The author inspects his handiwork while exposing the roots of the street tree that was destined to be saved. All photos courtesy of the author. I arrived at the site in a tony section of town with some prior experience. [...]

Making biochar from a standard Air Burners, Inc., FireBox. Biochar offers several opportunities to the tree care industry. Photo courtesy of Air Burners, Inc. Biochar offers several opportunities to the tree care industry, and the development of the biochar marketplace, [...]

The specimen Stewartia was planted too close to the linden to the right. All photos courtesy of the author. I had scored an end-of-the-season deal on a specimen Japanese stewartia tree (Stewartia pseudocamellia) I’d had my eye on. I’m not [...]

Does removing dead branches truly improve the health of a tree? Photo by USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area, Bugwood.org. Last December, we pruned some hazardous deadwood from a large northern red oak that had been hanging over a client’s [...]

At its fall meeting, the ANSI A300 Committee began work on a revision of the Part 1: Pruning standard. A300 Part 1: Pruning On October 7 and 8, 2020, the ANSI A300 Committee tried something new. Much as with others [...]