Appreciation for the vegetation management industry has grown as many areas of the country deal with the consequences of severe storms, including the massive hurricanes Katrina, Ike and Ivan and the tornadoes that have ripped apart so many neighborhoods. It’s human nature to wait until there’s a problem before fully appreciating particular delivered services, but Hipolito Acosta, the vice president of the International Branch of ABC Professional Tree Services, will tell you that only means a company is doing its job well. He should know, because his company not only clears and removes trees and other vegetation after storms hit, but also routinely does tree trimming and right-of-way veget....