Tree care, the business of tree care, and the occasional story from fifteen years in the field. Written by Matt.

It’s commonplace for trees to wrap their roots around sewer pipes and overtime crack the pipe and become your local plumbers’ best friend. It’s almost like...
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This weekend my family and I took a trip to see the new Wildlife Museum and Aquarium at the one and only headquarters of Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, MO. For kids wh...
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In order for one to fight for something with all of their hearts, they must believe in the cause with all of their hearts. To work every day away from one’s family for...
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The perfect lot in the perfect subdivision has been selected and you are planning to build your house around a couple beautiful 100 plus-year-old oak trees. A plan ma...
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Everyone has the idea of getting a nice 8’ tall 1 ½ inch caliper balled and burlap tree planted in their front yard with visions of pushing their future grandchildren ...
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Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. This is the inner circle of friends who ...
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I met a chicken smarter than myself, and most people I know. He embodied the mentality and raw drive to fulfill the destiny he was born to reach, that most of us hide ...
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Lately we have been mixing it up here at Resource Tree and Land. For example, I have made a pact to only eat my water and drink my food. Chomping ice gets old but re...
Read →Tell us the spot and the job. A Board Certified Master Arborist picks with you, plants it right, and stands behind it for Year One.