These large boxed trees originated in multiple wholesale nurseries, who mark their logos on the boxes the trees are shipped in. In this case, two logos and a lot of unmarked boxes. The shade cloth protects the trees from being whipped by the wind, and keeps them a bit cooler, too. Considering that trees don’tContinue reading “Where do big trees come from? Big trucks!”
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Autumn in the Central Valley
Did autumn come late this year, just as everything else arrived in advance? It’s been a warm year, and cooler temperatures were late to arrive, waiting until mid-November to put on the chill. With low temperatures finally hitting the high 30’s (high fives in celsius, more fun to say) the leaves flipped their color switchesContinue reading “Autumn in the Central Valley”
Let there be light – a mulberry gets an overdue trimming
Correctly pruning a mulberry leaves a natural looking tree with an open structure and wide canopy.
Before the rain returns
After over a month of drought, the coming storm announces itself in the Western sky.
New Year Sunset
A colorful sunset highlights winter tree branch structure.
Let a bit of ecological healing happen
When we redesigned our back yard, we decided to let some volunteer native oaks live. Some that were too much in conflict with the design were removed, but in other cases the design was modified to allow the trees to remain. Since we stopped mowing a patch of weeds in the front yard, another oakContinue reading “Let a bit of ecological healing happen”
Where roots go
The old adage is that most roots are in the top three feet of soil. This cutaway image, showing roots exposed by the removal of a wall, seems to bear this out. It also shows what happens when roots don’t have as much room to roam as they would like. Still, there are few rootsContinue reading “Where roots go”