The company was founded in 1993 under the name Trädvård (treecare) Kratschmer with the objective of pruning and surgery old, historically trees as well as demonstrating the modern tree care to the public by the means of practical examples. The firm is registered in the Swedish Commercial Registry as a share company since 1998. Harald Kratschmer is working with trees and plants as a tree gardener,
landscape designer, teacher and consultant since 1983. He is a trained gardener and an arborist attested, certified arborist, by I S A (International Society of Agriculture). After twelve years as a climber in practical service, Harald is managing his firm as a consulting and specialist company under the name Kratschmer Consulting AB since 2005. More than two-thirds of the turnover is being generated out of tree assessment and consulting contracts. Harald is working mainly with tree assessment, tree programs and plans in Sweden. His best-known references include the National Property Board, the Botanical Garden and the Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala as well as the park of Skokloster, a lot of municipalities in central and northern Sweden, the castle an convent park of Vadstena, companies and industries areas, foundations parks, including and numerous well-known property maintenances in central Sweden. Harald is working as a teacher for special seminars on behalf of the Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences, SLU/Movium and Swedish vocational schools. He is also lecturer in tree care courses for the Swedish Cemetery Association.
