Notable Arborists

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Notable Arborists with their favorite knots: 

Notable Arborists with their favorite knots Collection of images & quotes Painstankingly collected by Joseph Murray Musical Accompaniment by The Judds Why Knot Me? The knots that bind us…

bowline with a round turn: 

bowline with a round turn A good solid, secure knot that’s easy to tie… Ken Palmer ArborMaster Training, Inc. Willington, CT

Knife Knot: 

Knife Knot I tie a mean granny. The only way you can take this knot apart is with a knife! Dr. Todd Watson Texas A&M University

Bowline: 

Bowline It’s a classic. Robert Bartlett, Jr. F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company Stamford, CT

Double Fisherman: 

Double Fisherman It’s a beautiful knot. Hugh Whitehead Fairfax County Urban Forestry Division Fairfax, VA

Figure Eight: 

Figure Eight It’s my first! Kristina Villaire Village Garden Care & Virginia Tech Graduate Student

Nelson Hitch: 

Nelson Hitch I use it for backing-up my double ascenders. I came up with this thing around midnight while staring at my computer screen. Dan Nelson Pixie Forest Tree Care Auburn, GA

Blake’s Hitch : 

Blake’s Hitch A major improvement over the tautline hitch. Sharon Lilly Director of Educational Goods and Services International Society of Arboriculture Champaign, IL

Tautline Hitch: 

Tautline Hitch I’ve always used it. I’ll always use it. Guy Meilleur Better Tree Care New Hill, NC

Tongue-Tied: 

Tongue-Tied This is how I feel after giving a presentation. Dr. Bonnie Appleton Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Agriculture Research & Extension Center

Clove Hitch: 

Clove Hitch Tell me again… What are you going to do with this picture? Derek Vannice Director of Certification International Society of Arboriculture Champaign, IL

Timber Hitch: 

Timber Hitch It’s the first knot I learned. The Arborwear Dude

Zeppelin Bend: 

Zeppelin Bend Reminds me of all those Led Zeppelin concerts I attended. Rip Tompkins ArborMaster Training, Inc. Little Compton, RI

Running Bowline: 

Running Bowline Works for me. Keith Cline Program Manager USDA U.S. Forest Svc. Urban & Community Forestry

Buntline Hitch: 

Buntline Hitch An excellent hitch for holding whatever. Ed Milhous President, MAC-ISA Consulting Arborist Haymarket, VA

Fisherman’s Knot: 

Fisherman’s Knot It won’t come undone when I catch fish. Jim Skiera Executive Director International Society of Arboriculture Champaign, IL

Kotwica No-Name Knot: 

Kotwica No-Name Knot Easy to tie, quick to release. Bryan Kotwica Arborist Artist Arlington Heights, IL

Hangman’s Noose : 

Hangman’s Noose It’s symbolic of my inability to decline speaking engagements. Dr. Brian Kane University of Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources

Fungal Mycelial Knot: 

Fungal Mycelial Knot I became interested in plant pathology after I saw all of the graduates getting jobs… including me! Dr. Bruce Fraedrich Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Charlotte, NC

The Marriage Knot: 

The Marriage Knot The double slip knot is an appropriate knot to symbolize marriage. Jim Clark & Nelda Matheny HortScience Pleasanton, CA

Slip Knot with a turn: 

Slip Knot with a turn The Burghers of Calais Auguste Rodin (1889)

Slipped Reef Knot : 

Slipped Reef Knot The Dinner Horn Winslow Homer (1870)

Pretzel Knot: 

Pretzel Knot Substitute dough for rope. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes and eat.

The Human Flag Knot: 

The Human Flag Knot Rope? I don’t need no stinking rope? Scott Beecher Streamline Tree Care Chesapeake, VA

The End: 

The End