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The City of Bloomington and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority hosted the 10th Home Improvement Fair on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Fairgoers attended how-to seminars, visited with home improvement exhibitors, asked questions and got ideas for upcoming remodeling projects.
A
My
name
is
al
Olson
and
I'm
with
rainbow
tree
care
and
I
have
a
title
of
consulting
arborist
I'm.
A
is
a
certified.
Arborist
is
a
stands
for
international
society
of
arboriculture
and
that
symbol.
You
can
find
a
lot
of
times
associated
with
professional
tree
care
companies.
So
you'll
see
that
symbol
on
the
bottom
right
there
in
yellow
page
ads
and
things
like
that.
But
it's
a
good
benchmark
to
always
use
when
you're
hiring
up
professional
arborist.
A
The
name
of
the
title
of
the
talk
today
is
a
checklist
for
tree
maintenance,
I'm
going
to
go
through
these
slides
and
just
make
a
few
comments
on
each
slide,
but
we're
going
to
cover.
Basically
the
main
points
of
the
talk
is
you
know,
planting
trees,
which
is
definitely
a
part
of
tree
maintenance,
because
everything
kind
of
starts
at
that
point.
A
Trees
naturally
occur.
They
don't
occur
out
in
the
middle
of
a
dirt
field.
You
know
the
trees,
love
company,
they
love
the
roots
intermingling
with
other
roots
of
other
like
trees,
and
they
like
that
forest
layer,
and
so
when
we
talk
about
tree
Mase
we're
talking
about
sometimes
mimicking
the
forest.
The
forest
situation
I
like
to
put
this
one
up
here,
because
you
know
this
is
the
myth.
A
A
We're
going
to
go
into
planting
because
planting
obviously
is
part
of
tree
maintenance.
If
you
can
get
the
tree
in
the
ground
correctly,
you
can
avoid
problems
10
years,
5
years,
30
years
down
the
road
and
I
like
to
show
this
picture
because
it
shows
a
very
large
hole,
almost
three
times
bigger
than
the
diameter
of
the
width
of
the
ball,
and
when
you
can
disturb
this
soil
and
the
roots
can
grow
into
this
area.
It's
growing
into
disturbed
soil,
so
it's
not
growing
into
compacted
soil.
A
If
you
had
to
dig
a
hole,
just
big
enough
for
the
ball,
that
those
roots
could
become
root
bound
or
they
could
start
circling
like
they're
growing
in
a
bathtub,
we
also
talked
about
planting
with
the
collar
above
ground.
The
flaring
of
the
tree
should
be
exposed,
even
if
the
ball
goes
up
and
over
that
soil
should
be
removed
down.
Until
you
can
expose
that
root,
flare,
I
always
remove
the
wire
baskets
and
even
the
the
fabric
of
the
burlap
around
a
tree,
because
I've
got
room,
I've
got
a
big
hole.
A
This
shows
a
relatively
good
planting
size.
They
didn't,
they
didn't
make
it
necessarily
as
big
as
I
would,
but
at
least
they
gave
the
tree
some
room
to
start
growing
I
would
make
the
hole
a
little
bit
bigger
and
actually
taper.
The
sides,
like
my
like
my
first
photo,
showed
digging
a
big
hole
takes
a
little
bit
more
time,
but
the
time
you
spend
doing
that
pays
off
in
the
long
run
for
the
trees,
because
they
have
they
have
a
much
better
start
from
the
get
go.
This
is
what's
usually
done.
A
You
know
the
holes
are
dug
just
big
enough
to
kind
of
screw
the
tree
into
the
ground
and
they
plant
the
tree
too
deep
and
they
leave
all
the
burlap
and
all
the
twine
around
the
tree,
and
what
happens
is
is
if
the
tree
isn't
girdled
by
the
twine.
The
roots
will
start
wrapping
around
the
tree
in
those
situations
and
you
can
get
a
stem
griddling
root
down.
The
road
that'll
eventually
shorten
its
life.
This
shows
kind
of
a
cutaway
of
some
of
a
really
good
black
dirt
soil
and
they
show
a
very
large
mulching.
A
Almost
an
exaggerated
mulching
around
the
tree.
