All Blog Posts Tagged 'Tree' (15)

I recently attended the the first Tree Risk Assessment Certification Course (TRAC) in the country. It was hosted at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawerenceville, GA. The class was limited to 20 people but they were from across the country. We had representation from local governments, tree…

Sweet gum trees (Liquidambar Styracifulua) are notorious for the spiny seed balls they drop.  They are often confused for maple trees for their five pointed leaves.  Many people cut them down because of the seed balls.  Joan Maloof in Teaching from the Trees shares…

What is your favorite shade tree for your yard and why? 

Check out Brad's opinion below.  He share some good reasons for planting a deciduous tree, not to mention some mistakes to avoid. Don't forget to share your favorite.

The other day I asked my friend who has his own lawn care business…

Post a video, photograph, or blog and get your friends to like it and win a $50 Home Depot gift card from the American Grove.  Modesty is a great trait, but to win you will need to share your tree passion by getting friends to like your post.  A great way to promote your post is by cutting and pasting the URL (the…

Our Village Council recently approved a sidewalk replacement project for spring 2012.  The contractor was asked to include root barriers in the bid.  The information I have found on root barriers is at best conflicting.

In your experience, what root pruning / barrier techniques have had the most positive outcomes?  Can you provide any specifications for your methods &/or materials used?

As a Tree City USA, we always try to keep an eye out for best practices to preserve our…

Public image, citizen pride and financial assistance are just a few of the many benefits a city has when it becomes part of Tree City USA. Being a part of the program is an indication to prospective businesses and citizens that the area is committed to its neighborhoods’ quality of life. The program can also influence…

 The Tree Benefit Calculator allows you to make this simple estimation. Input your location by zip code to find your climate zone, add the tree s

pecies and size, and…

Last winter I was attending an organizational meeting to plant 100K trees in DeKalb County sponsored by Nalley Automotive.  The program leader kicked the meeting off by having us introduce ourselves and describe one event that led to our passion for trees.  I had to think about this, but remembered my older brother, Ted, who has since passed, planting a tree at my elementary school.  Ted was about five years older than me and outside of family time there were not many moments when we…

The results are in for The Grove’s Tree Tenants photo contest! Before announcing our winners, we’d like to thank everyone who participated in the contest – including all the members who shared their Tree Tenant photos and stories with The Grove community, as well as our panel of judges from various state and urban forestry agencies and the USDA Forest…

Check out the current competition on the following state group pages: Michigan Grove, Kentucky Grove, Tennessee Grove, California Grove and…

For the next 2 weeks on The Grove, we are hosting a Tree Tenants photo contest for all members. Top 3 winners will be mailed gift certificates to their choice of either The Home Depot or Wild Birds Unlimited!…

There are over 1,300 Indiana Community Tree Stewards in Indiana who are advocating the benefits of the urban forest and sharing their urban forest knowledge and skills with others.

Join us by attending a two day workshop July 16th and July 23rd at Fort Harrison State Park.  Email plouks@dnr.IN.gov to register. 

Sponsored by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Community and Urban Forestry…

The Georgia Forestry Commission sponsored and Georgia Urban Forest Council presented four workshops around Georgia; "Tree Maintenance for Local Governments."  Instructors were consulting arborist Connie Head, and registered landscape architect, Gretchen Musser.  At the end of the program, attendees were asked to recite the following Tree Maintenance Pledge.

• I WILL plant trees where they…