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Month: July 2021

Tree of the Week: Tulip Tree

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a poster child for the importance of scientific names. In addition to tulip tree it is known as tulip poplar, […]

Tree of the Week: Eastern Cottonwood

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager The Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides, is a “bull in a China shop” of a tree. Commonly reaching 75 or more feet and with the potential […]

Tree of the Week: Southern Live Oak

By Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager The Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is the iconic tree of the Deep South, where its enormous spreading limbs, often adorned with Spanish moss and […]

Tree of the Week: Silver Maple

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager In our area you’d be hard pressed to find someone with good things to say about the silver maple, Acer saccharinum. The native maples of […]

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