by Mark Roberts | Dec 13, 2017 | Trees
Recently I was asked to review a unit of competency. When I say, ‘I was asked’ the ask was to industry, and when I say ‘industry’, it was the industry in the widest possible context, so really every man, woman, child and their dog was asked to be involved....
by Mark Roberts | Nov 15, 2017 | Trees
Tree or ‘crown shyness’ is where the uppermost branches of different trees in a forest canopy avoid touching one another. This stand-offish approach creates clearly defined borders when viewed from below the forest canopy appears to fit together like some crazy...
by Mark Roberts | Oct 31, 2017 | Trees
As an arborist, I thought that I had a fairly good understanding of life and death – a dead dog is a dead dog, rabbits exist in two states (alive or dead) and Schrodinger’s Cat is both alive and dead at the same time (until you open the box), but then I met an...
by Mark Roberts | Sep 26, 2017 | Trees
Choosing optimal and suitable trees for the right location, is a concept most arborists and tree mangers refer to as, ‘the right tree in the right place’. When Leon Minckler wrote ‘The right tree in the right place’ in 1941 the concept wasn’t necessarily new....
by Mark Roberts | Aug 13, 2017 | Trees, Uncategorized
I was lucky enough to be at this year’s International Tree Climbing Competition (ITCC) and witness team NZ win again. Even though I have seen it before I’ll never get tired of it – New Zealand winning or the ITCC. I was judging at this year’s competition which was a...