If
you
can
take
grass
away
from
competition
around
the
tree,
you
can
create
a
situation
where
it's
mimicking
that
forest
floor
you're
going
to
have
moisture
retention,
you're
going
to
moderate
soil
temperatures
with
that
mulch
and
you're,
going
to
have
microorganisms
that
prefer
that
mulch
layer
and
because
mulching
is
good.
A
A
If
you
would
spread
this
mulch
out
so
with
only
a
couple
inches
deep
and
spread
it
out
further
around
the
tree,
you
would
still
have
the
same
amount
of
malls,
but
it
wouldn't
be
piled
up,
holding
moisture
right
next
to
the
stem,
which
you
don't
want
to
do
with
this
volcano
mulch
or
what
you're
doing
with
the
volcano
most
is
you
holding
moisture
along
that
stem?
That's
supposed
to
be
exposed,
so
that's
too
much
mulch
right
around
the
base
of
the
tree.
A
Benefits
of
mulching,
you
know
the
list
is
long.
We
talked
about
just
protecting
it
from
lawn
mower
activity
or
weed
whippers
you
conserve
moisture.
Definitely
you
do
control
weeds,
it's
a
natural
weed
barrier.
In
fact,
whenever
I
put
mulch
down,
I
would
recommend
not
putting
down
any
fabrics
underneath
it
are
plastics.
You
want
to
get
that
mulch
in
contact
with
the
soil.
A
It
creates
an
earthworm.
You
know
heaven
it's
it's
an
area
where
you
get
microorganisms
and
the
creepy-crawlies
in
the
soil
that
make
your
soil
a
rich
environment
to
live.
Then
those
element
of
those
entities
are
enhanced
with
mulch.
It
reduces
compaction
because
you've
got
all
that
stirring
and
mixing
you.
You
reduce
the
level
of
compaction
that
can
occur
and
moderate
temperatures.
That's
a
big
one.
A
When
we
have
a
drought
condition,
if
you
can
maintain
a
moisture
level
or
a
heat
have
a
heat
barrier,
because
you
think
about
wood
mux,
it's
a
poor
conductor
of
heat,
so
your
soul
is
going
to
be
kept
cooler
on
those
really
hot
scorching
days
and
it
promotes
good
fungal
growth.
Fungal
growth
in
this
case
are
considered
good,
there's,
good
fungus
and
bad
fungus.
Soil
funguses
as
it
relates
to
a
tree,
tend
to
be
their
friend
I
like
to
show
this
picture,
because
this
is
a
real
live
scenario
that
I
worked
with
a
client.
A
He
basically
had
this
huge
role
of
spruce
trees
relatively
close
together,
and
it
was
just
a
nightmare
to
get
in
there
and
more
around
these
trees
and
he
was
hitting
the
trees
with
his
lawnmower.
So
we
ended
up
suggesting
a
a
large
mulch
area,
and
these
trees
have
gotten
twice
as
big
since
this
picture
was
taken,
and
so
the
mulch
is
becoming
more
and
more.
You
know
just
an
undergrowth,
and
it's
very
easy
to
maintain.
A
The
multi
was
was
put
down
very
easily
with
a
system
where
it's
blown
in
this
big
hose
and
it
can
be
radio
controlled
from
a
big
truck,
and
so
all
the
smoltz
was
put
down
literally
in
a
matter
of
a
couple
of
hours
and
that's
a
subcontractor
of
ours.
The
name
of
that
company
is
called
mulching
by
Mark.
It's
a
big
area
that
you
want
to
mulch.
It's
a
very
quick
and
easy
professional
way
to
get
it
done.
A
Obviously,
there's
some
things
I
always
like
to
talk
about
in
a
checklist.
You
know
hiring
a
professional
tree
company
is
sometimes
a
mystery
because
you
don't
know
one
company
from
the
next
again
look
for
those
professional
affiliations.
That's
one
of
the
best
ways
to
weed
out
someone
that
you
don't
want
in
your
tree.
You
know
asking
for
referrals,
call
the
city,
the
city
will
give
you,
you
know
a
list
of
what
they
consider
to
be
reputable
tree
companies,
but
we're
looking
for
you
know
the
right
protocols
in
pruning.
A
There's
a
lot
of
bad
tree
trimming
out
there.
