Forestry Equipment Guides & Buying Advice | TreeMarker

Forestry Gauges & Probes: Which Instrument Do You Need?

• 28 September 2026
• Peter Greenley

Calipers, relascopes, clinometers, hypsometers, bark gauges and decay probes explained: what each one measures, and when to reach for it.

Tree Planting Tools: Spades, Spears, Pottiputki and Planting Bags

• 28 September 2026
• Peter Greenley

Notch vs pit planting, choosing between planting spades, spears and Pottiputki tubes, planting bag capacity, stocking densities and the UK season.

Bill Hooks and Slashers: Which Tool for Hedging and Brush?

• 14 September 2026
• Peter Greenley

Bill hook vs slasher vs brushing hook, the regional patterns explained, single vs double edge, sharpening, and the UK hedge cutting season.

Tree Tags: A Complete Buyer's Guide

• 14 September 2026
• Peter Greenley

Which tree tags to use for surveys and timber inventory: aluminium vs laser-engraved, the right nails, sizes and numbering, and how to fix them safely.