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Soil Mining Bee on flowers
Soil “mining bees” have been on the wing in southern and central Ohio for a few weeks but their activity has been rising and falling with our roller coaster temperatures. Still, we’re receiving repo...
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine is known as a “spring ephemeral” owing to the time of year when short-lived plants and flowers are present. The majority of this weed’s hide-and-seek life cycle is spent hidden from...
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An ear of corn sits on topsoil in Nebraska, part of the nation’s Corn Belt. Scientists estimate the region has lost about 35 percent of its topsoil.

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Arbor Doc drops by 3/26/2022 with play button

Click below to listen at Arbor Doctor Ron Rothhaas joined Ron Wilson on his March 26, 2022 show.

Piles of mulch around trees
The vast majority of the trees and shrubs used in Ohio landscapes evolved in ecosystems with soils topped by an organic layer. Think forest and grassland soils. Aged hardwood bark mulch serves as a ...

We are now one month into Meteorological spring but it has felt like winter some lately, except for that one 80-degree day. Up and down, it must be spring in Cincinnati! Things are getting busy at Arb...

Below is a listing of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials which can grow in wet or moist soils. You will notive that willows and serviceberry are not on this list. Weeping willow in particular li...

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Our friends at Holscher and Hackman Garden Center are once again hosting a series of free classes this spring. Arbor Doctor Ron Rothhaas will be talking on declining evergreens on April 16 at 10AM. A ...

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