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June 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
Jun 1
Articles


TREES, PLEASE! California Rare Fruit Growers
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. California Rare Fruit Growers I confess. I developed this “Trees, please!”...
Feb 1, 2024


TREES, PLEASE! Sharing Mark Twain’s Favorite Fruit
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2023. Sharing Mark Twain’s Favorite Fruit Holiday season is upon us. Have you been a...
Dec 1, 2023


TREES, PLEASE: Imagine Eating A Rose?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Imagine Eating a Rose? No kidding. Tasting a rose apple should be on every...
Oct 1, 2023


TREES, PLEASE! Paving Paradise
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2023. “They took all the trees Put 'em in a tree museum And they charged all the people...
Aug 1, 2023


TREES, PLEASE! Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2023. Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku "Forest bathing" does not require soap or water....
May 31, 2023


TREES, PLEASE! Arbor Day, “Sylvan” Day or Día del Árbol?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Arbor Day, “Sylvan” Day or Día del Árbol? “Other holidays repose upon the past;...
Apr 3, 2023


TREES, PLEASE! Do Valentines Have Vesicles?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. Do Valentines Have Vesicles? Yes, red-fruiting Valentines have vesicles - which...
Feb 1, 2023
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