4 SPRING 2015 n ARBOR AGE www.arborage.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES & PRODUCTS
8 Industry Events
Saluting Branches: A National Day of Arborist Service
10 Tree of the Year
The Society of Municipal Arborists Presents
the 2015 Urban Tree of the Year: Yellowwood
12 Training & Education
PPE and Tree Care Operations
Take care of them parts, and them parts will take care of you
16 Plant Health Care
Tree Injection Wounding: The Hole Truth
20 Industry Insights
Pollen, We Have a Problem
Dealing with Allergenic Trees
23 Product Round-up
Pest and Disease Management
24 Training & Education
Pruning Basics
27 Equipment Focus
Aerial Lifts
28 Health and Wellness
Preventing Low-back Injury
30 Equipment Focus
Chain Saws
32 Product Round-up
Technology and Software
34 Industry Insights
Arbor Age 2014 Buying Intention Survey Results
Spring 2015
DEPARTMENTS
5 From the Editor
6 Industry News
33 Marketplace
33 Classifi eds
33 Ad Index
On the Cover
Photo by Michelle Sutton
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