With the heat hitting Southern California this week, ArborNote’s Tree of the Week is the White Mulberry (Morus alba). Our fearless leader, Hank Ortiz, grew up in Redlands, CA and had 3 large Mulberry trees in his backyard that shaded him all summer. Whenever it gets hot, it brings him...
Our Tree of the Week is the Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara). It is a species of cedar native to the Himalayas that can reach 164 feet in height. It grows best at altitudes of 5,000–10,000 ft. It is widely grown as an ornamental tree, often planted in parks and large...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week is the Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus). It is only found in the Channel Islands of California, where it grows in the chaparral and oak woodlands of the rocky coastal canyons. It is the single living species of the Lyonothamnus genus. Discoveries of fossils have suggested...
We are at the Trees Florida Chapter ISA conference this week in Fort Lauderdale and it inspired our Tree of the Week, which is the Traveler’s Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis)! These are a common site in Florida, especially in the south, but they are actually not a...
