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Not just a 7th species . . . 7 more!

Not just a 7th species . . . 7 more!

Mar 19, 2019 | Arbor Day Plot

Last week, I asked for one more tree–a 7th suggestion–to add to my list of 6 species and received 7 more suggestions, more than doubling the list. If you want to cut to the chase and see the full list of the 13 suggested tree species, check out The List....
Hearts and Trumpets, Cigars and Fenceposts

Hearts and Trumpets, Cigars and Fenceposts

Mar 6, 2019 | Arbor Day Plot

“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

Feb 26, 2019 | Arbor Day Plot

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

Feb 22, 2019 | Arbor Day Plot

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?

Feb 16, 2019 | Arbor Day Plot

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...