Fanno Saw Works, a 43-year TCIA Corporate Member company based in Chico, California, is celebrating its 100th year in business in 2020. A century! Ten decades! Fanno Saw has joined the ranks of other U.S.-based centenarian businesses including Macy’s, King [...]

The newer Stihl backpack sprayers, including the SR-450 shown here, are unique in that the chemical is injected into the air stream of a device that’s basically a leaf blower, and creates a mist. Photo courtesy of Stihl. Originally, Bob [...]

Joe Jones, a certified arborist with Joseph Tree Service, performs a soil injection of a tree growth regulator. Photo courtesy of Joseph Tree Service. Take note: There’s a potentially lucrative source of income out there that your tree care business [...]

This peach tree was reduced from about 10 feet to seven so that it would be easier to reach the fruit. All photos courtesy of the author. Your mission, should you choose to accept it – rehab these two little [...]

This is the third and final part of a series by the author. Part 1, “Musings on Tree Work and Plant Health Care After 40 Years in the Industry,” (TCI, October 2020) covered his getting into the industry, the importance [...]