Tree Scum Podcast

The title sums it all up, man

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Does anyone read episode descriptions? If so, congrats to you. You are a hero amongst men.

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In this episode we go over why have high standards and calling people individually out for shotty work is good. I am a foremost asshole, call people out tactfully, and appropriately so I do not apologize for it, most of the time. I think shame is a great and effective tool to move out industry forward, we just have to use it properly.

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Today we explore the phenomenon of the people who watch you work. We investigate their attire, motives, and try to answer the question, “why on earth are you watching me do tree work?”

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This episode deviates tree talk and goes over a few weird stories from my childhood. Enjoy.

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This episode has a few stories about my buddy Randy who I used to work with in California. Randy was good tree scum and he use to brighten my day. I also talk about Mennonites and the Fourth of July. Trigger warning for boomers and Ameretards; I am not a fan of the Country of America. I love the people/nation of America but the country is a warmongering monster that kinda stinks.

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In this episode I talk about what tools I keep in my tree assessment kit.

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Today we talk about how my stupid air conditioner broke and the tiny thing they replaced it with, what work you can sell going into summer (Oak Wilt, Dutch Elm Disease, summer pests, and something else I can’t remember), I also talk about a horrific dream I had and why I think it is good that I have bad dreams.

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Today we talk about all the recent herbicide damage I have seen here in middle Missouri.

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Here is a story about a contact job I got where I misjudged some real Missouri mother fuckers and was pleasantly surprised by their skill and safe work.

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AI has broken search engines and is breaking some people’s arborist report when they use it wrong.

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The whole world United States are seeing what it is like to be tree scum. Nothing works correctly, everything breaks, and you “must” keep moving forward. It’s so exhausting, I am down to burn it all to the ground and start over.

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This episode we talk about the dirtyness of Seattle and how ice cold I am.

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Here is a story of one of the coolest dudes I have ever worked with in tree care. This is the rise and fall of a pure tree scum champion. Never leave a man behind and never snitch, especially on your friends.

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Unlucky podcast number 13. Here is some free information about Oak Wilt which is an oak tree killing fungus.

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This is me putting my heart out there. I don't know what the future holds but always plan for the worst.

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Here is a ton of free information about fruit trees. Working with fruit trees is a great thing to do to stay busy in the winter so everyone should aim to be competent at it. Furit trees will also get more popular with our economy tanking so be aware and plan for the future.

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Here is some free information on how I run my business. It should be helpful for those going off on their own and for those trying to organize their business to stay active all year round.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Frank the Liberty Tree in northeast KC on January 10th, 2025. Frank was a 282-340-year-old bur oak tree that was removed after I volunteered my time and used the most high-tech tree assessment tools available to determine that Frank was structurally stable and had a robust root system. My recommendation to keep Frank went against the recommendations of MDC who did zero actual assessment of Frank or any work to confirm the wood decay fungus they said was affecting him. I also went against the main advocate of Franks removal, Ron Gamm who owns the tree removal company (Alpha Omega Complete Tree Service) who is not even a Certified Arborist, is not from KC, and made 9k to remove Frank. After Frank was removed, Jessica Thomas who bought the property the Frank sat on for three centuries less than a month before removing him, sold Frank off piece by piece on the internet and received over $1,800 in donations to removed him at www.FranktheLibertyTree.com. This is the most frustrating and saddening case I have ever been involved with.

Please read more about this case here: Frank the Liberty Tree

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