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 [...]

In this presentation, we’ll look at which characteristics help identify some of the fungi that can create hazardous trees for arborists. We’ll also look at fungal management and managing client expectations for trees with wood-decay rot. This pre-recorded video [...]

The benefits of a woodchip mulch layer over the root system of a tree are now widely recognized. These include conservation of soil moisture to reduce the detrimental effects of drought and weed suppression, and, as the mulch layer is [...]