From the bush to your backyard

30+ years in forestry. now bringing that experience, speed, and care to the North Shore.

Before Ironclad

Jeff grew up climbing trees — not professionally, just because that’s what kids do when there are trees worth climbing. He didn’t know then that he was training for any particular job…

He started in the forestry industry as a young man, eventually becoming a certified west coast tree faller. He spent 15 years in production logging, the kind of work where a miscalculation doesn’t just cost you the job. That environment teaches you to read every tree before you touch it. To plan the fall, respect the weight, and think ten steps ahead. Not every residential arborist has worked in those conditions.

But he always loved residential tree care. The relationship with the homeowner, the precision required in tight spaces, and the satisfaction of leaving a property looking nicer than you found it.

Jeff grew up climbing trees — not professionally, just because that's what kids do when there are trees worth climbing. He didn't know then that he was training for any particular job…

He started in the forestry industry as a young man, eventually becoming a certified west coast tree faller. He spent 15 years in production logging, the kind of work where a miscalculation doesn't just cost you the job. That environment teaches you to read every tree before you touch it. To plan the fall, respect the weight, and think ten steps ahead. Not every residential arborist has worked in those conditions.

But he always loved residential tree care. The relationship with the homeowner, the precision required in tight spaces, and the satisfaction of leaving a property looking nicer than you found it.

Jeff grew up climbing trees — not professionally, just because that's what kids do when there are trees worth climbing. He didn't know then that he was training for any particular job…

He started in the forestry industry as a young man, eventually becoming a certified west coast tree faller. He spent 15 years in production logging, the kind of work where a miscalculation doesn't just cost you the job. That environment teaches you to read every tree before you touch it. To plan the fall, respect the weight, and think ten steps ahead. Not every residential arborist has worked in those conditions.

But he always loved residential tree care. The relationship with the homeowner, the precision required in tight spaces, and the satisfaction of leaving a property looking nicer than you found it.

Why Ironclad exists

Jeff sees a lot of crews who treat tree work casually. Improper safety gear, unqualified ground crew, and cuts made without thinking about the tree’s long term health. For someone with a long career as an arborist, where the health of the tree and the safety of everyone around it is a no brainer — it’s hard to watch.

He knew he could do it better than most. Provide the highest quality of work, plan every job properly, and hold the same standard on a North Shore backyard that he’d held his entire career.

Ironclad launched in 2025. Jeff is 51, still climbing, and hasn’t slowed down. That’s who shows up to your property.

He knew he could do it better than most. Provide the highest quality of work, plan every job properly, and hold the same standard on a North Shore backyard that he’d held his entire career.

Ironclad launched in 2025. Jeff is 51, still climbing, and hasn’t slowed down. That’s who shows up to your property.