Tag: trees
Sunlight Is Becoming A Commodity
UNITED STATES—Shade trees no longer get the appreciations that they deserve. Only half a century ago, they were important components of suburban landscapes. Big...
Limb Failure Of Spontaneous Nature
UNITED STATES—Winter storms sometimes break limbs or topple trees. Such damage is no surprise during winter because that is when almost all windy weather...
Tree Surgeons Evolved Into Arborists
UNITED STATES—Arborists are very specialized horticulturists. They prefer to work with trees. Of course that is not as simple as it sounds. Some are...
Shade Trees Adapt To Urbanism
UNITED STATES—Modern urban home gardens are shadier and more confined than older suburban home gardens originally were. Modern homes are both taller and closer...
Yardwork Mayhem
UNITED STATES─Memorial Day has come and gone, and some would say that summer is officially here, well not quite, but I always say when...
Multi Trunk Trees Seem Natural
UNITED STATES—For several years in the late 1960 and early 1970s, European white birch were trendy. Most lived in ubiquitous groups of three. Where...
Arborists Maintain The Big Trees
UNITED STATES—The trees know what time of year it is. Even evergreen trees have shed some of their older foliage through late summer. Deciduous...
Arborists Are Modern Tree Surgeons
UNITED STATES—The terminology has certainly changed over the years. Not many of us remember what tree surgeons were, or that there were actually a...
Money Does Not Grow On Trees
UNITED STATES—It’s a firm belief that as soon as you get it disappears into thin air. You might have an idea what I’m referring...
Vines For Better Or Worse
UNITED STATES—Vines in the wild are downright exploitative. They do not support their own weight, so instead climb or sprawl over shrubbery and trees....