Tree removal, trimming, storm cleanup, and plant health care done right.

About Wichita Tree Service

Built in Wichita. Built by tree people.

If you’re looking for a tree service in Wichita, KS, you’ve come to the right place. Before you give Griselda or Claudia a call to schedule a free estimate, take a moment to learn a little about me and my company.

Wichita Tree Service was founded with the goal of becoming the most professional tree service in Wichita, KS.

Robert’s First Truck

My name is Robert Phillips, the proud owner of Wichita Tree Service. I established this business back in 2012 when I was a financially struggling college student right here in Wichita. Offering tree removal, stump grinding, tree pruning, and tree trimming services to the local area, I created this website, which quickly gained traction. Before I knew it, Wichita Tree Service was born almost overnight. I enlisted the help of some friends, acquired a small stump grinder from the Home Depot rental department, and got to work cutting trees.

At that time, my only equipment consisted of a beat-up F-150 truck I purchased from a salvage auction and a boat trailer I found at a garage sale. After fixing up the truck and adding some boards to the boat trailer, my journey began. Facing considerable competition in town, I knew I needed to differentiate myself. From then on, I made a firm decision to do things differently—to do things the right way. No cutting corners, no spiking trees, no topping, and no lion-tailing trees. I adhered to all A.N.S.I. and I.S.A. standards, obtained the necessary insurance, and ensured we wore proper personal protective equipment. The plan was simple: to maintain a higher level of professionalism than our competitors and hope that people would take notice.

Wichita Tree Service was founded with a simple goal: to become the most professional tree service in Wichita, KS.

I modeled my business after larger tree services that prioritized ethical practices, believing it to be the key to their success. I dedicated myself to educating both my customers and myself about the detrimental effects of topping, spiking, and lion-tailing trees. I focused on becoming a certified arborist, immersing myself in books, audiobooks, and extensive research to expand my knowledge. Eventually, I took the arborist exam and passed it on my first attempt.

Today, I can proudly say that the plan worked. Through countless 100-hour workweeks, and plenty of blood, sweat, and tears from both myself and our team, Wichita Tree Service continued to grow year after year.

What started with an old F-150 and a homemade trailer has grown into one of the largest and most well-equipped tree service companies in Kansas. We now operate multiple tree crews, grapple trucks, bucket trucks, tracked lifts, stump grinders, cranes, and specialized equipment that allow us to safely handle projects ranging from routine pruning to large-scale storm damage and complex tree removals.

Over the years, we hired great people, invested in better equipment, and focused on providing the highest level of professional tree care possible. Today, we provide tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, plant health care, land clearing, and emergency storm response services. While Wichita remains our home base for residential tree care, our crews regularly travel throughout Kansas and across the United States for storm response, municipal projects, utility work, and large-scale tree care operations.

Along the way, I continued my education and earned several industry certifications, including ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Kansas Certified Arborist, Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), and TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP). As of this update, Wichita Tree Service has more credentialed arborists on staff than any other tree service company in the Wichita area, with three ISA Certified Arborists and one ISA Board Certified Master Arborist. I believe education never stops, and our company continues to invest heavily in training, safety, and professional development.

Throughout this journey, I’ve learned that doing things the right way is important, but hard work alone isn’t enough. Success comes from surrounding yourself with good people and earning the trust of your customers. Wichita Tree Service would not be where it is today without the loyal customers who trusted us with their trees, the employees who have dedicated themselves to the company, and the friends and family members who supported us along the way.

For that, I am incredibly grateful.

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about our story. We would be honored to earn your business and show you why so many homeowners, businesses, municipalities, and property managers throughout the Wichita area trust Wichita Tree Service with their trees.

— Robert Phillips

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist • Kansas Certified Arborist • TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP) • Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)

• No topping or lion-tailing
• No climbing spikes on live trees being preserved
• ANSI-informed pruning and safety standards
• Residential, commercial, municipal, and storm work