Since 1977, Boston Tree Preservation founder Peter Wild has committed to developing safer and organic methods for the care of your landscape. His innovations and methodologies have revolutionized the industry.
Peter Wild, Founder & Advisor
1977 Graduated from Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts with an A.S. degree in Arboriculture
1977 Founded Winchester Tree Service, Arlington Tree Service, Belmont Tree Service
1980 Introduced biological caterpillar control for Gypsy Moth infestation to customers in Middlesex County
1982 Introduced humates as an organic approach to tree stress recovery
1987 Changed the name to Boston Tree Preservation to embrace our commitment to the preservation of trees through the use of organics
1997 Founded Soil Solutions, the first all organic soil amendment company in Massachusetts
1999 Founded and developed Arborjet, Inc., an environmentally safer methodology for tree injection in order to manage exotic invasive insect pests; now the USDA standard for stem injection in riparian areas
2000 Developed liquid biological amendments and compost teas from compost
2001 Consulted with UAE government and royalty regarding the decline of the Date Palm industry
2004 Purchased a 35 acre farm on Cape Cod for research on organic arboricultural practices
Winchester Tree Service, 1985
2005 Consulted in Turkey with the owners of the largest apple orchard in the world regarding pesticide use reduction through the use of organics
2005-2010 Produced several peer reviewed published papers on new arboricultural techniques
2005 Began vermicomposting (worm farming) for production of fertilizers and soil amendments
2007 Produced biodiesel from local recycled vegetable oil for diesel power, thereby reducing carbon emissions by 80%
2008 Boston Tree Preservation named the #1 Green Tree Company in the USA by Tree Services magazine
2010 Introduced biochar soil amendments and started biodynamic tree farming on his permaculture farm
2010 Developed portable pyrolosis equipment for processing biomass from trees killed from insect infestations
2011 Started inoculating biochar with liquid biological and soil amendments
2012 Pioneered liquid biological amendment extraction equipment for small-scale agriculture
2015 Patented agricultural biomass as a matrix for release of plant active compounds
2016 Incorporated electrostatic ionization for foliar applications for pesticide and fertilizer use reduction by over 80%
2017 Expanded organic plant health care services to Cape Cod under the name of Cape Tree Preservation
2018 Pioneered water structure methodology to enhance the capability of water to regenerate chemically impacted soils