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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East End groups offer free tree workshop
A partnership between the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association’s Tree Team and the Ashdale and Hiawatha Neighbourhood Tree Stewardship Project, sponsored by the Danforth East Community Association’s Anne Howatt, is bringing a free Tree Care 101 workshop to the East End. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at […]