Gavilan College Arboretum
Have you ever seen a sign while you’re driving down the freeway and wondered, “What would I find if I headed that direction?” Follow signs on th…
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Creating Canopy
Seeking out the shade is something we’re all likely to do more of here in the Northwest as temperatures inexorably rise over the course of…
Tending the Urban Forest
Last year, on my way to the California Urban Forestry Conference, as I was shuttled across town to my rental car, I responded to the…
Oaks are the Answer
The Willamette Valley has a thriving export nursery industry. But most of that inventory is grown and bound for points east where cold winters and…
Planting in the Shadowlands
Creating a beautiful and well-designed understory can be a challenging and daunting task in the dry summer climate of the Pacific Northwest. Often, an evergreen…
Ancient Trees
Standing as the earth’s largest and oldest living monuments, I believe these symbolic trees will take on a greater significance, especially at a time when…
Watching Trees
Fifteen years ago, I asked myself a couple of simple questions. What are the best trees to plant in the cities of the San Francisco…
Caring for the Canopy
West Coast gardeners and horticulturists are both passionate and generous. From a college course designed to engage the next generation, to an ambitious tree-planting initiative…
The Urban Tree Key
The Urban Tree Key (www.urbantreekey.calpoly.edu) is a resource for identifying the 250 most common urban tree species in California. Simple questions and beautiful, graphic photos…