Wednesday, March 6, 2024

March 2024 Plant Information Links

 

LASCA (Los Angeles State and County Arboretum) Beauty, a camellia variety named after the Arboretum. 

March 2024 Plant Info Class Links

Wild Flower Seeds and More


Pest Management





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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Tree Failure Talk Links

 

TREE FAILURE LINKS:

Failure mechanism of hollow tree trunks due to cross-sectional flattening | Royal Society Open Science

Microsoft PowerPoint - Windthrow of Trees ISA 2015 [Compatibility Mode]

Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species – Physics World

Forests | Free Full-Text | Assessing the Likelihood of Failure Due to Stem Decay Using Different Assessment Techniques

[PDF] FOUNDATIONS OF TREE RISK ANALYSIS : Use of the t / R ratio to Evaluate Trunk Failure Potential | Semantic Scholar

WTFD Statistics - Western Tree Failure Database/California Tree Failure Report Program

Failure Photos - Western Tree Failure Database/California Tree Failure Report Program

The importance of root strength and deterioration rates upon edaphic stability in steepland forests | US Forest Service Research and Development

Methods to measure the mechanical behaviour of tree roots: A review - ScienceDirect

(1) (PDF) BRANCHES AND DAMPING ON TREES IN WINDS

Oscillation damping in trees - ScienceDirect

Basic biomechanics of self-supporting plants: wind loads and gravitational loads on a Norway spruce tree - ScienceDirect

in.gov/dnr/forestry/files/04_Identify_and_Manage.pdf

Some drag coefficients for british forest trees derived from wind tunnel studies - ScienceDirect

Risk-Assessment-Coder-Article-1.pdf

USAmaster_mod.doc

February Kim Coder_ConR 2021

The Meaning of Tree Biomechanics to Tree Health Care Providers — Kim Coder - YouTube

Tree Biomechanics 101 - YouTube

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

October Plant Information Links

 

 

Crepe myrtles illuminated by the setting sun. 

      Acer palmatum Japanese Maple

Sangu kaku https://youtu.be/pkZBGQrbS_A?si=K0VKx9W8tHYNfx6-

Ozakazuki https://youtu.be/iGtdxPRLcp0?si=I_m3yhlS87D6ntrv

Emperor 1 https://www.monrovia.com/emperor-i-japanese-maple.html

Mr Maple Show https://youtu.be/ooORKQt1Als?si=N-INsB26rrxzAFTV

  Acer hybrid

https://www.monrovia.com/autumn-blaze-maple.html

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GKMaAKNrRghydf2H8

3.     Chinese Pistache

Sarah’s Radiance: https://youtu.be/ZGunUW9Fylw?si=Kw6Gu4tGWBJunAv8

https://youtu.be/ZGunUW9Fylw?si=m4fOZoqN77v20zsF

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8f1ip5QPyo7GSqWCA

 Lagerstroemia Crepe myrtle

Moskogee https://www.monrovia.com/muskogee-crape-myrtle.html

Catawba https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lagerstroemia-indica-catawba/

Nyssa sylvatica  Tuppelo

https://devilmountainnursery.com/nyssa-sylvatica/

https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/968

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q5ywxPkJW2MtjzGJ8

 Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’

https://photos.app.goo.gl/F9d9NzRghWMzVvpt5

7.      Rhus aromatica

https://www.monrovia.com/gro-low-fragrant-sumac.html

Extra for experts

Toxicodendron succedaneum (can be as irritating as poison oak).

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mhxtERq6CxifpRiV9

 

What fall looks like in Sequoia National Park, nothing in L.A. equals this awesome display: https://goo.gl/photos/QmaDTPKryK5oJbBLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

September Plant Information Class Links

Amarygia hybrid Amaryllis in bloom. 

 

September 2023 Class Links

Arboretum Calendar:

Calendar | September at the Arboretum

 

Recent October Vistas and Views - Google Photos


(30) RIPPING FIRE IN ROW OF DRY CYPRESS TREES THREATENS HOMES - YouTube


75 Beautiful Front Yard Landscaping Pictures & Ideas | Houzz


Landscape Design Software and Web Apps


3D Landscape Design Tool | Garden Design Software | Landscape Architecture


REimagineHome AI driven landscape generation. 


SmartDraw - Create Flowcharts, Floor Plans, and Other Diagrams on Any Device


Garden Design Software - Free Online Garden Designer


Landscape Design Software Demo | PRO Landscape


Plant Selection Tools


SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide


Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute  Includes tree ID key and list of big California trees.  


How To Design your garden Using Native Plants


El Nativo Growers 


California native plants, picture, description, scientific name


My Plantfinder Monrovia nursery’s catalog -includes zone and planting distance information. . 


Calscape - Restore Nature One Garden at a Time  Includes landscaping program. 


Calflora - A non-profit database providing information on wild California plants 

Includes databases of native plants by location. 


www.waterwisegardenplanner.org Water saving design tool.

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