Biography
Peter is a Board Certified Master Arborist, a Certified Aesthetic Pruner and a Qualified Tree Risk Assessor with the ISA (International Society for Arboriculture). He's been an instructor of tree care and landscape pruning at Cabrillo College since 2010 and at Monterey Peninsula College since 2018. He has also taught landscape design for us. He was recently a presenter in the MPC short course Firescaping - Horticulture in Fire Country. He is also an instructor for the training program for Master Gardeners of the Monterey Bay and gives excellent custom training for various agencies and companies. Peter serves on the advisory board for Friends of Carmel Forest. He still works with his longtime mentor and friend, renowned tree expert Barrie Coate. Recently Peter took a road trip to see the tallest, largest and oldest trees in the world, right here in California. We are very lucky to have Peter on our team.