Jack O'Shea, Author at Tree Care Industry Magazine

Jack O'Shea

Rigging May 1, 2021 0

California Line Clearance: Big Trees, Big Power & Big Skills

A two-lane road at 8 a.m. It is hovering around 34 degrees in the high Sierras of California, a few miles east of Quincy, a logging and resort town. A lazy wind plays with leaves by the side of the road. It is lazy because it doesn’t go around, it cuts right through me. A […]

From the Field July 2, 2019 0

Aesthetics … for Better or Worse?

Aesthetics is the study of beauty, form and the correct placement of objects. To the uninformed person, the practice of pruning trees relies on an idea of beauty that has very little relevance to a tree’s health and longevity. By the way, “idea” is a word that comes from the root word “ideal.” Trees are […]