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  • Hand Snipping as Opposed to Shearing
    October 13, 2025

    Hand Snipping as Opposed to Shearing

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

    For many years, shears have been the popular choice for trimming shrubs. Whether performed by a homeowner, a landscaper or an arborist, shearing is faster and easier, and it seems like the logical choice. The problem with electric shears is, [...]

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  • Tree care Sales Using Digital Content
    September 10, 2025

    Increase Sales Using Digital Content

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

    As a hard-core, self-proclaimed tree nerd, I love to talk, read and write about all aspects of tree care. I guess you may be guilty of the same obsession if you are reading this. Unfortunately, most people aren’t. Most of [...]

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  • Role Models in tree care
    May 9, 2025

    It’s Not Easy to Be a Role Model

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

      A mentor of mine would always say to me, “You are what you put up with. You are not your safest job, you are your least safe job. You’re not your best employee, you are your worst. You [...]

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  • tcia magazine from the field
    March 17, 2025

    A Fool for a Client

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

    I was driving to an appointment and just had to pull over. I could not believe what I was witnessing. An older man (a grandfather) on a ladder with a chain saw removing limbs from a town tree. Dangerous, ill [...]

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  • Student Outreach
    March 12, 2025

    Student Outreach

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

    Looking back to my high school years, I realize that although I had passion, I was not the strongest student and lacked direction upon graduation. I was lucky enough to see a job ad for a small company as [...]

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