ArborViews

Special guest Dan Staley discusses with host Ken James how understanding changes in urban design and regulations are instrumental to creating optimal green infrastructures and building environments in innovative streetscapes. Listen to this month’s episode of ArborViews as Staley addresses the changes in road and land use and the need for arborists and planners to have a complete understanding of the urban environment.

Join us with host Ken James and special guest Geoff Kempter in this month’s episode of ArborViews as they discuss some of the ways current business practices employed by utility arborists relate to the broad field of arboriculture. Listen as they address issues such as safety, laws, and management and present a personal glimpse inside the utility arborist’s role.

In this month’s episode of ArborViews, Frank Rinn joins host Dr. Todd Watson for an open conversation on who should calculate tree stability. For several years tree experts have tried to assess breakage and uprooting failure potential of trees based on technical measurements. Could these calculations possible include ‘hidden’ problems? And how important is sound judgment on the part of the arborist? Find out the answers to these questions and the point of view of an expert on this episode of ArborViews.

In this month’s episode of ArborViews, Sarah Mincey joins host Ken James to discuss her research on how lessons from rural community forestry can apply to urban forest management. In her study, Sarah compared many of the principles and lessons from Elinor Ostrom's work on governing the commons, and how those findings can be applied to the planned urban landscape. Learn more about the similarities between these seemingly different approaches in this month’s edition of ArborViews.

In this month’s episode of ArborViews, Dr. Francesco Ferrini joins host Todd Watson to talk about his research on mycorrhizae, the beneficial relationship between certain fungi and the roots of trees. More specifically, Dr. Ferrini’s research investigates how urban trees are influenced by mychorrhizal associations. Does this association affect tree growth? Does it affect tree physiology? Learn more about this symbiotic relationship this month’s edition of ArborViews.

In this month’s episode of ArborViews, Don Blair joins host Todd Watson to talk about his work on the removal of a historic Liriodendron tulipifera, or tulip poplar, from the grounds of historic Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home (located in the state of Virginia, U.S.). During the interview, they discuss the challenges, practices, and considerations that had to be accounted for in this large-scale project as well as some of the history behind this tree and grounds.

In this month’s episode of ArborViews, Colin Bashford joins host Ken James to talk about some of the myths associated with veteran trees and how an arborist can better manage veteran trees, especially in relation to pruning.

Can nursery production techniques affect tree growth and development? Listen to this episode of ArborViews to learn from Dr. Edward Gilman about root pruning and other nursery production strategies that may affect root form. He also talks about ways to correct stock problems prior to planting and other techniques that can help prevent problems and enhance tree growth and survival after planting.

This month’s episode of ArborViews features Philip van Wassenaer, ISA certified arborist and principal consultant for Urban Forest Innovations Inc. Philip discusses risk assessment for aging trees and new methods for assessment that are less invasive and less damaging to older urban trees, allowing them to continue to provide benefits to their environment.

In this episode of ArborViews, Ken James interviews Nelda Matheny where she provides her insight and experience with tree risk assessment. Nelda is an ISA Board-certified Master Arborist and founder of HortScience Inc., and she has over 25 years of experience in tree preservation, landscape suitability assessment and other areas. Don’t miss this informative episode that prompts the question of whether we, as a profession, sometimes remove trees that could be retained as a result of tree risk assessment.