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Foraging for Morels in SC Forests
Always proceed with extreme suspicion when collecting mushrooms you plan to consume – your best strategy is to consult an expert, if you know one. Lacking that, make absolutely sure to carefully identify any mushroom you plan to consume, and most importantly, once you...
Passport to Trees: Columbia
The City of Columbia is the capital and second largest city in South Carolina, with a population of roughly 135 thousand people. It is also the county seat of Richland County, and part of the City extends into Lexington County. Geographically, is located at...
Passport to Trees: City of Aiken
The City of Aiken, at the western edge of the Sandhill regionof South Carolina, not far from the Savanah River, is a planned city – it was laid out with 230 parkways, which over time received extensive tree planting and landscaping. Because of the mild climate,...
What is Wrong With This Picture?
By Mark Arena, Clemson Extension Agent Recently, I received a phone call from a homeowner stating that the top portion of his evergreen tree was dead and wondering why. Unfortunately, however, he did not know what type of tree it was. The next step was to ask a few...
What is Wrong with this Picture?
By Mark Arena, Clemson Extension Agent and Barbara Smith, Home and Garden Information Center Recently, I was driving along a two-lane rural country road and noticed a tractor spreading topsoil across a front yard. The owner claimed that he was putting down the topsoil...
On the Stump: Winter 2018
As I began to think of Arbor Day this year, I remembered (with just a slight twinge), the seemingly countless times I listened to mayors, teachers and garden club ladies recite Joyce Kilmer’s famous poem, “Trees”. Simplistic in style and direct in purpose, it is a...
Book Review: Applied Tree Biology (Andrew Hirons and Peter Thomas)
By: Bob Polomski, Ph.D., Clemson Extension Specialist–Horticulture/Adjunct Asst. Prof., Dept. of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University This arboricultural science book is to urban trees as Chilton’s Auto Repair Manuals to cars. As stated in the...
Renewing your TRAQ
By Jimmy Walters, ISA TRAQ Instructor The ISA’s Tree Risk Assessment Qualification is a five-year qualification, beginning with the date of completing the TRAQ course and passing the test. After five years the qualification expires and must be renewed. Last year the...
Tree Canopy and Stormwater Project in Charleston, SC
By Frances Waite, SCFC Rapid urbanization and climatic fluctuations have led to increased risk of flooding and degraded water quality in cities. Trees can be utilized as a key strategy for addressing this problem. Trees intercept, store and transpire stormwater and...
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