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January 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT MEETING: Celebrating Horticulturist Of The Year 2026, Nancy Carol Carter, On January 17, From 1:30p - 3:30p At Oasis Rancho Bernardo (Upstairs In The Grand Assembly Hall)
Nancy Carol Carter. Celebrating the Horticulturist of the Year for 2026 Nancy Carol Carter. Join us on January 17, from 1:30p - 3:30p, at Oasis Rancho Bernardo (Note: this meeting will be held upstairs in the Grand Assembly Hall and not in our regular room downstairs.) Online registration required - SD Hort Member (and their guest) registration is FREE and in-person non-member registration is $15.00 (Consider joining or renewing with the San Diego Horticultural Society fo
Jan 1
Articles
TREES, PLEASE! Dead as a Doornail
In the world of Urban Forestry one of the concepts we consider is the safe useful life expectancy (SULE) of a tree. There are many component
Mar 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: “Silky” Trees
Valentine’s Day is nigh. Do you wish for romantic gifts of silken fabric, sweet fruit or gorgeous flowers? A genuine “silk” tree could be a
Feb 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: My Tree, iTree.
Trees add to our enjoyment of our daily living. Providing habitat for local fauna, screening from annoying situations, they are harvested fo
Jan 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: Do You Pine - Fir a Cedar?
Evergreens you might choose, but no larches, spruce or yews… Araucarias: Eye-catching as a towering species, the Norfolk Island pine is ope
Dec 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Have You Examined Tree Roots Lately?
October is prime tree planting season in San Diego County. The weather is cooling and our rainy season is due. If you are expecting to plant
Oct 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Tree Ordinances. Love them or leave them?
By Tim Clancy. Sometimes government agencies get it right. In other cases, government regulations seem arbitrary, over-reaching and...
Sep 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Hot-Hued Trees for Sizzling Summer Daze
By Robin Rivet. Summers in San Diego increasingly remind me of places I used to live; but I’m no snowbird. I fled the east coast loathing...
Jul 31, 2019
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