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  1. mdvaden

    400 trees / inspect & prep

    Also ... When I started a couple of weeks ago, there were about eight 18 inch Ribes sanguineum shrubs, planted like 4' apart in a row just a couple feet from the lawn. Behind my back as taking the photo above facing the house. So I bought some nice nearly 36" tall Ribes, planted those, and...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    [ QUOTE ] flowers match house color, cute. ridin gmower cuts around those little circles? that landscape will really be something in 10-20 years! [/ QUOTE ] Some of the nicest trees were some type of Elm that's just getting leaves. The landscaper who planted the other trees (twine left...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    And a few more of the 400 toward the east side along the north edge.
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    Bark finally blown on. 2 days, about 120 cubic yards. The shrub beds, level and sloped, were not mulched previously either. Pretty nice watching the Flowering Cherry petals fall like flakes now. ...
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    Sad day for Arboriculture

    Re: Wulcowicz In light of the discussion, curiosity got me wondering what was Bob's first post on Treebuzz This is the oldest post I could find ... LINK >> Wulkowicz 1st Post on the Buzz Seemed to have entered the conversations on a good note. ...
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    Sad day for Arboriculture

    This feels so odd ... because it was merely a few months ago he emailed about borrowing some photos. Never actually met him, but chatted on the phone and had several email conversations. ...
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    Non invasive cabling

    [ QUOTE ] i have seen the non invasive cabling get chewed through by squirrels !!! always makes me question using it . ???? [/ QUOTE ] Actually, the word "invasive" to me, may be a misused figure of speech. Invasive, or invading, are selective vocabulary words, predetermined in place of...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Any chance, ever a glimmer of hope, that the landscaper could be enlightened enough to hear and see that what he/she did was a horticultural failure and understand the impact of the work they do could positively benefit future generations. [/ QUOTE ] I am one...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    [ QUOTE ] Just curious, why bark mulch and not some other form of composted mulch? [/ QUOTE ] Could be another. Straw is flammable. Not good under conifers. Garden composts are typically fine, and in short time, form a crust that repels water Cedar chips blow away, and this place is really...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    [ QUOTE ] Any chance, ever a glimmer of hope, that the landscaper could be enlightened enough to hear and see that what he/she did was a horticultural failure and understand the impact of the work they do could positively benefit future generations. What other professions exist where the...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    [ QUOTE ] Was the twine on the lower trunks remnants of the burlap/bag ties, or did the evergreens come tied up, and they missed removing the twine when they cut the branches free of the twine? Fun job, what are you doing the edging /sod removal with? All hand work? [/ QUOTE ] On this one...
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    400 trees / inspect & prep

    There's a few deciduous trees too, and Italian Cypress around the house (a helper in the pic)
  13. mdvaden

    400 trees / inspect & prep

    Just got an interesting piece of work. To prepare 400, already planted trees, for bark mulch. Actually, it started with a consultation. And the landscape person who planted them, did not cut the twine on most, planted a few in root (containment) bags, and left some staked too long. Found at...
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    Ideal tree for wet areas?

    Got Western Red Cedar available out there?
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    Evergreens ID class ... 30 yrs. later

    True firs have awesome looking cones. Abies pinsapo ..
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    Evergreens ID class ... 30 yrs. later

    Cornus mas ... Blooming here in Oregon, presently.
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    Redwoods Revisited 6 / 2012

    Re: Redwoods Revisited 2013 [ QUOTE ] What software is that, Mario? I've tinkered with HDR, but never have achieved satisfactory results. Your image is amazing. Thanks for sharing [/ QUOTE ] Good evening Jer ... The software is called Photomatix ... a photographer I did pruning for up in...
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    Redwoods Revisited 6 / 2012

    Re: Redwoods Revisited 2013 This is entirely different ... but Crescent City is adjacent to Jedediah Smith redwoods park, and this humongous play structure is just around the corner from the park's visitor center. My first go with an HDR software. 3 photos merged and tinkered with.
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    Redwoods Revisited 6 / 2012

    Re: Redwoods Revisited 2013 Ranger Wheeler at the 12th largest coast redwood. He was showing me some peculiarities he noticed on the trunk.
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    Redwoods Revisited 6 / 2012

    Redwoods Revisited 2013 Here's a few pics recently posted on my Redwood Forest titled page at Facebook. Terri Beranek chimed-in on this photo, which reminded me of this topic here at the buzz since G. B. shared too. Recent visit and hiking, ending February, 2013. Someone lost their glasses...

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