Join our Residential Sales Team!

What is the compensation?

Starting pay of $85,000 salary with the option to transition to commission plan after one year. Both include benefits such as health care, dental care, retirement matching, and more.

The role in a nutshell (hickory, of course)

We’re on a mission to help people heal the planet one yard at a time. At Leaf & Limb, we preserve and plant trees, restore soil health, and create thriving habitats for native plants and wildlife. We don’t remove healthy trees, and we never sell work that doesn’t benefit the land and the life that depends on it.

We’re looking for an aligned Residential Sales Representative (“Treecologist”) to help homeowners transform their landscapes into ecologically rich, beautiful spaces. This is not “hard sell” work—it’s consultative, educational, and deeply purposeful work that provides real value for our clients.

What will you do?

• Meet with residential clients to understand their goals and assess their property.
• Educate clients about tree care, native plants, soil health, and biodiversity – and help them save their trees and plant new ones!
• Create clear, compelling proposals, often on-site, to guide clients toward the best ecological solutions.
• Close sales that deliver long-term value for clients and lasting benefits for the environment.
• Build strong, ongoing relationships through follow-ups and renewals.
• Collaborate with our operations team to ensure work is executed to the highest quality.
• Build new opportunities through referrals, partnerships, and community presence.
• Represent Leaf & Limb at community events, helping spread ecological awareness.
• You will typically have between 18 and 22 client appointments per week. We provide most leads throughout the year due to our strong reputation and word of mouth.
• We begin each day at 6:45 am. How late you work is up to you. Expect to work at least 40-50 hours per week, with some seasonal variation both up and down.

Who you are (our profile for success)

Treecologists who thrive at Leaf & Limb:

• Love nature: Finds joy in working with trees, soil, and flowers to heal Earth one yard at a time.
• Have grit: Can handle long days, occasional chaos, and unhappy clients while staying calm and solution-oriented.
• Learn continuously: Eager to deepen knowledge in arboriculture, horticulture, ecology, and environmental issues.
• Communicate with ease and build lasting relationships: Ask questions, listen well, teach clients, enjoy conversation, and stay connected with clients over time.
• Are tech-proficient: Comfortable with Salesforce, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Calendly, Slack, and producing clear proposals and reports.
• Solve problems: Identify high-value ecological solutions, research additional ideas when needed, and address client concerns.
• Manage conflict constructively: Can accept and offer feedback constructively, address conflict and unhappy clients directly, and remain resilient under pressure.
• Work efficiently to preserve balance: Prioritize, stay on task, manage time well, and protect space for family and life outside of work.
• Go beyond expectations: look for ways to add value for clients and colleagues, leaving things better than you found them.
• Acts with integrity: Do the right thing for the client, the land, and the team, especially when it’s hard or means losing a sale.
• Have technical knowledge: Has a foundation in arboriculture, horticulture, landscape design, build, or maintenance, soil health, parks service, and other related fields.

What technical knowledge is ideal for this position?

• A general knowledge of some or all of the following: structural pruning, soil, tree ID, flowers & grasses, some general insects & common pests, abiotic disorders that affect trees, and proper planting practices. In short, you should be well-versed in the information we discuss throughout the many pages on our website and in our book. That said, if you do not have all of this knowledge, that is ok - we can help fill the gaps.
• Ideally, you should have experience in arboriculture, horticulture, landscape architecture/design, landscaping in general, parks service, land conservation, or related fields.
• The ISA Certified Arborist credential, or the ability to obtain it within your first 120 days, is a big plus.
• Previous experience being a consultant, educator, or sales person is helpful as well.

Who you are not (these are known failure patterns)

Treecologists who struggle at Leaf & Limb often:

• Are uncomfortable or slow with technology and software.
• Avoid conflict or are paralyzed by upset client interactions and critical feedback.
• Try to sell “everything” instead of prioritizing solutions, leading to too much work and burnout.
• Work inefficiently, turning 8-hour days into 10+ hours.
• Neglect self-care, burning out from overwork instead of pacing for the long haul.
• Do not align with our purpose and values, leading to poor-quality sales, client issues, and loss of motivation.

Why join us?

• A purpose-driven culture rooted in caring for people and planet, choosing abundance over scarcity, and being present to wonder.
• Education in sales, tree care, and ecological restoration.
• Every sale you make directly contributes to ecological health.
• Opportunity to be an educator, ambassador, and changemaker in our community.
• We invest in your professional growth with ongoing training, credential support, and continuing education funding.

If you want to sell with purpose, work with a highly trained and supportive team, and be part of transforming suburban wastelands into wonder, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply below!

What do Leaf & Limb's Treecologists say about their role?

If you like what our current Treecologists say and have the necessary experience and skills, please apply to join our team!

• I love working with trees and helping care for our planet!
• Every day is a bit different. I get to meet a variety of people, see many different trees, and solve new problems each day.
• I like being able to work remotely when I’m not meeting with my clients.
• The work is challenging and meaningful.
• We are the team who care for trees from the tip of the canopy to the roots in the ground. And we do not cut them down!
• People here at L&L answer questions freely and are open to teaching you without making you feel dumb.
• I love educating, advising, and solving problems for clients and communities.
• There are so many opportunities for professional and personal growth.
• The opportunity to be trained without any prior experience is a big reason I love it here at L&L.
• This role has helped me improve my public speaking, task management, and conflict resolution skills. These helped me level up in life.
• Support is everywhere in all the ways. Sometimes you have to reach for it and sometimes it's given but there is a lot of support.
• We care about each other, we have a considerate work environment, and an inclusive culture. And we have fun!
• I’m able to innovate and experiment.
• This is a place that invests in its people and prefers to promote from within.
• The skills I have learned in this role as a Treecologist have helped me in so many other areas of my life. They have also helped me develop my career.
• I'm outside!
• Leaf & Limb is evolving and changing, which means new opportunities.
• This is an intellectually stimulating environment.
• We are tree friendly in all the ways. We care about the ecosystems we work within.