SherrillTree People

During 20+ years in the tree care industry I've been fortunate to have made friends of people who care for and about trees. The following is a mix of personal photos I thought might interest curiosity about SherrillTree.

- Tobe Sherrill

Close Who's the angel here? First things first. This is Anne, Cam and I standing next to the Angel Oak near Charleston, SC, a regular stop on the way to the coast. Anne's a photographer by trade and Cameron's in first grade (3 at this time).	Close Hiking NC Anne, Cam and I with friend Denny Moorhouse (founder & namesake of DMM) hiking the Appalachian Trail during his visit to NC.	Close Baverian friends For arborists in the know, meet some German friends making a difference for trees and tree people- (left) Hubert Kowaleski, inventor of the Lock Jack and other A.R.T. products, (second from left) Erk Brudi, world renowned expert on tree statics and co-owner of Free Worker Arborist Supply in Munich, (3rd) unknown, and (right) Uli Distel, inventor of Gecko lightweight climbers and the Distel hitch.	Close Shown here are friends at New Tribe, including co-founder Sophia Sparks (far right).	Close A brother's gift Here I am sitting above certified arborist Tony Tressalt of Pennsylvania 240 feet up in a Sitka Spruce on the Olympic Peninsula along the Washington coast. Tony's brother Ben purchased this climbing expedition as a gift for his little brother and wife at the 2005 TREE Fund auction. Proceeds from this auction are spent for the benefit of urban trees.
Close This slideshow needs just one more tree climber.	Close Tree bug... I mean BUD Friend Dwayne Neustaeter, CEO of Arboriculture Canada Training & Education. On the boat we refer to Dwayne as the P.O., I'm afraid that's all I can tell you.	Close Girl-powered You're looking at 1st through 3rd place champions in the 2001 International Tree Climbing Championship women's division, held in Seattle, WA- (left to right) Christine Engle (Germany), Wenda Li (Canada) and Kiah Martin (Australia)	Close Reporting for duty, Sir! Here I'm showing a reporter for Cigar Aficionado "the ropes" for an article published in March 2006. Thanks to friends at the New York Botanical Gardens for their hospitality!	Close Urban Climber Reporter "Randi" with Urban Climber magazine was excited about the possibilities of tree climbing among kids at her indoor climbing wall club. An article was produced from this climb in the April/May 2006 issue.
Close Master splicer- Port Towsend, Oregon That's John Ranson in the background, enjoying a break from copious note taking of Brion incredible splicing technique. Brion Toss is considered a leading expert on rope-splicing & boat rigging with several books and videos to his credit.	Close Tree Champs I took this photo following the European Tree Congress in Varese, Italy pulled together by Danielle Zanzi. Noted tree experts include Erk Brudi, Ken Palmer, Dr. Alex Shigo and Dr. Luthor Wessoley.	Close House in a tree This is Michael "House" Tain... in his element.	Close Euro rash girl It's a wonder more people didn't come down with poison ivy of the eyes following the Galabau landscaping show in Nurnberg Germany.
Close Bud Wisers Meet friends Phil Frazee of Eagle Point, Oregon and ITCC champ Dan Kraus from Seattle Washington while sight-seeing Crater Lake in 2005.	Close Road kill! When traveling to the Climbing Rendevous last summer I passed this dude on the side of the road waiting for his ride. Just another trophy day in Oregon!	Close Climbing Post ...New York Post that is. Here I was breaking-in a reporter and photographer for the Post about the real meaning of "deadline."	Close 2005 Tree Climbing Rendevoux The 2005 Tree Climbers Rendevous sponsored by New Tribe attracted a healthy bunch of tree loving climbers.