Photo courtesy of DusanManic/iStock. She met me in the driveway with her arms already crossed. The tree was a water oak (Quercus nigra) in front of a brick ranch in Seneca, South Carolina, and it had maybe two [...]

It usually happens when you have one small job left to finish off the day – reduce the height of a maple tree to 20-foot clearance of overhead transmission lines. The fine line of proper arboriculture, property-owner whims, utility vegetation [...]

I was attending a recent ISA event and overheard a young climber seeking advice about doing the gnarly stuff in tree work. The response was well intended and does have a bit of truth: “It’s easier with people you [...]