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The Official Publication of the Tree Care Industry Association Volume XIV, Number 7- July 2003
Special issue:
TCIA Buyer's 6ulde
Also Inside:
Aerial Ufts
Soli Compaction
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And We Want to Be Recog
nized as Professionals?
Tree Care Industry
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Thi!. is probably the bigge t dream that I hear from arbori t around
Publisher
the globe. "We want to be recognized as profes ional ." I pend a lot
C) nthia .Mills. CAE
of my time talking to lay people. explaining what it really take. to be a
Editor
professional arbori t. One of the greate t joys I have is when the light
Mark Ganin
bulb goes on. and someone realizes the experti e that exi t within this indu-.try and how
Technical Editor
critical your contribution. are to our communitie .
Peter Gerstenberger
One of the saddest pans of my life is when evidence continue. to mount up that we arc the
primary one obstructing the realization of thi dream. Assistant Editor
Brian Gamick
The 2002 Better Bu inc. s Bureau (888) starj tics have been relca. ed on Di putc Resolu
tion. Advertising Sales
Tree care companies were ranked 89th highest in the complaint category out of a possible Sachin Mohan
I, I 03 business categories. [phone]
Landscape contractors ranked 78. Lawn care ranked 81. Landscape architect and des~gn­ Classified Advertising
er ranked 138. Dawn Stone
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Thi doe not bode well for the green industry. especially when you consider oth
ers near u : Accounting/EditoriaV ales Offices
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Manchester. 'H 03103
• Major appliance service and repair: 87 Phone: [phone]
• Fence contractors: 88 Fax: [phone]
• TVN CR sale and ervice: 91 E·~lail: tcia@treecareindustr} .org
• Credit coun cling and management ervice : 92 \HH\ .treecareindu;tl) .org
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• Automobile manufacturer and di tributors: 93
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• Airline : 94. :'\orth Hollywood. CA 91615-5907
There were a total of 1.572 complaint for tree care companies out of 626.081 total busi Fax: <603) 314·5386
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ness complaint for 2002.
Di putes were re olved at the low rate of 53.5 percent. The average resolution rate for all
Tree Care Industry Association
bu ine e wa. 70.9 percent. Officers & Directors
There wa a very high "no respon e from company rate" of 34.1 percent. The average was
Rusty Girouard. Chair
18.1 percent. Madi,on Tree Service. Inc.
1 don't know about you, but it doe n't make me feel too great to have our industry at the Milford. OH
bottom of the pile. much less 5 points LOWER than the airlines right now. Gregory S. Daniel~. Vice Chair
The F.A. Banlen Tree Expen Co.
Your trade association can do a lot for the industry in getting out the message as the voice
Stamford. CT
of the tree care industry about the great work you do in our communities. However. our job is
Tim Harris. Senior Director
a whole lot harder when thi. is the kind of busine s track record that is being set. Buckley Tree Sevice. Inc.
I know. I know. You'll say that this is happening OUTSIDE of the TCIA membership. and Waukesha. WI
I'd love to believe that that is true. l al o know that you'll ay that every industry or profes Dan Chri;tie
Metropolitan Forestry Scr,icc;. Inc.
sion has bad apple . And you're right.
Ballwin. MO
Who e responsibility is it to deal with the e issue ? First. your association will help by
Thomas J. Golon
etting be t bu<.iness practices and working with you to raise standards. Second. you alway. Wonderland Tree Care. Inc.
O}ster Ba}. NY
have are ponsibility to bring all of your colleague into membership in your trade as ocia
Jeanne Houser
tion. Third. you have a job in your own bu ine to make ure thai you have complaint re elution
McFarland Landscape Service
procedures in place and that you are following them. Philadelphia. PA
Are )OU willing to make this figure SIGNIFICANTLY better in 2003? ~lark Shipp
C Ogih). Gilben. Noni> & Hilllni,UI1lllCC
~ xc:.t~~ c~E- Santa Barbara. CA
r Tom Tolkacz
Cynthia Mill . CAE Swingle Tree Compan)
Den\'er. CO
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Wheeling. IL
Cop) right 200~ h) the Tree Care lndu,uy A'-ociation. All nghl' re!>Cned. Reproduction 10 "hole or 10 pan wtlhout \\Otten pcm1"'ion i'
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Features
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Consequences of Drought
Stress on Tree Health
By Dr. Philip M. Wargo
Compaction & Root Zone
Protection
By Jason Grabowsky
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8 Long-Term Drought Effects on Trees
Aerial Lift Training &
Proficiency Development
By Ken Palmer and Juan Torres Cover Photo
Departments
Outlook
By Cymhia Mills, CAE
Profe sionals act that way.
