After nearly 50 years working with trees and people, I have learned that tree work is never just about trees. Most people do not notice a tree is in trouble until it looks bad enough to scare them. That is not a criticism. It is just something I have seen many times. A tree stands …
W. Jim Cortese will give a garden club talk on June 18, sharing reflections from his decades of work in arboriculture, urban forestry, tree preservation, and storytelling. Cortese, a longtime arborist and author of John Muir Climbs a Tree and Other Tree Tales, has spent much of his career helping people better understand the value …
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A Tree Usually Tells You Before It Gives Up
Posted: July 12, 2026 by W. Jim Cortese
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After nearly 50 years working with trees and people, I have learned that tree work is never just about trees. Most people do not notice a tree is in trouble until it looks bad enough to scare them. That is not a criticism. It is just something I have seen many times. A tree stands …
Category: Media and Events Tags: arborist advice, The Pioneer Woman, tree care, tree heat stress, tree stories, tree warning signs, trees and people, W. Jim Cortese
W. Jim Cortese to Speak at Garden Club Event on June 18
Posted: June 4, 2026 by W. Jim Cortese
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W. Jim Cortese will give a garden club talk on June 18, sharing reflections from his decades of work in arboriculture, urban forestry, tree preservation, and storytelling. Cortese, a longtime arborist and author of John Muir Climbs a Tree and Other Tree Tales, has spent much of his career helping people better understand the value …
Category: Media and Events Tags: arborist speaker, garden club speaker, John Muir Climbs a Tree, tree preservation, trees and people, W. Jim Cortese