Climbing arborists and tree workers rely on the structural strength and stability of tree branches, trunk and roots to support their weight and the forces associated with rigging operations. Failure of tree parts can result in uncontrolled falling of [...]

In part 1 of this article, “Wood-Decay Fungi, Part 1: Understanding Morphology,” which ran in the February 2024 issue of TCI Magazine, we covered fungal anatomy and the various identifying characteristics of fungi. These include shape and form, parasites [...]

In Part 2 of this series, we explored the deployment of steel and dynamic cable systems as risk-mitigation solutions for damaged trees or those with mechanical vulnerabilities. In Part 3, we will focus on another primary method of supplemental [...]

I 'm sure every tree worker has run into a case when you get a phone call to come in and remove a hazardous tree after construction has just been finished on a building site. Of course, it would [...]

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 [...]