Discover how to tie a reliable stopper knot, an essential safety tool for arborists and tree climbers using SRS or SRT ...

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected] Lyon Arboretum arborist Jamilee Kempton practices her climbing on an 80-foot-tall Chinese banyan tree. CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / ...

Unlike most of us, arborists and competitive tree climbers still benefit from scrambling up sturdy and dignified old trees. These professionals know the classic childhood activity isn’t just ...

Just as most problems in landscapes are caused by maintenance gardeners hired to maintain them, many of the problems with trees are caused by those hired to fix such problems. Arboriculture, which is ...

This video shows how to tie the RBG friction hitch step by step, designed specifically for arborists and tree climbers. Clear ...

Professional arborists from across seven states took to the trees in Hanscom Park for a tree-climbing competition Saturday.Video: Arborists participate in tree-climbing competitionCompetition takes ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... EATON — Luke Glines is in his woody gym, scurrying through the tangled limbs of a silver poplar. “I’m always varying it up to try new angles, you know,” he ...

MILWAUKEE -- Apprenticeships through MATC are helping people interested in becoming an arborist. On a crisp November morning, several dozen arborists assembled to take down a dozen trees -- ...

That cleanup involves removing burned trees near roads and structures that could fall and create safety hazards. But which burned trees are truly hazardous and need to be removed? More than 20 ...