We're
pruning,
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
most
for
structure
and
for
safety
and
for
aesthetics,
don't
rule
out
aesthetics,
and
I
like
to
say
winter
is
a
good
time
to
pruning.
Just
like
summer
is
a
good
time
to
prune,
but
in
the
winter
we
can
prune
Elms
and
oak
trees
without
the
fear
of
oak
wilt
or
Dutch
elm
disease,
and
so
we
prune
year-round.
We
have
a
very,
very
busy
winter
pruning
calendar.
A
We're
going
to
talk
about
structural
pruning,
structural
pruning
means
the
elimination
of
very
acute
branches
that
can
cause
splitting
over
time.
So
when
a
young
Sri
is
the
time
to
do
this,
training
cuts,
we
call
it
training
the
canopy,
so
it
has
a
much
better
shape
and
this
can
avoid.
You
know
tree
splitting
as
they
mature.
So
the
more
you
do
when
the
tree
is
young,
you
can
avoid
problems
down
the
road
I
love
this
picture.
A
This
is
a
sycamore
tree
and
if
you
notice,
you
can
follow
the
leader
all
the
way
up
and
it
really
doesn't
have
any
y-shaped
canopies
going
on.
It
doesn't
have
codominant
branching.
All
the
other.
Branching
is
coming
off
of
that
main
leader,
and
this
is
the
kind
of
training
that
you
want
to
do
to
a
tree
over
its
lifetime
from
the
time
it's
a
very
small,
little
whip
up
until
the
time
it's
a
mature
tree.
If
you
can
do
pruning
to
promote
good
architecture,
that's
what
you
want
to
do.
A
Here's
a
much
smaller
version
of
that
again.
This
is
an
eastern
pin
oak
with
that
nice
single
leader,
this
tree
had
just
been
pruned
and
what
was
pruned
off
was
another
leader
that
was
going
to
parallel
with
that
first
one.
So
that's
the
kind
of
pruning
you
want
to
do
when
the
trees
are
very.
Very
young.
Good
pruning
is
based
on
biology,
tree
biology.
Think
about
the
foliage
of
your
tree
like
solar
panels
that
can
capture
energy.
That's
exactly
what
your
tree
is
doing
your
trees
and
energy
system.
A
It's
it's
making
its
own
food,
energy
and
foliage
is
not
a
bad
thing.
You
want
to
have
as
much
exposure
to
the
Sun
as
you
can,
and
so,
when
we're
pruning
we're,
not
necessarily
turning
to
remove
foliage
we're
pruning
to
promote
good
balance
in
good
structure,
yet
still
maintain
a
maximization
of
those
solar
panels.
Ie
leaves.
A
The
level
of
energy
changes
from
in
the
seasons
you
tree
can
actually
do
photosynthesis
without
foliage
to
think
about
a
very
thin
barked
tree
that
bark
actually
has
chlorophyll
in
it,
and
a
tree
can
actually
be
Photosynth
dating
making
energy
without
the
benefit
of
green
leafy
leaves,
and
we,
we
obviously
kind
of
make
our
energy
during
the
summertime
and
we
store
it
over
the
wintertime
and
then
use
that
stored
energy.
To
do
all
those
spring
activities
like
making
new
leaves
making
flowers
and
fruit.
Putting
on
all
that
incremental
growth.
A
A
A
I
love
that
picture,
because
it's
of
Johnny,
you
know
in
a
tree
and
obviously
the
the
photographer
was
higher
in
the
tree
was
another
tree
climber
and
he
just
said:
hey
John,
he
looked
up
and
he
snapped
the
picture
and
I've
got
that
that
photo
blown
up
into
a
huge,
huge
picture
that
we
got
on
the
wall
at
the
office.
So
I
love
that
picture,
because
it
really
shows
the
light
from
a
tree.
Trimmer.
A
Again,
you
know
pruning
and
our
line
of
work
comes
with
saddles
and
rope.
So
you
know
tree
trimmers
are
always
doing
it
with
safety
in
mind
and
they
can
moon
over
through
the
trees,
very
easy,
with
the
rope
and
saddle
method
of
pruning
and
using
pole,
saws
or
chainsaws
or
hand
saws,
I
would
say
about
nine
out
of
ten
trees
that
we
prune
we
prune
in
this
fashion.
A
A
He's
got
a
safety
ropes
and
Sally's
got
his
hard
hat
in
his
safety.
