For people with oaks, I've written a more detailed article here on proper watering and care. After five years of drought here in Southern California we have a tree crisis – in our city alone (Redlands) we have 1400 dead street and park trees. Some are young, but many are old ones that take decades …
Taking Care of Our Native Oaks during Drought
I've had a number of queries regarding the proper watering of native California oaks during this drought. I wrote an article on Oak Tree Care in 2012, and most is current, but I wanted to re-tap some experts for tips during this drought. So along with a quick review and some good and bad pruning …
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Infected Firewood is Transporting Oak Beetle
When we moved from the San Diego area nearer to Los Angeles, old coast live oaks -- the native oak that epitomizes California - were dying off from a new pest. We lived in the east part of San Diego County and were concerned about the pest as we heard reports of it moving westward. Especially since …
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Taking Care of Our California Native Oaks
9/5/14 Note: I've added an article on care of oaks during drought I love our majestic old native oaks here in California. And like many, I get distressed when I see one dying, especially from improper care. Background: There are nine species of native tree oaks in California - In SoCA most of our …
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