The Tree Blog » Videos http://www.thetreeblog.com Trees, Tree Management and Arborist News from an Australian perspective Wed, 12 May 2010 13:11:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Tree lopper caught with his pants down ! http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/02/05/tree-lopper-caught-with-his-pants-down http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/02/05/tree-lopper-caught-with-his-pants-down#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:40:26 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=136 A Gold Coast tree lopper whose harness broke had to be rescued from a tree by firefighters when his pants fallen to his ankles and holding on for dear life.

Having your harness break is one thing, but this is a situation no arborist wants to happen !

The story “Red face, blue undies – man stuck up tree with no pants” comes from the Courier Mail.


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2009/02/05/tree-lopper-caught-with-his-pants-down/feed 0 Beware Tree Lopping Scams http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/11/28/beware-tree-lopping-scams http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/11/28/beware-tree-lopping-scams#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:49:15 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=100 A Current Affair recently ran a segment on people being ripped off by door-knocking tree loppers pretending to be professional arborists.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SiVAt7IRqk

Make sure you do your homework before hiring someone for this sort of thing.


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/11/28/beware-tree-lopping-scams/feed 1 World’s tallest hardwood tree found in Tasmania http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/10/15/worlds-second-tallest-tree-found-in-tasmania http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/10/15/worlds-second-tallest-tree-found-in-tasmania#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:21:24 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=3 A 400 year-old eucalyptus tree has been discovered in Tasmania, measuring 101 metres tall, with the aid of an airborne laser.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=62KbvcC7OM4

Called Centurian, it is apparently the world’s tallest eucalyptus tree, the tallest hardwood tree, and the tallest flowering plant with a diameter of 405cm.

It was initially reported by News.com.au to be the world’s second tallest, however this is actually not correct.

It is located near Hobart in a state forest.  There are plans to extend the Tahune Airwalk towards it so that tourists can visit.

For the record, the previous tallest in Australia was the Mount Tree/Trident Tree, a Eucalyptus regnans or Mountain Ash.

The Thorpdale Tree, also a mountain ash in Victoria, is listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the tallest discovered in Australia measuring an amazing 114.3 metres. It was felled in 1884.

I wonder if the tallest is out there still growing and waiting to be discovered …


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/10/15/worlds-second-tallest-tree-found-in-tasmania/feed 0 Boy killed by fallen tree http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/09/28/boy-killed-by-fallen-tree-in http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/09/28/boy-killed-by-fallen-tree-in#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:41:06 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=96 A 4 year old boy on holidays was tragically killed by a falling palm tree in Queensland.

The news report below includes some comments by an arborist.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwDoO2n3eOM

Palm trees can not just be pretty, but also dangerous.


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/09/28/boy-killed-by-fallen-tree-in/feed 0 I bet these guys wish they’d hired an arborist … http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/02/13/i-bet-these-guys-wish-theyd-hired-an-arborist http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/02/13/i-bet-these-guys-wish-theyd-hired-an-arborist#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:35:21 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=70 Two guys cut down a branch -- one gets smacked in the face.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyQX9mx5EV0


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/02/13/i-bet-these-guys-wish-theyd-hired-an-arborist/feed 0 Ouch ! Don’t let this happen to you … http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/01/13/ouch-dont-let-this-happen-to-you http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/01/13/ouch-dont-let-this-happen-to-you#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:32:27 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=68 Amateur tree cutters again …

www.youtube.com/watch?v=54YnWXAkV_M


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/01/13/ouch-dont-let-this-happen-to-you/feed 0 How NOT to cut down a tree http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/11/13/how-not-to-cut-down-a-tree http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/11/13/how-not-to-cut-down-a-tree#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:26:29 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=66 It really is amazing how many idiots are out there ….

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKaE4dFxP4E

Don’t risk it people.  Get your trees cut down professionally.


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/11/13/how-not-to-cut-down-a-tree/feed 0 Dumb Arborist ! http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/08/13/dumb-arborist http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/08/13/dumb-arborist#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:08:26 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=56 This is a very funny video from Youtube showing how not to cut down a tree :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGN5xyC2e5o


]]> http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/08/13/dumb-arborist/feed 0 Climbing the World’s Tallest Tree – Want to know what it’s like ? http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/02/10/climbing-the-worlds-tallest-tree-want-to-know-what-its-like http://www.thetreeblog.com/2007/02/10/climbing-the-worlds-tallest-tree-want-to-know-what-its-like#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:17:26 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=17 Spotted this great vid on YouTube of a guy climbing Hyperion, a Sequoia Redwood in California …

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoZ0J7x1Cg


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