Glasses
he's
not
he's
not
climbing
with
spikes
and
we've
got
we
got
safe
above
and
below.
We
got
people
on
the
ground
as
a
safety
precaution,
so
that
if
he
needs
anything
in
an
emergency,
they
can
do
it.
If
you
ever
see
someone
working
by
themselves
in
my
industry,
that's
one
of
the
biggest
sins
you
can
do,
because
if
something
happens
to
you,
there's
no
one
there
to
call
911
the
right
tools
again.
A
This
is
a
series
of
climbers
in
the
tree,
and
you
can
see
the
series
of
ropes
that
they're
using
in
the
tree
to
maneuver
through
the
tree
and
and
do
a
like
a
removal
procedure
or
a
large
limb
procedure.
These
guys
are
like
puppet
masters
when
they
get
in
the
tree,
sometimes
with
all
their
ropes
and
pulleys.
A
This
is
one
of
our
bucket
trucks.
This
is
actually
one
of
the
small
bucket
trucks.
We
have
one
they're
much
bigger
than
this,
but
obviously
they're
good
for
getting
to
the
tippy
top
of
a
tree
and
maneuvering
around
a
tree.
When
you
have
the
road
access,
you
don't
like
to
drive
these
off
of
pavement
you'd
like
to
keep
them
on
solid
earth.
So
it's
not
a
type
of
tree
that
you're
going
to
be
pulling
into
someone's
backyard
again.
A
A
skilled
bucket
truck
operator
can
maneuver
through
a
tree
in
a
third
of
the
time
it
takes
someone
to
climb
that
tree
you're,
paying
the
same
amount
to
prune
the
tree
because
you're
paying
for
a
much
bigger
piece
of
equipment
to
be
on
site
versus
that
claim
maneuver
into
the
tree.
Whenever
we
can
use
the
bucket
trucks,
we
obviously
do
so
because
it
saves
on
on
that
time
aspect
we're
going
to
jump
into
disease
and
insects
checklist,
because
it's
a
big
part
of
what
we
do
rainbow
tree
care
started
in
this
industry.
A
Almost
thirty
years
ago,
treating
exclusively
Dutch
elm
disease
protecting
trees
from
Dutch
elm
disease.
We
deal
a
lot
with
oak
wilt.
One
of
the
number
one
diseases
live
that
we
deal
with
on
a
regular
basis
as
apple
scab
and
anthracnose.
Those
are
leaf.
Funguses
pine
shoot
blade
has
become
a
more
of
a
of
a
menacing
with
our
pine
trees
and
obviously
emerald
ash
borer
has
has
made
the
top
list
of
insects
that
we're
dealing
with
and
we're
going
to
be.
Dealing
with
for
a
long
time.
A
Japanese
beetle
last
year
did
a
real
number
on
a
variety
of
different
trees.
They
attack
a
lot
of
different
leafy
trees
and
shrubs,
including
grapevines
and
in
raspberry
bushes
and
rose
bushes.
Conifer
soft
fly
is
always
a
springtime
issue.
This
is
obviously
a
small
list
of
the
disease,
the
diseases
and
insects
that
we
deal
with,
but
I
like
to
point
out
some
of
the
things
that
that
probably
made
the
top
list
last
year
and
that's
it.
A
Dutch
elm
disease
prevention,
Dutch,
elm
disease
prevention
comes
in
the
form
of
an
injection.
We
actually
stem
inject
the
tree.
We
dig
around
the
tree
and
we
actually
hook
up
like
an
IV
system
when
you're
protecting
an
elm
tree
from
Dutch
elm
disease,
you're
doing
it
once
every
three
years.
From
that
point
on
and
we've
got,
we've
got
lots
and
lots
of
trees
that
we
treat
in
that
fashion.
The
term
is
micro
infusion.
We
use
that
system
for
both
in
set
for
both
Dutch
elm
disease
and
old
quilt.
Now
it's
on
a
self.
A
Queuing
so
I
hope
I
don't
have
to
keep
pressing
the
button.
This
is
a
sprain
crabapple
trees.
That's
not
a
real
deer.
By
the
way.
