Books

Tree Risk Assessment - BPM

Best Management Practices - Tree Risk Assessment By E. Thomas Smiley, Nelda Matheny, Sharon Lilly, Brian Kane, Ryan Klein, and Beth Brantley The Tree Risk Assessment BMP serves as a companion publication to Clause 13 of the ANSI A300 Tree Care Standards,...

Integrated Vegetation Management - BPM

Best Management Practices - Integrated Vegetation Management By Randall H. Miller This BMP provides practitioners with what industry experts consider to be the most appropriate integrated vegetation management (IVM) techniques in use today. This new...

Tree Pruning - BPM

Best Management Practices - Pruning By Sharon J. Lilly, Edward F. Gilman, and E. Thomas Smiley   This BMP, updated in 2019, provides reasons why pruning should be undertaken, explains pruning types, provides background on pruning cuts, reviews...

Tree & Shrub Fertilization-BPM

Best Management Practices - Tree and Shrub Fertilization By E. Thomas Smiley, Sharon Lilly, Les Werner, and Beth Brantley This BMP is for the selection and application of fertilizers for trees and shrubs. Topics in this BMP include: Essential...

Tree Support Systems Cabling and Bracing- BPM

Best Management Practices - Tree Support Systems By E. Thomas Smiley and Sharon Lilly This BMP describes proper installation and maintenance of cables, braces, guys, and props that can effectively limit the movement of branches, leaders, or entire...

Groundie Training Book

“Groundie” is the perfect book for the beginning tree worker. Part training manual, employee handbook, and even travel guide, this book will walk the reader–step-by-step–through a typical day of production tree work. From the shop...

El Companero del Trepador

Un manual de referencia y entrenamiento para trepadores profesionales. Técnicas de trepa. Los mejores nudos. Herramientas de trabajo. Esta traducción al español ofrece información completa sobre los fundamentos de la...

Tree Climber’s Companion

Tree Climbers Companion is the book to own for learning proper climbing techniques. Loaded with information and illustrations on standard and advanced climbing techniques, as well as a complete section on knots and hitches. For the beginner or...

Knots at Work Book

Knots at Work, A Field Guide For The Modern Arborist, by Jeff Jepson/Certified Arborist. Over 200 illustrations by Bryan Kotwica, forward by Don Blair. 184 pages. .5″ x 8″ compact book is easy to use in the field where it’s needed most...