Shiitake Mushrooms: An Alternative Forest Product
Friday December 28, 2007
Think of what the epicurean life would be without mushrooms. Certainly we could live without "shrooms", but would we want to? Two of the most popular mushrooms in the world ... Read More
Consider Planting Sycamore - Maybe
Wednesday December 26, 2007
American sycamore is one of the most simple trees to grow and transplants like a dream. In North America, sycamore attains large tree status and grows 75' to 100' tall. ... Read More
Sabal Palmetto Palm, A Favorite Tree of America's Southern Coasts
Saturday December 22, 2007
Deciduous trees are dicotyledons and have two leaves that grow on seed sprouts. Palms are monocotyledons with single seed leaves. Although they have major tree identity differences, still both are ... Read More
Trees of Windsor Ruin, A Photo Gallery
Thursday December 20, 2007
Windsor Plantation ruin and its trees is all that is left of the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion built in the state of Mississippi. The Ruin, which is near ... Read More
United States Forest Service's Forest Threat Summary Viewer
Wednesday December 19, 2007
The United States Forest Service has developed a new Forest Threat Summary Viewer highlighting each Eastern American state's exposure to "threats" to the health of their forests. Every state is ... Read More
Discussion: Can You Sterilize Sweetgum?
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Most arborists and foresters agree that trying to sterilize a tree like sweetgum or sycamore to eliminate the fruit ball is hard, if not impossible, to do with consistency. ... Read More
Discussion: Anne Frank's Tree of Hope
Thursday December 6, 2007
"The chestnut tree that gave Anne Frank hope as she looked out of her attic window during 18 months of living in a closet to escape the Nazis in World ... Read More