Your 10 Year Tree Maintenance Plan
Thursday July 26, 2012
Trees in your yard or on your street need consistent care over time to ensure that they enjoy continued health, are afforded proper conditions for growth and are maintained to ... Read More
Alfred Joyce Kilmer and His Memorial Forest
Monday July 23, 2012
Poet and World War I warrior Joyce Kilmer was the inspiration that resulted in the creation of a United States Forest Service Memorial Forest. Alfred Joyce Kilmer was born December ... Read More
Rainbow Eucalyptus - World's Most Beautiful Tree Bark
Sunday July 22, 2012
harryalverson - Flikr Images
Rainbow eucalyptus or Eucalyptus deglupta is probably the most interesting and beautiful of all trees - and not for the leaves but for the peeling bark. This ... Read More
The "Catawba" Tree, North Vs. South
Saturday July 21, 2012
The catalpa tree's name (Catalpa sp.) made it into English and Latin via Creek Indian tribal language describing the tree's flower. Folks in the southern United States prefer to pronounce ... Read More
Ten Most Common Trees in the United States
Saturday July 21, 2012
A United States Forest Service report called the Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees suggests that there may be more than 865 different species of trees in the ... Read More
Forests of the World - A Visual Presentation by Continent
Sunday July 15, 2012
World Forests - FAO Illustration
Forests cover some 3.9 billion hectares (or 9.6 billion acres) which is approximately 30% of the world's land surface. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ... Read More
It's Fig Season! Preparing Your Surplus Fruit
Friday July 13, 2012
The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree, native to southwest Asia. This edible fig is widely admired for its fruit and commercially grown in the United States in ... Read More
How to Sell a Tree in Your Yard
Sunday July 8, 2012
Although you may be able to market and sell your yard tree, you still have to attract a local timber buyer with trees that command a higher market value. To ... Read More
The National Fire Danger Rating and Classification System
Tuesday July 3, 2012
The National Fire Danger Rating System ( NFDRS) was developed nearly 40 years ago for use by wildland fire fighting agencies throughout North America. Modifications to the original system were ... Read More
South Canyon Wildfire on Storm King Mountain - Still Colorado's Most Tragic Wildfire
Sunday July 1, 2012
The most deadly wildfire in terms of wildland firefighters killed in the United States happened seven miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado on a blazing hot July day. We are ... Read More