If you could only plant one tree across America, which tree would it be? I'm thinking for beauty, posterity, utility, adaptability, cost, and of course for the environment.
If you could only plant one tree across America, which tree would it be? I'm thinking for beauty, posterity, utility, adaptability, cost, and of course for the environment.
Moving a tree
My parents have a lovely olive tree that they are probably going to remove. Is there a way to just pick up a tree and put it somewhere else? I really would prefer not to kill it and since we’re in Sonoma county (Mediterranean climate, which I learned on a Casey Clapp Tree Walk!), there are plenty of Olive orchards and nurseries. Thank you, still my comfort podcast and constant inspiration for botanical drawing - one day I’ll be brave enough to submit a Cone Club Contribution!
Variegated fall leaves?
Hi, guys! Love the pod, as always. Here's my current question: why does it seem that trees with variegated leaves (I'm not sure that's the right term) don't have pretty fall foliage? There's a tree in my neighborhood that has beautiful green leaves with white outlines (I think it's a version of a Norway Maple) in the summer, but in the fall it just goes drab and brown. What gives?
Closing cones?
Hi guys love the pod! Inspired by Casey, I’ve started collecting cones around the national forest I work in. So far I have a couple cones from western white pines, a cone from a white bark, some hemlock cones, and a ghost/gray pine cone. I haven’t acquired jars for them yet and some of them are pretty pitchy so I have them outside on my porch until I can get jars. I’ve noticed that when it’s rained the past couple of weeks, all the cone scales close up. This is absolutely fascinating to me and I am dying to know how and why that happens. It almost feels like the cones are alive even though I found them all on the ground already so I’m dying to know… how does this work??