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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
CHRISTMAS TREES, PLEASE! Part 2 - San Diego County Cut-Your-Own Tradition
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. I got help from the Principe di Tricase winery crew to cut down my Monterey pine...
Dec 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! There Goes The Neighborhood
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. There Goes the Neighborhood In the community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the South...
Nov 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! Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture Most...
Sep 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! Damper, Damper 10-4
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2023. Damper, Damper 10-4 Last time, we talked about trees and pruning a little bit and here...
Jul 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
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