Native Tree Society BBS

ha! Well, that's encouraging, actually. Thanks.

fullsizeoutput_51d0.jpeg fullsizeoutput_51c8.jpeg HI! Just jumping right back in... Look at this thing! Is it Forsythia? What do I do??? It's on a neighbor's property by about 1 foot and they don't prune and said I can if I want. When is the best time to start the Spring 2018 Course "ENTS Guided Tr...

Hi! I'm staying for a few months on the coast of Maine working for a bit at a rural Wild Bird Rehab center. The property I'm living on is alive with so many species of birds that I would never find in New York City except during migration. Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Chestnut-sided Wa...

Hi Everyone! This is Jenny, former prolific poster on this site. I've been quite involved with rehabbing wild birds, especially raising orphans. BUT now I want to find out what trees certain species of birds prefer and at what time of year. And the location, of course. I'm in Maine now, on the coast...

HI! Some nice - if not surprising to ENTS - Fall observations of the Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) by the highly regarded writer Oliver Sacks published in the Nove. 24, 2014 New Yorker Magazine issue. First paragraph: "Today in New York—November 13th—leaves are falling, drifting, skittering everywhere. But...

HI HI HI! Too long since my appearance! So, I posted one of my favorite Robert Frost poems from 1923 on Facebook and realized that the 2 main "protagonists" were in terrible terrible jeopardy in parts of the US! The American Crow in the New York City and Maryland Area dues to a terrible outbreak of ...

Very evocative. Brought back memories of climbing pines when I was a kid. I wish I could still do it. Feel so old....

Jenny

Andrew, Amazing images and engrossing video. What an exhilarating trip that must have been. Thank you so much for putting that together.

Jenny

I know the Turkey Oak is not native to North America, but here it is anyway since the spot where the limb hung over The Lake in Central Park was so beautiful. My question: Is the tree in the third picture a Horse Chestnut? Going to NY Botanical Gardens for native tree MAJOR tree review. There are so...

The last of the flowers on a tulip tree. Upper Lobe of The Lake Central Park (near the Sweet Gum),

Jenny