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I recently looked at this London planetree which was perfectly healthy a year ago.
Wood Decay Fungi Diagnostic Reference
Can you recall any of the plants you saw today?
Probably not. As a species, we are not programmed to recognize and register everything we see within our field of vision. This would be an overwhelming...
Sprinklers and trees
Know your trees. Do they like a lot of added water? Will new sprinklers help or hurt your trees.
by Duncan Slater PhD • 1st Arboriculturist, Lecturer, Researcher, Arbor Day UK Co-ordinator & Discoverer of Natural Bracing in Trees
When one considers the many barriers to the survival of planted...
Tree Biomechanics Week 2022
If you’ve never heard of Tree Biomechanics Week, it’s time you did.
Tree biomechanics incorporates biological study and engineering principles to understand how plant growth leads to the ability to w...
August 6, 2022, Arbor Doctor Ron Rothhaas joined yardboy Ron Wilson on 55KRC and iHeart Radio
On August 6, 2022, Arbor Doctor Ron Rothhaas joined yardboy Ron Wilson on 55KRC and iHeart Radio to discuss trees, weather, tree biomechanics, the Amish, and probably more. Click here to listen to the...
Perhaps this tree should be called “The Table Oak”, as it stands on four “legs” – each a buttress root – with no central wood at all. It won’t stand forever, of course, but it’s been like this for at ...
The Green Planet: Seasonal Worlds
I came upon this show while helping my elderly mother the other night. After a while she asked, “do you really like this?” Surprised, I looked at her and replied, “Mother, this is what I do for a livi...
Recently I was called upon to inspect an apparently healthy American beech (Fagus grandifolia) tree. Outside of a few tightly bifurcated branch unions, the only real issue with this tree with a 43-inc...
