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Our next monthly meeting is Monday March 19th at DOF with speaker Kennon Williams.
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New class off to a great start
The fifth tree steward training class administered by Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards began with a full enrollment of 30 students. Enrollees are from Charlottesville, Gordonsville, Louisa, Esmont, Earlysville, Ruckersville, Afton, Madison, Crozet and Staunton. The “Area” in our name covers a lot of territory!
On February 21, presenter Tony Russell, Rivanna Master Naturalist, give an excellent program on identifying trees in the winter using buds, leaf scars, and twigs. Following his remarkable, close-up photos Read more…
Apple Grafting Workshop March 10
The Lynchburg Tree Stewards are offering an Apple Tree Grafting Workshop on Saturday, March 10th.
Click on apple grafting 2012 flyer for full details.
Apple Tree Grafting Registration Form 2012
During two hour sessions participants receive rootstocks and scionwood with step-by-step instructions to make two apple trees. Read more…
Riverview Park Sycamore
Sycamore in Riverview Park
This is the first post in a monthly series, highlighting remarkable trees in the Charlottesville area.
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis along the Rivanna Trail at Riverview Park. Diameter: 9’2″
Comments: This wonderful tree was just stripped of huge vines last fall. The photo shows a similar sycamore in the background that has died, still covered in vines.
The healthy sycamore is a beacon to see, at the tip of the one mile loop walk that connects to the Rivanna Trail, right next to the Rivanna River. This part of the trail has had a lot of work done for years to remove invasives, including thigh thick vines.
Photo: billemory.com
Piedmont Landscape Association Seminar February 16th