That's
a
plastic
deer
over
there
on
the
right,
foliar
sprain
is
stillness
a
necessity
for
certain
disease
control's
we're
doing
more
and
more
systemic
apple
occasions
where
we
don't
have
to
put
on
the
spray
gear
and
the
facemask,
but
certain
trees.
We
still
have
to
spray
in
that
fashion.
A
A
A
It's
literally
dumping
them,
and
there
was
a
term
that
was
coined
last
year
called
sheets
cab
and
it
was
like
someone
had
thrown
a
sheet
over
the
tree,
and
literally
every
square
inch
of
the
of
the
tree
was
in
fact
infected,
and
we
saw
some
crab
apple
trees
literally
lose
a
hundred
percent
of
their
foliage.
It's
not
good
for
any
tree.
Obviously,
anthracnose
does
a
real
number
on
a
variety
of
different
trees.
Oak
trees,
maple
trees
and
ash
trees
probably
make
the
top
list
again.
It
causes
leaves
to
fall
off
the
tree.
A
A
There's
currently
two
choices.
You
know
you
know
let
the
ash
tree
died,
some
trees
don't
rise
to
the
level
of
being
protected
and
so
they're
not
a
high
quality
tree.
So
you
may
not
want
to
treat
them
or
you
just
want
to
just
take
the
time
and
just
remove
it
right
away,
but
letting
nature
takes
its
course.
There's
nothing
wrong
with
that
highly
valued.
A
A
This
is
what's
called
the
soil
drench,
it's
very
similar
to
this
treatment,
but
this
is
actually
showing
a
homeowner
method
of
treating
an
ash
tree
certain
trees.
You
can
do
the
the
soil
application
or
the
soil
drenching,
that's
an
annual
treatment.
The
one
on
the
right
is
done
every
year.
The
stem
injection
method
is
a
restrict
use
insecticide.
A
I'm
going
to
jump
out
of
in
section
diseases
and
go
into
one
of
the
largest
causes
of
tree
death
exceeds
diseases
by
far
and
it's
called
stem
girdling
roots.
This
is
a
picture
of
an
oven
of
a
technician
with
what's
called
an
air
spade,
they're,
actually
removing
the
soil
right
around
the
base
of
the
tree,
trying
to
expose
what
might
be
girdling
roots
roots
that
are
wrapping
around
the
tree.
A
I've
been
dealing
with
girdling
roots,
my
entire
career,
and
a
lot
of
this
has
its
origins
with
planting
again
taking
the
time
to
plant
the
tree
correctly.
Getting
the
right
tree
in
the
right
sized
hole.
Taking
precautions
to
avoid
girdling
can
avoid
having
a
tree
died
30
years
later,
because
of
something
as
simple
as
roots.
Wrapping
around
the
stem.
A
The
air
spade
excavation,
we
do
a
lot
of
these.
Sometimes
we
were
unable
to
actually
save
the
tree.
We
don't
know
how
bad
it
is
until
we
open
it
up
once
the
soil
is
removed.
You'll
you'll
see
a
fibrous
mass
of
roots
around
the
tree
and
sometimes
we'll
have
to
get
in.
There
start
cutting
those
that
massive
roots
away
to
expose
that
stem.
If
we
can
cut
those
roots
away,
sometimes
we're
leaving
a
depression
around
the
tree
and
on
occasion
we
can
save
the
trees.
A
A
This
is
what
girdling
roots
look
without
the
excavation.
These
roots
literally,
are
compressing
against
the
tree.
That's
a
camera
lens
right
there.
You
can
see
how
this
route
is
growing
around
the
tree
rather
than
away
from
the
tree,
and
it's
actually
pressing
up
against
the
tree
a
lot
of
times
if
I
saw
a
tree
in
this
condition.
This
far
compacted
I,
probably
wouldn't
do
anything
for
it.
I'd
probably
write
this
off
as
maybe
even
a
lost
cause,
but
sometimes
you
get
the
benefit
of
seeing
them
above
ground.
A
Sometimes
you
have
to
excavate
to
expose
how
bad
it
is.
This
is
us
actually
removing
some
girdling
roots
and
we'll
use
anything
from
a
hatchet
to
a
handsaw.
We
have
various
chisels
&
hammers
that
we
use,
but
anything
we
can
do
to
kind
of
remove
this
mass
of
roots,
but
you
can
see
how
deep
the
street
was
planted.
