Jul 1 TREES, PLEASE! The Silk Oak By Tim Clancy. One of my favorite trees these days is the silk oak, Grevillea robusta. I was fascinated by its flowers when I first saw...
Jun 1 TREES, PLEASE! Tree Watch – Minding Your Elders By Robin Y Rivet. Is your neighborhood lined with large, mature street trees? The odds are against it. · Older communities once revered...
May 1 TREES, PLEASE! Aesop And His Tree Fables By Tim Clancy. I am sure most of you are familiar with the great storyteller Aesop and his fables. The most famous one being the The Hare...
Apr 1 TREES, PLEASE! What Tree is This? By Robin Y Rivet. I’m ‘fessing up. I get too many calls to identify commonly cultivated tree species, but the task is daunting due to the...
Mar 1 TREES, PLEASE! One Person’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure. Not long ago I received a call from an HOA resident who was distressed that the HOA board had decided to remove some trees. Well, they reall
Feb 1 TREES, PLEASE! Viruses, Variegation & Genetic Mutation The coronavirus is on everyone’s mind. COVID-19 has caused extreme loss of life - but few people understand what a virus is - and what it is
Dec 1, 2020 TREES, PLEASE! Join: Kate Sessions Commitment Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
Nov 1, 2020 TREES, PLEASE: The Gall of Some Trees! One of the best things about working with and studying trees is the availability of subjects. If you’re a doctor you wait for patients to
Oct 1, 2020 TREES, PLEASE! Persimmons – Pretty & Plump Bite down carefully. If it’s meltingly soft and syrupy, or spicy-sweet and crunchy, both textures might be ripe persimmons. The Oriental per
Sep 1, 2020 TREES, PLEASE: Don’t try this at Home! A good friend of mine owns a nursery in San Diego named South Coast Wholesale. One of his business ventures involves moving big trees. Somet
