kinda makes me sad to see so many young deciduous trees people plant just arent pruned properly
so here you go!
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“How, exactly, do conifers and broadleaved trees approach the task of surviving and reproducing? What does each have to gain from its way of doing things? How does each one use the resources at its disposal to thrive? I'm writing here about evergreen conifers—those that keep their leaves during the winter—and deciduous broadleaves—those that lose their leaves in the fall.
Those qualifications apply to all of the trees that are native to the Methow Watershed, with two exceptions—the Alpine and Western larches (Larix lyallii and L. occidentalis)—deciduous conifers that have adapted to extreme environments by adopting characteristics of both types of tree. “
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Oakland
Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana
Oakland, fifty miles north of here, was named for the oaks that formerly inhabited it. Imagine that! Although valley oak, Quercus lobata, is native, and assumed to be the origin of the regional name, coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, was likely more abundant there at the time.
Of the many other towns in California with horticultural names, a few are also…
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Becoming Tree Wise
So here’s the deal. A friend and I were supposed to lead a tree workshop today, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I’m not complaining about the few inches of snow–it’s the sleet that came first and the rain that is now eating up some of the snow that bothers me.
That said, I’m going to take you on a deep dive to meet some of the trees of Maine in their winter format. We are so fortunate to live…
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Plant of the Day
Thursday 14 March 2024
In early spring the Magnolia × soulangeana (saucer magnolia, Chinese magnolia) flowers before the leaves emerge. As long as there is little wind or frost these trees will provide a glamorous display.
Jill Raggett
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there is an orange spot ladybird just. hanging out on my massage gun? which is. like. literally ive never seen a brown ladybird in my LIFE before but also
are you fucking lost, ma'am
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California Sycamore
California sycamore develops massively gnarly trunks.
The tallest, largest and oldest trees of the World are all native to California. So are the rarest pine, rarest fir and largest oak. California sycamore, Platanus racemosa, is loyal to this tradition of distinction. Although not the tallest sycamore, it might be the grandest. It develops gnarly and sculpturally irregular form. Some develop…
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