By Whitney Dorer October is here and yet the 10-day forecast still shows no sign of rain to come. As we humans are enjoying the dry, sunny, and not to mention beautiful days of fall, the trees that are providing us so many benefits are craving the rain! This summer has been a tough one [...]
By Jesse Batty If your car breaks down, you take it to a mechanic. If your dog gets sick, you take your dog to the vet. If you break your leg, you don’t think twice about going to the doctor. Well, the same thing applies to trees and arborists. Just like with your mechanic or [...]
Temperatures are expected to rise to 100 degrees and higher this week in the Portland-Vancouver and Eugene-Springfield areas, so don’t forget to water your trees! Trees should be watered twice a week with five to ten gallons of water, especially during the first three summers after they’ve been planted. Trees cool our cities by reducing [...]
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By Katie Neis Gray, furrowed, smooth, peeling, scaly, brown, plated, exfoliating, and the list goes on. Does the bark you love have a smooth texture that lets you rest your back against it when you are sitting in the tree’s shade? Or is it plated chunks that look like armor that tickle your fancy? Bark [...]
