Seven years ago, a windstorm blew over a large stand of tall spruce trees on the northeast slope of Choate Island in Essex, Massachusetts. The 135-acre island is the crown jewel in the Crane Wildlife Refuge, owned by The Trustees of Reservations. Some may know the island as the site of the 1996 film The Crucible, based on Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem witch trials.
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They lurk around rock walls, at the edges of the woods and up in trees. We’re talking about the flora and fauna – poison ivy and oak, ticks and stinging insects – that create everything from nuisance itching to potentially life-threatening diseases. And every one of them is a hidden hazard for workers in the tree care industry. In all cases, knowing what to look for, how to avoid exposure and what to do if accidentally exposed are three important topics for discussion.
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We hope most of you are familiar with the ABCs Field Guide to Young & Small Tree Pruning (hence referred to as the ABCs), which we co-authored. We developed the ABCs pruning method to simplify teaching and learning, and to address the most important pruning needs of small and young trees. The method is the ABC acronym that guides the pruner through the pruning process and makes it easier to recall. We also suggested these principles could be applied to larger trees. So here we go – a case study for the ABCs of large-tree pruning.
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To get the most out your stump grinder it pays to think on two levels. First, how do I get the most production and throughput from my machine day to day? And second, how can I get the most out of it over the long term?
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Are you a tree company owner, business manager, safety direc-tor or supervisor spending money on ropes and technical hardware for tree-climbing systems you don’t really understand? Are you tempted to throw it all aside and just buy an aerial lift? If so, then this article is for you.
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The warted polypore (aka weeping conk or weeping polypore) Inonotus dryadeus is one of the more insidious and difficult to manage root-decay pathogens of urban trees.
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