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May 2019
Tree Planting and Trash Pick-Up with Baltimore Tree Trust (May 11)
The time is here! We are so excited to get started on our Spring 2019 tree planting season. This year, we will be hosting 6 public volunteer plantings in the Rosemont area of Baltimore city. Each of these plantings will take place on Saturdays, so that we can get more folks involved. As always, we will meet around 8:50am for a 9:00am start. Our Director of Operations, Alex, will teach the tree-planting process to newcomers and seasoned veterans alike, and then we will…
Find out more »Tree Planting and Trash Pick-Up with Baltimore Tree Trust (May 18)
The time is here! We are so excited to get started on our Spring 2019 tree planting season. This year, we will be hosting 6 public volunteer plantings in the Rosemont area of Baltimore city. Each of these plantings will take place on Saturdays, so that we can get more folks involved. As always, we will meet around 8:50am for a 9:00am start. Our Director of Operations, Alex, will teach the tree-planting process to newcomers and seasoned veterans alike, and then we will…
Find out more »September 2019
TreeKeepers 101: Trees and Baltimore (Sept. 18th)
The Baltimore TreeKeepers is a city-wide tree stewardship program open to anyone interested in Baltimore’s trees. TreeKeepers promote healthy trees by educating residents and increasing their role in the care of the City’s trees. Through this training, citizens can become tree advocates and share the responsibility to plant and care for trees in their neighborhood and throughout the City. TreeKeepers includes several levels and types of classes, ranging from educational presentations to hands-on training that teaches citizens to care for…
Find out more »TreeKeepers 102: The Science of Trees (Wednesday September 25th)
The Baltimore TreeKeepers is a city-wide tree stewardship program open to anyone interested in Baltimore’s trees. TreeKeepers promote healthy trees by educating residents and increasing their role in the care of the City’s trees. Through this training, citizens can become tree advocates and share the responsibility to plant and care for trees in their neighborhood and throughout the City. TreeKeepers includes several levels and types of classes, ranging from educational presentations to hands-on training that teaches citizens to care for…
Find out more »TreeKeepers 201: Tree Planting for Leadership Certification (Saturday September 28th)
The Baltimore TreeKeepers is a city-wide tree stewardship program open to anyone interested in Baltimore’s trees. TreeKeepers promote healthy trees by educating residents and increasing their role in the care of the City’s trees. Through this training, citizens can become tree advocates and share the responsibility to plant and care for trees in their neighborhood and throughout the City. TreeKeepers includes several levels and types of classes, ranging from educational presentations to hands-on training that teaches citizens to care for…
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![Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask / Our staff's best attempts at answering your toughest questions!
While Baltimore City is currently blanketed in snow, an even more unique phenomena is already preparing to descend in just a few short months -- Brood X, aka Periodical Cicadas, aka 17-Year Locusts!
After a long hiatus underground, these little "true bugs" will emerge for about 2-6 weeks beginning in mid-May to find a mate. At the height of the infestation, an estimated 1.5 million cicadas per acre are expected in some parts of the state!
While cicadas pose little to no threat to humans or animals, they can be quite a pest for trees - especially young ones, whose developing branches are an ideal diameter for females to lay their eggs on. Upon emerging, young nymphs drop from the tree's branches and burrow into the soil, where they will feed off of root sap until their next emergence.
Management is not necessary for mature trees, which are generally resilient to this type of damage. However, if you have younger trees - particularly ornamental or fruit bearing ones - you can cover the canopy in a small gauge plastic mesh (available at any hardware store) to prevent roosting.
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Visit the University of Maryland Extension page [link in our bio]
Photo Credit: Michael Nagle, The New York Times
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