Lady Bird Johnson would be pleased The trees in the foreground were planted by CATS and the Tree Commission December 2015. Saturday November 5 volunteers converged on this section of highway to do it again, but larger… 73 trees Tree planting basics, a tree, a hole, water, mulch. Holes were predrilled by Windridge Landscaping of Afton. A challenging place to work, 15,000+ vehicles per day in 2012. One of the worst places in CHO to bicycle. Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards planting liriodendron tulipfera Tree Commission chair Paul Josey Bare root, the way to go. Many hands speed the work. Everyone involved. The National Guard arrives. Planting bare root trees not an Army MOS (Military Occupational Speciality) Guard members get a quick tutorial. Bremo Trees was the source of the bare root stock, Swamp White Oaks, Tulip trees, Kentucky Coffee trees and American Elms Paul Josey giving pointers on the bare root procedure. Critical that trees not be planted too deep. Cooperative effort, many players, Ballyshannon Fund, CATS, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville Tree Commission, National Guard, Bremo Trees, Virginia Department of Forestry, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Planting a tree instead of a flag. Charlottesville tomorrow has the story.(It turns out that was a need for five additional holes. The Guard dug those!)
weather change I’ve spent days this summer watering 398 whips, little trees, in the Tidewater. I made a moveable drip irrigation rig. Watered every two weeks. Nature is doing the work for me this week. Graph courtesy wunderground
taking no chances (Oregon. Public bathroom. An abundance of TP. Someone is planning ahead.) “Making toilet paper from the trees Manufacturers don’t use all types of trees to make paper. Toilet paper is generally made from “virgin” paper, using a combination of softwood and hardwood trees (a combination of approximately 70% hardwood and 30% softwood).”–Toiletpaperhistory.net
cow in the shade Is it good for dairy and beef cattle to have shade? Farmers actually debate this question. The farmers are looking at the bottom line, a totally anthropocentric point of view. Does a hot cow gain as much weight/produce as much milk as a cool cow? Lets chain some farmers in the full sun, see if that helps them answer the question.
Anura Tree tubes offer protection from the herbivores, insects and an extended growing season for saplings. I do wonder what the environment has to offer for a frog? How did he/she gain access?
Maladera castanea Maladera castanea (the asiatic garden beetle) flies and eats at night. AGBs belong to the order Coleoptera. The order contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms. I am having a yearly run in with these insects. They function like a self reproducing electric utility. They top trees, preferentially feeding on new growth at the top of trees: “the terminal leader”. The AGB is a major drag on my afforestation effort. The establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there hasn’t been forest for centuries is a challenge. All the complexity has been removed, roots, biomass, beneficial fungi, and that has created a zone that is remarkably hostile to young trees, a fragile system. Complexity is good in natural systems. When people farm, the complex system is removed. The dirt remains, to be used as a media for the desired plant making chemicals to promote growth and chemicals to control insects necessary.