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Arboriculture Best Practices

  • September 1, 2021

    The “ABC”S of Moving Large Trees

    By Rick Howland

    A 105-inch-diameter tree spade holds a tree being moved. Inset: The same tree spade being moved to a job. Photo courtesy of Environmental Design, Inc. If you’re thinking of getting into the business of moving large trees, there are three [...]

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  • July 1, 2021

    Botanical Garden Removal Requires a Bit of Finesse

    By Kevin Caldwell, Ctsp, With Don Staruk

    View to the red oak across the Canopy Walk. In 2017, artist’s bracket (Ganoderma applanatum), a heartwood rot fungus, was observed growing in the 44-inch DBH southern red oak. By 2020, visible root rot had exceeded the acceptable threshold for [...]

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  • July 1, 2021

    Sopladores de mochila: ¿Sabías?

    By Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP

    Backpack Blowers: Did You Know? Cuando las empresas forestales hablan de capacitación, las discusiones a menudo se centran en operaciones de aparejos, uso de moto sierras, Programa de TCIA Concientizacion sobre peligros Electricos o rescate aéreo. Pero, ¿con qué frecuencia [...]

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  • June 1, 2021

    Bumper Stump: Can You Cut It?

    By Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP

    The bumper cut, or flare-lock cut, would be useful in situations where that log must not move or it will hit something very close by as it is lifted off the stump. TCIA staff photos. What? Bumper stump? No-move crane [...]

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  • April 1, 2021

    Video – Pruning Peach Trees in the Backyard

    By Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP

    Watch Tchukki Andersen describe how to rehab two little peach trees for fruit production. Click here to read the full article. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3S5Ie7YXU Are they the most optimal tree stock in the most optimal growing site? Of course not. Additionally, they [...]

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