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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 35, Number 3 FALL 2015
FEATURES & PRODUCTS
CASE STUDY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wood Fire Heating
Examining how to maximize
the benefits of wood waste
PLANT HEALTH CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How Trees Get Ready For Winter
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seasonal Effect:
Another Look at "Fall Dig Hazards"
TRAINING & EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Storm Cleanup
When the weather is bad, safety is good
SHOW PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TCI Expo
WORK TRUCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pickups and Landscape Trucks
EQUIPMENT FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Wood Handlers
(Chain Saws, Log Splitters,
Stump Grinders, Chippers)
PRODUCT ROUND-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Blowers
Tools and Techniques for Today's Arborist
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Fall Dig Hazards 12 Storm Cleanup 16 Show Preview: TCI Expo 20
HOW TREES
GET READY
FOR WINTER
Proper care into
fall can put trees in
a position to thrive
when spring arrives
COVER
Photo courtesy of Rainbow
Treecare Scientific Advance-
ments
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tree of the Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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