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Category: Tree Care
Dr. Tree, Neighborhood Trees, Plant It Portland, Tree Care May 13, 2014

Four tips to help your young fruit tree thrive

Give your young fruit tree a little extra attention now and it will pay you back with a generous harvest for many years. Here are a few tips:

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Tree Care March 11, 2014

Infographic: The cost of watering

  For more tips about watering and caring for your tree, visit our tree care page.      
Green Space, Tree Care, Volunteering March 10, 2014

Zero to bee geek: Spot these local bees this spring

Most of us can recognize a honeybee. But with a careful eye and a few tips from our friends at The Xerces Society, you’ll be able to spot some

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Crew Leading, Neighborhood Trees, Tree Care, Volunteering January 13, 2014

The man who has planted 3,000 trees (give or take)

Doug Trotter is kind of famous around here. His time planting with Friends of Trees predates most of our staff, and he’s planted literally

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Neighborhood Trees, Tree Care January 9, 2014

Our pruning heroes (and how you can become one)

Urban trees have a tough life. You often see street trees with damage from where vehicles have hit them, or where improper pruning has caused

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