Cleary Bros. Landscape welcomed Hudson Puente as an arborist to the Danville, Calif.-based company.

Puente will lead a service team for the company’s maintenance clients and develop new business in the East Bay and the Tri-Valley areas.

“I’m excited to join the Cleary Bros. team and hopefully become a contributor right away,” Puente said. “I have a lot to learn about their operations, but it’s a fantastic environment. Everyone has been very supportive.”

Puente is a former intern of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., and he participated in a post-graduate professional internship with Disney World’s horticulture department in Orlando.