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How to Choose a Tree Service Organisation
The truth is that most of us don’t know that much about trees, even though we probably have them in our garden and on our property. That means most of us don’t know what to look for in a tree service organisation when we need help with our trees.
The first thing to look for is an organisation that employs an arborist. An arborist is a professional that specialises in the care of trees. Professional arborists should have education in arboriculture and have completed an apprenticeship.
Why Arborists Use Pulleys and Blocks
Many people wonder why arborists use pulleys and blocks when they work on a tree. The pulley and the block are the means by which arborists climb trees without the use of ladders and machinery. According to Tree Services magazine, this equipment is used for efficiency and safety reasons.
An arborist’s main tool for climbing a tree is a block/pulley mechanism that is designed to pull the arborist and his or her tools up the tree. This is usually attached to the tree by a bushing that is pushed into the tree or tied around the tree.
How to Protect Trees From Pests
There are a wide variety of pests out there that attack trees and cause them to die. Thanks to international trade, new pests that kill trees arrive on our shores every day. That means homeowners have to constantly be on the lookout for such menaces.
Here are a few tips from Tree Services magazine for keeping your trees safe from pests:
Caring for Your Christmas Tree
There’s no substitute for a live Christmas tree. Unfortunately, a real Christmas tree can quickly turn brown and sickly with improper care. Here are a few tips from the National Christmas Tree Association for caring for your Christmas tree:
- Buy a fresh tree. Tip: If the needles are falling off the tree, it’s not fresh, so don’t buy it.
- Use a tree stand that can store water, and make sure the tree always has water. The way to do this is to check the water level every day.
- Don’t cut or whittle the trunk in order to make the tree fit the stand.
- Keep the tree cool. Don’t put it up near heaters, heating vents, radiators, bright lights, or the fireplace.
- Keep the tree out of direct sunlight. This causes it to dry out faster and die.
- Limit the amount of time the lights are switched on when on the tree in order to keep it from drying out.
- Don’t leave the tree up too long. Take it down right after Christmas. A dry tree can become a serious fire hazard.
Proper care will keep your tree green and fresh all season long.
Carbon Credit Preserves the Profit from Trees
Landowners can now profit from their trees without cutting them down. Carbon credits pay property owners cash to preserve their trees and benefit the environment.
The United States government is paying landowners in places like Oregon $1,000 to preserve trees to be used as carbon sinks. Carbon sinks are groves of trees that absorb carbon from the air in an attempt to offset and prevent global warming.
Aborist: The Career for Those who Love Tree Climbing
An arborist is a professional that makes his or her living caring for trees. Most arborists are people who love trees and enjoy climbing them.
That’s definitely the case for professional arborist Bodenham who was thrilled to discover that he could make a living by caring for trees. Bodenham, who has been in the industry for a number of years specialising forest conservation, said that he loves knowing he is working to protect trees that are over a hundred years old and that will most likely outlive him.
Tree Cutting Should Be Left To Experts, Warns Arborist
Research has revealed most civilian tree cutting fatalities occur from being hit by a falling tree or falling off a ladder. Serious chainsaw injuries also result from people attempting to do their own tree-cutting work.
Arborist, Nathan Bellamy, recently told CTV News that tree cutting should be done by a qualified and insured arborist, as they are trained to spot the potential hazards that can be involved.
Ancient Ironbark Oldest in Sydney
A 160-year-old ironbark tree standing in the corner of an old church yard in Glebe is thought to be the oldest tree in Sydney outside of the botanical gardens.
Standing quietly in the grounds of St John’s Anglican Church, the ancient tree has been dated by Sydney council arborist, Karen Sweeney, who says it is at least 160 years old and possibly quite a lot older than that.
Minda Objects to Trees Being Placed on Heritage Register
Despite objections from Minda Home, South Australia’s Holdfast Bay Council has voted to place the 100-year-old gum trees lining the driveway to Minda on their local heritage register.
Planted in 1862 by John Hodgekiss, to frame the approach to his former home, the gums are already protected under the Development Act.
Parishioners Claim Tree is Weeping ‘Tears of God’
Parishioners at St John’s Cathedral in Fresno, California believe a tree outside their church is a manifestation of the work of God, after it recently started weeping what appeared to be tears.
Parishioner Mary Ybarra told a local TV station that upon uttering the words ‘Glory be to God in Jesus’ name’, the tree begins to weep copiously.
