Smith Tree Service

Specialties

Expert tree trimming, Plant health care strategies, Hazard management strategies, and Water conservation strategies for residential and commercial property owners in the Monterey Peninsula area.

History

Established in 1928.

Started by Everett Smith, who had been a Forest Ranger in the US Forest Service, and operated Everett Smith Forestry until the early 1950s. His son Hugh, a graduate in Forestry from UW Seattle, returned to Carmel to work into the business and became owner in 1955. Hugh operated the tree service and was also the first City Forester for the City of Carmel-​By-​The-​Sea. During that time he helped construct the first Urban Forest Management Plan (FMP), which became a template for other municipal FMPs. Hugh’s nephew, Brian, who worked on Hugh’s crew for two summers in the early 1970s, moved to Monterey to work into the business in 1984 and bought it in 1989. Brian was the first in the Monterey Peninsula area to earn an Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture in 1988.

Meet the Business Owner

Brian J.

Business Owner

Brian was born in the Midwest, grew up in coastal California, went to college in, Minnesota and earned a BA in Geology. An opportunity to move to Monterey and work into this family business led to marriage and raising two daughters with his wife Ann. Other activities include amateur astronomy and choir singing.