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  1. S

    Type of Ants in Hollow Section of Tree?

    Anyone have an idea of the type of ants these are? Just noticed them today in a hollow part of the tree trunk and they move very fast compared to most ants I've seen before. Maybe carpenter or crazy ants?
  2. calum hunter

    Australia. Eviron group. Arborists/ powerline vegetation workers wanted. Gold Coast/ Byron Bay Area

    Are you a qualified arborist or experienced tree industry worker interested in working in Australia? A great opportunity is available to join our team at Eviron Group. Positions available Powerline vegetation clearance: Elevated work platform(EWP) operators Climbers Chipper operators...
  3. D

    Can I save this cherry tree?

    I am in Zone 7a and I have had good luck getting some other fruit trees (pears, apples, nectarines) off to a healthy start, but it looks like I am striking out for the third time on a lapins cherry tree. I tried a new location this time thinking that may be the problem, but once again things are...
  4. W

    Want to Buy Walnut Trees

    Looking to buy standing or downed Walnut trees. Be willing to travel.
  5. RGWoodConcerns

    Sick Oak Tree. Please Help

    Located in the Hudson Valley- NY-We have a very large 75+ year oak tree in our front yard. It is dying at the top showing browned or no leaves in certain portions. In addition, a section of the lower bark is coming loose with carpenter ants, smaller ants and eggs living in the dead wet bark. I...
  6. Phillipe Couzal

    Tree Services - Shredding

  7. sukosakio

    Windfall Trees - What Price Per Tree For Firewood?

    Hello and please excuse any "newbie" behavior on my part. I really have a question that I cannot find a good answer on (as usual), I am hoping someone can help. I have 6 acres that was tossed around via tornado winds after heavy rains back in August 2018. Right now, I have a logger coming...
  8. I

    I'm a new arborist but with lots of experience in the woods and running chainsaw.

    I'm just curiozc why my Blake's hitch is so hard to move around in the tree with. I see people swing around and land on other branches but I weigh 140 and have to really put m weight into it . And also my line will only be touching one branch but the friction makes it more difficult. My boss...
  9. Bedford T

    Tree belt

    i want to make a belt to ratchet around the trunk before i drop a tree, to keep ensure it does not split and kill me. I know i can wrap a chain but i would like to make an adjustable one that i can really tighten. I have some cable i can cut but am looking for ideas on how to complete it. does...
  10. J

    Should I prune my young Purple Leaf Flowering Plum tree?

    I need knowledgeable advice as trees are not at all my expertise. I live in a typical residential community in a mid-sized Iowa town. A couple of years ago I had to remove the only 2 trees from my south-facing front lawn. Two autumns ago I planted a fledgling purple leaf flowering plum to...
  11. Jason Douglas

    ONLA PHC Newsletter

    Myself and a friend will be taking over the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association PEST Newsletter as Dr. Shetlar (The Bugdoc) is retiring after doing it for the past 25 years. We are changing the name to the ONLA PHC Newsletter and will now be covering diseases and abiotic disorders as well as...
  12. MrDave

    Cuts for back leaning trees. Split-level.

    There are a number of cuts to use for back-leaning trees, my preference is a split-level - what's yours?
  13. S

    City of Seattle Arboriculturist Opportunity!

    The City of Seattle is looking for Arborculturists to join the Urban Forestry unit of the Maintenance Operations Division of the Seattle Department of Transportation. We have one full-time opportunity and one part-time opportunity. Click on the position below to learn more about the positions...
  14. I

    Oak Bushes...Please Help!

    Hello All. I have a property located in west central Wisconsin (LaCrosse area) littered with Oaks in a bush form (see pics). I want them to be trees. Do i just pick out the straight(est) one and cut the others at ground level? Something else? What time of year should I do this type of...
  15. S

    Zone 7 Long driveway needs trees and some landscaping...ideas?

    Hello all! I just recently purchased a small farm in north western Tennessee. The farm has beautiful wooden fence built around the property and a long driveway (980 ft or so). I'm wanting to plant trees up both sides of the driveway and try to figure out something to put at the entrance. This...
  16. L

    Climber needed in Kansas City area,

    Looking for climber in Lawrence Kansas, PM me if interested.
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