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Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity

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

Bite down carefully. If it’s meltingly soft and syrupy, or spicy-sweet and crunchy, both textures might be ripe persimmons. The Oriental per

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

A global pandemic is forcing humans to consider their collective vulnerability, while humbled individuals are expected to hover in place - r

And now for something completely different. So, for whatever reason you can't venture out and admire trees. Yet you need to get your tree fi

The virus pandemic is creating tight budgets, but more time to garden. Planting new trees should not be costly.

Although April showers may offer some respite, most yard trees will soon rely solely on you for a drink. Unfortunately, that dependence ofte

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

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