On October 23rd, 17 volunteers planted 8 trees and spread piles of mulch. The Arbor Day event was jointly sponsored by the City of Benicia and the Benicia Tree Foundation. Annual Arbor Day events are one of the requirements of the National Arbor Day Foundation for city’s to maintain their Tree City USA designation. Benicia […]
14 volunteers watered 84 trees and pruned 12 Coast live oak trees. The trees at Benicia High School and Mary Farmar Elementary School benefited from some TLC by BTF volunteers. The trees each received two-gallons of water. Special thanks to the volunteers from the Benicia High School Key Club and Boy Scout Troop 007. The […]
Long partnership between BTF and BUSD has planted 470 trees on school campuses. BTF has been planting trees on Benicia Unified school campuses since 2011. Several tree projects have been delayed by the pandemic. A status report on the partnership between BTF and Benicia Unified was delivered at the October 7 meeting of BUSD Trustees […]
It could be the bacterium Erwinia quercina, causing what is called “drippy nut disease”. Native oak trees were here before California was settled by Native Americans. They are iconic, hardy and long-lived trees, but they can get diseases and pests that are a nuisance. Click here to read this article from Traverso Tree Service that […]
Graduates of Henderson Elementary kindergarten class visit trees they planted in 2012. Now they are students at Benicia High, but in 2012 they were all in kindergarten and in one day planted dozens of trees around the Henderson school playfield as a class project. Recently they got a chance to compare their growth with that […]
A 2,624-year-old bald cypress could teach us how to fight climate change – if it doesn’t drown first Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) are the oldest tree species in the U.S. and are found growing in the wetlands of the Southeast. Their habitat is usually six feet or so above sea level, which makes them vulnerable […]
A local arborist describes how to effectively use mulch around your trees. The Benicia Tree Foundation uses organic mulch in all our planting projects for the following reasons: Reduces the amount of water needed in your yard by 10-25% Decomposes and releases nutrients into the soil Reduced soil compaction so roots can breathe Maintains […]
Benicia Tree Foundation is offering a tour of its Lake Herman Open Space Project to anyone interested in learning about tree planting in city-owned open spaces. This one-hour tour will begin at 9AM on Saturday, September 11th, and involves a 10 to 15-minute walk from Benicia Community Park on the trail towards Lake Herman. The […]
Benicia Tree Foundation trains volunteers on proper tree planting technique. If you have not been to our training, you can learn some basic steps from the UC Master Gardeners of Solano County. They issue a weekly email called Under the Solano Sun, which features horticultural news and articles relevant to Solano County. Their August 28th email […]
