Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Wildfire Mitigation for Homes

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The enormous power of wildfires can be devastating. While much of the Rocky Mountain region confronts an historic fire season, tragic lesson...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Pruning Fruit Trees in the Home Garden

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Late winter and early spring are the best times of year to prune fruit trees. Pruning before spring bud break allows the tree to send energy...
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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Trees and Drought

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Portions of the United States are struggling from the impact of excessive rain and snow melt as others are dealing with the effects of long-...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Wildfires Devastate More Than Trees

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As I write this, the largest wildfire in Arizona history has burned more than 800 square miles. It is one of three major fires roaring throu...
Monday, June 20, 2011

The Life of a Tree

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A tree slowly inches upward as it lives in a previous time. As we respond to each day's heat or cold or wind or snow, the pine and mapl...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

How to Butcher a Tree

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There's a right way to prune a tree and there's definitely many wrong ways to prune a tree. It's heartbreaking to see how the ut...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Trees Like Prunes

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January and February are perfect for most tree pruning. While you can prune trees almost any time of the year, now is a good time because yo...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Protecting Trees Against Winter Damage

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It's winter and almost all of the United States has experienced cold weather. Even Florida and Arizona have endured unusual chills. Just...
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Monday, December 20, 2010

How To Tell If You Have a Pine, Spruce, or Fir Tree

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At this time of year many families are buying or chopping down trees to celebrate Christmas. They know what they like, be it a towering bast...
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Friday, October 15, 2010

Lemon Tree Very Pretty

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Like most gardeners, I closely observe the plants and plantings that I encounter every time I venture away from my own gardens, particularly...