Tag: Bigleaf Maple
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Windfall
Strong winds blasted through Everett during the night of November 4th with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Afterwards, I walked the several miles of Forest Park trails to clear them of fallen limbs and reflect on the storm’s impact.
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A Fall Walk through Everett’s Forest Park
Forest Park was still surprisingly green last week despite three months without significant rain. Taking a break from restoration work, I went for a leisurely walk and took some pictures, including the following group of ten.
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Marking Future Transplants During the Dry Season
The dry season is a good time to look for sapling trees, shrubs, and small forbs growing in weedy areas or in spots too close to trails and marking them to transplant later when the wet season returns.
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Should We Plant Conifers in Our Backyard Forests?
Should we be planting conifers in our backyard forests to eventually replace the existing large trees?
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Rescuing Sword Fern and Bigleaf Maple
The wet season has returned – time for fall planting. I have been rescuing Sword Ferns and Bigleaf Maples and moving them to spots where they have a better chance to grow to maturity.
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Choosing the Right Trees to Plant in Our Urban Forests
We have opportunities to plant many trees in our urban forests, but what species should we choose?
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To Plant or Not to Plant: Three Phases in the Growth of Forests
In my last blog, I left off questioning if it makes sense to plant new trees under the canopy of forests, since the existing trees accumulate mass at an ever-increasing rate. I think part of the answer lies in the stages of forest growth in terms of three broad phases of overall biomass accumulation.