By After more than ten years working as a certified arborist in west Georgia, I’ve developed a pretty sharp instinct for which tree services understand the job beyond just cutting wood. I first became familiar with All In Tree Service through overlapping work in the Lithia Springs area, where storm damage, tight residential lots, and fast-growing trees tend to expose weak decision-making very quickly.
One situation that stuck with me involved a mature pine that had started leaning after weeks of saturated soil. The homeowner assumed removal was the only option, which is a common conclusion people jump to. From my experience, those trees can sometimes be stabilized if the root plate hasn’t fully shifted. In this case, the crew spent time probing soil firmness and checking for root shear before making any calls. They ultimately recommended a partial reduction and monitoring instead of immediate removal. That kind of restraint isn’t flashy, but it saves trees and money when it’s justified.
I’ve also seen what happens when previous work wasn’t done with long-term structure in mind. A customer I dealt with last fall had several oaks that had been over-pruned years earlier, leaving heavy regrowth clustered near old cut points. Correcting that takes patience. You can’t just strip growth again without compounding the problem. Watching how this was handled—selective thinning, conservative cuts, and a clear explanation of what could realistically improve over the next few seasons—matched how I approach similar recoveries myself.
One mistake I regularly encounter is underestimating how access affects safety and cost. A tree might be healthy and straightforward in theory, but fences, power lines, or narrow driveways change everything. I’ve seen jobs where crews rushed setups, only to spend hours dealing with preventable damage. The better operators plan for those constraints upfront. In my experience, when a crew discusses rigging points, drop zones, and equipment limitations before starting, the job tends to run smoother and safer.
Tree work rewards experience you can’t fake. You learn how wood reacts under tension, how different species fail, and how weather changes the math. Around Lithia Springs, where soil composition and sudden storms keep things unpredictable, the margin for error is thin. The services that last are usually the ones willing to slow down, explain their reasoning, and make decisions based on what the tree is actually doing—not what the schedule demands.
