When he tends to old trees on the Ashbridge estate, arborist Philip van Wassenaer has three H’s to weigh – heritage, habitat, or hazard? Standing by “Emma’s willow,” a towering, mop-topped tree planted on the estate by Emma Rooney in 1919, van Wassenaer said too many arborists tip the scales toward “hazard.” Emma’s willow has […]
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Monarch Park’s trees get love and attention
Trees in Monarch Park got heaps of mulch and attention Oct. 19 when tree adopters mulched the park’s youngest trees for winter while those on a tree tour wowed at the fall colours. Stephanie Baptist, adopt-a-tree coordinator for the Friends of Monarch Park, said the 62 new trees in the park all have volunteers to […]
