UCFS Arborist Exchange
to Washington DC,
NYC, and Baltimore
Story and photos by:
Gustav Nässlander, Executive Director of The Tree Office (Trädkontoret), Sweden
Johan Östberg, Co-owner of The Tree Office (Trädkontoret), Sweden
Sweden and the United States have always
been close. During the 19th and early 20th
centuries, about 1.3 million Swedes left for
the United States of America. The impact
of Swedish descendants can be seen in
places like Minnesota where the surnames,
cultures, and sometimes even traces of
the Swedish accent are still present.
The connection within the field of arboricul-
ture is also strong. Some examples of this: the
Scandinavian chapter was the first chapter
of ISA outside of North America; the ISA
International conference was held in Malmö,
Sweden in 2022; and the late ISA President de
Gourét Litchfield lived in Sweden for most of
his life. That said, there are fascinating differ-
ences in tree planting, tree management, and
public communication that made our UCFS
Arborist Exchange in the U.S. in the fall of 2023
an interesting and rewarding experience. >>
There are fascinating
differences in tree planting,
tree management, and
public communication that
made our UCFS Arborist
Exchange an interesting
and rewarding experience.
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