Meet our Master Arborist
Meet Ronny Nelson, Board Certified Master Arborist
Ronny Nelson is the President of Tree Services at Fannin Tree Farm and is one of just a few Board Certified Master Arborists in the state of Texas. Ronny and his team of arborists set the standard in professional tree care and service. Not just here at Fannin, but throughout North Texas. HIs experience and expertise have helped define our annual service programs, and will prove invaluable in helping you get the absolute most out of your Fannin trees.
A Little About Ronny
Ronny Nelson began in the industry in 1998. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and Horticulture from Stephen F. Austin State University. He continues to advance his studies in soils and ecological science. During his career, he built two leading tree care companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Ronny managed many gardens in the metroplex. His gardens were awarded the 2011 Gold and Grand Platinum Award, 2012 Bronze Award, and 2013 Gold Award for gardening through the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association. His gardens also won 2 Merit awards through National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Nelson is a highly referred consulting arborist who has cared for the trees at the George W. Bush Presidential Library at SMU Campus, Sundance Square Fort Worth, The University of North Texas-Denton Campus, The Town of Highland Park, and many other residential and commercial clients throughout the state of Texas.
Ronny is a ISA Certified Master Arborist, ASCA Consulting Arborist, Texas Oak Wilt Qualified, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, and a Texas Department of Agriculture-Commercial Pesticide Applicator. He also is a Texas Commission of Environmental Quality-Licensed Irrigator and an Environmental Protection Agency Water Sense-Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor.
He is passionate about the appropriate care and management of trees and shrubs. Ronny continues to focus on growing his knowledge and understanding of soils, plant physiology, structural pruning, plant pathology, and entomology. He has a wonderful family, his wife Lindsey, daughter Ellie and son Easton. Ronny enjoys riding dirt bikes, motorcycles, fishing, and attending social activities.
Meet the Team
Bradley Boobar
Bradley Boobar has been in the plant
science industry since 2011. He is
originally from Mount Pleasant, TX.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in
Horticulture and Plant Science from
Texas A&M University – Commerce
and plans to continue his graduate
education in the future.
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Cassie Cobb
Cassie Cobb earned her Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Texas A&M in 2012. She then continued on to earn her Masters of Science, also in Horticulture, focusing her research on pecan propagation methods. She is passionate about native trees, particularly those that provide edible or other economic benefits.
Cassie started her career in Austin, working at the locally well-known and award-winning garden center The Natural Gardener. It was here that she began to find a love for the woodier plants, trees and shrubs. During her time there, she also taught several workshops on fruit tree grafting, and on growth and care of pecan trees. Near the end, she also taught a botany class at the community college.
Following her time at the nursery, she began an arborist internship at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. There she worked directly with the staff arborist and arboretum manager. She learned not only proper tree care techniques, equipment use and safety, but also learned about the great diversity of Texas oaks and other tree species in Texas. Additionally, she assisted with their Hall of Texas Heroes project, a collection of trees descended from many of the oaks from the “Famous Trees of Texas” book published by Texas A&M Forest Service.
While living in Austin was a good time, Cassie felt it would be better to be closer to home and so took a position at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden following her internship. There she worked as a supervisor in A Woman’s Garden. Working at the arboretum was great experience, however Cassie felt led to get back to focusing on trees. She joined the Fannin Tree Farm Services Team in October 2017.
Cassie has earned her ISA Certified Arborist Certification, and she is a Texas Certified Landscape Professional through TNLA. She plans to continue her education through staying up to date in these fields, as well as earning other credentials pertinent to the tree care industry.
Bradley Boobar
Bradley Boobar has been in the plant science industry since 2011. He is originally from Mount Pleasant, TX. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Horticulture and Plant Science from Texas A&M University – Commerce and plans to continue his graduate education in the future.
Boobar is a Texas Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Applicator. He has a great deal of experience throughout all aspects of plant maintenance and care, such as landscape maintenance, irrigation, sports field maintenance, golf course maintenance, crop research, and most importantly tree care and maintenance.
He is very enthusiastic when it comes to the subject of plant science. He is well knowledgeable and interested in horticulture, soil science, plant physiology, entomology, turf grass science, and crop science.
