A "stolen" seedling. All photos courtesy of the author. I was a few years into my career, working for Olde Colonial Tree and Landscape, then in Dedham, now in Hingham, Massachusetts, when the owner and my first mentor, [...]

Arboriculture is a field filled with diverse techniques and philosophies – especially when it comes to pruning. From aspect ratios to species-specific recovery times, you can find varying opinions among arborists worldwide. However, emerging research and field experience consistently point [...]

A wildland firefighter supervisor was injured in a struck-by November 17, 2025, in Tillamook, Oregon. Dana Turner was working with her crew to remove a 70-foot noble fir, which was being cut for use as a Christmas tree, when it [...]

As I peer into the rearview mirror, I envision the people who were instrumental in shaping my career. One such person was George Wahl, a foreman for the Bartlett Tree Expert Co. in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. I was hired for [...]

A worker was rescued when a tree he was clearing fell through the windshield of his skid steer November 15, 2025, in Lawrence County, Tennessee. John Kress was clearing land when the skid steer started to fall forward and the [...]