Ponderosa Tree Service provides a comprehensive range of tree care services for clients in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, including safety pruning, view restoration, stump grinding, shaping, thinning and hazardous tree removal. Owner and certified arborist Michael Veneziano also offers consultations that include detailed inspections and reports. Mr. Veneziano is a veteran of the tree care industry—he received his arboriculture degree while studying at Merritt College in Oakland, has conducted arboricultural research for the University of California, Davis, and is a Berkeley Parks Commissioner. He’s also credited with developing improved techniques in tree growth and holds a patent for the Bio-Tie, a device created to strengthen and encourage strong root growth in newly planted trees.