Featured Stories Archive
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Sonoran Tree Service Photos Used in Free Webinar!!
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsI just received a request from Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP and TCIA Staff Arborist, asking if she could use some of my photos from this post to illustrate some poor pruning techniques.... -
Peru Photos!
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 4 CommentsI’m back from the Peru Scarabs Course, the classes were great! The collecting was very slow. I’m posting my favorite pictures from the trip below, without too many comments. If... -
Castle Hot Springs – Jewel of the Bradshaws!
Posted on December 31, 2011 | No CommentsI had an opportunity to use my lift on a roofing project at Castle Hot Springs recently. I always enjoy getting my lift out on a new type of job,... -
Worker Killed Trimming Palm Tree!
Posted on December 24, 2011 | 3 CommentsThat could have been the headline if I were ignorant. Maybe that sounds mean, but I don’t intend it to sound that way. There are tree climbers killed every year... -
Planting Huge Trees with a Crane!
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 1 CommentThis post is about a job we did this fall planting some HUGE native trees with a crane. Above is the assemblage of equipment we used on the job. Our... -
Mini-Lift Jobs Without Trees!
Posted on December 10, 2011 | 1 CommentI’ve had a couple jobs with the lift this summer that did not involve trees! I wanted to share some pictures so you can see the possibilities and range of... -
Black and White
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 4 CommentsHere are a couple pictures I took of specimens from my collection representing the four species in the genus Chrysina that are native to the US. The larvae develop in decaying... -
New Equipment – A BIG Saw!
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 1 CommentWe had a job with some big Eucalyptus to remove. I used this as justification to buy a new, bigger saw than we have had before – a Stihl 460.... -
Native Plant Foods!
Posted on November 26, 2011 | 1 CommentThe children from our Christian school, along with some parents, went on a very interesting field trip a while back. We toured a farm that grows and processes Jojoba (Simmondsia... -
Quad Utility Trailer!
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentWe work in Scottsdale at least monthly and at one job we need to trim trees along walking paths. The paths are wide enough for a full-sized vehicle, but just...