A cultivar under the trade name "Sky Tower" will grow to only 20' tall. Ginkgo biloba (common name is Maidenhair tree) grows well in Benicia but it may be too big for some locations. A full grown Ginkgo is growing in front of the City Gymnasium on East L Street by the library. If you […]
Nine of these trees are found in California. The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management celebrated Arbor Day this year by honoring the iconic trees found on the lands it manages. The tradition of Arbor Day began in Nebraska in 1872. Raising awareness of the importance of trees, people continue to use the […]
Volunteers planted three trees and pruned six. Principal Kimberly Lewis asked Benicia Tree Foundation to assist with planting three trees at Liberty High School to compensate for the planned removal of three Monterey pines from the school entrance on East J Street. The tree planting task was incorporated into a 2nd Saturday Tree Care Day […]
Honor National Arbor Day, learn to make a tree from pottery and support Benicia Tree Foundation. David and Amy Stellato, owners of Happy Life Pottery at 632 First Street in Benicia, want to celebrate National Arbor Day so they have scheduled a pottery class for a tree project on May 1 and all profits from […]
The Benicia Tree Foundation has obtained permit from Caltrans to plant trees at a major freeway interchange in Benicia. 27 native trees will be planted at the Columbus Parkway eastbound offramp from I-780 in honor of Earth Day 2022. Volunteers age 16 and over are needed for this event scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 9am […]
An international group of researchers may have found a way to better account for carbon storage in forests. Researchers are using tree ring samples to determine how drought and heavy rainfall affect a forest's ability to store carbon. This research is described in an article published in the science news magazine, Eos. Click here to read […]
Second Saturday Tree Care Day held at the Military West westbound freeway offramp. Twenty volunteers arrived on a cool Saturday morning at the offramp from I-780 to give some TLC to 20 trees planted in 2020 by another group of volunteers organized by the Benicia Tree Foundation. The trees (Coast live oak, blue oak and […]
Imported beetle targets Blue gum trees. If you have spent more time outdoors the last two years exploring new trails in the area, you may have noticed the notched leaves on the large Blue Gum eucalyptus trees that line certain trails and cover large swaths of real estate in Tilden Regional Park, and wondered “What […]
Tree Keeper Program offers free advice to plant the right tree in the right place. Heritage Presbyterian Church reached out to Benicia Tree Foundation for advice on a new tree for the church's entry and became our first Tree Keeper for the new year. They chose a Cornus kousa 'Milky Way' (Kousa dogwood 'Milky Way') […]