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Former logger branches out in his new career as ... The tree Doctor

By Photographer Dean Guernsey / The Bulletin
Published: November 24. 2012 4:00AM PST
After removing dead and dying limbs from a Ponderosa Pine tree, Fagen rappels down using a specialized tree climbing harness and rope similar to rock climbing equipment.
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After removing dead and dying limbs from a Ponderosa Pine tree, Fagen rappels down using a specialized tree climbing harness and rope similar to rock climbing equipment.
Dean Guernsey / The Bulletin

Wade Fagen, of Fagen Tree Service & Chips, is an arborist who cultivates and cares for diseased and dying trees. His job ranges from felling the trees for the Northwest Express at Mount Bachelor to pruning the apple tree in someone's backyard.

Fagen efficiently manages many skills, from being extremely physically fit in order to climb trees while wielding a chainsaw, to engineering and manufacturing his own tools.

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