Tree Talk

Tree Talk is a seasonally-relevant series of articles submitted by authors around the Bluegrass Region. The various topics are all connected to urban forestry in some way, and written by a group of knowledgable and passionate tree-(among other awesome things)-people. Find something of interest in each of the articles below.

 

Fall 2017

10 Common Plants to Avoid (and some alternatives) In Kentucky

Fall is for Planting!

Tree Health: Tuliptree Scale

Native Tree Picks

Tree Cavities are for the Birds

Fall 2016

Economic Botany & Cultural History: American elm

Wildlife Connections: Tree Climbing Birds

Tree Care: The Planting Hole

Native Tree Picks

Green Roofs in Central KY

Summer 2016

Dawn Redwood: 20th Century Botanical Discovery

Wildlife Connections: Tree Habitat

Economic Botany & Cultural History: Sycamore

Tree Care: Mulching

Spring 2016

What is your Tree Worth?

Wildlife Connections: Trees for Bees

Invasive Species: Good News on the EAB Front!

Economic Botany & Cultural History: Northern red oak

Plant Health: Dogwood Powdery Mildew

Fall 2015

Arthropod Gall Makers - Cell Pirates

Economic Botany & Cultural History: Sweetgum

Featured Native Plant: Carolina Allspice

Plant Health: Landscape Sanitation

Wildlife Connections: Leaf Habitat

Summer 2015

Featured Native Plant: Yellowwood

There's a Fungus Among Us

Dendrophobia - The Fear of Trees

Skimpy Spruce - Defoliation from the Bottom Up

Wildlife Connections: Neotropical Birds

Spring 2015

Wildlife Connections: Moths and Butterflies

Invasive Species: Understanding the Characteristics

Plant Health: Anthracnose

Featured Native Plant: Trumpet Honeysuckle

A good spring for aphids