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… forest. The course covers how to protect your trees from insects, diseases, and fire; step-by-step procedures walk you … Resiliency and Recovery , a small pamphlet entitled “What Tree Is That?” and Common Native Trees of Virginia Tree Identification Guide . Users receive a flash drive of …

… in 1756, when John Bartram of Philadelphia imported trees for sale as ornamental landscaping plants. It was planted on … Biodiversity Project. The Norway maple is a fast-growing deciduous tree that commonly grows to 40-50 feet in height, … in the spring, before many native North American trees and shrubs, which may favor its ability to spread. It grows more …

… backyard bird feeders. Their preferred diet includes insects and spiders as well as acorns, seeds, nuts and … some nuts or seeds they find in the fall may be stored in tree bark crevices for consumption during the winter. They will climb along tree trunks in search of food, picking at the surface of the …

… suzukii) has become the key insect pest of soft-skinned fruit crops. It can make use of a relatively broad range of … How We Came to Have the ‘Monocacy’ Hop Bryan Butler, … are becoming increasingly popular in full season soybean production. These trials provide data that soybean producers … Rootstock effect on ‘Buckeye Gala’ Tree Performance, Maturity …

… on its age and growing conditions. When growing in a tree, mature vines become thick and develop dark brown hairy … extensive branches that look like the branches of the tree. Poison ivy vines do not harm the trees to which they …

… hickory trees.) Additionally, they will consume bird eggs, insects, and carrion. They are beneficial to woodlands … by their dispersal of certain fungi that are beneficial to tree root systems. Fall is also the end of the southern … groups of 15-20 squirrels will often nest communally in a tree cavity, an abandoned woodpecker hole, or a vacant nest …

… For example, relocated species could carry pathogens or insects that could interact in the new environment in … Trees live for decades, sometimes centuries. Successful tree selection must be based on projections of future climate … species itself and for local ecosystems. Sourcing a native tree from Maryland now means that it won't be adapted to …

… and song birds. Their diet also includes a large number of insects and earthworms. As winter moves towards spring in … form nests but make use of whatever materials exist in the tree cavity, such as wood chips or an old nest. The female …

… species that cannot live in the forest. The invasive tree  Callery (a.k.a. Bradford)  pear cuts the meadow/shrub …

… Gala’ Grafted on Ten Different Rootstocks:  Evaluating Tree Performance and Fruit Quality  Macarena Farcuh (PI) This … 10 different     rootstocks. To date, we have almost 95% tree survival in this planting).  We were interested in understanding the effects of rootstocks on tree performance and on Gala apple fruit maturity and quality …