General Tree Service

Alpine Tree & Tractor, a family-owned business in Bakersfield, CA, has been dedicated to providing high-quality Christmas trees for over thirty years. The Maretich family sources their trees from lush farms in Oregon, allowing local families to enjoy and select their perfect tree each holiday season. With a commitment to customer satisfaction, Alpine Tree & Tractor aims to be a part of cherished Christmas traditions, offering a variety of tree options that bring joy and cheer to families in Kern County. The company actively engages with its community through events like decorating contests and charitable donations, emphasizing their dedication to both quality and local support. Generated from the website

Michael Monji is the only EXPERT ISA Certified Arborist with over 100,000 hours of research and in the field experience. He is also considered by attorneys as an EXPERT in his field, and has been used on numerous law suits. Michael has been written up in 3 national magazines for his EXPERT knowledge and treatments. In addition, he is the only one that uses a Shigometer to test the sap flow inside your trees to give you the best diagnosis, and he is the only owner that supervises all the work to be done on your trees. He is a licensed QAL #098257, ISA Certified Arborist #We-7429A, and a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Let Michael Monji diagnose your trees properly with his 7 step diagnostic testing. I want people to know that just because a tree company advertises they are a certified arborist it doesn’t mean a thing. Anyone can call themselves a Certified Arborist. You should look them up on the (ISA) International Society of Arboriculture’s website to see if they are an ISA Certified Arborist. There are so many people who are getting ripped off by false advertising of Certified Arborist on staff. What you should be asking is for the tree company to show them their ISA Certified Arborist card that shows that they are a true ISA Certified Arborist that has taken the ISA test and passed it. In addition, you should ask if the so-called Certified Arborist will be supervising all the pruning or is he/she just giving you the bid. For example I just had a client that hired a so-called Certified Arborist, and the associates just butchered their trees and they went on the neighbors property and pruned some of the neighbor’s palms. The neighbor is a lawyer and now he is suing my client for coming unto his property and pruning his palm. You must get the approval of your neighbor before you prune any tree that might be on both properties. You can not prune a neighbor’s tree just because it is on your property. You must get the approval in writing or you face a lawsuit. The tree company should also get the approval in writing from the neighbor before they do any pruning. Don’t be mislead by anyone who tells you that they are a Certified Arborist. Ask for proof. Furthermore, when you have your trees pruned make sure you are present when the work is being done. Don’t just go inside. Check to see if the work is being done according to your expectations. You should not have more than 25% of the foliage removed.