Aspen Tree Service
In the early 1980s Paul Mansolilli and Rick Birk were living and working in the Roaring Fork Valley when they decided to purchase a used grain truck with a dump bed to start performing job site clean-up and hauling on the side. Odd jobs kept flowing in and it was the cemetery clearing work that gave them the idea to go into business performing tree work. The first yellow page ad was placed in 1982 making that year the official origination date of Aspen Tree Service. For the first seven years of operation, Paul worked as the grounds man for Rick performing pruning and simple removals. In 1989, Rick decided to move his family back to Idaho, a welcome departure that allowed Paul the opportunity to follow his vision for the business and invest in quality equipment to display professionalism and reliability.
In 1992, Paul's nephew, David Deyarmond, passed through town and half-heartedly accepted an offer to join the team the following summer. In the same season, Bill Dimsdale and George