Tree Service License Renewals The Office of the City Forester is no longer accepting renewal payments nor issuing renewal licenses. Tree Service Licenses are renewed and issued by the Denver Business Licensing Center, Department of Excise & Licenses. License holders may choose to renew their license via email/online, in person or by mail. Find more information on the Department of Excise & Licenses Tree Service License webpage.
Chapter 57, Section 71, of the Denver Revised Municipal Code requires any business engaged in the care of trees and shrubs to be licensed with the Department of Excise and License, by testing and receiving approval for licensing through the Office of the City Forester. The license requirement applies to any person who provides tree and/or shrub pruning and/or removal for monetary pay, barter, or trade of services. This licensing requirement was enacted to provide Denver’s residents with professional tree care services and protect Denver’s urban forest from substandard practices.
The tree license is issued to an individual in the ownership or employment of a tree service company. A licensed company is required to have a minimum of one license holder (the licensee) representing the company. If the licensee leaves the company for any reason, that company has thirty (30) days for a new licensee to be established. If a new licensee is not established within the thirty (30) day period, the company is no longer licensed in the City and County of Denver until another representative fulfills the current licensing requirements.
Interested in becoming a licensed company? Find more information on becoming licensed by calling (720) 913-0651, emailing forestry@denvergov.org, or downloading our information packet(PDF, 160KB) for prospective companies.
View currently licensed contractors(PDF, 280KB)
NEW: October 2023 | Denver's Office of the City Forester hosted an informational meeting for licensed tree service contractors. Download the presentation(PDF, 2MB)