Family-Owned Business Closing After 30-Plus Years In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — Family-owned Wallingford Tree Service is closing after more than 30 years in business, the owners announced Monday in a post on Facebook.

“Thank you to our dedicated customers for years of loyalty and support,” the post reads. “It has been an honor to work with this amazing community. To our friends and family- we could not have done it without you.

“Although Wallingford Tree Service is no longer running, we are happy and confident in referring our customers to Cipully Tree Service, who has brought on our awesome and experienced crew. We have been assured that our clients will continue to receive wonderful service and support. We wish them the best, and thank you again!”

John Cervero started Wallingford Tree Service in 1991.

“John’s arbor-cultural experience dates back all the way to when he was a young boy,” according to a post on the company’s website. “He started out working with a family friend who was an experienced arborist. As he grew older John took his developing love of trees, and got a job at an apple orchard. His duties were tending the trees, pruning, spraying, planting and fruit picking. After he finished high school he got a job at a commercial arborcultural company doing anything and everything for the care of the trees. He later realized that he could do a better job on his own.

“On April 1991, Wallingford Tree Service went into business. Started as a one man crew with a pickup truck. John later expanded his business and invested in equipment.”

Read more at the Wallingford Tree Service website here.