Our Friend, Ken Six!
Ken Six, a wonderful man with an infectious laugh and gentle nature really got the Broadcast-ball rolling here when he started Arbor Talk. This guy who never let anything get him down, who gave his all everyday is no longer with us. The Good Lord decided He needed help with His trees in Heaven; so He took Ken home. And we really miss him. But he’ll remain forever in our hearts, as we carry on the work he started, for the love of trees and the great outdoors.
A very dear friend of Ken’s and all of us here at Arbor Talk, Coach Lynn Johnson, hosted a very special "Tribute to Ken Six". Click here to hear it on Healthy Life Radio!
Below is Ken’s Bio; which remains because Ken is still very much a part of every show.
"Ken Six has been involved in Tree Care or Arboriculture (The science and art of caring for trees, shrubs and other woody plants in landscape settings) and has been a Green Industry professional for 30 years, in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and California. He has developed and run successful companies involved in all phases of arboriculture in the Urban Environment, including Tree Pruning, Tree Removal, Tree Planting, Plant Health Care, Fertilization, Compost Tea, Soil Testing, Laboratory Analysis, Insect and Disease Control, Consulting, Tree Inventory, Expert Witness, Tree Selection, Hazard Tree Assessment, Forensics, Tree Appraisal, and Tree Preservation (Tree Protection at Construction Sites) Ken is a long standing Member of The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), The American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), and Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA). Ken has taken care of Trees at some of the Smallest Estates in the world to some of the Largest and most Famous Estates in the world. You have probably seen some of his trees in Movies, TV Shows and People Magazine without even knowing it. It’s not a real estate without trees.
Ken started his website, TreeTV, in 2003 as more of a “need” to promote proper tree care and educate the public. To quote Ken Six: “What if you were a Doctor and you were transported back in time and people were going to their local Physician to get a bleeding or little hemlock juice, you would probably say, "Hey! You don’t need to do it that way anymore! We have Evolved!”. Well Arboriculture has evolved tree mendously in the last thirty years. You don’t need to burn out webworm in pecan trees, you don’t need to beat your fruit tree with a bat to have fruit. In most cases, if you build a house, driveway or sidewalk right next to a tree without proper tree preservation from a Consulting Arborist, the tree will be a candidate for replacement, that is if it doesn’t fall first.” Fast forward to 2006, We have Arbor Talk! Featuring Ken Six and Peter Felix as the Hosts, with Tree News, Arboricultural Entertainment, and guests from all over the country. NOW in 2008, Arbor Talk is syndicated with Fresh Talk Network!! With more information, insight and just plain fun, you won’t want to miss a single show!"
God bless you, Ken. We all love and miss you!
