A recent storm caused a very old White Oak tree to break and collapse in northern Ohio, bringing three centuries’ worth of growth to a conclusion. The storm, called a “microburst” in meteorological terms, had caused winds of more than 100 miles per hour to...
2019 has been a rough hurricane season already. The Atlantic Ocean hurricanes began May 20th with Subtropical Storm Andrea. Subtropical Storm Andrea Hurricane Barry Tropical Storm Chantal Hurricane Dorian Tropical Storm Erin Tropical Storm Fernand Tropical Storm Gabrielle Hurricane Humberto Tropical Storm Imelda Hurricane Jerry...
9/15/19 Okay, this is a rather remarkable program, and many people have no idea it even exists. The Cincinnati Parks Foundation (with the assistance of the Duke Energy Foundation) will give you free trees, if you would like to plant more in your yard. You...
We all know that plants love water. Too much water, though, and your plants can suffer. There are some situations (floods, for example) where it’s obvious that excess water can be a problem for plants or trees in your yard and garden. Any time plants...
This situation is all too common in Cincinnati: a guy will walk up to your door, ring your doorbell, and make an unsolicited offer to take care of your trees. He’ll trim your trees, because he noticed they needed trimming. And don’t worry – he’s...
A biology professor at the University of Cincinnati is warning that a non-native pear tree species is killing off native Ohio pear trees, and creating a variety of problems for the local ecosystem. Though this sort of sounds like a ridiculous, made up headline (“Killer...
