Professional arborists pressed pause on their work days Friday to determine the top tree climber of them all.  Forty-seven tree caretakers from across the state and beyond convened at Payson’s ...

Petrini looks for dead wood to trim from the tree. Fellow tree trimmer Stan Higgins works on a different tree. Tree trimmers Sam Pumroy (top) and Dave Kapellas work on a transplanted coast live ...

When preparing to remove a diseased or dead tree, you may need to climb into the tree to remove some limbs before cutting the trunk. You can use a pair of tree-climbing spikes to help you move up the ...

Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that requires a whole-body commitment, the course held Aug. 12-15 by Penn State Extension ...

The Illinois Arborist Association is hosting the 2026 Illinois Tree Climbing Championship and Arbor Fair, taking place June 6 ...