All Blog Posts Tagged 'tree' (11)

Plant a tree, post your spot, grow a movement!

Plan-It Geo would like to invite all those doing the good work this season to Show the World by posting your planting project On Line!

The PG Online 2013 Earth Day/Arbor Day Tree Planting Tracker is FREE for a limited time and open to anyone with an internet connection or mobile…

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Have you recently purchased a tree, but not sure where to plant?  Use this great tool, which utilizes google earth, and the i-tree tools to digitally place your tree in diffent locations around your property, and see how the benefits increase or decrease.  You may measure the tree benefits for 1 to 99 years. Click on the following link to get started:

 

http://www.itreetools.org/design.php

Happy independence day!  I am sure many of you are familiar with heroes of the revolutionary war like Paul Revere and George Washington, but have heard of the Dongan Oak at Prospect Park.  The Bowery Boys blog writes, "The Dongan Oak was a tree of terrific size at least a hundred years old by the time Washington's army took this area, now known as Battle Pass. By cutting down this tree, the…

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The Vermont Grove asked this excellent question for this Spring.  What is your favorite flowering tree?   

For generations, tree houses have been known to elevate our imaginations and allow us to travel to new heights. Today, tree houses continue to do just that. Whether you’re the creative type who wants to construct your own or the adventurous type who wants to see the world from the tree tops, there’s a tree house for you.  For the imaginative type, there are a variety of tree house designs to choose from. Don’t know where to start? Check out these…

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As a backyard tree grower I am always looking to the leaves for clues to the current condition of the tree. Leaf curl on some of my “canary” trees will tell me that the trees need watering. Brown margins on the leaves might indicate too much fertilizer was applied. Chlorotic (yellowing) leaves, I’ve read, can be caused by too much or too little of one nutrient or another. My current quandary: What’s causing new growth to be pale? (I wish I had paid better attention in HORT101.) 



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I have a red Japanese Maple Tree that is in full sun and a windy part of the garden. I don't know where to move it to get it to be happy and grow. It was here when i moved in 7 years ago and it was 2 feet tall. It's still 2 feet tall. Please help me if you know what I can do for it. Thanks so much,

     Spring is almost here and that means planning for state reforestation events  is in full swing.  Reforest Frankfort will take place on April 2 at the Benson Creek Boat ramp, located on the west side of the Kentucky River close to downtown and off of US 127. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  For more information, contact Andrew Cammack at acammack@fewpb.net or 502-803-0764.  

     Reforest Northern Kentucky will also take place on April 2, and will be held at AJ…

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Do you have a favorite tree video? Find your favorite and upload it to The Grove starting today, Feb. 21. The first 20 members who upload a video will receive a free 18 x 24 print of a tree painting by artist Barry Nehr. The video -- either one you created or found online -- must be about trees or tree-related… Continue

On Saturday, October 30, from 9am to Noon, Trees Atlanta proudly hosted a tree planting project in the Oakhurst Community of Decatur, GA. Trees Atlanta is helping the Oakhurst plant 100 trees in celebration of its 100th Anniversary. The project is sponsored by the Decatur Craft Beer Festival and The UPS Foundation, and so far, 62 of the 100 trees have been planted.

On the morning of the tree installation, Trees Atlanta was pleased to announce to the crowd of 50+ volunteers…

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Tree Protection Supply has been posting informational how to videos on tree care on our blog. We hope this series of videos will help landowners and land managers get the most out of their planting investment and help tree planters make a big impression when their client's trees are outgrowing their neighbors. We can all admit it, everybody likes to look over the fence and say "Whats taking your trees so long? Mine are 3 times that… Continue