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The Life of a street tree
By: Sylvia McNeill © 2021 McNeill’s Tree Service Talk about a tough life. Before I start on what could well end up being a rant, let me state: there are no trees “native” to the built environment. When discussing the built environment, we are… Continue Reading “The Life of a street tree”
harvesting and redirecting rain water
By: Sylvia McNeill © 2021 McNeill’s Tree Service Living in an area of limited rainfall and still desiring to have some vegetative growth is often challenging. Whereas I do recommend planting reasonably for your area, making use of rain water is a great way… Continue Reading “harvesting and redirecting rain water”
CLIMBING ROPES
By: Sylvia McNeill © 2021 McNeill’s Tree Service This blog introduces the Samson 11.8 mm Tangent Climbing Rope as David’s new preferred ‘go to’ climbing rope. For those of you who may be reading your first post here, David is David McNeill, owner and… Continue Reading “CLIMBING ROPES”
protos integral helmets
A product review of the Protos Integral Helmets with SENA SMH10 Headsets By: Sylvia McNeill Having used KASK arborist helmets for the past four years or so, David and I decided to try the Protos Integral helmets to, hopefully, improve comfort. These helmets have… Continue Reading “protos integral helmets”
STATIONARY ROPE SYSTEM (SRS) – Techniques and tips
By David McNeill © 2020 McNeill’s Tree Service Previous blogs, Tools of the Trade and Stationary Rope System (SRS) Components itemized the tools I have found suitable for our jobs and my climbing style. In this blog, I would like to point out some… Continue Reading “STATIONARY ROPE SYSTEM (SRS) – Techniques and tips”
Proper Water management
By Sylvia McNeill © 2020 McNeill’s Tree Service Proper water management is important for maximizing a tree’s potential its entire life. It is especially critical during the establishment period after transplanting. The big problem is knowing how much is enough and how much is… Continue Reading “Proper Water management”
Stationary Rope System (SRS) Components
By David McNeill © 2020 McNeill’s Tree Service As mentioned in my blog, Tools of the Trade, I now climb using Stationary Rope Technique (SRT) with very rarely utilizing Moving Rope Technique (MRT). This blog will describe the components within my system. A quick… Continue Reading “Stationary Rope System (SRS) Components”
Tools of the Trade
David McNeill This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the tools available in arboriculture. Frankly, that would be well beyond the scope of this blog. Nor is it intended to be a comprehensive history of the development and progression of… Continue Reading “Tools of the Trade”
Terms to understand
Every discipline and industry have their own set of terms. Many of these terms are everyday words but become specialized within a discipline. Arboriculture is no different. Sometimes it is helpful, even necessary, to know and understand the term in order to fully grasp… Continue Reading “Terms to understand”