Trees, Please

NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only – 04/10/’23 The Houseplant Guru, Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

Please join us on April 10, 2023, at 6 p.m. (PST) on Zoom only for this month’s SDHS General Meeting featuring a talk about one of the...

TREES, PLEASE: A Tale of Firs—From Farms, Not Factories

By Robin Rivet. In the winter of 1953, an inner-city husband arrived home on Christmas Eve. He carried a three-foot balsam fir tree into...

TREES, PLEASE: Chaotic Trees Set Sail

By Tim Clancy. I have worked for a few tree "care" companies. One thing I noticed is that as fall and winter approach, the business of...

TREES, PLEASE: X, Y, Z: Distinctive Trees With Odd Names

By Robin Rivet. Does your surname fall at the end of the alphabet? Were you often called last at school? It seems that even with plants,...

TREES, PLEASE: Space Invaders: Keep an Eye Out for Tree Tobacco

By Tim Clancy. Not all trees are created equal, and not all trees are benign. All over the country, there are trees that are classified...

TREES, PLEASE: When it's Hot, Go Nuts!

By Robin Rivet. Imagine a hot summer day... This year, you don’t need too much imagination. As average summer temperatures continue to...

TREES, PLEASE: Arboreal Caveat Emptor

By Tim Clancy. Pot-Bellied Pig Syndrome 'Right tree, right place,' is an often-repeated mantra when it comes to choosing and siting trees...

TREES, PLEASE: Do Birds Need Your Trees?

By Robin Rivet. Have you completed “spring cleaning” your trees? Best practice timing for mature tree pruning is vague, and our bird...