Croft Tree Experts Launches Tree Risk Assessment Services to Help Ottawa Homeowners Identify Hazardous Trees Before Failure Occurs
OTTAWA, ON - August 04, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Croft Tree Experts has launched a dedicated tree risk assessment
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OTTAWA, ON – August 04, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
Croft Tree Experts has launched a dedicated tree risk assessment service for Ottawa residential and commercial property owners, providing formal ISA-standard evaluations that identify trees with structural defects, disease, or site conditions that elevate their likelihood of failure. The service is designed to give property owners documented professional assessments before a tree fails rather than after, addressing the gap between informal visual observation by homeowners and the structured risk evaluation process that certified arborists are trained to conduct.
Tree risk assessment is a defined professional practice within arboriculture, governed by standards developed by the International Society of Arboriculture that establish a consistent methodology for evaluating the likelihood of tree failure and the consequences of that failure given the targets in the failure zone. The ISA’s Basic Tree Risk Assessment format, which Croft Tree Experts applies across its residential and commercial assessments, evaluates three primary factors: the likelihood of failure for the whole tree or specific parts, the likelihood that failure would strike an occupied target, and the consequences of that impact. The interaction of those three factors produces a risk rating that guides management recommendations.
The value of a formal tree risk assessment extends beyond the assessment itself. A written assessment report produced by an ISA Certified Arborist creates a documented record of the professional judgment applied to a tree’s condition at a specific point in time. For property owners whose trees are near structures, utilities, or areas of regular human occupancy, that documentation provides evidence of due diligence in tree management. In situations where a tree subsequently fails and causes damage or injury, the existence of a professional assessment demonstrating that the condition was evaluated and managed to the arborist’s recommendation can be relevant to insurance and liability proceedings.
“The trees that fail and cause damage are almost always trees where the conditions that led to failure were detectable before it happened,” said Kyle Hewitt, Co-Founder of Croft Tree Experts. “A homeowner looking at a tree sees what’s on the surface. A trained arborist looks at the same tree and sees the co-dominant stem with included bark at the union, the fungal conk at the base indicating internal decay, or the root zone disturbance that’s compromised the structural anchor. The risk assessment service exists to close that gap before a storm decides for the property owner.”
Croft Tree Experts provides tree risk assessment services in Ottawa for residential properties with mature trees near structures, driveways, and areas of regular use, as well as for commercial and institutional properties where tree failure risk intersects with public safety and liability management obligations. Each assessment is conducted by an ISA Certified Arborist and produces a written report documenting the trees evaluated, the conditions identified, the risk rating assigned to each tree, and the management options recommended based on the assessment findings. That report format is consistent with the documentation expected by insurance carriers and legal proceedings.
The company’s Ottawa tree maintenance programs build on the risk assessment service by providing an ongoing management framework for properties with multiple trees requiring periodic professional attention. Risk assessments conducted at regular intervals allow arborists to track changes in tree condition over time, identifying whether a tree’s risk profile is stable, improving in response to treatment, or deteriorating in ways that require escalated management. That longitudinal tracking is more informative than a single-point assessment and supports more accurate management decisions across the full life cycle of a tree on a managed property.
Ottawa’s urban and suburban tree canopy faces ongoing structural challenges from the cumulative effects of the Emerald Ash Borer infestation, climate-related drought and heat stress, and the aging of the tree population planted during post-war residential development. Those stressors have elevated the proportion of the region’s residential tree stock that carries meaningful failure risk, making formal risk assessment more practically important now than it was when the tree population was younger and less stressed. For homeowners with mature trees that have never received a professional evaluation, the risk assessment service provides a baseline understanding of their trees’ condition and risk profile.
About Croft Tree Experts: Croft Tree Experts is an Ottawa-based company providing ISA Certified Arborist tree care services to residential, commercial, and municipal clients across Ottawa and the Valley. Founded by David Koshurba and Kyle Hewitt, the company provides tree risk assessment, removal, structural pruning, proactive care programs, and emergency response services, with ISA Certified Arborist credentials applied across all service categories.
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For more information about Croft Tree Experts, contact the company here:
Croft Tree Experts
Kyle Hewitt
613-883-5611
CroftTreeExperts@gmail.com
208 Royalton Private, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 9S3, Canada
