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Are you interested in how chainsaws can help you trim trees and shrubs with speed and ease, but you’re not sure how to harness the power? Figuring out how to use a chainsaw is an important matter of safety and...

By John C. Fech Determining the need for pesticide application is a good first step. There are many critical issues in the tree care industry, from invasive pests to the implementation of pest monitoring, from training new workers to marketing...

Emerald Ash Borer(Courtesy of  USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Services)  Symptoms and Treatment: Although you can’t always spot it, the beetle may live in cut wood such as firewood. You can help stop the beetle by not moving firewood. Moving firewood...

Tools & Techniques:Pulleys and Blocks When Friction is Not a Friend By Michael Tain Pulleys and blocks play a major role in the modern tree climber’s bag of tricks, often performing vital functions in the most basic of tasks, such...

Tools & Techniques:Pulleys and Blocks When Friction is Not a Friend By Michael Tain Sheave, not sleeve The surface of an arborist block that the line is intended to run over is called a sheave, and it’s typically the larger...

Maintenance Matters Maintaining your climbing equipment is imperative to staying safe aloft By Anthony Tresselt As with any type of skilled labor, high-quality tools and equipment are necessary for safe production tree climbing. As important as knowing how to use...

Keeping customers happy while dealing with snow and ice damage By John C. Fech There are many ways to perceive or view winter damage to trees. One is to deny it, to say to yourself or others “Oh, it’s not...

Care and Maintenance  By Kate Leifheit Ropes may be considered an arborist’s most important tools. They can be used to support limbs, tools or a person. Their adequacy as a tool is based on material, construction, tensile strength, elasticity and...

Proper mulching and pruning of trees are important to their health. The following information from the USDA Forest Service addresses these two issues. PROPER MULCHING: Maintain a ring of mulch around the tree (the wider the better). Organic material like...