Sage advice to noobs from Mark Chisolm

[treevet]

Well put Mark (from TCI Mag.)

 

[Magnum783]

Very well put how true we often get the cart before the horse.

 

[Daniel]

NICE!

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Thanks fellas. Appreciate the support. I just write about things that grab my attention at work or elsewhere. Glad that you see the value in these little writings.

 

[treevet]

My help will read that article.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Thanks for the feedback Dave.

 

[jabezkin]

Thank you.
As a rookie it's what needs to be said.
And I'm a rookie.

 

[guymayor]

I learned it all in the opposite order; removals first and the pruning. Pruning is much more technical ime.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I learned it all in the opposite order; removals first and the pruning. Pruning is much more technical ime.

I can see that in some scenarios. Buy a simple elevate or crown clean...simple. And I was more looking at the safety risks in a comparison and I don't see the same there.

 

[CanadianStan]

With pruning versus removal, the difficulty / danger factor lies entirely in what's beneath the tree in my opinion!

I still agree that pruning is a better place to start however. You can't hurt yourself too badly with a handsaw

 

[treevet]

And you learn to climb without spiking and tearing a tree up. But you have to do removals to keep and maintain clients and to stay profitable.