Hearts and Trumpets, Cigars and Fenceposts

Hearts and Trumpets, Cigars and Fenceposts

“How about a catalpa tree?” While catching up over lunch at a Mexican restaurant in Plymouth, my friend Jan from Ann Arbor (and my Beaver Island companion), suggested I consider planting a catalpa tree when the time comes in April. She described several...
Singing Tree and the Honey Locust

Singing Tree and the Honey Locust

I shot this photo with my back pressed against my front door, looking across our single-lane driveway to the honey locust tree. At the top of the photo, you can see the overhang on the east side of our house. On the left side of the photo is the roof of our carport....
Arboretum Added

Arboretum Added

The new “Arboretum” menu choice is a place to showcase tree photos from you and other readers. Arboretum is a place to showcase photos of trees: favorite trees, unusual trees, or just trees you see going about your everyday life or while traveling. If you...
Why Not?

Why Not?

Now that Questions 9 & 10 of the 2019 Michigan Tree Survey had done half of the heavy lifting to get me started on this project (thank you, dear Julia, “City Appraiser 1,” for doing the other half!) . . . why not mail the survey to the Arbor Day...
Resolved: Plant a Tree on Arbor Day 2019

Resolved: Plant a Tree on Arbor Day 2019

For 2019, I had decided I wanted to make a resolution that might someday make a difference for my neighborhood and community while contributing to a greener future. Helping my parents move out of their house of 42 years in 2018 put me on intimate terms with the...