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Basia Alexander

1: LOVE TREES

1st of 10: LOVE TREES

That feeling of appreciation in your heart when you see a beautiful tree or take a walk in a park is first and foremost. Kinda makes you wanna hug 'em.

Posted on 
Dec 1, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

Top 10 Ways to Hurt Trees and Four Common Themes in Tree Decline and Death

This is a summary list. Each Way to Hurt Trees has its own related blog post. Any of these ways could kill a tree. All are bad, and it’s hard to prioritize them into a “top 10” list.

Posted on 
Nov 11, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#10 Way to Hurt Trees: Pollution, Dumping, Litter.

Can you imagine trying to live while drinking oil-y water? In trash? However, there's praise for Tree Protectors.

Posted on 
Nov 10, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#9 Way to Hurt Trees: Removing leaves from the drip zone

"Wait" you say. "Aren't we supposed to get them off of the grass?

Posted on 
Nov 9, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#8 Way to Hurt Trees: Wrong, Inappropriate Use of Chemicals

Posted on 
Nov 8, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#7 Way to Hurt Trees: Poor Transplanting

I don’t want to list all the ways that people often do transplanting badly. I would rather write out how to do it well. If you read carefully, you’ll have a high chance of success.

Posted on 
Nov 7, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#6 Way to Hurt Trees: Failing to Water

You can't live for more than a day or so without water. Trees need a regular supply of water.

Posted on 
Nov 6, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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3: DO'S AND DON'TS

#5 Way to Hurt Trees: Careless Practices and Injury

Posted on 
Nov 5, 2020
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Basia Alexander
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