A Wild World of Trees Our Oldest Companions Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County Fall Seminar: Gardening Through the Seasons

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1 A Wild World of Trees Our Oldest Companions Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County Fall Seminar: Gardening Through the Seasons Lauren Lanphear Founded by William P. Lanphear, Jr. The Forest City Tree Protection Company is founded in 1910 Hiram College Graduate 1979 Double Major Science (Botany) & Religion After nearly 100 years in South Euclid, OH, moved to Mayfield Village I care for that which only God can make. 1

2 Challenges There s Always an Upside There s Always an Upside Equipment Versatility Pruning French Style Structural Pruning China Style { 2

3 Restoration Pruning? China Style Heading Cuts Norway Style ArborPropping Italian Style What Do Trees Think About All This? ArborPropping Czech Style ArborPropping China Style 3

4 ArborPropping China Style ArborPropping Hong Kong Style ArborPropping Hong Kong Style Tree Risk Assessment Support Systems Hong Kong Style Tree Protection Hong Kong Style 4

5 Tree Protection China Style Danish Tree Planting Danish Tree Planting Arboriculture Down Under Arboriculture Down Under Arboriculture Down Under Habitat Trees Recovery from Brush Fires 5

6 Arboriculture Down Under Arboriculture Down Under Aboriginal Scarred Trees Singapore Arboriculture Center for Urban Greenery & Ecology Tree Planting Ceremony Singapore Arboriculture Heritage Tree Kapok Tree Singapore Arboriculture Singapore Arboriculture A joint community initiative by the Singapore National Parks Board and HSBC has set up a $125,000 fund to preserve old and significant trees across the island. Eurycoma longiflolia Viagara Tree 6

7 Public Awareness ETCC { ETCC Veteran Trees Veteran Trees Veteran Trees Lower Moravia Biosphere Reserve Dub Letni (Quercus Robur L.) Pedunculate oak Measuring 8.4'DBH 7

8 Veteran Trees Lower Moravia Biosphere Reserve Veteran Trees Lower Moravia Biosphere Reserve Lipa srdcita (Tilia cordata Mill.) Small leafed Linden 5.4'DBH Habr obecny (Carpinus betulus) European hornbeam 5'DBH Jilm vaz (Ulmus laevis Pall.) European white elm 6'DBH Veteran Trees Lower Moravia Biosphere Reserve Touch Trees Looking Into The Sky Tree / Mengla Skytree Bridge ArborArt 8

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10 { ArborDrama ArborDrama Treated Sea World of Ohio (now Six Flags) Dolphin Cove Exhibit Opened May cubic yds soil East coast landscape Not Treated Mycorrhizae Inoculation Root Comparison Treated: More Fine Root Growth and Increased Mycorrhizal Colonization 10

11 Mycorrhizal Inoculation New Growth Comparison Sept 95 5 Months Following Treatment Cleveland Botanical Garden Hershey Children s Garden Not Treated Treated Cleveland Botanical Garden Annual Arbor Day Donation Pruning and Fertilization Twenty One (21) Consecutive Years Excellence In Arboriculture Arbor Day Award The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes One Tree Project The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Root Zone Restriction & Compaction Root Injury Construction Project Tree Preservation 11

12 The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Root Zone Restriction & Compaction Root Injury The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Root Zone Restriction & Compaction Root Injury The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Root Zone Restriction & Compaction Root Injury St. Gregory the Great Church & School St Gregory South Green the Great Road South Euclid Church & School S Green Rd, S Euclid Historic White Oak Tree St Gregory the Great Church & School S Green Rd, S Euclid St Gregory the Great Church & School S Green Rd, S Euclid Spring 95 Spring Spring

13 Maintained Turf For 50+ Years No Natural Nutrient Recycling Competition for Water & Nutrients Compaction Impact of above on soil biology Treatment Protocol Annual Pro Bono Fertilization since 95 Mycorrhizal Inoculation May 98 Pruning June 98 Pruning Large Hazardous Deadwood September 98 September 98 Excellence in Arboriculture Judges Award Spring 98 April 98 Norway Spruce Richfield, OH 30 diameter trunk 75 tall 67 Years Old Planted

14 Root Therapy Treatments Mycorrhizal Inoculation & Root Biostimulant Application Liquid Root Fertilization Watering 1000 gallons, repeated 3 times April 98 Make the tree as healthy, vigorous, and flexible as possible by November 98. Specialized Pruning Corsetting Landscape Crew from NJ took two (2) weeks to corset approximately 200 limbs. November 98 Tree is supported by crane and cut down Spruce is loaded onto semi truck and driven approximately thirty (30) miles from Richfield, OH to Cleveland Hopkins Airport. 14

15 IX Center Kent State Marching Band Entire Semi Truck and Tree Loaded into Plane for Trip to JFK Airport World s Largest Cargo Plane Russian Military Transport 1998 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Excellence in Arboriculture Award Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree James Ford Rhodes High School Planted in of 4 Given to Jesse Owens at 1932 Berlin Olympics 1 for Each Gold Medal Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Pruning Thin out Clearance of Building, Drive & Stands Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree Expose Root Zone Add Organic Mulch Apply Mycorrhizal Inoculants & Root Bio stimulants Removal of Rubbing & Crossing Limbs Deadwood, Installation of Cable for Support 15

16 Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree Excellence in Arboriculture Grand Award Lauren Lanphear Cleveland s Tree Doctor Forest City Tree Protection Co., Inc. Preserving the forest in the Forest City since llanphear@forestcitytree.com 16

Rick Moe and Craig Rowell March 15th, 2010 PO Box 3710 Revised August 16th, 2010 Santa Cruz, Ca Reviewed January 27 th, 2016.

Rick Moe and Craig Rowell March 15th, 2010 PO Box 3710 Revised August 16th, 2010 Santa Cruz, Ca. 95063 Reviewed January 27 th, 2016 Project: 1930 Ocean Street Extension Santa Cruz, Ca. A.P.N. 008-044-02