for access in backyards and other hard to access places!

We have safely taken down some large & technically challenging trees (removals) in our 45+years of service: one very large tree –  180 foot tall and right next to a house, another massive 10.5 diameter tree overhanging a propane tank and street light (in a gas station), a 7ft diameter tree leaning over a building, another tree which was actually on fire at night in a city (for the fire department) , numerous trees which threatened houses and power lines in storms day or night, and removals of trees off of houses and other buildings. We have had difficult tree removals referred to us by other tree companies such as a massive 9ft. diameter tree next to high voltage, a 110ft. tall oak tree overhanging a house and wall next to high voltage, etc.  We have trimmed trees from small lace-leaf maples to massive oak, poplar and other trees.

A note of caution:

Please do not be confused by others using a similar name. These services do not have our expertise and cannot provide an equivalent quality of service. We are the original A-1 Expert Tree Service. We have been in business since 1974. Anyone else using our name is doing so illegally. We are fully licensed in the state of Virginia as required by law and have many happy repeat customers with beautifully trimmed trees.

Cheap work is not usually quality work and quality work is not usually the cheapest. Our prices are reasonable, the quality of our service is high, and thus we provide the best value.

We provide:

Consulting Services

A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC and Virginia Consulting Arborists provide consulting and related services throughout Roanoke, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas and occasionally out of state or overseas.

We offer the following horticultural services:

1. Safety evaluations and recommendations to prevent tree and limb breakage for the protection of trees and prevention of damage to property and injury to persons.
2. Horticultural consulting for common problems – insect pests, diseases, nutritional, and abiotic problems.
3. Arborist reports for cities, H.O.A.’s, and other entities requiring them.
4. Arborist supervision of tree trimming or tree removal operations when and where required.
5. Arborist reports and expert witness services for the resolution of neighbor disputes relating to trees, over-hanging tree branches, tree roots, and other neighbor issues. We also provide reports and expert witness services with regards to trip and fall accidents and criminal negligence cases.
6. Tree appraisal (tree valuation) and expert witness services when damage or destruction/death of your trees has occurred from accidents (such as cars striking trees, fires, gas leaks or intentional criminal damage of trees. We provide valuations for home owners, insurance companies or other parties as needed.
7. We provide soil testing and scientific tree feeding based on soil needs and tree requirements for optimal growth and health..
8. We provide training and offer classes in ornamental pruning, bucket truck-aerial lift operation and safety training for individuals, corporations, universities and government entities.

Mr. Curt Blank, our company founder and president has been a horticultural consultant, consulting arborist, and industry leader for more than 40 years. Mr. Blank has a M.S. degree in Plant Science, with a specialty in tree nutrition and a B.S. degree in Horticulture. He is a lecturer, consultant, appraiser, climber trainer, instructor of ornamental pruning, and expert witness in tree care. He has provided horticultural consulting and related services out of state and occasionally overseas.

About Us

A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC is the premier quality tree care company in Roanoke, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas.

The tree service was first started more than 40 years ago after the company founder and president, Mr. Curt Blank left the Morris Arboretum (University of Pennsylvania) for the commercial tree care industry. Mr. Blank worked for several companies, but was so appalled by the lack of professionalism and poor quality work that he decided to start his own business providing quality tree care based on what he had learned and practiced at the Arboretum. The company soon came to be known for its quality work and at times was even called upon to do work out of state!

Contact A-1 EXPERT TREE SERVICE LLC

Curt Blank, President
M.S. Plant Science
B.S. Horticulture

Horticultural Consultant, Appraiser, Arborist, Lecturer & Expert Witness

Phone: (540) 947-2121