About Us

Glass Tree Care began in 1948 when Ted Glass was asked by a friend to help spray his apple orchard. Shortly thereafter another gentleman asked Ted for his expert advice and assistance on his orchard. Seeing a trend Ted decided that there was a demand for a tree spray company in the Eugene/Springfield area.

 

Ted pioneered the development of many of the practices and services that are still used today, as well as inventing the first marketed roof moss killing product in the Northwest.

 

Ted always prided himself on catering to the customer’s needs.  When customers wanted their lawns to be fertilized, Ted implemented a fertilization program; when customers complained of dandelions, he developed a lawn weed program; when pruning was requested, he found the best pruner in the area to teach him the art.

 

This type of customer service continued on when Ted retired and sold Glass Tree Care to his son-in-law, Jim Mischkot in 1979. Jim’s business philosophy to expand Glass Tree Care was based on providing personal and prompt service to its clients. The policy of Glass Tree Care since 1979 has been to have face to face communication or a scheduled appointment within 24 hours of a client’s inquiry.

 

That philosophy along with state-of-the-art equipment and materials have made Glass Tree Care a major competitor in the tree care industry both locally and statewide. If you were to ask Jim today the reason for the continued success of Glass Tree Care, his answer would be “provide fair, honest service, service, and service."

 

This legacy continues on today through three employees that Jim hired over 20 years ago. Doug, Randy, and Mel are the backbone of Glass Tree Care. With a combined total of over 70 years at Glass Tree Care, they are some of the most experienced and knowledgeable tree and lawn experts in the state.  We take great pride in the fact that we have been a part of Lane County for the past 62 years.

 

We are constantly working toward improving our practices and products to offer our customers the most effective and environmentally sound materials and services to control the problems in their landscapes. As part of this, Glass Tree Care has now implemented an natural program for trees and shrubs. Our natural applications use a mixture of kelp and fish oil combined with different plant oils to control insects and plant disease.