Apex Tree and Garden

10/01/2021

Ahhhh yes. The Ole Tree of Heaven. She's a doozy.
Quite a bit to take away from this article.

Reggie Williams battle with the Tree of Heaven has been extreme over the past few years. He first noticed something was wrong in the basement of his Northeast Portland home in 2017.

09/25/2021

I'm very interested. Where can one purchase?
Great for urban forestry as well!

An environmentalist aims to create a million new homes for animals displaced by bushfires, after inventing a drilling technique that speeds up the creation of tree hollows.

09/14/2021

Fungi breaking down the root system of this Douglas-fir severed by sidewalk repair approximately 1 year ago. No major roots were compromised! . . TREE BEFORE SIDEWALK. ALWAYS. We have multiple alternative options.

04/14/2021

Thank you Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for your initiative.
APRIL NATIVE PLANT MONTH. . .
Please plant native species in your garden.

National Audubon Society Celebrates Resolution Declaring April Native Plant Month

04/12/2021

THIS IS SOOOOO HUGE!!! CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
HELP SUSTAIN OUR OAK HABITAT!
LOCAL BLACK WOMAN A PIVOTAL PLAYER!
THANKS Emily Hughes Sandy FOR FORWARDING STORY TO ME.

Creating a map of nearly every oak in greater Portland took hundreds of hours. The map will influence restoration projects for years to come.

10/06/2020

Please, make it stop. Yet ANOTHER invasive species!

Also known as snake worms, these writhing wrigglers turn forest leaf litter into bare ground, changing soil composition and ecosystems as they go.

10/04/2020

I love wicked old trees! I can't imagine what they've "seen" and endured.
Read on to hear of even older specimens!!

Researchers discover a bald cypress along North Carolina's Black River that is 2,624 years old.

09/20/2020

Still out here cleaning up from the high winds weve had the past few weeks . . . Gotta love heavy equipment!

09/19/2020

Fantastic news! Side note: Jinkies, that's a big bee!!

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

09/09/2020

Responsible for pollinating so many beautiful and edible plants!

Creating a bumblebee-friendly garden will help the struggling pollinators and be a boon for your blooms as well.

09/07/2020

So important for so many flora, fauna species along with the micro-organisms species helping the flora and fauna!
Please consider! Thanks!

A manicured lawn might look nice, but messy is better for birds and bugs.

08/30/2020

Trees . . .

Trees communicate with each other and have a lot of things to say. Here's what they talk about and how they do it.