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You can get some horticultural oil and spray it at 1-2% mix rate. I have used soapy oil for aphids, and it works well. I have never tried soap for scale, but hort oil is inexpensive and works well for scale. Just don't spray hort oil on a blue spruce. The oil will drain the blue color out and...

If you want to keep something evergreen try a Weeping Alaskan Cedar, "Jubilee". They are slow growing and max out at 20' tall, 6' wide. If that is too tall, you should go with a Hinoki Cypress. I would probably go with a "Wells Special". They grow slowly and need very little trimming.

Siberian Pea Shrub?

Crossbow

Fred Marvin makes a 4' pole, and I imagine that Jameson does also. These poles are typically sold with the Big Shot as a package.

Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo in fruit.

I am familiar with Skylotec, but have never climbed on one of their harnesses. I would find out if the nylon positioning loops are replaceable or if the saddle needs to be replaced when they wear out. It would be a deal breaker for me if the nylon loops aren't replaceable.

I am climbing on a 24 strand 7/16" blue craze, but I prefer a 16 strand. I think my next line will be Neo Pro Glo, which is a 16 strand 7/16 climbing line.

Privet.

Good point, I was focused more on the flower, berries, and stem. The leaves aren't right for a sambucus.

I am going to guess that it is a type of Sambucus. Abscission point on the stalk looks right, flowers and fruit are similar, and from what I can tell on the picture habitat looks favorable also.

Pretty much any fall protection or climbing equipment from any manufacturer is supposed to be retired after a fall. I am sure that it has to do with liability on their part, but I suspect that a fall seriously compromises/stresses the material of the harness and equipment. Better safe than sorry.

I am always cautious about buying used equipment. Not that it wouldn't work, but you don't know where it has been, and why aren't the leg straps there. And if you have to buy the replacement bridge and leg straps . . . hmm.

Get yourself a cheap climbing kit. Fall protection harnesses aren't made to hang in, and while the beginner saddles aren't great, they will work for what you want to do. http://www.gappower.com/Beginner-Rope-Kit/item/BEGINNERKIT http://www.wesspur.com/climbing-kits/basic-rope-climbing-kit.html

You can get an inexpensive harness for around $100.00, but I would spend the extra money and get a better harness right out of the gate. A harness with either a rope bridge or sliding D will make your life much better. I would probably get a kit for what you are looking to do, usually save some...

I have been buying my rope here. http://www.gappower.com/Climbing-Rope/folder/1240 http://www.gappower.com/Rigging-Rope/folder/1246 I have also purchased quite a bit of rope from WesSpur. Both places have been good to work with, but Gap Power is close to me.

Around here Bradford's have FB all of the time. Best way to take care of this, or a Bradford for that matter is with a horizontal pruning properly placed just above the root flare.

Generally the larger fliplines cause less fatigue. I prefer the half inch. But for a standard short line you could do 7/16.

I don't use a steel core for pruning, only for removal. As Lone Wolf said, you can cut through a steel core flipline. One of my friends has done this before. The steel core is rigid, making it easier to use when climbing with spurs. I don't like using steel core when moving around in the canopy...

Here is the steel core flipline kit that I use. http://www.gappower.com/FLIPLINE-KIT-1-2-X-12'-STEEL-CORE/item/FLIPSTEEL12 I only use the steel core flipline when doing removal. Other wise I like the 25' lanyard, because with double rope I can do a quick and easy redirect, and it has enough...