Works best with soils at field capacity. Avoid work in saturated conditions. Get the vacuum attachment. Refer to tool as pneumatic excavator..not by brand name. Root Cause LLC in Seattle area does this work as their specialty. Contact Brian Holers...he is friendly.
Seattle has really great trees and great arborist's like Kathy Holzer to care for them. You could not get a better opportunity to learn, and have some fun with a great team!
Looks like Leyland cypress to me. They are prone to a canker and also susceptible to root disease. One of my least favorite tree species when planted here where I live in the PNW.
I am happy to report that I had a wonderful visit with Nalini this morning. She is in good spirits and getting great care. When I arrived her son Gus was napping by her side and she was napping too.
We talked about a lot of stuff. We both got emotional. Nailini says that the Caring Bridge site...
Nalini was injured an accident recently on one of her research sites in the Olympic Forest. She fell 50 feet when, apparently, her rope failed. I have no technical details but when they are available I expect we will hear the whole story.
She is in the hospital, Harborview in Seattle, with...
Brian Holers in Seattle has a business "Root Cause" that specializes in below ground tree care. http://rootcauseseattle.com/
He has been bare rooting some sizable trees for transplants and getting a lot of other cool soils work with pneumatic excavators and vacuum system (Air Knife and Air Spade...
I am very happy with my Onyx saddle. Very comfy. Packs small for travel. I need to get some suspenders for it though as my noassatall has become worse in my old age....
Casey has designed some suspenders that I will be getting.
Lets all get on the bandwagon here and get the Collier Arborist Training Trust fund rolling.
If everyone who uses this list gave what they could manage... we could give the Fund a great start.
Here is the link again: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/?key=treefund
Scroll down to select the CATT so...
I know that many Buzzers knew Terrill. He fought a long battle with cancer and passed on May 11. He was 60 years old. He was a great supporter of our profession.
An avid scientist, educator, skier, cyclist and supporter of the Tour des Trees and the TREE Fund, he was a man with tremendous...
Back in the 70's Mark James and I stove in the door of our brand new custom built truck when we felled a fir butt log...plenty of room...but a mossy timber bench, as I recall, shot that log like a spear! One in a million happens more than we think!
There are several "toy" zip line kits that you'll see out there. I would stay away from these. Generally these are the type where the rider is holding on with their hands and not clipped in to a trolley.
As Guy says there is an ANSI Standard for challenge courses and zip lines.
You must be...
Hi Gang,
I have an interesting friend who needs someone to help him train his nephew/helper in tree access....and he also needs assistance updating his own dated gear and methods.
Their site has plenty of good trees.....and you will get to meet a truly remarkable explorer tree climber.
Please...
Hey Dan and Treebuzz Gang near Seattle WA,
Hope you can come. We still have some space left.
Its going to be a fun day. The site at Treehouse Point on the Raging River will have your jaw dropping, and we have a great program planned.
Hope to see some late sign ups!
Scott
Tree Solutions Inc. is excited to be hosting a workshop at TreeHouse Point next month with our Canadian colleague, Matt Follett.
If you need continuing education credits, want to hear some great speakers on cool tree stuff, or just want to take a trip to see TreeHouse Point, you are invited to...
Tree Solutions Inc is excited to be hosting a workshop at TreeHouse Point next month with our Canadian colleague, Matt Follett.
If you need continuing education credits, want to hear some great speakers on cool tree stuff, or just want to take a trip to see TreeHouse Point, you are invited to...
I don't do production work. When I retired my old rig I tried a lot of stuff. I chose the New Tribe Oynx Rope Bridge for my new harness. It is comfortable and I am getting it dialed in. Some of the stuff I do requires long hang times...so far so good. Packs up well for travel. Designed and...