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Dummies In Trees: Aerial Rescue Practice

Dummies In Trees: Aerial Rescue Practice

Dummies In Trees: Aerial Rescue Practice Tree care is dangerous work. Arborists climb aloft, drop branches and wood and use sharp implements in close proximity to their own limbs and tensioned safety ropes. All of our systems are reliant on tie in points which resist...
A Story About Caution

A Story About Caution

A Story About Caution Careful rigging made this removal of a Hybrid Cottonwood in Arvada, Colorado smooth and safe. The tree was leaning directly over the house and had major limbs within 8 feet of the roof-line. Opposite the house is a small Elm – this...
Storms – cleaning up after Colorado weather

Storms – cleaning up after Colorado weather

Storms – cleaning up after Colorado weather It’s difficult to know what to write about on a day like today. Last night, a winter storm rolled into town, calling up memories of a flooded Boulder County last year. This morning, the steady drizzle turned to...
On Preservation: When Decay Is Not A Death Sentence

On Preservation: When Decay Is Not A Death Sentence

On Preservation: When Decay Is Not A Death Sentence There is a trend in tree work to default to the most conservative answer when it comes to risk. We decide whether a tree should live or die based on the assumption that any defect makes the tree unsound and that...
Why I reject pruning to expose a pretty view

Why I reject pruning to expose a pretty view

Why I reject pruning to expose a pretty view A recent discussion via Instagram has sparked some serious thought. The picture is taken from the top branches of a smallish Cottonwood in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood. I was called in to remove the tree because it had...