The Accolade Elm has been named Urban Tree of the Year for 2012 by the Society of Municipal Arborists. Accolade (TM) is the trade name and ‘Morton’ is the cultivar name for this hybrid Asian elm tree. Accolade’s parents are Ulmus japonica and U. wilsoniana, and it’s this hybrid that jump-started the Morton Arboretum’s elm improvement [...]
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In response to unacceptable tree-trimming by NStar and their contractors inArlingtonin the summer of 2010, the Town has ordered NStar to halt tree-trimming work until they can show that appropriate standards will be followed. This ban remains in effect as of November 2011 since the Town and NStar have been unable to agree on what [...]
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Sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust Joe Elkinton, Professor of Entomology at UMass Amherst, studies population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects. He will discuss the life cycle, damage and control efforts relating to the winter moth that is threatening many of our deciduous trees. For more information, click here.
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Sustaining Urban Trees and Forests in 2011, the International Year of Forests Symposium to be held on Thursday, November 17, 20011, 9 am-3 pm, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Registration $10, plus lunch $10.00. Register online or phone 508-869-6111 x 124. Sessions include: New Pests, New Strategies: Invasive Insect Species in the Northeast – Robert [...]
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This is the second in a series of lectures entitled Challenges and Choices in support of the latest exhibition, New England Forests at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Peter Del Tredici will present an overview of the recent history of the forests of southern New England as impacted by natural disasters, shifting land-use patterns (urbanization and suburban sprawl), introduced [...]
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NOFA OLC Annual Gathering – Trees: Landscaping for Future Generations Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Student Union Theater, UCONN, 2110 Hillside Rd, Storrs, CT 06269 The Foundational Principles of Sustainability – Tom Wessels To create sustainable systems we don’t need to reinvent the wheel, we only need to embrace the foundational scientific principles that [...]
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Decay is one of the most common and critical diseases of urban trees. Arborists and tree managers should be familiar with common wood decay fungi and their effect on tree health and stability. In this workshop, Christopher Luley of Urban Forestry LLC in Rochester, New York will introduce the wood decay fungi common to urban trees, their [...]
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With over 30 years as an arborist, Carl Brodeur has a passion for trees. Tree preservaion is an important component of many large landscape projects, but a critical component of this universally accessible tree house project. Carl will take us behind the scenes and describe tree preservation in the grove before and after construction to teach [...]
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Walking In Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill are cosponsoring a historical walk of Mount Gilboa and Crescent Hill, led by Ed Gordon on October 29th 2011 at 9am. See beautiful and historic Mount Gilboa and Crescent Hill; you will learn about architectural, economic and transportation history, with some interesting tidbits on trees past and present. The [...]
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