Company Adds Green to its Parking Lot Landscape

Big Trees Inc Installs Large Number of Cedars and Sequoias for Landscaping Project SEATTLE, WA: Big Trees Inc., (http://bigtreesupply.com/) a tree transplanting and tree nursery company servicing the greater Seattle area, is helping companies go green. The company...

The Amazing Katsura Tree

By Nancy Penrose Katsura is the common name of two species of big trees that are native to China and Japan. They are both members of the Cercidiphyllum genus, and relatives of the magnolia and tulip trees. The word “katsura” means tree in Japanese. According to...

Hemlock Trees in Landscaping and Gardens

by Nancy Penrose Hemlock is the common name of the Tsuga, a member of the pine family and conifer genus. When the tree’s leaves are crushed, they smell like the poison hemlock plant (the plant that killed Socrates). However, unlike the plant, the tree is not...

Causes of Unhealthy Trees

By Nancy Penrose There are many factors that can impact a tree’s health, including the environment, stress, improper maintenance and care, pests, injury and disease. In the beginning stages of a decline, it may not be obvious that the tree is in poor health. Symptoms...

Proper Tree Nutrition

By Nancy Penrose Trees need nutrients – chemical elements and compounds – for their internal metabolism and growth. Without the right amount of nutrients, a tree will have difficulty maturing. It will also become weak and more susceptible to disease....

Soil

By Nancy Penrose Did you know that there are designated state soils? Oregon’s state soil is Jory, which is named after Jory Hill and the Jory family who lived in the area during the mid 1800s. Jory was adopted as the state’s soil in 2011. It is made up of organic...