Great coverage from KUNC on an uplifting story of lemons to lemonade.As we know, in 2013 the invasive ash pest Emerald Ash Borer was detected in Boulder County – the furthest west this devastating parasite has so far spread. This prompted a quarantine to prevent ash wood from leaving the county and further allowing the spread of […]
Your November Colorado Insect Checklist
November Colorado Insect checklist of some common insect-related events – Denver metro and Boulder, Denver South and East This is a generalized checklist of when some of the more important insect related events tend to occur in our area. Year to year variations are considerable, and this should be used as a guideline to anticipate and help recognize […]
2016 Colorado Notable Trees Calendars are here!
Of course, it’s not quite Halloween yet, and most of us wait until holiday shopping time to start thinking about new calendars – but it’ll be no time before there are Jingle Bells in every store! Scoop the rush with these beautiful new Colorado Notable Trees calendars. This commemorative edition celebrates the Colorado Tree Coalition’s […]
Your October Colorado Insect Checklist
October Colorado Insect checklist of some common insect-related events – Denver metro and Boulder, Denver South and East This is a generalized checklist of when some of the more important insect related events tend to occur in our area. Year to year variations are considerable, and this should be used as a guideline to anticipate and help recognize […]
9 Fantastic Colorado fall color trees and shrubs
One major reason we love Colorado living is the magnificent autumn firework display our wealth of trees provides… and the best recipe for brilliant fall foliage color combines warm days, cool nights, and plenty of sunshine — sound familiar?Try these underused but worthwhile trees and shrubs for autumn landscape pop! Great Fall Color Plants for the […]
Trees on the Roof of the Courthouse Tower
Friday tree fact: the courthouse tower groves of Greensburg The town of Greensburg, Indiana, is known as the “Tree City” for the over-a-dozen trees that have been growing out of the roof of the Decatur County Courthouse serially for 145 years. (They’re believed to have sprouted from seeds in bird droppings.) In 1870, the citizens of Greensburg began […]
Friday Tree Facts: Unique Trees of Socotra
Friday Tree Facts – unique trees of Socotra The island of Socotra, situated in the Indian Ocean between Somalia and Yemen, has been geographically isolated from mainland Africa for the last 6 or 7 million years. Like the Galapagos Islands, this island is teeming with 700 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, a full 1/3 […]
Friday Tree Fact: Plant Family Values
Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario show that plants are capable of recognizing their siblings and will give them preferential treatment, competing less for valuable resources like root space than they otherwise would when surrounded by plants that are “strangers”. “Our view of nature is sometimes that nature is red in tooth and claw—that […]
Colorado July Insect Checklist
CHECKLIST OF COMMON INSECT-RELATED EVENTS– Metro Denver/Boulder Area This is a generalized checklist of when some of the more important insect-related events tend to occur in the Central, South, and East Counties areas. Year to year variations are considerable and this should only be used as a guideline to anticipate and help recognize common insect […]
Friday Fun fact: The Tree that is an Entire Forest
Seen from a distance, you’d be justified in thinking the Great Banyan Tree in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden is a small, independent forest. Yet step into its shade and see the connection of branches – and you realize: wait, this is all one big, big….. BIG tree. The Great Banyan Tree is over two hundred […]