This
tree
may
have
been
planted,
18
inches
too
deep
for
all.
We
know
it's
it's
kind
of
hard
to
tell
them
this
pitch
of
whether
or
not
that
tree
could
actually
be
saved.
A
We
try
to
do
a
lot
of
investigations.
This
is
one
of
our
burst,
like
myself
was
actually
just
doing
a
little
excavation
around
the
tree.
Just
to
see
if,
if
this
tree
might
have,
potential
in
growing
roots
will
do
a
lot
of
this
type
of
just
quick
investigative
activities
just
to
see
if,
if
root
surgery
might
be
a
good
topic
to
worry
about.
A
Here
we
go
soil
and
roots
checklist.
You
know
proper
planting
depth,
it's
a
it's!
How
you
avoid
girl
in
roots
down
the
road
you're
in
route.
You
know
extractions.
You
know
our
part
of
what
we
do,
but
it's
it's
a
real
mixed
bag.
As
far
as
the
success
that
you
can
get
doing,
those
root
regeneration
is
a
procedure
that
incorporates
a
lot
of
organic
matter
after
we've
exposed
those
those
compacted
soils
around
a
tree.
It's
becoming
more
and
more
of
a
treatment
scenario
for
a
tree.
A
That's
in
an
urban
landscape
where
the
soil
is
very
compacted
right
around
the
base
of
the
tree,
and
we
also
talked
about
the
benefits
of
malt.
That
kind
of.
If
that
can
start
from
from
the
beginning,
it
can
carry
on
throughout
a
tree's
lifetime
as
a
benefit
fertilization
is,
you
know
not
necessarily
a
magic
pill.
We
actually
refer
to
it
as
nutrient
amendments,
because
a
lot
of
times
we're
just
putting
the
the
amendments
in
the
soil
to
get
the
tree
to
a
point
where
it's
got
optimum
levels
of
nutrients
just
for
survival.
A
A
Big
mature
trees
on
a
site
where
there's
been
turf
grass
growing
for
many
many
years
is
probably
the
prime
candidate
for
the
type
of
fertilization.
Our
nutrient
amendments
that
we
do
and
you
know
trees
respond
to
nutrients.
They
definitely
respond
to
nutrients.
We're
not
trying
to
make
the
trees
grow
real,
fast,
we're
trying
to
make
and
maintain
just
healthy,
healthy
trees
and
fertile.
You
know,
nutrients
are
just
as
important
as
water
and
oxygen
to
a
tree.
A
I'm
a
consultant,
and
so
a
lot
of
what
we
do
is
go
around
and
map
out
all
the
trees
on
the
property
and
come
up
with
these
checklists
daily.
That's
what
we're
doing
we.
We
create
a
checklist
for
our
clients
for
things
that
they
want
to
be
keeping
track
of
or
watching
out
for,
and
we
take
everything
into
account.
We
take
into
account
the
species
in
the
insects
of
the
disease,
the
diseases
that
can
be
attacking
them
all
the
way
down
to
you
know
the
way
they're
maintaining
their
lawn.
A
This
is
what
a
growth
regulator
looks
like
being
applied.
No
a
growth
regulator
is
a
subject
that
isn't
really
talked
about
a
lot
in
our
industry,
but
we
use
growth
regulators
a
lot
of
times
to
help
really
stress
trees,
one
of
the
byproducts
of
using
a
growth
regulator.
Is
you
get
a
stimulation
of
actual
fibrous
roots
in
a
tree,
so
it's
kind
of
a
robbing
Peter
to
pay
Paul
type
of
a
thing
you
you
rob
the
tree
from
its
ability
to
make
longer
twigs
and
the
benefit
the
beneficiary
is,
is
a
much
better
root
system.
A
So
we
use
growth
regulators
a
lot
of
times
to
help
a
tree.
That's
very
stressed
not
necessarily
worrying
about
how
big
the
tree
is
getting,
which
is
obviously
part
of
a
growth
regulators
act
on
a
tree-
and
this
is
this
is
a
the
way
we
apply
it
around
the
tree
professionally
we're
using
a
backpack
injector
and
we're
just
going
right
around
the
base
of
the
tree.
That's
where
the
product
is
applied.
