Trees and ornamentals
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/>A tree infected with the cinnamomi fungus | Courtesy of Linda Haugen/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.orgThe Fraser fir is the ideal Christmas tree. Fragrant, ...
Estimating a tree’s age- useful tool!
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Thank you Mr. Bowles for all this great info! Field Notes Telling a Tree’s Age We always knew our favorite ...
Mychorizae (beneficial fungi and other soil organisms)
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Great reading! Thank you Tod at Morton Arboretum, and the authors (UBC) of this wonderful and fascinating look at how ...
A Front Landscape Renovation
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A recent landscape renovation: take a moment to scroll down – click on pix below to see the close up ...
What’s in bloom (early July) – Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parv.)
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In need of a stunning and underutilized beauty? Here it is! This multi-layered species comes from the SE USA regions, ...
Certified Arborist (as of April 2011)
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Wow, it’s done! I successfully passed my exam (of 200 +) questions to become a certified Arborist, and a member ...
Ancients of Illinois
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That’s right! Who’d believe it, eh? In S. Illinois no less. Bald Cypress swamps (Taxodium distictum), where these 1400-2000 year ...
EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) Update, pix and video…
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Great info. BTW-we have an infestation here in West Chicago.Seems that ALL the ash are infected, seemingly right under our ...
Signs of spring – bulbs and borers
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As of March 1 here in the woods of West Chicago; the snow drops are popping up through the last ...
Conifers (such as pine and spruce) add much needed colour to our drab winter landscapes.
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Now, during these cold winter days do we see the value in adding conifers such as pine, spruce, and hemlock ...
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