Is there a special tree that brings a pleasurable moment to your life…and I don’t mean cutting it down. Our…
BIG BUCKS FOR TREES; AKA EAT-RIDE-SLEEP X 6.25 DAYS
My recent adventure on the 2012 Tour Des Trees along with more than 100 riders and support team brought in $500,000…
THE CASE OF THE GIANT TREE SHRUBS
A recent vacation took me to the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area). The average daytime temperature during June and July…
Hundreds of Limbs Supporting Millions of Trees (aka Kids, Adults, & Trees Win)
The first part of this title is written on the brochure distributed by the TREE FUND. The limbs are the…
Got Trees, Got Spare Parts? Part II: Above Ground
In Part I of this blog, I talked about roots – the portion of the tree that’s often taken for…
Got Trees? Got Spare Parts? Part 1: Below Ground
I can’t help to think about spare parts when I see a pile of roots next to a new structure…
Tree Pose – Yoga For Trees?
Last month in my arboriculture class, I may have implied to my students that this instructor is falling off the…
Maybe You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks – The Science & Art of Grafting!
This old dog at 58 is learning a new trick, and if 58 is the new 48, perhaps I’m still…
If Trees Could Complain
Some amazing trees grow over 4000 years (without complaining?) Methuselah, the 4700+ year old Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva, can…
What Exactly IS a Consulting Arborist?
IT’S BEEN WAY TOO LONG since my last Treemendous Blog post. But now that Bonnie Barabas has joined the team here at Bill Spiewak…