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Four Letter Word…
It’s that (FIRE!) time of year. I was recently dispatched to the Flat Fire by Agness for a couple of…
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Out With The Old…
Having a tree removed can be a spendy proposition. Having a huge tree removed will be spendier still. Having a…
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Tree Guy Talk
A great talk with Casey P. Roland of Casey P. Roland Tree Care here in Southern Oregon. In our talk…
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The Finest Wine
Suppose you take a barrel made from the best grade of straight and tight grained old-growth English oak. Now you…
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The Elephant In The Yard…
Let’s face it, baby elephants are about the cutest thing you could own. Until, that is, they grow up. Then…
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Fruit Trees 101…
The method to the madness regarding pruning fruit trees reminds one of huge bonsai. In reality, it is exactly just…
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Japanese Maples and Maples from Japan…
Everyone loves Japanese maples! How can you not? The $1.000.000 question is, do they love you? Considering they have evolved…
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The Highway of Summer…
Many trees have just merged onto the offramp of the highway of summer. They have let off the gas pedal…
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The Long And Short Of It All…
We expect much from our landscape trees, perhaps, too much. If we examine the thousands of genus, species and cultivars…
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Site Specific Species Selections…
Sorry, I just had to do that. How often have you been in another town or forest or even neighborhood…
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Batten Down the Hatches
With the recent discovery of the dreaded emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in Forest Grove, Oregon, many biologists’ worst fear…
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Messy Subject…
When I recommend a certain tree for a certain spot the most often asked question is “Are they messy?” What…
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Why I Love My Job
Besides just keeping me in beans, tree work has been the best job for me in oh so many ways!…
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Pruning 101…
To prune, or not to prune, that is the question! A good one and often asked, it really depends on…
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Houston, We Have a Problem…
Did you know there are numerous databases that provide statistical information regarding tree failure? Interesting reading, but the data is…
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Casey P. Roland Tree Care – Out On A Limb
It’s time now for an interview with one of Ashland´s favorite arborists, Casey P. Roland. You read his columns monthly…
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