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NEXT MEETING: Intro To The San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers With Samantha Barlin, July 19, 2025, 1:30p - 3p, SD Oasis, Rancho Bernardo

The newly reinstituted Plant Forum (to learn more, please read the Plant Forum article by Susi Torre-Bueno in this newsletter) will be...

2 days ago

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...

Dec 1, 2018

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...

Nov 1, 2018

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,...

Oct 1, 2018

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...

Sep 1, 2018

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

Aug 1, 2018

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

Jul 1, 2018

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

Jun 1, 2018