A
So
slow
release,
fertilizers
that
contain
my
crazy
Mike
arise.
E
is
kind
of
like
a
fungal
material
that
helps
its
beneficial
to
the
tree.
My
crazy
growing
on
the
root
system
of
a
tree
increases
its
surface
area
for
absorption
growth
regulators,
our
big
consideration,
sometimes
for
a
tree.
That's
too
big
for
a
space,
but
a
lot
of
times
we're
using
them
for
those
stressed
trees.
A
If
a
tree
is
growing
in
a
very
tight
space.
That's
another
big
area
where
we
use
the
growth
regulators,
because
we're
able
to
increase
the
amount
of
root
mass
that
normally
would
exist
in
that
much
space
and
then
late
summer
and
fall
watering.
It's
amazing
how
water
is
overlooked
as
a
benefit
to
the
tree.
Growth
I
got
one
slide
here
that
talks
about
cable
and
embracing,
sometimes
it's
too
late
to
do
structural
pruning
on
a
tree.
So
a
cable.
A
Cabling
is
something
that's
used
to
try
to
keep
these
two
halves
from
splitting
apart.
It's
a
last-ditch
effort
a
lot
of
times
we're
doing
it
to
buy
time
buying
time
for
that
tree,
because
I
can't
undo
the
bad
architecture
but
cabling
there's
a
part
of
some
of
the
tree
maintenance
that
we're
doing
one
slide
here
on
tree
removals.
This
shows
us
using
a
crane
the
cranes
out
of
the
picture,
but
you
can
actually
see
the
big
hook
here.
A
They're
going
to
be
hooking,
this
big
section
of
tree
onto
this
hook
and
the
crane
will
pick
that
huge,
huge
chunk
of
tree
up
and
lift
it
up
and
over
the
house.
We
use
these
cranes
on
sites
where
we
don't
have
good
access
for
for
equipment
and
it's
just
much
easier
to
just
airlift
it
right
out
up
and
over
the
houses.
So
this
is
where
you
know
some
expertise.
Working
with
cranes
and
in
working
with
big
trees.
A
You
know
is
something
that
your
everyday
tree
company
doesn't
necessarily
have,
but
we've
been
doing
crane
removals
for
at
least
15
years.
Now
it's
a
big
part
of
that
of
that
menacing.
You
know
tree
scenario
that
no
one
else
wants
to
touch
the
the
cranes
make
for
it's
one
of
the
best
technologies
that
we've
introduced
into
the
tree
removal
aspect
of
what
we
do
again.
These
are
two
logos.
This
is
for
a
certified
arborist
individual
ease
are
certified,
so
I'm
a
certified
arborist.
A
My
tree
trimmers
are
certified
arborist,
the
guys
out
there
doing
treatments
into
the
soils
are
certified.
Arborist
certification
follows
you.
Wherever
you
go,
so
a
company
isn't
certified
individuals
of
certified
now
rainbow
tree
care
is
a
member
of
is
a
we're
affiliated
with
that
organization
and
we
entertain
the
professionalism.
That
is
that
that
organization
has
been
founded
on,
and
so
these
are
the
kind
of
things
you
want
to
look
for
in
ads
for
professional
tree
companies
and
it's
kind
of
the
the
Good
Housekeeping
Seal
for
for
weeding
out
someone.
A
A
B
C
A
Anytime
you're
going
to
try
to
plant
right
where
the
other
tree
is
you're,
going
to
have
the
issues
of
just
getting
a
hole
dug
in
the
space
or
even
with
some
of
those
non
rotted
roots
are
moving
10
feet
in
any
one
direction's.
What
I,
though,
I
suggest,
because
you're
not
going
to
encounter
them
even
if
they're
rotted
you're
still
gonna
have
to
get
in
there
with
you
know
with
a
you
know,
a
big
axe
and
start
cutting
out
roots
and
the
bigger
the
hole
the
better.
A
No,
even
if
you're
10
feet
away,
you
may
encounter
roots
from
that
old
tree,
but
they're
going
to
be
much
smaller
diameter
much
easier
to
maneuver
around
or
to
cut
through.
So
you
can
dig
that
big
hole.
You
know
doing
if
you're
going
to
plant
a
balled
and
burlapped
tree
don't
be
afraid
to
dig
a
hole.
