Showing 1-31 of 314625 visitsAlbum by Don and Jon PickerPhotos by Don and Jon Picker
enlarge 179KB, 800x640 Lynne Picker at Morton Arboretum, Chicago
enlarge 81KB, 800x446 Tim Swedberg at the family business Swedberg Nursery, est. 1915 by Swedish immigrant Uncle Jake Swedberg
enlarge 164KB, 613x800 Bob Swedberg in 1991
enlarge 152KB, 800x663 Don Picker, Journeyman Climber & Utility Line Clearance Crew Leader for Wright Tree Service at 26 years old in Rockford IL 1982
enlarge 111KB, 800x628 Picker Tree Experts Ltd. 1983-1989... www.pickertreeexperts.com www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 173KB, 640x800 Hazardous Tree Removal in Chicago
enlarge 142KB, 800x731 Picker with Hiab Swedish log-lift truck & firewood yard for winter sales in cold Illinois.
enlarge 163KB, 496x800 The kids Jon and Anna have always been involved in the tree work with Dad! Now Jon climbs with dad for www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 188KB, 800x600 Don’s nephew Michael also learned the tree business as part of PTE.
enlarge 118KB, 800x631 Pickers researched the slash & burn lifestyles of the Yao people of the mountains of south China.
enlarge 132KB, 800x535 Picker was already in Hong Kong in 1990 pruning trees and doing tree care. (here pictured at 23 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, HK).
enlarge 142KB, 800x640 Jonathan Picker has been climbing for the family business since 2000. He is now a Certified Arborist and Tree Worker-Climber Specialist for ATP in Asia.
enlarge 112KB, 800x550 Don (center) son Jon (left) and nephew, Andrew (right) Family of Treemen in 2003
enlarge 132KB, 539x800 Don back in the saddle again 2001
enlarge 108KB, 800x452 Don’s first training for China Light & Power (CLP) of Hong Kong in August 2003 (Cantonese) www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 241KB, 800x735 Besides Hong Kong we have a home in Yunnan, Kunming bordered by Vietnam and Laos to the south, Guizhou and Guangxi to the east, Myanmar to the west and Sichuan and Tibet in the north.
enlarge 0KB, 569x800 Chinese news about Vegetation Management (VM) training for the China Light & Power Co. of Hong Kong. (Aug/2003)
enlarge 105KB, 486x800 Very large trees at Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)... training.
enlarge 152KB, 800x573 Dr. Bill Fountain, Don Picker and Jon Picker training a group at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) Jan. 2007.
enlarge 110KB, 730x800 Don Picker and Dr. Bill Fountain at FRIM www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 128KB, 800x612 Don assisted as Protor at the first HK Certified Arborist Exam in the summer of 2005. (first Arborists pictured)
enlarge 130KB, 698x800 Don & Jeff provided climbing demonstrations and lecture at the 2006 Hong Kong Flower Show. www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 103KB, 800x535 Jeffrey Legue of ATP (right) received an early Certified Arborist credential from the ISA in 1992 while managing Picker Tree Experts I after it was sold.
enlarge 141KB, 800x553 Don travels to Asian Arboretums and Forests when ever possible... watch for Aboriculture Tour Packages soon to come! www.asiatreepreservation.com
enlarge 192KB, 800x611 Don touches the big ancient trees in Tian Mu Shan "Heavenly Forest" in western Zhejiang Province (120 kilometers from Shanghai)
enlarge 108KB, 800x472 Don was trainer and helped to develop the Certified Tree Worker program in Hong Kong. (proctoring for first exam; January 2006)
enlarge 149KB, 600x800 Don’s grand-daughter Alysa Ruth Picker Ralston is the next generation of climber in the Picker family
enlarge 164KB, 800x559 Don has degrees in Cross-cultural communications with an emphasis in Social Research and Applied Linguistics... so he loves to spend time in the mountains of southern China with the poorest peoples from diverse cultures...
enlarge 150KB, 800x493 Pickers were recognized for their research and development work with the Yao people in the early 1990s... (worked for CAMA Services HK, Cooperative Academic & Medical Assistance)
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 Don at the Royal Princess of Thailand Botanic Gardens in Chiang Mai northern Thailand. Don is presently the Chairman of the International Safety Committee of the ISA.
