Arbor tape killing a healthy young sweetgum. All photos courtesy of the author. A tree tag presumably still attached to its wire. On the final visit after planting, please remove the guy wires. This is a utopian view from a [...]

Sonia J. Summers sketch, courtesy of W. Jim Cortese. Dr. Don Williams, former head of the Ornamental Horticulture Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, was a very demanding professor to his students. He was also a very wise individual and [...]

Planet Volumes/Unsplash On March 11, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) final rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor became effective. The final rule rescinds DOL’s 2021 regulation that was [...]

A tree worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a tree April 7, 2024, in Englewood, Tennessee. The victim was working with a crew contracted to remove a tree or trees when the incident occurred. He was flown [...]

A climber was electrocuted while working in a tree April 4, 2024, in Montville Township, New Jersey. The climber was cleaning up after a storm when the incident happened. He was transported to the hospital, where he died, according to [...]