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Category Archives: Tree Care
Tree Stewards Partner with TD Bank and the Arbor Day Foundation to Plant Native Trees
On Monday, October 17 2022, twenty-five TD Bank employees, two community volunteers, and nine Tree Stewards gathered in Alexandria’s James Marx All Veterans Park to plant 32 native trees. The trees were species like Sweet Gum, Northern Red Oak, Black … Continue reading
Posted in Planting, Tree Care, Uncategorized, Volunteer
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Here’s How to Help Your Sickly Oak Trees
The following guidance was developed by Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church urban foresters with participation by Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria and Arlington Regional Master Naturalists.
Posted in Tree Care
Tagged damage, drought, mulch, Oak decline, Pests, research, sample testing, storms, stress, water, wood chips
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Young Trees Need Your Help Now
Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria invite you to join us in volunteering to sleeve saplings with biodegradable tubes that will protect from wind, wildlife and chemicals until the trees can survive on their own in our parks. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Benjamin Banneker Park, Bluemont Park, Community Service, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, Re-Tree, Tree Care, Volunteer
Tagged Help young trees, Tree Tubes
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Top Ten Least Wanted Invasive Plants
In Northern Virginia, there are several plants we and trees would be better off without. Some strangle trees, some add enough weight to topple them, and some grow so vigorously that tree saplings don’t stand a chance in natural areas … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Invasive plants, Training Materials, Tree Care, Uncategorized
Tagged Arlington, education, invasive, ivy, recommended reading, tree care, TreeSteward class
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Protecting Sentinel Trees by Removing Ivy
Don’t just stop at trees! Here are 40 reasons to remove ivy from your yard. Thank you, Colin Purrington, for compiling this list. The environmental destruction caused by English ivy (Hedra helix) is a classic example of why native plants, … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria Tree Canopy, Community Service, Continuing Education, Invasive plants, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Mature Trees Are Valuable, Protecting Sentinel Trees, Tree Care, Volunteer
Tagged Bonnie Petry, Dangers of Ivy, Eileen Grant, Jane Seward, Lynn Gas, Mary Farrah
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Tree Anatomy for Tree Stewards
Trainees, you’ll want to refer to this valuable Tree Anatomy lecture by Jim McGlone when thinking about pruning trees, or answering the upcoming Module 2 quiz.
Posted in Class Presentations & Materials, Continuing Education, Education, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, New Training Class, Pests, Rainfall, Training Materials, Tree Care, Uncategorized, Volunteer
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Books for Tree Lovers
We asked Tree Stewards to share some of their favorite tree books, and here are a few worth putting on your wishlist. Others will be added as more members contribute suggestions. Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education, Education, Tree Care, Tree ID, Uncategorized, Worldwide
Tagged 2018 Man Booker Prize, Amazon, Best Book of 2018, Kirkus, Nancy Ross Hugo, New York Times, Peter Wohlleben, Richard Powers., Richard Preston, Robert LLewellyn, Seeing Trees, The Hidden Life of Trees, The Overstory, The Wild Trees
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300 New Trees Planted in Arlington
Summer rains flooded many a basement in Arlington, but along Four Mile Run as it courses through Bon Air Park, precipitation caused a wipeout. The roots of many mature trees on the banks of the creek gave way after … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington Tree Canopy, Community Service, Events, Growing Tree Canopy, Tree Care, Volunteer
Tagged Andrew Knapik, Arlington County, Arlington Regional M<aster Naturalists, Bon Air Park, Department of Parks and Recreation, flood, Lyndell Core, TreeStewards, Urban Forestry
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