Tree Care Archives - Trees at Risk https://treesatrisk.com/category/tree-planting-and-care/ Reclaiming an Urban Forest Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Arbor Day Reminder: Protect Our Urban Forests https://treesatrisk.com/arbor-day-reminder-protect-our-urban-forests/ https://treesatrisk.com/arbor-day-reminder-protect-our-urban-forests/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:37:54 +0000 http://treesatrisk.com/?p=552 It’s been one long, cold spring so far here in Worcester, but the trees are finally in bloom. The Norway and sugar maples that line so many miles of our city’s streets are bursting with pale green flowers. Cylindrical Callery pears shyly show their snowy petals. A few magnolias offer cream and purple blooms to […]

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]]> https://treesatrisk.com/arbor-day-reminder-protect-our-urban-forests/feed/ 2 How Trees Make Our City Livable: Interview on WICN’s “Business Beat” https://treesatrisk.com/how-trees-make-our-city-livable-interview-on-wicns-business-beat/ https://treesatrisk.com/how-trees-make-our-city-livable-interview-on-wicns-business-beat/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:47:59 +0000 http://treesatrisk.com/?p=507 Thanks to Steve D’Agostino, host of The Business Beat on WICN 90.5FM, I recently joined with Peggy Middaugh, Executive Director of the Worcester Tree Initiative for a half-hour conversation about the importance of Worcester’s urban forest. Our talk ranged from who planted the first trees in Worcester to why trees are so important to the […]

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]]> https://treesatrisk.com/how-trees-make-our-city-livable-interview-on-wicns-business-beat/feed/ 0 How to Care for Trees in a Heat Wave https://treesatrisk.com/how-to-care-for-trees-in-a-heat-wave/ https://treesatrisk.com/how-to-care-for-trees-in-a-heat-wave/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:16:25 +0000 http://treesatrisk.com/?p=439 It’s been a long, hot, dry stretch here in Worcester, as elsewhere across the U.S. during this record-breaking heat wave. While it’s nice to have a real summer, the extreme temperatures and lack of rain are placing a lot of stress on our trees, young and old. The city planted many new street trees this […]

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