Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts

12.04.2009

3 more things about pine trees

NEWS ITEM Rare conifer cut down in arboretum.
Adopt a redwood -- Donors needed to plant seedlings.

Real trees are greener -- So says the public relations manager for the Christmas Tree Association. Go figure.

Long-leaf pines -- Variety could be the tree of the future for their adaptability, longevity and quality of wood.

11.13.2009

3 more things about fall colors in LA

NEWS ITEM A hike through Arroyo Seco will find a range of fall foliage.

LA.MetBlogs.com -- Frazgo says how he's at last figured out a SoCal fall, and provides a foto of (just guessing) an elm, ash, liquidambar and crape myrtle, foreground to background.

LATimes -- Mary Forgione hiked Icehouse Canyon.

Daily News -- Andy Holzman shot liquidambar.

11.05.2009

3 more things about trees

NEWS ITEM Man builds tree houses, that is, houses out of whole trees.
David Sibley -- who redefined the bird identification book, turns to trees.

Calaveras Big Tree State Park -- skyscraper tall, older than Carthage, northeast of Stockton.

Arbor Day Foundation -- join and get 10 free trees.