Tag: Tree Research Journal Club

Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

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
Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

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, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension
Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

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

What the Moss Can Tell Us (Journal Club 6)

by Alyssa Vinson
July 18, 2025

The icon of the south, a sweeping live oak draped in the filamentous curtains of Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides). Shrouded in misconception, dripping in cultural significance and once upon a time adding the fluff to the cushions of early ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Research Journal Club, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Forestry Extension
Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

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
Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

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
Sunrise and overhanging oak trees at Lake Alice.

Branch Union Strength: Challenging Common Assumptions About V-Shaped vs. U-Shaped Forks (Journal Club 2)

by Andrew Koeser
April 1, 2025

At our last Tree Research Journal Club meeting, we discussed the only paper we could find with data on pruner design and tree wound response, comparing its findings to conventional gardening wisdom. Today, we're examining another widely accepted ... READ MORE

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Tags: Codominant Stems, Rooted In Tree Research, Tree Biomechanics, Tree Defects, Tree Research Journal Club

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