We approach our work with reverence and practicality.
Drawing knowledge from both forestry and arboriculture, our prescriptions are designed to guide and enliven your relationship with the trees on your land, whether that’s one acre, or 100 acres.
Custom Climbing & Pruning
Removals & Stump Grinding
Plantings
Health Assessments
Decay Mapping
Pruning Clinics
Bat Box, Art & Swing Installs
Stewardship Plans
Timber Sales & Harvest Compliance
Present-Use Tax Program
Regeneration Plans
Forest Inventories & Valuations
Tree Protection Plans
Watershed Protection Plans
Appraisals & Valuations
Pre-Construction Consults
Tree Protection Compliance
Fence Installs: Demo & Site Prep
Tree Species ID Tours
Firewood Delivery
Beekeeping Referrals
In theory, we believe there is much common ground between traditional and urban forestry.
Yggdrasill is the name given to The World Tree in Norse mythology. Supporting the universe, the tree connects all that is above with all that is below. Also known as The Tree of Life, this mythic being has long dwelled in our human consciousness, woven into the stories of myriad cultures.
The care of a single tree reverberates through the entire forest. The care of a forest supports the well being of each tree. Both levels of stewardship support the well being of the world, and we, the humans who live here.
We engage our work from a place of reverence
We operate where the rubber meets the road
From the start, we infused GTB with the work ethic and grit Jake gleaned helping out on his cousin’s organic dairy farm in Vermont’s Lake Champlain Valley.
Over the years, as our experience has deepened, we have made the conscious decision to resist the false narrative that says bigger is always better.
We return again and again to the truth that less is more. We invest in our humans, their safety, and simple, quality tools.
In the end, good tree and land stewardship is built on simple, basic, affordable actions, taken one tree, and one acre at a time.
Jacob T. Pressley & Jennifer Socey, Co-Owners
Phone: #919-889-3242
Jacob T. Pressley & Jennifer Socey, Co-Owners
Phone:
#919-889-3242
Grateful Trees & Bees is a division of 43560 Enterprises, LLC.
All work is licensed and insured.
Arboriculture services are performed by ISA Certified Arborist #SO-5685A.
Forestry consulting, stewardship plans, and timber sales are provided by North Carolina Registered Forester #1753.