Category: Forests

A Cut Below: How Pruning Techniques and Timing Impact Damage and Regrowth (Tree Journal Club 9)

by Andrew Koeser
November 10, 2025

Decades of research on pruning the aboveground parts of trees have given us a solid foundation for today’s best management practices. While the science isn’t exhaustive—no one’s tested every species or situation—it’s taught us a ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

The Dirt behind the Data

by Alyssa Vinson
September 22, 2025

During the first week of September, a week marked by surprisingly brisk morning air, the Koeser Lab team gathered to perform some necessary and challenging tasks. In previous Show Us the Data! posts, we gave you a glimpse into the world of field ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Show Us The Data!, UF/IFAS Research, Urban Forestry Extension

Friend or Foe? Are Trees Protecting Your Home from Hurricanes—Or Putting It in Peril? (Tree Journal Club 8)

by Andrew Koeser
August 7, 2025

This afternoon, I received an email from a PhD student at a small but hard-hitting engineering and aeronautics school across the state. His research focuses on urban trees and hurricanes, and he had come across some of my work. He reached out ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, Research, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Getting to the Root of Construction-Induced Tree Failures (Tree Journal Club 7)

by Andrew Koeser
July 22, 2025

I live in a region of the world that frequently experiences hurricanes as disturbance events. Other places might endure wildfires, flooding, or ice storms. While different regions each suffer their own distinctive form of environmental smiting, ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Biomechanics, Tree Research Journal Club, Trees And Construction, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Net Carbon Capture in Urban Forestry (Journal Club 5)

by Andrew Koeser
July 2, 2025

Recently, I participated in a panel on the use of AI in arboriculture. During the discussion, an audience member asked how we felt about the added environmental pressures associated with this technology. Most panelists acknowledged these concerns ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Tree-SI (Tree Scene Investigation) – Using Genetic Barcoding to Identify Tree Species from a Stump – Part 2 (Show Us the Data! 5)

by Andrew Koeser
June 13, 2025

A Brief Recap In our last post, we detailed a case where a tree had been removed without the necessary permit. One of the key issues was the species of the tree, as some species are granted greater protections than others within the municipality. ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Show Us The Data!, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Tree-SI (Tree Scene Investigation) – Using Genetic Barcoding to Identify Tree Species from a Stump – Part 1 (Show Us the Data! 4)

by Andrew Koeser
June 11, 2025

A Real-Life Case of Stump the Forester One of the best aspects of working in the tree care industry is the collegial and collaborative mindset shared by its experts and practitioners. If I have a question, I can send it to my peers in academia ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Show Us The Data!, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Anvil vs. Bypass: The Saga Continues

by Alyssa Vinson
May 5, 2025

What we've been up to: On a sunny day in April (the day before my birthday in fact) I spent a joyful hour in a field of young oak trees. Was I perusing the branches for birds or sitting idly with a book of poetry in hand? Maybe I was on my ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Show Us The Data!, Uf/ifas Extension, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry Extension

A Fork in the Road: How Pruning Decisions Impact Codominant Unions (Journal Club 4)

by Andrew Koeser
April 15, 2025

As readers of this blog and our work may know, codominant branches are unreliable predictors of tree failure during storms. At the same time, numerous studies have found that codominant branch unions are weaker than those with more favorable ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Pruning, Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Care, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Does Moon Phase Impact Pruning Response? (Journal Club 3)

by Andrew Koeser
April 4, 2025

Andrew worked as a cook in high school and college, and the old-timers in the kitchens where he toiled swore that the weirdest customers always came out during a full moon. Similarly, you may have heard friends or family in health care or law ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Arboriculture, Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

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