About Us
About Us
Ben Martin
Owner
Our Beginning:
Our Beginning:
R&B Trees was founded by Robin and Ben Martin. The pair have successfully built R&B Trees into a multi-million-dollar company in five short years. It has not always been easy. Ben struggled with sobriety most of his adult life jumping from job to job, always working but was a functioning alcoholic, sometimes worse. Then Ben discovered trees. He began working tree jobs on the weekends, and soon he knew this was his passion. He was making more money on the weekends than in his regular job and he wanted to start a tree company. Robin agreed on one condition. He had to stay sober for a year first. Her support along with his passion for trees got him sober. It has now been 6 years (7 in March) since Ben took his last drink of alcohol. R&B Trees is thriving under his leadership.
R&B Trees was founded by Robin and Ben Martin. The pair have successfully built R&B Trees to a multi-million dollar company in 5 short years. It hasn’t always been easy. Ben struggled with sobriety most of his adult life jumping from job to job, always working but was a functioning alcoholic, sometimes worse.
Then Ben discovered trees. He began working tree jobs on the weekends, and soon he knew this was his passion. He was making more money on the weekends than in his regular job and he wanted to start a tree company. Robin agreed on one condition. He had to stay sober for a year first. Her support along with his passion for trees got him sober. It has now been 6 years (7 in March) since Ben took his last drink of alcohol. R&B Trees is thriving under his leadership.
Ben started with a chainsaw and a pickup, a pickup he still drives. He has a team of trained arborists that provide excellent tree care in a safe environment. Some of the team have struggled with addiction problems as well. With Ben’s support and leadership, they too have maintained sobriety through a passion for trees and hard work. “Helping others follow the same path I took to sobriety has been very fulfilling,” said Martin. Armed with a crane, bucket truck, spider lift & grapple truck the R&B Team can tackle any tree job in Oklahoma. They do it with efficiency, skill, and pride.
Community Involvement:
You will often see the R&B Crane set up at charity events flying the American Flag. Ben has a big heart and is committed to helping those that cannot afford tree service. After the 2020 ice storm in Oklahoma City the demand for charity grew to a level that R&B could not financially sustain, so they formed a nonprofit called Share & Care Releaf, inc. in 2021.
Since that time Share & Care has helped dozens of nonprofits, schools, community parks, veterans, single moms and churches remove dangerous trees with a commitment to replanting to maintain and expand the tree canopy in Oklahoma.
R&B Trees continues to be Share & Care Releaf’s biggest supporter donating hundreds of labor hours a year to help care for the trees of those that cannot afford it. “R&B is committed to supporting Share & Care. They are a part of who we are as a company,” said Martin.
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Equipment:
R&B Trees is fully equipped to tackle any tree job in Oklahoma. Our 40 ton crane, 60 foot spider lift, 60 foot bucket truck, 40 yard grapple truck, & hydrolic stump grinder give us the extra edge needed to remove even the most difficult tree.
