MidwestArborist

I was talking to a coworker the other day about a similar topic. I was pruning some burning bushes with hand pruners. I mentioned the chainsaw was possibly one of the worst inventions for tree work. The chainsaw enabled anyone who thought they could make money in tree work to butcher trees. Whereas before the chainsaw the only people involved in ornamental tree work were people who enjoyed the trade. I don't recall any pictures of the Founding Fathers of standing in front of topped trees. But to be against technological advancements seems almost un-American and to be against competition between companies in the tree industry that sometimes seems to hurt quality seems uncapitalistic. I think the blame cannot rest on the technology or the system of economics influencing an industry or trade, but rather I think the blame has to rest on the good practitioners of a trade by not educating the public or not reaching out to those struggling economically to educate individuals in the proper practice of a trade. The good practitioners, like myself, are to blame by not changing the status quo through the practice of our everyday life.