Crawford Tree's PHC van has four tanks and a system of valves, flow meters and hoses, plus a remote fueling system and pull-out hose reel that are all accessed from the rear while standing on the ground. Van photo courtesy [...]

Pruning trees should not be a common practice used to force them into aesthetic constraints or spaces. Each cut has the potential to change the tree considerably. Image courtesy of the author. This is the first of a two-part series [...]

The goal here was to close a split between the two halves of this tree. The three trunks or leaders were not in alignment, so the double-crotch leader is supported with its own bolt and an amon-eye nut. An amon [...]

Pruning a tree to develop a strong, stable structure is the most important objective for the tree. Failure to develop a dominant leader results in multiple leaders, as shown here, and a weak branch structure. Photo courtesy of the author. [...]

The width of the planting hole should be at least two times the root-ball width, even wider if the soil is compacted. Photo courtesy of the author. A wise person once said (or said something to the effect of), “When [...]