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Howard Gaffin, BCMA

  • Photo 7: The Gafco Holemeister, ready to drill.
    June 13, 2024

    Embracing Failure

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    An endless series of decisions, good and bad, resulted in my living on the same property for the last 30 years, no ankle bracelet involved. One may realize a life of fulfillment within a very small realm, while others roam [...]

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  • Removal of the tree left the property exposed
    January 4, 2024

    Taking the 10th: The Guide Is Just a Guide, I Guess

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    The opposing attorney walked toward me jauntily. “So, have you heard the one about how many opinions one would receive when employing 10 arborists to appraise a tree?” Above: Removal of the tree left the property exposed. Inset: Hardscape upheaval. [...]

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  • The fleet on a job site.
    October 2, 2023

    Road to Consultanthood, Part 5: Easing on Down

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    In the first article in this series, “The Road to Consultanthood: Musings of an Antique Arborist,” TCI Magazine, February 2023, the author looked at his introduction to tree care and some of the now-outdated practices and equipment being used at [...]

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  • August 1, 2023

    The Road to Consultanthood, Part 4

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    In the first article in this series, “The Road to Consultanthood: Musings of an Antique Arborist,” TCI Magazine, February 2023, the author looked at his introduction to tree care and some of the now-outdated practices and equipment being used at [...]

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  • black and white photo a group of people under a tree
    June 1, 2023

    The Road to Consultanthood: Musings of an Antique Arborist, Part 3

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    In the first article in this series, “The Road to Consultanthood: Musings of an Antique Arborist,” TCI Magazine, February 2023, the author looked at his introduction to tree care and some of the now-outdated practices and equipment being used at [...]

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