Bartlett Tree Experts has acquired Ramapo Tree and Shrub Care in New Jersey.
“We are excited to grow our business in Northeastern New Jersey with the acquisition of Ramapo Tree and Shrub Care; a quality company that shares our passion for trees," says Jim Ingram, president and chief operating officer of Bartlett Tree Experts. "As we continue to grow strategically in key markets, property owners of Bergen County in the Garden State will benefit from the unmatched scientific plant health care services that Bartlett provides, along with the diagnostic support of the R.A. Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories.”
The owner of Ramapo Tree and Shrub Care, Colin Milde, is a board-certified master arborist (BCMA) with ISA who has been in the tree care business for over 40 years. Milde is also a New Jersey licensed tree expert, registered consulting arborist with ASCA, certified tree care safety professional with TCIA and a pesticide applicator for turf and lawn. Milde began his distinguished career in arboriculture as a climber. He launched Ramapo Tree and Shrub Care with his wife, Christie, in 2000.
With the acquisition, Milde has joined Bartlett’s local office in Waldwick, New Jersey as an arborist representative, along with his team of plant health care specialists, arborist climbers and grounds crew members.
In making the decision to join Bartlett for a greater range of scientific tree and shrub services in Bergen, Morris, and Essex counties, Milde found the ideal cultural fit. Bartlett ranks No. 7 on Lawn & Landscape's Top 100 list.
“I am happy to join Bartlett Tree Experts, a family business that has been a leader in scientific tree and shrub care for 118 years," Milde says. "With 17 Ph.Ds. engaged in groundbreaking research and diagnosis of plant health care concerns, Bartlett’s arboricultural research facility supports all its offices in delivering the most advanced tree care solutions available. Our customers can rely on local attention from highly skilled arborists, and Bartlett’s long-standing commitment to service and safety.”
“We are thrilled to have Colin and his team of field arborists from Ramapo Tree and Shrub join our operations in Waldwick, New Jersey," says Wayne Dubin, Vice President of Bartlett’s New Jersey operations. "Both companies share a passion for prioritizing the needs of the customer and their landscape’s trees and shrubs.”