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  • Tree Pruning Solutions
    April 1, 2025

    Pruning Solutions for Urban-Compatible Trees

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    Conditions of concern may be defined as tree issues that the client and arborist perceive as unacceptable. In my experience, they usually fall into one or more of three categories. Typically, it is about structure, clearance and appearance. (Photo [...]

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  • How Do Trees Die?
    February 1, 2025

    How Do Trees Die?

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    It’s tough out there for trees, especially when they are trying to survive in the “un-natural” urban forests where we live. Trees tend to grow well on more natural, undisturbed sites like arboreal areas, but there is nothing natural [...]

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  • Image 1: Identification of wood anatomy is important in all aspects of arboriculture.
    November 2, 2024

    Sapwood vs. Heartwood: Arboricultural Implications

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    The general identification terms of sapwood and heartwood are used in many aspects of the plant sciences, especially in arboriculture. These terms are used loosely by many practitioners to identify the outer portion of a branch or stem and the [...]

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  • Pruning cuts video
    March 26, 2025

    Pruning: Conditions of Concern, and Solutions, for Urban-Compatible Trees

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    Trees in our urban forest may present an unacceptable level of risk for the tree owner or manager. This is where an arborist trained in tree-risk assessment can identify the issues and provide mitigation options to reduce the risk [...]

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  • Diagnostics: Abiotic Tree Disorders and Decline
    January 28, 2025

    Diagnostics: Abiotic Tree Disorders and Decline

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    The primary management focus for sustainable long-lived trees is to promote healthy growth that supports vigorous plant processes with adequate oxygen, water, soil health and nutrition in a suitable soil volume. Often this is a seemingly impossible task to [...]

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