Branch Office
By Mal}' McVicker
The co. ts of personnel management aren't
as high as not confronting them.
Growth rings narrow as drought
Cutting Edge
stresses a tree's ability to grow. Photo
ey. product and new in lhe tree care courtesy Dr. Philip M. Wargo
indu try
28 Washington in Review
By Peter Gerstenberger
TCI's mission is to engage and enlighten readers with the latest
High-hazard work site like tree care
industry news and information on regulations, standards, prac
are under the OSHA microscope. tices, safety, innovations, products and equipment. We strive to
serve as the definitive resource for commercial, residential, mu
Arborist Equipment nicipal and utility arborists, as well as for others involved in the
care and maintenance of trees. The official publication of the non
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profit Tree Care Industry Association, we vow to sustain the same
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Tree care Industry Volume XIV Number 7
July
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Departments
Cool Tools
Tools. gadgets and services for the industry for
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Industry Almanac
Important regional and national meetings and
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ANSI News
The latest news, safety and training products,
The lirst draft of ANSI A300 (Part 5)-200x Manage commentary and benefits of member hip
me/11 of trees and shrubs during site planning, site de with the Tree Care Industry Association
l'elopment, and construction. Your comment needed.
Reference Materials
Waste Reduction
Wound and cavitie are explained in a new
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make!. economic sense.
Tree News Digest
Safety & Training
The late t news. tories and information on
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tree from around the world
The most important things to remember about your
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From the Field
Meetings & Conferences By Amy Becker
Years of experience doesn't make arborists
By Alex L. Shigo
immune from injuries.
The new Modern Arboriculture Institute is a forum
for thinkers.
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Drought can have a signifi
cant impact on tree health. It
slows and reduces growth,
both radially and terminally. It
reduces carbohydrate produc
tion, which significantly lowers
the energy reserves, starch in
most trees, and production of
defense chemicals in the tree.
If drought is acute enough or
prolonged, it also can cause
death to all or portions of the
tree. In most situations,
drought weakens trees and
they become susceptible to
pathogenic organisms (dis
eases and insects) that
normally cannot invade a
healthy tree. These organisms
invade, colonize, and kill all or
portions of the tree, depend
ing on how badly the tree is
weakened.
Drought-stressed sugar maple attacked by the Armillaria root disease fungus.
Consequences of Long-Term
Drought Stress on Tree Health
By Dr. Philip M. Wargo
T ees need water to transpire and move minerals from move up the pipes by osmosis and also are pulled up trunk pipes
the roots to the leaves where the minerals are incor w leaf pipes by suction pressure (tension) from transpiring
porated into the photosynthetic process and subsequent leaves. Thus. water loss from the leaves is an important process
carbohydrate, protein, and lipid production. in moving water and minerals through the trees. However, too
Water keeps plant cells moist and turgid. Water keeps leaves much or too fast water loss from the leaves during hot and dry
fully expanded to capture sunlight for the photosynthetic pro conditions results in closure of the stomates (pores on the bot
cess. Water acts a solvent for the gases (0 and CO) of tom of the leaves through which water is lost). The leaves
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photosynthesis, as well as for the essential elements and nutri become flaccid and photosynthesis lows or shuts down.
ent carried from the soil into the roots and up the stem in the
xylem pipes to the leaves. Water also carries the products of
Drought stress and strain
photosynthesis in the phloem pipes from the leaves to the other
tissues of the tree for their energy. Water is part of the chemi Elastic strain: Drought stress on trees causes strain which
cal reactions in photosynthesis and hydrolysis. Thus lack of may be elastic; i.e. . trees can respond and then recover from
water will stop or significantly slow down these processes. drought. For example. drought can reduce photosynthesis and
Water is absorbed by the fine nonwoody roots and mycor lower the level of carbohydrate production and the amount of
rhitae:: ami is t.:Cirrie::tl to the:: fine:: ve::in:s in the:: le::avc::s through a stan:h sturc::d iu the:: stc::ms aut! routs. However, these levels can
system of xylem pipes. Pipes of the root system converge at return to normal later in the growing season or the following
the root stem base and move water up the tree in the outermost season if the drought abates.
ring or rings of xylem. Water and dissolved mineral elements Plastic strain: Drought stress may cause strain on the u·ee
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