Company founder, Erik H. Haupt, worked his way through college doing tree work while attending Colgate. After graduating from Colgate, Erik served in the Marine Corps as an Engineer Equipment Officer before starting his tree company. The Marine Corps had a great influence on the initial organization of his company, which had a distinctive military flare. Emphasis on Tree Care & Preservation From the beginning, Erik wanted the emphasis of his new company to be about tree care and preservation, when most tree companies at the time focused primarily on their tree removal services. He took pride in the appearance of his equipment and provided his crew with uniforms and safety equipment such as hard hats... something that was uncommon at the time. Organization, customer service, professionalism, safety and knowledgeable quality work were the priorities of his new company. The Haupt Tree Company has cared for the trees at many properties for over 50 years.
Many of our team members have a background in aerial adventure park construction, so starting a tree service was a natural progression. We started off exclusively climbing trees with ropes and harnesses. We now have a suite of specialized equipment, but still need to climb in certain situations.
I started doing this in 2007 after hiring a guy to take down a dead Willow tree for me. He climbed it and it was awesome to watch and I was hooked. I dove head first into everything I could learn about it. Started with some basics and grew from there. Just a few ropes, saddle, saw, and a truck.
Hilltown Tree and Garden LLC was founded by Jim McSweeney in 1995 in Chesterfield, MA. With a love of home grown food and a desire to learn more he started attending classes at University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA where he was educated on horticulture and arboriculture. In order to diversify Hilltown's services from just edibles to perennials, trees, and hardscaping, Jim brought on two employees: Tom Farrington, M.C.H. and Peter Merriam, M.C.H., M.C.A. In 2007, Jim joined the faculty at the New England Wildflower Society to teach courses on a diverse range of topics, including: Natural Pest Control, Pruning, and Landscape Design with Natives. He also does workshops for The Franklin Land Trust, The Goshen Open Space Committee, The Hilltown CDC, various garden centers and a range of other not for profit organizations. Nearly 2 decades later Jim McSweeney is seen as an industry leader in Western Mass in both the arborcultural and horticultural fields.
The busisness was started over 30 years ago and has doubled in size over the past few years. We now service over 110 accounts and employ over 10 people. We take pride in all of our work and enjoy seeing a happy customer! We measure our success one yard at a time!
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