🏗️ When the Big Equipment Comes Out 🌲
With the right equipment and careful planning, large sections can be controlled and removed around nearby homes and property.
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🏗️ When the Big Equipment Comes Out 🌲
With the right equipment and careful planning, large sections can be controlled and removed around nearby homes and property.
#SilverStarTree #TreeRemoval #CraneWork #TreeService #Arborist #OkanaganTreeService
Question of the day 🌳 (Tree Biology)
Water-conducting cells in conifers are mainly:
A. Vessels
B. Sieve tubes
C. Tracheids
D. Ray cells
Answer upside down at the bottom of the image.
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Choosing the level 🌳
1. Many trees, find the worst: Level 1
2. Individual tree, standard assessment: Level 2
3. Specific concern needs more data: Level 3
4. Agree the scope in writing: Level, trees, limitations
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Handling planting stock 🌳
✓ Lift by the root ball or container
✓ Keep roots moist and shaded
✓ Heel in bare-root trees if planting is delayed
✓ Cover trees in transit
✓ Plant promptly
✕ Lift by the trunk
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Question of the day 🌳 (Soil Management)
On a fertilizer label reading 10-6-4, the first number is the percentage of:
A. Phosphate
B. Potash
C. Nitrogen
D. Organic matter
Answer upside down at the bottom of the image.
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Question of the day 🌳 (Urban Forestry)
In the US, trunk diameter at breast height (DBH) is measured at:
A. Ground level
B. 1 foot above the ground
C. The first branch
D. 4.5 feet (1.37 m) above the ground
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Number to know 🌳 Objectives first
Every pruning job starts from stated objectives; the specification follows from them
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Levels of assessment, targets and site factors, at a glance 🌳
The lesson's summary on one page: save it for revision.
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Question of the day 🌳 (Safe Work Practices)
Escape routes for felling are planned at about:
A. Directly behind the tree
B. In the direction of fall
C. 90 degrees to either side
D. 45 degrees back from the line of fall
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Key point 🌳 Interaction
Abiotic stress often predisposes trees to disease.
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Question of the day 🌳 (Diagnosis and Treatment)
Most infectious tree diseases are caused by:
A. Viruses
B. Fungi
C. Nematodes
D. Phytoplasmas
Answer upside down at the bottom of the image.
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Soil pH 🌳
Acidic (below 7): Most trees grow well slightly acidic, Very low pH: aluminum, manganese toxicity.
Alkaline (above 7): Iron and manganese become unavailable, Chlorosis: e.g. pin oak.
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The job briefing 🌳
✓ Brief everyone on site before work starts
✓ Hazards and controls, roles, signals, PPE, emergency plan
✓ At least once each day or shift
✓ Again when conditions change
✓ Document it
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Question of the day 🌳 (Diagnosis and Treatment)
D-shaped exit holes in the bark of an ash tree indicate:
A. Asian longhorned beetle
B. Emerald ash borer
C. Aphids
D. Spider mites
Answer upside down at the bottom of the image.
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Did you know? 🌳 Z133-2026 levels
Level 1 unqualified; Level 2 ≤750 V; Level 3 ≤35 kV; Level 4 line clearance, all voltages. (2017 terms included incidental line clearance.)
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Question of the day 🌳 (Pruning)
Under ANSI Z133, a worker not qualified for line clearance must stay at least what distance from a conductor of 50 kV or less?
A. 2 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 10 feet (3 m)
D. 1 foot, if wearing gloves
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On the job 🌳 Try this week:
Check planting depth and the root flare before blaming a pest.
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