i dont understand how you can think your services are 300% better
You nailed it my son...
"I don't understand" you said.
And that's exactly what I was getting at.
I'm trained in your art.
But you are not trained in my arts from what I gather.
You would need to have the extra training to "understand". I don't expect you to understand. It's not that I doubt your ability to learn the extra, but that's just the way it is.
For example if we are working on trees at a property where the homeowners do all their own lawn care and stuff and trees are in the lawn, if we cannot IDENTIFY their turfgrass species, how are we supposed to help them coordinate the lawn care with tree care?
The needs of different grasses are totally different, and the thatch they build can be totally different. All these factors can affect the trees, and the trees can affect the turf.
Arborists should be able to know whether the grass is rolled or folded vernation, what it's genus is, the fertilizer requirements, needs for light etc., because its right there growing with the tree in a unified environment.
And grass is just a small fragment of the matter.
I probably have an edge on most due to my 7 years working at country clubs, but it can't take most arborists more than a couple of weeks reading, or an 11 week college class to gain enough basics to add this bit of versatility and remove the handicap from their service.
The best service we can give homeowners, includes advice on what's coming down the track in their yard. We can forewarn them that some plants may need to move or be replaced in the future if pruning the tree won't take care of the entire remedy. That requires knowing the perennials, shrubs and ornamental grasses - at least many common ones. The more advance warning, the better, because it's easier to move plants when they are smaller.
As far as your diagnosing statement: you've got me thinking about orbit and Pluto.
On big trees, I hire exceptional arborists who climb. They have the knowledge, they have the gear, they know how to climb, and they can diagnose.
I pay them top dollar. Usually what they ask, and then some.
What this does....
Get this now....
It puts a minimun of 2 Certified Arborists, and one Certified Landscape Technician on their property. It virtually super-charges the experience and skill that step on-site.
It DOUBLES the tree care background put at their disposal. And it adds the background of my 7 years on country clubs with turf management, drainage, etc..
They now get professional arboriculture, turf management, horticulture, and landscape technology all combined together. It's a combination that's rare to get in Oregon. There's a few others, but very very few.
That's why I've enjoyed finding top-notch arborists who climb and respect the need for horticulture, who want to work together when needed. Generally they are humble, because they respect my credentials. And when they are in the trees and I've got the ropes, I tighten or let it fly at their command.
