Tag: trees
Arborists Are Horticulturists Of Trees
UNITED STATES—Trees are the most substantial living components of their landscapes. Many grow too big for garden enthusiasts or professional gardeners to maintain them....
Utilities Limit Appropriate Tree Selection
UNITED STATES—Trees and utilities should not mix. Unfortunately, on rare occasion, they do. Trees cause electrical outages or fires by dropping limbs onto electrical...
Vines Are Naturally Very Competitive
UNITED STATES—Nature is competitive. Competition is natural. In the wild, vegetation competes for limited resources. Where sunlight is a limited resource within forest ecosystems,...
Trees Should Fit Their Gardens
UNITED STATES—A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. However, several tree types can not conform with this...
Palm Trees Within Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—Trees conform to an overly vague definition. Most simply, they are substantial and woody perennial plants with tall trunks and branches. Yet, several...
Citrus Fruits Ripen Through Winter
UNITED STATES—Planting and pruning of deciduous fruit trees are priorities for winter. Evergreen fruit trees are not as much of a concern. For them,...
Bark Up The Right Tree
UNITED STATES—Autumn foliar color does not seem to last long enough. As it dissipates, though, it reveals silhouettes of bare deciduous trees. Some are...
Trees May Benefit From Winterization
UNITED STATES—Arboriculture becomes more of a concern at this time of year. Although winter is a month away, the weather is becoming increasingly stormy....
Firewood Literally Grows On Trees
Autumn foliar color is a reminder that, regardless of pleasant weather, it really is autumn. The days are getting shorter. The weather is getting...
Binding For Straighter Tree Trunks
UNITED STATES—Staking is not quite the same as binding with stakes. It is more for the benefit of the roots than the trunks, which...