Frost crack: What Is It? Winter in the northern climes can be hard to survive. It’s cold and often dark, and many would prefer to hibernate or migrate than face our long winter months. Trees don’t have that option, so most go into a dormant state until spring arrives. And while people and animals revel in… Read more »
You can tell that Spring is around the corner. People are slowly starting to think about trees and tree care again. We couldn’t be more excited, as it has been a long, cold winter and we are ready for some warmer weather ourselves. Over on Twitter, the folks at ReForest London were talking tree planting… Read more »
If you look outside your window and see nothing but snow, thoughts of tree planting might be the furthest thing from your mind. I get it. See beyond the winter landscape though and start planning for spring. Now is the time to think about which trees you might want to plant! Choosing a Tree 101… Read more »
Difficult Tree Removal Sometimes taking a tree down isn’t as easy as it would seem. The overall health and stability of a tree can sometimes complicate tree removal, not to mention the density of the tree, and its location. This video shows one of the ways to overcome difficult tree removal. The tree in this… Read more »
Welcome to 2015! We are a week into the New Year and the weather has become decidedly wintery. Snow squall warnings and cold weather alerts have blanketed the weather forecasts since the freezing rain warnings were lifted last weekend. As for today, the CLC crews have put down the chainsaws. The weather is not fit for… Read more »
Do you boil over when under pressure? – sometimes … Could you suck water (or anything else) up a tube 100 metres tall? – Um, isn’t that impossible? I thought you could only suck water 10m up a tube? Could you do it without air? – seriously doubt it And then could you give almost all… Read more »
SEVEN INTERESTING STATISTICS OF SPRUCE TREES Spruce trees are classified in the Pinaceae family in the genus Picea. They are coniferous trees that range from 20-60 metres (60-200 ft) tall. They prefer moist soil and full sun, but will grow in a variety of habitats and are found across Canada. While there are upwards of 35 different species… Read more »
While the death of a tree can be a sad thing for its loss of shade, oxygen production and carbon dioxide consumption, it is not all bad. Not only do dead trees still make for good homes for insects and subsequent food sources for the birds and mammals that eat them, but they still provide… Read more »
“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair;… Read more »
If not for the fork in the Thames River where downtown London, Ontario sits, this city of over 360,000 people might not exist. For it was the view of the Fork of the Thames that Lieutenant Governor John Simcoe Graves fell in love with in 1793 when he was scouting for a new site for… Read more »