John Holbrook is the third generation Arborist on the Holbrook House Farm
Arborist John Holbrook, Jr is the current head of Holbrooks Tree expert family. Trees, shrubs and plants have been in the family's DNA for over 80 years.
Charles and Beryl Holbrook bought a derelict farmhouse in 1925 on some acreage in Yarmouth Port. During the summer months, Beryl farmed, gardened, cooked and canned while Charles restored the farmhouse. Her home grown products was sold from the farm stand. John's parents later summered on the farm.
John Holbrook Sr. started doing tree expert work from the farm in 1938. He started after the hurricane of '38 and tree health became his life's work until his death in 1954. During this time John Holbrook Sr. obtained a masters in education from Harvard.
John Holbrook Jr. was raised on the farm where he was known for keeping his mind in school books and his hands in the dirt.
Holbrook Tree Health Care Today
John Holbrook Jr. is the third generation of Holbrook Tree Experts to run Holbrook House Farm. John Jr. started doing tree work in 1970 and started calling the business Holbrook Tree Service in 1974. His business has now evolved to Holbrook House Farm. In 2014 he started specializing in tree health care on Cape Cod. John Holbrook Jr's tree experts are fully insured and he boasts a dedicated team of quality employees who work under John Holbrook as the arborist.
John Holbrook Jr. has over 50 years experience in the plant, shrub and tree healthcare field. He continues to remain on the cutting edge of tree care products and developments. Most of our work is done from a green standpoint with tree trunk injections directly into the vascular system of the trees.