Category Archives: Biology

Breadth of Tree Diversity in Southeast

November 18, 2009 – 11:43 am

The west coast is spectacular, even the trees reach heights of over 350 feet.   However, the breadth of tree diversity does not compare to the Southeast.   Consider trees you can select just for the understory in this region: Sassafras, Silverbell, Dogwood, Sourwood, Yellow Wood, Paw Paw… the list goes on.   At some point even overstory trees like [...]

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DISCUSSION: Tree Sampling for Chemical Analysis

September 29, 2009 – 11:47 am

At our recent program, “The Elements of Tree Health,” Dr. Kim Coder discussed the 20 essential elements. Often arborists in the field will sample the soil to better understand the situation, but what about sampling the tree? The sample is typically extracted from the crown, where growth is active, using either a leaf or small [...]

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Dr. Coder Shares Research on Essential Elements for Trees

September 24, 2009 – 11:16 am

Dr. Kim Coder, of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, shared his lastest research on essential “Elements of Tree Health” at the September 24 GUFC program at the Griffin campus.   While only 1% of tree material is composed of essential elements, failure to secure all essential items leads to primary deficiencies, secondary symptoms, compounding [...]

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