Tallahassee Democrat July 25, 2014 By Jody Walthall Photo by Lilly Anderson-Messec: Bald Cypress What is the most important tree in the forest? Tallahasseean, Jim Stevenson, former Chief Naturalist ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesCaption at bottom. Click here and here for high resolution images. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study. UF ... READ MORE
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Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay rendered the tree unsafe to stand. Arborists felled the oak, and Deitz intended to grind the stump. “I’m ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Q: I have a Mexican Avocado tree, which I planted 2 years ago. The tree has small holes drilled in neat columns approximately 1-2 inches apart and each row contains about 8-9 holes. The tree does not seem to have suffered from this, buy I wondered ... READ MORE
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