Apex Tree and Garden

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

‘Dangerous’ Tree of Heaven puts Portland man through ordeal 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.

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

Forest drill 'bringing forward evolution' one hollow at a time 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.

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.

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 National Audubon Society Celebrates Resolution Declaring April Native Plant Month

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.

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

Please, make it stop. Yet ANOTHER invasive species!

Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests Also known as snake worms, these writhing wrigglers turn forest leaf litter into bare ground, changing soil composition and ecosystems as they go.

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

There's a Tree in This North Carolina Swamp That's at Least 2,624 Years Old Researchers discover a bald cypress along North Carolina's Black River that is 2,624 years old.

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

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

World's Largest Bee, Lost Since 1981, Rediscovered in the Wild One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

Responsible for pollinating so many beautiful and edible plants!

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

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

To Help Birds This Winter, Go Easy on Fall Yard Work A manicured lawn might look nice, but messy is better for birds and bugs.

Trees . . .

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