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Threat to the Ash Population in the GTAIn recent years, a very serious new pest has been discovered in the GTA. Emerald Ash Borer is a non-native, small green beetle that feeds on woodland and landscape Ash trees. The beetle has no known natural enemies in North America and limited treatment options exist. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a native beetle [...] Tree of the Week – Week 4It’s Planting Season! Throughout the month of May we will be posting our Staff picks for ‘Tree of the Week’. We hope you enjoy learning about these trees and that perhaps it inspires you to plant a new tree this spring in your yard. Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) Mature Height – 9m Mature Spread – 3m [...] Tree of the Week – Week 3It’s Planting Season! Throughout the month of May we will be posting our Staff picks for ‘Tree of the Week’. We hope you enjoy learning about these trees and that perhaps it inspires you to plant a new tree this spring in your yard. Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana) Mature Height: 10m Mature Spread: 7m The common [...] Tree of The Week – Week 2It’s Planting Season! Throughout the month of May we will be posting our Staff picks for ‘Tree of the Week’. We hope you enjoy learning about these trees and that perhaps it inspires you to plant a new tree this spring in your yard. Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) Mature Height – 15m Mature Spread [...] Tree of the Week – Week 1It’s Planting Season! May is a time of new growth and blossoming, of greening and freshness. May marks the time of year when planting is on everyone’s mind and hope of the coming seasons excites us. Throughout the month of May we will be posting our Staff picks for ‘Tree of the Week’. We hope [...] Protecting Our Urban TreesAlmost all municipalities now have tree protection bylaws to provide preservation of the tree canopy in urban environments. Most people don’t consider how trees are such an integral part of our lives, these bylaws control arbitrary cutting of trees and promote their importance within our communities. Trees are a valuable asset to homeowners and the [...] How do Trees Survive in Our Cold Canadian Winters?The question then is how do trees survive below zero, when the water within them must freeze solid? They go dormant in the winter like a bear hibernates. There are still nutrients in the soil. The roots have some protection, particularly the deeper ones, and even the shallow ones may have sufficient snow cover to [...] Mission Accomplished- Bastrop 2013reTREEt America is a Nonprofit Organization dedicated to planting trees in areas which have been affected by a natural disaster. We consider the reTREEters as ” second responders “. We are a band of cycling tree planters, we ride into town on our bicycles followed by a convoy of trucks and trees!! Those affected by the disaster have started [...] Goderich reTREEt AmericaThe weekend of November 17 – 18, 2012 is one that the good folks of Goderich will not soon forget. Over a 100 tree planters put 889 trees into the ground in an effort to improving their urban and rural forest canopy. reTREEt America showed up with a force of 35 reTREEters to team up with [...] reTREEt America EventsGreg Hill, president of Maple Hill Tree Services, is presently a director on the board for reTREEt America. reTREEt America is a new upstart Non-Profit Organization dedicated to planting trees in communities which have been devastated by a natural disaster. reTREEt America a kaleidoscopic group of bicycle and tree enthusiasts with strong backs, sharp minds, [...] |
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