Arbor Masters acquires second Kansas City company in 2 months

Kansas City-based tree care services provider Arbor Masters has made another acquisition in the Kansas City market, merging with Heath Nelson Tree Services. The acquisition is the second in two months after their merger with Jennings Tree & Lawn Care in May. The latest move positions Arbor Masters as a leader in the Kansas City market with more than 180 years of family-owned business experience between the three companies.  

Arbor Masters Founder and CEO Ron Keith says the company’s Kansas City roots and ambitious growth planning have inspired their recent business moves.  

“We’ve been serving our neighbors in the Kansas City metro for more than 65 years,” Keith says. “Both Jennings and Heath Nelson share the same community-first values, as well as stellar customer service and reputations that we hold above everything else. Our business is growing faster than ever right now in Kansas City and throughout the central U.S. We are proud to bring these two long-standing, family-owned companies into the Arbor Masters family.” 

Jennings Tree & Lawn Care: An Arbor Masters Company has been providing professional tree care, lawn care and organic removal services in Johnson County, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri, for more than 75 years. Heath Nelson Tree Service: An Arbor Masters Company has provided quality tree care services for their customers in Independence, Sugar Creek and Lee’s Summit, Missouri customers since 1981.  

The acquisitions are Arbor Masters’ most recent expansions following their November 2022 purchase of Advantage Tree Services; an Arbor Masters Company in Iowa bringing its services to six U.S. states. 

With locations in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa, Arbor Masters provides comprehensive tree and plant health care services to customers throughout the central U.S. The fully accredited and certified arborists offer tree pruning, stump grinding, fertilization, disease and infestation control, cabling and bracing and tree removal services to their customers. 

The mergers add to a total of 175 Arbor Masters employees across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa.