Earth and Arbor

02/28/2023

It’s a good time to start selectively thinning the sprouts from all the breaks from the 2020 ice storm. Sprouts must be thinned and new leaders selected to maintain structural integrity in the future! 🌲💚🌳

07/13/2022

Are your trees showing signs of stress? With a string of triple digit temps, the effects are becoming noticeable. Broadcast irrigation saturates the top 3 inches of soil which promotes surface roots and root decay. Trees need drip irrigation to pull the roots deeper into the soil. Don’t use w**d and feed around trees, trees are w**ds in the eyes of w**d and feed. Mulch 3 inches deep and keep the mulch off the stem of the tree to regulate the soil temperature and retain moisture. (Also helps to prevent string trimmer damage)

06/27/2022

It seems to be a bad year for Bagworms. Pay attention to your Junipers and make sure to get them treated or just pull the bags off before it’s too late!

04/18/2022

03/18/2022

Crews have been out planting trees for Edmond’s Foster-A-Tree program. It’s a great way for Edmond to promote species diversity and enhance the urban canopy.

03/10/2022

Arbor week is coming up! Edmond has a bunch of fun family activities planned to celebrate. There are tree plantings, a tree walk at the arboretum, even a fun scavenger hunt for the kids! Get out and support the Edmond Forestry department!

Celebrate 🌳Arbor Week🌳 with the City of Edmond March 20th-26th! This year's celebration includes free tree seedlings, a community-wide tree planting event, and more! View the link below for more information about this year's events.

https://www.edmondok.gov/618/Celebrate-Arbor-Week

03/08/2022

Mature old Elms are our favorite trees. The best time to treat and protect your majestic Elms is coming up quickly. Let’s protect these old Elms for the next generation! Plus, treatment is a lot cheaper than a removal!

Didn't Dutch Elm Disease already kill all our elms back in the 1970s?

Dutch Elm Disease (DED) is today's species of concern for Kansas, as we share our perspective on National Invasive Species Awareness Week with a different invasive species focus each day.

One of the great misnomers within forestry is "Dutch" elm disease. There is in fact nothing Dutch about it, other than the fact this this disease of likely Asian origin was first described as a killer of elms in Holland in 1921. It's been killing native elm trees in our forests and cities in Kansas since 1957, and although the loss of many huge elms in subsequent decades caught our attention and paved the way for Community Forestry programs across the country, we still have DED around today killing elms.

There are many elms that still shade farms, streets, and homes today, especially in areas of Kansas with a low density of tree cover. However, the stately American elms (and their related native cousins) are still susceptible to this beetle-spread disease to this day. But we don't have to surrender our elms to this disease, with options ranging from fungicide injections for high-value trees, to many resistant cultivars available, to simply taking steps to ensure we don't spread the disease by moving firewood or pruning/wounding elms unless necessary.

You can find more information about Dutch Elm Disease, and ways to manage it (including resistant and recommended cultivars), on the KFS website here: https://www.kansasforests.org/forest_health/current_pests/dutchelmdisease.html

03/02/2022

Great read on how data is helping to guide tree plantings into communities who desperately need it!

Sponsored: Tools such as Tree Equity Score are helping spur social change by democratizing data that everyday people, corporations and others can use to make decisions and build movements.

03/01/2022

Heads up if you’re heading out to the Arcadia trails today behind Integris! We have crews working to remove some of the more dangerous trees overhanging the path. Sorry for the inconvenience!

01/27/2022

The best time to plant a tree is yesterday!

12/04/2021

Looking for a candidate to learn the ropes in the tree industry. Looking for someone who wants a long term career and become a respected Arborist.

Initial duties include dragging brush, feeding chippers, operating stump grinders, and assisting climbers with ropes and rigging.

Eventually learn to operate bucket truck and climb trees. Plenty of room for growth and advancement for the right motivated individual.

Must be able to lift 50 pounds throughout the day. Ability to drive standard transmission is a major plus. Must have reliable transportation and drivers license with clean record. Work can start immediately.

Pay begins at $14/hr with no experience and quick raises are given as knowledge base increases.

12/03/2021

We had a fun time preserving a tree with a large crack today! Luckily the homeowner put straps around the trunk to save it until we could get there. Just need to go back to put a bolt through the trunk once our 4ft drill bit gets off a ship somewhere….