Training day
Jimmy Torres, Green Lawn’s service manager, reviews all customer information, including lawn flags that technicians leave at a customer’s home. Quarterly educational “rodeos” keep the team at Green...
View Article6 ways to make your website sell
Don’t just set it up and forget about it. Your website is your most important salesman. In fact, making sales is the only reason to have a website. Here are six great ways to give your website the...
View ArticleEAB: A case for treatment
It’s Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Awareness week, and I’m on my way home from Naperville, Ill., where I visited with members of a public-private coalition who are working to save the ash trees there from...
View ArticleJuly 2013 Web Extra: A connection between tree loss and poor health
An improved natural environment leads to better health conditions, according to a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Seven researchers conducted a study...
View ArticleSwingle relocates 30,000-member bee colony
Tree removal technicians for Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care relocated a 30,000-member Western honeybee colony while working in southwest Denver. The Western bee is facing a decrease in its...
View ArticleEp. 101: The root of the problem
In this episode, Jim Urban of Urban Trees and Soils discusses some basic but important concepts when it comes to the proper care and health of something we work with every day: trees. Some of the...
View ArticleThe benefits of partnering with a consulting arborist
Next-level pricing Partnering with a registered consulting arborist can increase clients’ confidence, allowing companies the opportunity to charge premium rates. Professional landscape management...
View ArticleOne industry veteran’s take on proper plant installation
Soil smartsPlanting in soil with well-defined horizons—versus screened soil—offers trees a greater chance of success. (Photo: John Palmer) As John Palmer has moved into his second career as a...
View ArticleHusqvarna launches new forestry, tree care chainsaws
Husqvarna launched a line of chainsaws including two new 70cc saws, two redesigned 50cc saws, a gas-powered tree care saw, some new equipment essentials and expanded its line of X-Cut chainsaw chains....
View ArticleVermeer adds SC70TX stump cutter
Photo: Vermeer Vermeer introduced the SC70TX stump cutter as an addition to its professional tree care equipment product line. The SC70TX can withstand large stumps on a commercial job site and can fit...
View ArticleEarthquake intros 5-ton electric log splitter
Earthquake introduced a new 5-ton electric log splitter. The unit is equipped with two side catch trays, which can catch and hold split logs. The stand positions the splitter at waist height, offering...
View ArticleArborjet to treat historic trees at Elm Bank
Arborjet, a tree and plant health care company, will be treating historic trees at The Gardens at Elm Bank on June 11. Elm Bank, located in Wellesley, Mass., is the latest in a series of locations...
View ArticleSavATree acquires Spruced Up Tree and Shrub
Spruced Up Tree and Shrub of Salem, Mass., has merged with SavATree. Spruced Up Tree and Shrub will be incorporated into SavATree’s Middleton, Mass., branch. Terms of the transaction were not...
View ArticleHusqvarna unveils 2 new chainsaws
Husqvarna launched two new products: the T540i XP top-handle and 540i XP rear-handle chainsaws. These two saws were specially designed and developed together with Husqvarna and professional arborists...
View ArticleTree tips for landscape pros
Tap an expert Having knowledgable tree care employees on board can help ensure a tree division’s success. (Photo: Cagwin & Dorward) Tree installation and maintenance is no walk in the park....
View ArticleHow to choose the right spray equipment
Switch it up Sprayers often feature an adjustable spray pattern so technicianscan effectively spray trees, shrubs and ornamentals. (Photo: Gregson-Clark Spraying Equipment) Hoses and nozzles and reels,...
View ArticleBrightView acquires Commercial Tree Care
BrightView Holdings acquired Commercial Tree Care (CTC), a full-service tree care company based in San Jose, Calif. The purchase of Commercial Tree Care follows the sale of BrightView Tree Co. to Devil...
View ArticleDica to feature equipment setup at TCI Virtual Summit
Dica will showcase products designed for tree care applications during the TCI Virtual Summit, Jan. 13-15, 2021. The event is being held in an online platform where education sessions and trade show...
View ArticleSavATree expands in New Jersey
Bedford Hills, N.Y.-based SavATree, a professional tree, shrub and lawn care provider, is buying New Jersey-based lawn care company Tree-Tech of Mount Freedom, N.J. SavATree said this acquisition gives...
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