trees

You may have planted trees last year or the year prior. You may have staked them. Now is a good time to check your trees before they start to grow this season.

If Trees Could Talk, what would they tell us? When you look at the lifetime of older trees, our lifetime can seem brief. I had this thought while attending a graveside service last Saturday.

On a recent walk in the cemetery near our office, I came upon a downed tree. Remarkably, I took a picture of the same tree 4 days ago and it looked fine. But unknown to me at the time, rot was lurking in a poor crotch angle.

What actually is Vascular Cambium? Why does it matter?

This past summer, the BEHT Team inspected a tree where a pile of sawdust had accumulated around the base of the trunk.  It was carpenter ants, (Camponotus spp.) working within a compromised tree. 

Be sure to check out a new Ohio State University Extension's FactSheet entitled, Native Trees: Creating Living Landscape for Birds, Butterflies, Bees and Other Beneficials. This FactSheet can be found online on the Ohioline website at: https://ohioline.osu.edu/ Or, the direct link to the FactSheet is: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5815

Enjoy some suggestions for flowering trees that could substitute for Callery Pear.

Trees can be a great asset to our landscape and environment. But it pays to plan ahead.

The Green Industry in the United States and in Ohio is indeed - green.

We will be exploring the old and new Secrest Arboreta at a special tree program on July 9. Join us as we look at constructed treescapes and wilder regions. Come prepared to walk!