Monthly Archives: February 2012

Silva Cell Features Explained

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Leda Marritz

There’s no arguing that, at first glance, the Silva Cell just looks like a hunk of black plastic. Its humble and basic form definitely doesn’t reflect the extensive design, testing, and engineering that has gone in to it. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Would You Support A Parcel Tax for Trees?
DeepRoot Poll

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Leda Marritz

Back in July, we learned that San Francisco property owners were likely to assume 100% responsibility for street trees (at that time, this was already the case for about 80 percent, of 89,000, trees). Now the transition is officially beginning. … Continue reading →

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Silva Cell Stormwater Schematics Aid Site Design

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Leda Marritz

Back in March, we introduced our Stormwater Schematics for the first time. Last week’s webinar reminded me that I want to make sure everyone knows about these as they consider how they want to use the Silva Cell on their site. … Continue reading →

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Silva Cell AutoCAD Layout Tutorial Recording

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Leda Marritz

We hosted our first live AutoCAD layout webinar last week! For anyone who missed it, we did manage not to mess up the recording (too badly), and it’s now available online.

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Read About Silva Cell Engineering On Our Website

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Leda Marritz

We don’t talk about engineering as it relates to the Silva Cell much here, mostly because I’m still mastering basic math and have little to bring to the conversation. But that aside, the Silva Cell is a highly engineered product, … Continue reading →

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DeepRoot’s Al Key Speaking at the Ohio ISA Show

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Leda Marritz

Join DeepRoot’s Al Key for a talk at the Ohio ISA Conference on February 27th! Al will be speaking about how to design for large soil volumes in central downtown areas using the Silva Cell system, thereby aiding urban tree … Continue reading →

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Casey Tree’s Silva Cell Bioretention Garden Panel

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Leda Marritz

Back in August 2010, Silva Cells were installed to create a bioretention planter at the Casey Trees headquarters. Now, the good folks at that same organization have added an information panel to explain how the system works. 

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Arborist Extra Special Volunteering Superpower
Put your skills to use with The Hungry Owl Project

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Leda Marritz

A few weeks ago I wrote about some of the basics of working responsibly around wildlife. For a major karma power up, though, why not consider doing volunteer work? Arborists, especially experienced climbers, are uniquely valuable as volunteers for groups … Continue reading →

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Join Us For a Silva Cell AutoCAD Layout Webinar

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Leda Marritz
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Big news! We’re hosting our first webinar on how to lay out the Silva Cell using AutoCAD next Friday, February 17th at 11am CST.

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Tree Humor, Har Har

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Leda Marritz

  It’s simple! A collection of some of my favorite New Yorker cartoons featuring trees.

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