http://www.gufc.org Sustaining Georgia's Green Legacy by Helping Communities Grow Healthy Trees Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gufc.org http://www.gufc.org/wp-content/mbp-favicon/favicon.ico http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/breadth-of-tree-diversity-in-southeast/ http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/breadth-of-tree-diversity-in-southeast/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:22 +0000 gufc http://www.gufc.org/?p=762 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 white oak and yellow popular are understory trees.   Next time you are in the forest in Georgia, enjoy its breadth and diversity!

]]> http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/breadth-of-tree-diversity-in-southeast/feed/ 0 http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/tree-sampling-for-chemical-anaylsis/ http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/tree-sampling-for-chemical-anaylsis/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:47:37 +0000 gufc http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/tree-sampling-for-chemical-anaylsis/ 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 twig about one inch long, which is then sent to the lab. Arborists can then compare and contrast what is in the soil vs. the tree. Let us know if you have used tree sampling for chemical analysis in your work.  Click on the headline to leave a comment.



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