IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES & PRODUCTS Training & Education
8 Tree Work and Electricity A common but often unseen danger
Equipment Focus 11 Aerial Lifts
Special Feature 12 Equipment Trends 2012 Plant Health Care
18 Movin' On Up Understanding uptake and translocation of chemicals
Health and Wellness
20 Fitness Conditioning for Arborists, Part 1
New Products 22 What's New on the Market? 22 12 11 18 3
September 2012
Volume 32, Number 6
DEPARTMENTS
3 Pest of the Month 6 From the Editor 7 Industry News
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24 Marketplace 24 Classifieds 25 Advertisers' Index 26 Tree of the Month
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