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Tree School has grown 34% between 8 Sept 2026 and 3 Nov 2026, by its published member count. It is free to join, with paid tiers inside.

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Tree School is a Skool community for people interested in trees, run by Levi O'Brien, who calls himself an arborist, a dendrologist and above all a teacher.[1][2] It aims to bring knowledge of trees and wood, including their history, use, identification and ecology, back to the general public, with courses on tree topics for beginners and professionals.[2] The Skool group was created in July 2026.[2]

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Members
613
Published price
Free to join, paid tiers inside
Members, last 32 days
+73
2 Oct 2026 to 3 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#2,669
of 6,073 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#148
of 386 sellers listed in personal development, by published members
Check the Course score
72
B, above average
Niche
Personal development
393 listed here
Created
1 Jul 2026
Skool publishes this date
Readings
12
since 8 Sept 2026

About Tree School

O'Brien has been on the adult education faculty of the New York Botanical Garden since 2021, the year he also began giving public and private tree tours in NYC.[3] He gives talks and classes at arboretums and botanical gardens, including Tree Health and Structure, Tree ID 101 and Tree Anatomy and Physiology, and consults on trees, gardens and properties for private clients.[4] He previously consulted as an arborist on the NYC Parks street tree program, then worked as a Lead Consulting Utility Forester.[3]

He began teaching online on Instagram in 2023 and posts YouTube Shorts and longer videos, including nature walks and extended lessons.[5] Patreon supporters get early access to videos, extra articles and a monthly zine, Dendrolog.[5]

Sources

  1. Official website: leviobrientrees.com, retrieved 30 Sept 2026
  2. Skool listing: skool.com/treeschool, as collected 24 Sept 2026
  3. Official website: leviobrientrees.com/about, retrieved 30 Sept 2026
  4. Other: bbg.org, retrieved 30 Sept 2026
  5. Official website: leviobrientrees.com/learn-online, retrieved 30 Sept 2026

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What the listing describes
NichePersonal developmentFormatCommunity

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
40
Courses
5
Posts, all time
131
People running it
1

Counts published by Tree School on its own page, read on 3 Nov 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by levi-obrien-8356.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 3 Nov 2026 from Skool source page archived copy f2d8059e4a15.
Observable monthly ceiling
Not calculated

This community is free to join, with paid tiers inside. The readings record the free join price, not the prices of the paid tiers, so no ceiling is calculated.

Against the personal development niche

Percentile among the other 392 personal development listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size62nd
smallestlargest
Check the Course Score
72BAbove average

Ahead of 72% of the 13,589 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure Tree School published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 72%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 87%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 8%

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  • Members up 34% since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Members up 34% since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Net member count up 34% between our first reading, on 8 Sept 2026, and our latest, on 3 Nov 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 613 members.

Evidence: measured.

First recorded
8 September 2026our first reading, not its launch

Tracked over time

Member change
+7+1.2%over 4 days+73+13.5%over 32 days
Price change
Unchanged at every reading

12 observations over 56 days.

Member count
4604805005205405605806006138 Sept 20263 Nov 2026change

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
3 Nov 2026613+7Free + paid tiersNot calculated
29 Oct 2026606+5Free + paid tiersNot calculated
25 Oct 20266010Free + paid tiersNot calculated
24 Oct 2026601+2Free + paid tiersNot calculated
22 Oct 2026599+3Free + paid tiersNot calculated
18 Oct 2026596+18Free + paid tiersNot calculated
14 Oct 2026578+9Free + paid tiersNot calculated
10 Oct 2026569+8Free + paid tiersNot calculated
6 Oct 2026561+21Free + paid tiersNot calculated
2 Oct 2026540+25Free + paid tiersNot calculated
24 Sept 2026515+56Free + paid tiersNot calculated
8 Sept 2026459Free + paid tiersNot calculated
Average per week, last 32 days2 Oct 2026 to 3 Nov 2026+16
Average per week, since first reading8 Sept 2026 to 3 Nov 2026+19

Milestones observed

Milestones observed
MembersCrossingBetween readings
500Passed8 Sept 2026 and 24 Sept 2026

Course content readings

Course content readings
ObservedPostsModulesCourses
3 Nov 2026131+140+25
29 Oct 2026130+4385
22 Oct 2026126+438+15
18 Oct 2026122+537+25
10 Oct 2026117+935+25
2 Oct 2026108+1333+85
15 Sept 202695255
Added per week15 Sept 2026 to 3 Nov 2026+5.2+2.20

Common questions about Tree School

What is Tree School?
Tree School is a Skool community for people interested in trees, run by Levi O'Brien, who calls himself an arborist, a dendrologist and above all a teacher.
How much does Tree School cost?
Tree School is free to join on Skool, with paid tiers inside, read 3 Nov 2026.
How many members does Tree School have?
Tree School lists 613 members, read 3 Nov 2026.
How has Tree School's membership changed?
From 459 members on 8 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 613 on 3 Nov 2026: up 154, or 34%.
How does Tree School compare with other personal development communities?
The niche median is 444 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside Tree School?
Tree School publishes 40 course modules, 5 courses, 131 posts, 1 admin. Communities with the most course content.

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