The hurricane season ends on November 30, so it is good idea to revisit some tips that can help your landscape be more hurricane resistant when you are designing tree installation projects. Right Tree, Right Place Choose trees ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
There are a number of controllable factors that combine to create a tree healthy enough to fruit. A healthy tree must have a strong root system, adequate light, proper pruning, proper nutrition, the right age, proper pollination, no mechanical ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Water is the most limiting abiotic (non-living) factor to plant growth and productivity, therefore, plants have developed an effective system to absorb, translocate, store, and utilize water. For example, some large rainforest trees can use ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
The other day I was enjoying a nice breakfast, when I saw a man sitting next to me with his bicycle. Of course, my wife started talking with him! It turns out that he is a professor from Columbia, NY who, as far as I could understood, teaches ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Soil compaction occurs when the soil structure is compressed, thus reducing the number and size of the pore spaces between the particles, which causes a decrease in the availability of air and oxygen for the plants as well as a saturation of ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
How many times have you noticed that a tree just planted in the middle of a sidewalk is deteriorating? What is the average lifespan of a tree planted in a sidewalk? Does the tree have enough room to grow up and down? These questions are often ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Imagine that you want to buy a 2” trunk caliper Live oak tree, Quercus virginiana. How do you know if it is a quality tree? Maybe it is too short, maybe the crown is too narrow and has dieback, or maybe the foliage is chlorotic? Does the ... READ MORE
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I came across some interesting facts regarding megacities and urban forests. Did you know that a megacities contains at least 10 million people whose well-being largely depends on ecosystem services provided by remote natural areas? The ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCESIf you work in the Green industry, you are invited to attend the 2013 Workshop hosted by The University of Florida/IFAS Extension in Miami-Dade: Strong Tree Roots in the Nursery and Landscape: Improving Tree Health and Anchorage This program ... READ MORE
Category: EventsThe City of Fort Lauderdale presents Save a Tree, Plant a Tree, an innovative program that merges environmental protection and resource savings by offering free trees to Fort Lauderdale customers who switch to a paper-free utility billing process. Save ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES