A day on the job
A silver maple over the driveway.
A homeowner calls about a big silver maple leaning over their driveway and the neighbour's garage. Here's the visit, start to finish, in RootFlare.
1. Pick the tree
Find it in your tree database, or add it on the spot. Its details carry into the new assessment.
2. Record the site and targets
The driveway, the garage, how often people are there. Mark each site condition present or suspected.
3. Work round the tree
Crown, branches, trunk and roots, each with its conditions, notes and photos.
4. Rate it and recommend
Failure types are rated by the risk matrix, and each mitigation shows the residual risk it leaves.
Reports
Send the report the same day.
Finalize the assessment and RootFlare turns it into a PDF report, ready to email to the client from the app.
- Ratings calculated by the risk matrix, never typed in
- Your photos, numbered, with your markings
- Your credentials and signature on the first page
What's included
Everything a basic assessment needs.
The whole assessment, tab by tab
Tree, targets, site, crown, branches, trunk, roots, failure types, mitigation and review.
Ratings from the risk matrix
Likelihood of failure, likelihood of impact and consequences combine the same way on every assessment.
Every risk linked
Each failure type is rated against each target it could reach, and the highest sets the overall rating.
Definitions on tap
An info button beside each term shows what it means, in plain words, right in the field.
Checked before it's final
Finalize lists anything missing before you can mark an assessment preliminary or final.
ISA form export
Export to ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment Form, filled from the same assessment.
The tree's history
Every assessment stays with the tree, so the next visit starts from its record.
Works without signal
Everything saves on your phone first and syncs when you're back online.
FAQ
Questions arborists ask.
Does RootFlare follow the basic tree risk assessment method?
Yes. An assessment records the tree, its site and targets, conditions part by part, the failure types with their likelihood of failure, likelihood of impact and consequences, and mitigation options with their residual risk.
How are the risk ratings calculated?
By a fixed risk matrix. You choose the likelihood of failure, likelihood of impact and consequences, and RootFlare combines them into the rating. A rating is never typed in, and never chosen by AI.
Can RootFlare fill in the ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment Form?
Yes. Any assessment can be exported to the ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment Form, filled from the same data as your report. RootFlare is not affiliated with the ISA.
Does it work without cell service?
Yes. Field mode saves every change on your phone and syncs when you have a connection again, so you can assess trees where there's no signal.
What happens when I assess the same tree again?
Each assessment starts fresh from the tree's current details, so every visit is judged on what you see that day. Earlier assessments and their reports stay on the tree's page.
How much does it cost?
Solo, for one arborist, is $49 a month or $490 a year. Crew, for firms, is $119 a month for up to 3 people, then $29 a month for each extra person, or $1,190 a year. Organizations start from $1,500 a year.
Try it on your next assessment.
Capture your next tree risk assessment on your phone and send the report the same day.