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Patricia Chaudoin

  • August 1, 2021

    A Passion for Tropical Arboriculture Leads to True Tree’s Accreditation

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    True Tree's services include thinning, structural pruning, storm-related hazard removals and mangrove trimming. Here a climber is working in a banyan tree. All photos courtesy of True Tree Service. Hearing him speak, no one would doubt Drake Kurlander’s passion for [...]

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  • July 1, 2021

    Utility Contractor Accreditation Validates the Mission of Minority-Owned ClearWay Industries

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    The ClearWay crew. Percy Caraballo says that what distinguishes his ROW- clearance company from others is its flexibility in being able to position people around the country at the drop of a hat. Photos courtesy of ClearWay Industries. For first-generation [...]

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  • PHC sales, PHC equipment, backpack sprayers and soil injections, PHC profitability and scaling
    June 1, 2021

    Business Of PHC, Part 3: How to Equip Your Business Without Breaking the Bank

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    “About a year into it, I felt confident enough to do this (PHC) and to purchase more equipment. The PHC truck doesn’t go out every day, but it does go out every week. And a big part of our strategic [...]

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  • June 1, 2021

    Hamm’s ArborCare Achieves Accreditation, Redux

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Back from the brink of failure, Hamm’s ArborCare now has 14 full-time employees, including a growing business in plant health care. Photos courtesy of Hamm’s ArborCare. What might have been a disaster – both personally and professionally – turned out [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    RTEC Treecare’s Six Core Values Form the Basis for Accreditation

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    RTEC has done tree preservation for a lot of historical buildings and grounds in the D.C. area, including on Capitol Hill. All photos courtesy of RTEC. A long history with the Tree Care Industry Association has shaped the values and [...]

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