This European beech is a memorial tree dedicated to Anne Marie Lyons and located on the east side of Van Munching Hall, right near the entrance to the North Wing. That is just the start of the info about this [...]

Dr. Alex Shigo I was on the Arborists Online Facebook page a while ago and came across postings from a couple of young arborists. They had just received their copies of Dr. Alex Shigo’s books, A New Tree Biology and [...]

Sketch by Jerry King I have lived the life of an athlete. I have lived for the climb. I am a climber. When I started my training in the early ’70s with my father, he told me that as long [...]

One of the splintered locust trees lies where it landed, on the author's truck. All photos courtesy of Donald Blair. June 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of my entry into the profession of arboriculture as an adult (next year, 2022, [...]

Sketch by Jerry King Everyone has their special setup in his or her truck toolbox, often full of sometimes perplexing items. For example, I find that many landscapers have a treasured, handmade weeding or clearing tool they’ve held onto in [...]