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From the President - Wrapping Up 2024

To All Authorized Members, It’s hard to believe that we have turned the page on another year. It sure doesn’t seem like a year ago when we were celebrating the end of 2023, a record year for HMI and our Authorized Member Network. Maybe it's because 2024 was a blur from beginning to end. HMI […]

Acer truncatum - Shantung, Shandong or Purpleblow Maple & Hybrids

Acer truncatum is certainly not a household word or common in the arboricultural, nursery and landscape industries, but it deserves greater use. Interest in this species is picking up as weather patterns are affecting tree performance. To date, this species has been adaptable to weather's curve balls. Small trees, 20' to 30’ high and […]

From the President - Q2 2024

To All Authorized Members, I am happy to report that tree removal sales by members of our network continue to track on a record pace this year. If you read my previous letter, you know that HMI posted its second largest Q1 in the company’s history this year. Last quarter was even more impressive. Q2 […]

Member Spotlight: Kevin Ward

In this month's member spotlight we introduce you to Kevin Ward, arborist consultant at Utility Tree Service based in Shelby, North Carolina. Kevin is a Certified Arborist with many years of experience, and he manages crews who are committed to safety and efficiency when working on projects in central North Carolina. Read on to learn […]

From the President - Q1 2024

To All Authorized Members, As we all wrap-up a busy spring and start prepping for what promises to be an active summer storm season, it’s time once again for my quarterly update. If you remember, in my last letter I noted that HMI closed the second busiest January in the company’s history. Amazingly enough, we […]

Member Spotlight: Cody Jepson

In this month's member spotlight we introduce you to Cody Jepson, the owner and operator of family-run Jepson Arbor Specialists based in Milwaukie, Oregon. Cody is a Certified Arborist with more than 20 years of experience, and he manages crews who are committed to safety and efficiency when working on projects in the Pacific Northwest. […]

From the President - Q4 2023

To All Authorized Members, It’s hard to believe that we're nearing the end of the first quarter as we complete the books on another year. It sure doesn’t seem like a year ago when we was celebrating the wrap up of another successful year for HMI and our Network. If you read my third quarter […]

From the President - Q3 2023

To All Authorized Members, As I am writing this letter, HMI has just closed out the third quarter of 2023 having completed more emergency tree removal assignments in nine months than in any full year prior. To accomplish this in a year without a single major hurricane event (so far) is really extraordinary and the […]

Nyssa sylvatica the lovely black tupelo, black gum

Fifteen years ago, I penned a brief article on Nyssa for HMI's TreeTalk™ publication. The present discussion expands significantly on that information and discusses the advances in Nyssa selection, evaluation, and production techniques. Recently, I was asked what I thought of Nyssa sylvatica as a replacement for Acer rubrum by Nate Nix, sales arborist, Monster […]

From the President - Q2 2023

To All Authorized Members, I hope everyone is doing well and surviving whatever Mother Nature is throwing in your direction - excessive heat and humidity, epic floods, smoke-filled skies, or all of the above. In what is becoming a broken record, HMI is coming off another record quarter. So, I know you have all been […]

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