Three
times
bigger.
The
old
joke
at
my
house
was
my
wife
used
to
make
fun
of
me,
because
I
would
take
two
days
to
plant
a
tree
and
I'm
like
well.
A
My
soils
were
heavily
compacted
clay
soils
and
if
I
took
the
time
to
really
dig
some
monster
holes
and
and
make
the
soil
conducive
for
the
trees
survival
20
years
down
the
road,
then
I'm
I'm
not
wasting
my
money
on
a
tree
and
come
back.
You
know,
20
years
later.
Now
these
trees
are
absolutely
massive
and
trees.
You
know
just
a
door
away
in
a
house
away,
they
look
like
they
haven't
grown
in
20
years,
they're
the
same
size,
trees
and
the
trees
I
planted
are
like
a
big
forest.
A
Anything
you
can
do
to
make
the
soil
well-drained
if
it's
a
poorly
drained
soils
in
my
case,
I
had
heavy
clay
soil,
so
I
had
to
create
a
drainage
system
or
if
it's
a
very
sandy
soil,
you
want
to
get
something.
That's
going
to
hold
moisture,
because
sandy
soil
is
just
the
opposite,
everything's
going
to
drain
out
too
fast.
So
if
you
get,
if
you
get
lucky
and
you
get
that
black
loamy
soil,
that's
very
rich,
you
get
the
best
of
both.
You
know,
that's
why
we
always
talk
about
clay,
loam
sand.
B
A
Maybe
could
I
mean
without
much
grinding
you
maybe
could
we
normally
don't
grow
down
grind
down
three
feet?
You
know
normal
stump
grinding
is
12
inches
deep,
but
if
you
go
down
deep
enough,
you
can
get
enough
of
that
mass
away,
but
you
know
if
you're
really
highly
dedicated
to
plant
in
the
exact
same
location.
That
has
to
be
something
really
spiritual
about
that
that
that
pinpoint
in
your
yard,
you
know
I
mean
most
people
have
enough
space
where
they
don't
necessarily
need
to.
You
know
nail
that
dot
so.
B
A
A
I've
actually
removed
a
tree
so
that
I
could
get
a
piece
of
equipment
in
to
make
the
tree
removal
of
the
specimen
that
I
want
to
remove
easier
and
I
actually
removed
the
other
tree
for
free
just
because
I
knew
it
was
going
to
make
removing
the
other
tree
that
much
easier
and
what
we
removed.
Trust
me
wasn't
that
great
of
a
tree
and
it
wasn't
a
prized
possession
and
so
removing
it
for
free,
wasn't
the
big
deal
on
our
part,
but
it
made
for
actually
a
less
costly
removal
in
the
end.
A
A
There's
no
one
after
me,
so
I'm
here
until
until
all
the
questions
are
answered,
I
hope
I
hope
you
enjoyed
yourself.
I
hope
I
gave
you
some
things
to
think
about.
You
know
you
know.
Tree
care
is,
is
is
more
than
just
trimming
trees
and
what
we
do
at
rainbow
tree
care
incorporates
so
many
different
disciplines,
I
have
to
be
a
soil.
Scientist
I
have
to
be
a
pathologist
and
entomologist
to
be
a
tree.
A
Physiologist
I
should
be
good
with
people
good
with
dogs,
you
name
it
I,
have
to
know
a
lot
about
grasses
and
have
to
know
a
lot
about
weeds.
It's
it's
things
that
it's
it's
an
ecosystem
more
than
just
a
tree
and
that's
what
we're
always
looking
at
is
the
science
of
what
Mother
Nature
has
figured
out
long
ago
in
trying
to
incorporate
some
of
those
some
of
those
aspects
to
the
way
we
maintain
trees.
A
And,
if
you
think
about
it,
we
don't
go
into
the
woods
and
trim
trees,
but
we
do
it
all
the
time
in
someone's
backyard
and
that's
because
it's
not
the
woods,
it's
your
backyard
and
you
don't
want
big
branches
falling
down.
That
are
dead.
You
want
to
maintain
a
more
aesthetic
looking
tree
without
dead
wood
in
it.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
stopping
by
today
and,
like
I
said,
if,
if
you
have
any
questions
rainbow
tree
care
has
got
a
great
website,
it's
easy
to
remember.