The weight of the cherry blossoms caused a limb to break and fall into the Tidal Basin last spring. "This photo was to document the crowds walking under broken portions until we arrived. A proper work zone was immediately set [...]

Training pruning can eliminate structural defects that often result in storm-damaged trees. All photos courtesy of the author. Storm damage is the ultimate opportunity for arborists to play Monday morning quarterback. Whether it’s our mistake when a client’s tree breaks [...]

Any time a living part of a tree is cut open through pruning, or broken open through storm damage, the remaining area will likely decay. This article presents a way to think of pruning as “where to put decay into [...]

Craig Bachmann, CTSP, presents the first of two SRS canopy anchor demonstrations at the TCI Magazine Trainer’s Test Kitchen during TCI EXPO '21 last November. All photos by TCIA staff. This article is based on a demonstration by Craig Bachmann [...]

"One thing that has helped us with scheduling is giving clients a one-week window to help us work around weather, rather than a specific day,” says Zack Shier. Photo courtesy of Joseph Tree Service. Members of the crew have studied [...]