Sep 19, 2021
Pollen Pollution and Environmental Justice in Lancaster City
As noted elsewhere (see “Special Topics: Lancaster’s Mulberry Trees”), White Mulberry today lives everywhere in Lancaster...
Sep 19, 2021
Tree Treasures Guidelines
Most of America’s 3,143 counties would be enriched by developing their own Tree Treasures website to identify, celebrate, and...
Sep 18, 2021
Lancaster’s Tree Organizations
Backyard Fruit Growers BFG began in 1990 as an exchange of information “for amateurs and...
Mar 09, 2021
Tree of Heaven’s Better Angels
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is a much maligned, even demonized plant these days. It...
May 01, 2020
Bald Cypress and Chicago’s World Fair
Bald Cypress in Willow Street Living Souvenirs from the White City Three Bald Cypress...
Apr 01, 2020
The Kaneko Ginkgos
The Kaneko Ginkgos of Lancaster County Massive, towering ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) are scattered throughout Lancaster Cemetery. ...
Jan 01, 2019
Measuring Trees
A Word About Measuring Tree Size American Forests, the conservation organization that administers the National Big Tree...
Jan 01, 2019
Mulberry Trees and Lancaster’s Silk Industry
Links With The Past: Mulberry Trees And Lancaster’s Silk Industry It’s obvious that aged trees...
Jan 01, 2018
Estimating the Age of Trees
How Old Is That Tree? People are always interested in how old a tree is,...