The first known photo of the Black Gum tree, from 2016. The note in the database from this tree inspection reads: “Poor quality tree – recommend removal.” Photo from Google Street View. One of the main goals of [...]

Every industry breeds its own folklore. In tree work, cutting, hinging and rigging theories might make for some of the loudest campfire stories of all. On a TreeBuzz thread dealing with these topics, a post about “rip cuts” lit up [...]

Like most of us in the tree care industry – and all industries, I would imagine – we are constantly trying to overcome obstacles in business, be they equipment, staff, cash flow, backlogs and the list goes on. Now that [...]

This year, 2025, marks 30 years since “ANSI A300 Part 1, Pruning” was published. Where would the industry be without this guidance? Photo 1: Topping of trees was common practice in utility, municipal and residential settings. Photo courtesy of [...]

These two books were written by Linda Chalker-Scott, former urban horticulture extension specialist and a professor in the Department of Horticulture at Washington State University. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover – or its title, for [...]