When rains blow, roots grow. The fall season is a good time to plant in the Pacific Northwest. When a tree is entering dormancy and rains provide sufficient moisture, conditions are right for planting. Transplanting in the middle of the summer is difficult because the recently disturbed roots will have a bigger job absorbing enough water and nutrients for all the leaves, as well as … Continue reading How to Plant a Tree
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We saw this amazing tree today at the Washington Park Arboretum. I stopped by with one thought in mind—find Davidia involucrata, the Dove Tree or the Handkerchief Tree. I knew that it flowered in the spring or summer and wanted to witness this wondrous sight. We entered the visitors center and straight away asked where to find the Dove tree. The receptionist disappeared into a back room … Continue reading Davidia involucrata—The Dove Tree
Here is my Japanese Maple ‘Ukigumo’ over the last three years. This year it’s beginning to widen and lose that skinny-new-tree look. I really like shapes that Japanese Maples create as they branch out and grow. A design that only a tree can imagine. The variegation is increasing as well, I love the color this spring, so light and bright and just like the namesake … Continue reading Three Years of Ukigumo
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