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Category Archives: Urban Trees
Here We Go Again: Climate Change & Trees
Today we have another reprinted post from Bert Cregg, an Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. It originally appeared on his blog, The Garden Professors. As usual, the beginning of spring is a … Continue reading
A Million Trees? Only If We Can Keep Them Around
Trees are a huge asset to their communities, yet we frequently fail to plant them in viable conditions where they can grow to maturity. Credit: Edward Marritz This post originally appeared in Next American City. In February, the U.S. Forest … Continue reading
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Yoga for Trees
This post is by Bill Spiewak, an arborist in Santa Barbara, CA, and originally appeared on his blog, Treemendous. Last month in my arboriculture class, I may have implied to my students that this instructor is falling off the deep … Continue reading
The Basics of Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation is the use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce inorganic and organic contamination in soils and surfacewater or groundwater. In other words, the process of using trees and other plants as biological filters. It … Continue reading
Why Public Art Should Make Us Rethink Trees
Trees are effortlessly artful. This artfulness may be part of why they have such a calming and restorative effect on people and can elicit such powerful emotional attachment. Trees are also functional infrastructure. You can debate which role is more … Continue reading
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Performance Metrics and Longer Contracts for a Successful Landscape
Last month’s Landscape Architecture Magazine had an interesting feature by Mike Singer. The article, titled “Are We Done Yet? Measuring for a project’s success is keeping clients and designers engaged well after installation,” explores an emerging trend in the field: … Continue reading
Big Tree, Little Tree
I’m going to start a new mini-featurette on the blog, which I’m calling “Big Tree, Little Tree.” Just side-by-side pictures of dramatically different-sized trees, highlighting the effect each creates on a streetscape. These were both taken in San Francisco’s Mission … Continue reading
Praise for James Urban’s Book, Up By Roots
Jake Sippy of Design Workshop has some nice words for Jim Urban’s book, Up By Roots. I thought the salient points that stuck with him from the book were very valuable, and worth repeating. For those of you who don’t … Continue reading
Trees for Public Safety: Reducing Crime Rates
There are so many reasons why trees are beneficial in urban areas. This abundance of evidence can have the strange effect of sometimes making the benefits we cite feel like platitudes rather than proven, compelling facts (“trees are so great, … Continue reading
What’s Missing From NYC’s Enhanced Bioswale Tree Pits
New York has an ambitious Green Infrastructure plan, and lately their enhanced bioswales have gotten additional attention. These five foot by twenty foot planters look great from street level, so why do I feel uneasy about them?