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Arboriculture Best Practices

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    October 1, 2024

    The Six-Step Felling Plan

    By REBECCA SEIBEL, BCMA, CTSP

    The Six-Step Felling Plan is a checklist you and the people who work alongside you can apply to every tree-felling operation. It’s also a training tool. Employees who have achieved basic chain-saw safer-operator skills and who are prepared to [...]

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  • Removal of the tree left the property exposed
    January 4, 2024

    Taking the 10th: The Guide Is Just a Guide, I Guess

    By Howard Gaffin, BCMA

    The opposing attorney walked toward me jauntily. “So, have you heard the one about how many opinions one would receive when employing 10 arborists to appraise a tree?” Above: Removal of the tree left the property exposed. Inset: Hardscape upheaval. [...]

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  • November 1, 2023

    Introducing the Newly Designed ANSI A300 Tree Care Standards

    By BY EMILY BOWMAN, SAM HILL, BOB ROUSE and TIM BUSHNELL, CTSP

    In the world of tree care and arboriculture, the ANSI A300 standards have long been regarded as the gold standard for industry practices. This collection of 10 standards, which covers various aspects of tree care, has provided essential guidelines to [...]

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  • August 1, 2023

    A Guide to the Pruning Decision Process

    By David M. Anderson, CTSP

    As arborists, pruning is a very important part of our work. Most arborists and horticulturalists are passionate about pruning. Most enjoy pruning and believe in their methods. The question is, how do you know what’s right? Pruning should be more [...]

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  • April 1, 2023

    Head Protection: Selection, Care and Retiring of Helmets

    By John Ball, Ph.D., CTSP and Mike Tilford, CTSP

    It was just another workday for Tom. The gear was loaded on the truck, everyone piled in and then the drive to the morning’s worksite. The crew had worked together for a couple of years, so everyone knew what their [...]

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