NICOTERRA TRAILS

Life would not be possible without trees!  There are volumes written about trees but we still know very little.  Tree beauty and preservation are my central concern!

 

Climate Change. Summer drought conditions are becoming the norm in the Puget Sound trough.  Many of our planted trees were not established with such heat and lack of water.  During some heat waves, the night temperatures are not dropping low enough to stop trees respirating so that they are beginning the following day with a water deficit.  Steps you can take:

• Deep watering near the tree stem and along the drip line, particularly when May and June months are hot, just after leaf-out
• Arbor-chip mulch placed around the tree stem to a height of 4″ and forming a ring, the larger the better, and working mulch into moist soils will improve moisture retention
• Give me a call, and I can offer advice to mitigate the situation 

Arborist Basic Services:

• Pruning – thinning, restoring, training moderate height trees
• Planting – providing tree species recommendations for the site, site prep and planting (planting demonstrations available)
• Tree Visual Assessments – to determine tree health
• Tree Risk Assessments – Level II and III

Additional Arborist Services:

• Tree Diagnostics – lab analysis OSU Extension Service: soil and fungal diseases
• Pruning Workshops

• Invoice for Time and Materials or Fixed Price
• Hand tools used where-ever possible

Tree Risk Assessments – Consulting Arborist:  Tools-Instruments for Wood: IML GmbH Wiesloch, Germany  Evaluating growth-decay of tree core, structural bending, and failure angles

licensed by: Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe, Professor Dr. Claus Mattheck

Qualifications/Certifications

• ISA: Certified Arborist PN-8028A /Tree Risk Assessment Qualification TRAQ
• Urban Forestry / Ecological Restoration Certified
• Hazard Tree Felling: Game of Logging (Soren Erickson method) NW Certified Forestry – Centralia
• Sawyer  “B”  Olympic National Forest USDA – 7 years (managing/coordinating trail crews Pacific Northwest Trail Association)
• Small acreage Inspector Washington DNR Firewise Properties 2016

 

testing for fracture angle Western Red Cedar increment core showing incipient rot

Western Hemlock

advanced heart rot Western Hemlock

related certification / qualifications

• FHWA Bridge Inspector King County Department of Transportation:  Certified (maintained 11 years) timber structures
• Masters Degree Urban Planning: University of Oregon

Experiences

• Professional ornamental tree pruning – Puget Sound & Olympic Peninsula 7 years
• Teaching Pruning workshops Bainbridge Island Metro-Parks 2016
• City Parks, Recreation, & Trees Board – Port Townsend (Chair) 2011-12