Seeing Trees - Sunday Feb 3 in Prince William VA 22192

This event is sponsored by the Prince William Wildflower Society and the Master Gardeners of Prince William

You are invited ….
to a presentation by
Nancy Ross Hugo
Author of Seeing Trees
Sunday, February 3, 2013,
2:00 p.m. at Chinn Park Regional Library
Chinn Park Library, 13065 Chinn Park Drive, Prince William, VA 22192
This event is free of charge, and the general public is invited. Refreshments will be served. 

Ms. Hugo will sell and sign copies of her book.

Please RSVP or for more information
703-792-7747 or master_gardener@pwcgov.org

If you can't get there - look out for the book!

Upcoming Landowner Education Events

 Landowner Programs -- For more information about any of these programs and others, see http://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/landownerprograms/events/index.html

1. -- Women and Land Workshop -- January 26, 2013 -- Lexington
2. -- 2013 Master Wildlifer Program --  January 29 - February 26, 2013 (Tuesdays) 
3. -- The American Chestnut Foundation Roanoke and New River Branch Event -- February 2, 2013
4. -- Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals Annual Conference -- February 4-5, 2013 -- Blacksburg
5. -- Farm Transition and Estate Planning Workshop -- February 12 and 19, 2013 -- Galax
6. -- Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards Training Class -- February 19-May 21, 2013 (Tuesdays) -- Charlottesville
7. -- 10th Annual Woods and Wildlife Conference -- February 23, 2013 -- Culpeper
8. -- What's Not to Like About Invasive Species? -- February 28, 2013 -- Goochland
9. -- Woodland Options for Landowners -- March 4, 2013 -- On-line
10. -- Virginia Forestry Summit -- April 11-13, 2013 -- Hot Springs
11. -- 5th Annual Landowner Weekend Retreat -- April 26-28, 2013 -- Appomattox

Do Trees Freeze?

As outdoor  temperatures dip below zero,  ever wondered do trees freeze?

The answer is yes and no.

But how and why?

In the link below Michael Snyder, forester and Commissioner of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, shares the science on how trees survive winter cold: and why some tree cells freeze and some cells don't.

Click on the link for the dynamics of how trees prepare in the fall and survive winter cold... 

http://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/trees-survive-winter-cold

A short video history of the American Chestnut

Smithsonian Chestnuts

I took my dad, who maintains the Boyd American Chestnut nursery in Pennsylvania, to help winterize the Smithsonian Museum's nursery near Front Royal, Virginia.  Other members of the team from the Virginia Chapter of TACF recorded individual tree data.

The Smithsonian interns got practice driving in four-wheel drive on side slopes.

Training Young Trees

Structural pruning on young trees will prevent a lot of the storm damage in mature trees.  Now University of California has a great on line video for home use.

Training Young Trees is simplified for home gardeners, but horticulture educators and green industry professionals can also benefit from this resource. The 18-minute video and its shorter chapters are available free at their YouTube Channel:  http://tinyurl.com/trainingyoungtrees.

18:53Training Young Trees39 views | 1 month ago

0:51Chapter 1: Introduction6 views | 1 month ago

1:20Chapter 2: Why Train Young Trees?1 view | 1 month ago

0:49Chapter 3: What Does A Well-Trained Tree Look Like?2 views | 1 month ago

0:55Chapter 4: What's the Investment?1 view | 1 month ago

0:49Chapter 5: When Do I Prune and How Much?1 view | 1 month ago

0:52Chapter 6: The 5 Steps to Training Young Trees5 views | 1 month ago

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1:07Chapter 13: Tree Response to Training Over Time2 views | 1 month ago

2:14Chapter 14: Summary and Review2 views | 1 month ago

Yellow recycling bins

Arlington replaced its yellow recycling bins with larger blue bins and a more convenient, all-in-one container program. County officials invited residents to use the yellow bins however they choose.

If you no longer have a use for your yellow bin, please contact Jim Egenrieder (jim@deepwater.org) of the Trees-in-Schools project to pick up your bin, or simply drop it at 1615 N. Cleveland St. in the Lyon Village neighborhood in the Clarendon/Courthouse area of Arlington.