%0 Journal Article %A G. Rex Redden %T The Application of Engineering Fundamentals to Arboriculture %D 1989 %R 10.48044/jauf.1989.026 %J Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) %P 112-119 %V 15 %N 5 %X Applications of geometry, calculus, bending and twisting moments and mechanics of solids toward better pruning and climbing techniques are suggested. New to arborists this is a non-traditional topic, a basis for a pruning method using ancient and modern mathematical tools to analyze the forces that exist in and act upon trees. %U https://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/isa/15/5/112.full.pdf