Hi All—-I’m in a little bit of a delimma. I live out in San Diego County and I’m graduating with a horticulture degree in June. I’m applying to post grad jobs and got offered a job at both bartlett and davey resources group. I’m having the hardest time choosing, so I decided to make a pros and cons list, but would love if someone could review it and add in their own personal input to help with my decision. I’m not sure what I see myself doing within arboriculture, as I haven’t actively been in the field yet. I have rock climbing experience and would love to learn the hands on parts of being an arborist. I would also love to eventually be a private consultant with my own clients. Both positions will help me to get to where I want to go, so now I just need some input.

Bartlett- Arborist Groundsperson/Climbing Trainee ($22-24 hr) Pros: -Plant Health focused rather than just tree removal -Training in both groundsperson and climbing duties -Pay increases with certifications -small team with the time and resources to train me -very committed to safety Cons: -Located about 30 minute drive from me -Branch was just planted, still getting their feet off the ground -Lower pay then I would like -Worried about safety/physical toll (I am a 21 yr old female, I have managed Lyme Disease but I fear that anything insanely strenuous may stress out my health. I understand this is not an easy job and I think as long as I am safe I will be ok)

Consulting Utility Forester-Davey Resource Group ($23-26/hr) Pros: -Close By -Pay more than bartlett -gives me consulting experience and could help me towards a management position at a tree company Cons: -I have heard negative things about Davey -I want hands-on arborist experience, and I worry that even though I will get my ISA certification I will use it minimally since this is more of a vegetation management position.

Lost one of a few mature spruce trees planted in a row during a recent storm. Will the remaining spruce fill in with new growth over time?

This is on what I think is a small evergreen type tree. Is it a disease? Is an alien going to suddenly morph from it and take over my body? Lol.

Hi! We want to put in a flagstone patio around an established plum tree. We were told a six foot diameter of spacing around the tree was enough but I’m wondering if jt is. Any thoughts? Thanks!

I’m building a rock ring around this tree at my house. I only set my first chord of stone a few inches into the ground and worked off them so I didn’t dig through roots. I have ~20” from the tree base to the rock ring. I would like to add some dirt and mulch to bring the new grade two or three inches from the top of the stones. I’d be adding ~8” at my deepest area, which is probably 1/3 of the ring then the existing grade rises. Will this be okay or would it kill my tree?

Hello I have several maples in a row and several london plan trees in a row These are probably 20 feet tall now, decent size.

I just planted a small 3 foot tall Colorado blue spruce in between them. I planted it 20 feet from the maple and 20' from the london plane

Thinking long term, did I plant this guy too close? I could push it out a little further if needed.

Thanks!

Hello, I have successfully germinated and grown now 2 year old apple trees from Rocket apples i bought at the supermarket. I have heard some seeds grown from commercial varieties will not produce fruit. Anyone know specifically about rocket apples? I'm willing to risk plopping them down in my yard to see if there is a decent chance for fruit, but not if there is no chance. I think I can graft in other apples if this doesn't work.

This happened in the fall, I was not sure it would come back. It seems like it is, but what has happened and what can I do?

Could someone point me in the right direction?

I’m looking for some good resources (preferably organizational or academic) that identify and order (ex: by estimated population or how plentiful) plants in North America and any details on what sampling methods were used in estimations.

Example: loblolly pine constitutes 7% of trees in NA.

Does such a resource exist?

Thank you for the help.

Let me preface this with: I know my tree is in very poor shape. Yes, I know it might be better to cut it down.

I don't remember how old this plum is but definitely more than 14 years. 3-4 years ago it got very sick (I'm not really sure what happened) and almost all of it died. You can see the original trunk in the pictures. I removed the dead wood but didn't cut it all the way down because it is important to me and there was the one part on the side that showed some life.

As you can see the remaining dead trunk rotted pretty quickly and I have removed some of it by hand. The living part on the side seems to be doing ok and is starting to resemble a proper tree.

I am in north TX. Is there anything beyond the obvious that I can do to help it try to recover? Should I spray the part where the original trunk was with an anti fungal or insecticide and wrap it?

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Hi! I dunno where else to post this and I saw this subreddit so if I’m in the wrong place tell me. Basically I have this peach tree in my yard- I’m bad with measurements so I’m not sure of the dimensions, but I know it’s big and due for a trim. I also don’t have a picture since I’m not home. It’s about four years old. My brother’s girlfriend, who is an environmental studies major, told us we need to cover it up and protect it from the cicada invasion happening in our city around late May-early June, because they would lay eggs and kill the tree. So my question is, is that true? And what do I cover it with? I’ve seen plenty of insect covers on Amazon but they haven’t had the best reviews. I’m also trying to look at Home Depot products. Do you guys have any recommendations maybe? Itd be great to have help :3 thanks

I really wanted a weeping blue atlas cedar. I ordered what it houses that, but it was actually the serpentine weeping form (more upright than horizontal). Would it be possible to retrain this 4-foot tall serpentine tree?

I'm planning to buy a small (6-8ft) eucalyptus tree, but once purchased I have to leave it in my car (station wagon, so it will be laying on its side) for about 24 hours. How bad would it be for the tree?

Nearly all the leaves of a big, beautiful pine tree near our home have turned brown towards the tips. The snow plow folks hired by our HOA have been piling snow contaminated with road salt near the base of the tree all winter, so I figure it’s road salt damage. If it is, any advice on how we can help this beautiful tree?

Here’s a photo: https://imgur.com/a/9n7wAgO

I have been accepted to college for arboriculture and acouple of other courses. Alittle background I’m 19 living in Canada and have always loved the woods. Climbing trees, camping, hikes, fishing, and just being outdoors soo I have picked courses that will let me be outside either during school or after with a job. What’s your experience taking arboriculture as a class/ course and are jobs abundant?

Not sure what kinda tree it is, this is NJ. Bark peel and weird branch ruptures are kinda all over the tree main branches. Can we trim or is it done for?