Unsplash In June 2025, TreeBuzz user @southsoundtree from Olympia, Washington, posed a thoughtful question to the forum: “How do you help someone adjust to a new style of work, and how do you adjust pay, when hiring a [...]

Paper or Digital in tree care In October 2021, TreeBuzz user @oceans from Rhode Island posed a simple but practical question: “Who is still paper based?” His company relied on paper records and work orders because digital systems [...]

Deciding if and when to spend money on large capital-equipment expenditures is a strategic part of any business, and the tree care industry is not immune to that struggle. Buy outright or finance? Long-term rental or RPO (rental-purchase option)? These [...]

Ever had that moment when a project seemed crystal clear during a meeting, only to find out weeks later that everyone had completely different interpretations? It’s like playing a grown-up version of the game “telephone,” where what starts as “We [...]

The following was originally submitted as a letter to the TCI Magazine editor. "Tree care is dangerous, technical and expensive to do right. That’s not an opinion; it’s a fact," says Dustin Meyers. Photos courtesy of the author. [...]