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When a woman calling herself GoldenLarch logged into the TreeBuzz arborist forum in late 2020, she wasn’t looking for applause – she was looking for honesty. At 28, after leaving a customer-service career and earning a horticulture certificate, she’d fallen hard for trees and the art of climbing them. READ MORE

Every industry breeds its own folklore. In tree work, cutting, hinging and rigging theories might make for some of the loudest campfire stories of all. On a TreeBuzz thread dealing with these topics, a post about “rip cuts” lit up the board – veteran climbers, would-be physicists and wisecracking pirates all weighing in. READ MORE

When Urbana, Illinois, arborist Mike Poor first rolled onto a job site with a remote-controlled knuckleboom crane in the late 1990s, the reactions were a mix of awe and head scratching. “That is the oddest-looking crane I’ve ever seen,” one colleague quipped. READ MORE

This discussion began on July 19, 2025, when a climber using the handle DRBetz started a thread on the TreeBuzz forum titled “Let’s Talk About Electrical Awareness.” This discussion began on July 19, 2025, when a climber using the handle DRBetz started a thread on the TreeBuzz forum titled “Let’s Talk About Electrical Awareness.” READ MORE

If you’re in the tree care world, ticks are more than a seasonal nuisance – they’re an occupational hazard. On TreeBuzz, a forum where arborists swap war stories and wisdom, a recent thread dug into ticks, Lyme disease and the oddball allergy known as alpha-gal. READ MORE

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Financial Playbook for Tree Care

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The Financial Playbook for Tree Care Professionals

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Launching Plant-Health-Care Programs

If you're unsure where to begin your PHC program, start with soil services, such as root collar excavation. TCIA staff photo of Stanley Tree Service Inc., Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Cultivating Success: A Guide to Launching Plant-Health-Care Programs

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The author, at left. Regardless of the job description, all of my equipment comes with me each day.

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