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Tree Frost and Freeze Recovery
Tree Frost and Freeze Recovery Although you may have taken steps to protect your trees before cold temperatures arrive, trees can still experience stress and damage from frost and freezing. When...
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New Year’s Resolutions: Five Tips for Staying Motivated
New Year’s Resolutions: Five Tips for Staying Motivated In a recent post, we wrote about New Year’s resolutions for your landscape and trees. We know sometimes New Year’s resolutions can be hard to...
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Humus
Humus In a recent blog post, we dug into loam. In this post, we dig a little deeper so to speak and take a look at a component of healthy soil, humus. What is Humus? Humus is composed of decayed...
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Mushroom Monday: Ganoderma lucidum Mushrooms
Mushroom Monday: Ganoderma lucidum Mushrooms Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is Ganoderma lucidum. It is commonly known as reishi or lingzhi among other names. The scientific name Ganoderma lucidum...
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Mushroom Fairy Rings
Mushroom Fairy Rings Have you ever seen mushrooms growing in a circle? Seems a little mythical, doesn’t it? Did fairies make them? Maybe elves? There are a variety of tales about fairy rings that...
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Acorns
Acorns Acorns are all around us. We see them on oak trees, on the ground, and on driveways and sidewalks. You may have even noticed more acorns in Texas in 2023. If you’ve wanted to learn more...
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Mushroom Monday: Coprinus comatus
Mushroom Monday: Coprinus comatus Happy Mushroom Monday everyone! Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is Coprinus comatus. It is commonly known as shaggy mane, shaggy inkcap, lawyer’s wig, or inky cap....
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts Hazelnuts are small, tasty, brown nuts that are in a hard, shiny brown shell. You may have eaten them raw, in a confection, or in a chocolate spread. Here’s a little information about...
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Squirrels
Squirrels As you spend time outdoors with trees, you are bound to see a squirrel or two. Running around, gathering acorns, these little creatures are an important part of our environment. In today’s...
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Mushroom Monday: Violet Webcap
Mushroom Monday: Violet Webcap Happy Mushroom Monday! Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaceus). Did you know mushrooms could come in colors like violet? It’s...
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The Truth Cracked Open! Almonds Aren’t Really Nuts!
The Truth Cracked Open! Almonds Aren’t Really Nuts! Take a deep breath. We know it’s shocking, but it’s true. Almonds aren’t nuts. Read on to find out why. What are Nuts? Nuts have a few general...
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Understanding More About Oak Wilt
Understanding More About Oak Wilt You may have been hearing more about oak wilt in the news recently. In today’s post, we will give you some information about this devastating disease. What is Oak...
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Mushroom Monday: Ugly Milkcap
Mushroom Monday: Ugly Milkcap Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Ugly Milkcap (Lactarius turpis). Although the mushroom might not be pretty, it’s one of many mushrooms that serves an important...
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Spring Into Action: A Guest Post from Sienna Mulch
Spring Into Action: A Guest Post from Sienna Mulch Hello everyone, we have a special treat for you. The wonderful people at Sienna Mulch have agreed to write a guest post for our TrueTreeTalk blog....
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Question and Answer: No one takes care of the trees in the forest, and they...
Question and Answer: No one takes care of the trees in the forest, and they seem to grow fine, so why do we have to take care of the trees in our landscapes? We recently had a social media post with a...
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Mushroom Monday: King Trumpet Mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii)
Mushroom Monday: King Trumpet Mushrooms Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the King Trumpet mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii. King trumpet mushrooms are large, edible mushrooms that you can find at...
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Soil Horizons: Discover more about the different layers in soil
Soil Horizons: Discover more about the different layers in soil In the results of our recent survey, one of the things you said you wanted to see more about on our TrueTreeTalk blog was soil. We’ve...
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Annual Rainfall in Houston, Texas
Annual Rainfall in Houston, Texas In a recent survey, one topic you said you wanted to learn more about was climate change. In this post, we look at one aspect of climate, rainfall. What, Where, and...
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Mushroom Monday: Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica)
Mushroom Monday: Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica) Happy Mushroom Monday! Today’s mushroom is the beefsteak mushroom (Fistulina hepatica). A mushroom that looks like meat? Read on to learn more. What...
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Compost Topdressing
Compost Topdressing One service ArborTrue provides to help improve your soil, lawn, trees, and landscape plants is compost topdressing. Compost topdressing has a number of important benefits and can...
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