The JM Arbor Care team conducts a prejob walkthrough to set the tone for the entire job, just as scheduling the estimate sets the stage for every lead. Photo courtesy of Charlie Crawford of Peachy Shots. In Part [...]

A wild date palm that tested positive for lethal bronzing, next to a neighboring palm that is still green. The bronzing starts in the oldest, lowest fronds and moves up the canopy. All photographs courtesy of Ptolemy Inc. [...]

Photo courtesy of Henry Saint John/AdobeStock. For years, I thought I was tougher than winter. I was too tough for gloves. I hated losing feeling with gloves, so I worked through the cold. Then my fingers got cold [...]

Illustration courtesy of Natalya Kosarevich/iStock. Private equity (PE) funds control more than $9 trillion in assets and thousands of companies. Not surprising, PE firms and investors have shown an interest in the tree care industry. But whether as [...]

Ron Gumz from Wachtel Tree Science Inc. BUSINESS STRATEGY What’s one decision you’ve made in the past year that has meaningfully improved your business – and why did it work? We have recently upgraded several pieces of equipment, [...]