Monthly Archives: January 2014

New years visit to Forestfarm

Posted on January 31, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour

My brother and his family live in Grants Pass in Southern Oregon.   I’m envious of their area madrone trees, Arbutus menziesii, so common that my brother cuts it up for firewood!   I know they are available from nurseries in Portland, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 1/29/2014

Posted on January 29, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour
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My front yard, no longer home to the largest organism on earth

Posted on January 20, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour

I said goodbye on a foggy morning last week to a quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, I planted in my front yard more than 15 years ago.  In that time it has not taken over the world.  But I watched root … Continue reading →

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Purple Plumes – January 2014 Foliage Follow-up

Posted on January 16, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour

A few weeks ago, I was taking a walk in SE Portland and passed this tree at SE 22nd and Ash. Japanese plume-cedar, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans,’ is green most of the year, and then turns bronzy purple or red-brown in … Continue reading →

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Bloom Day January 2014

Posted on January 15, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour

Witchhazel, genus Hamamelis, isn’t uncommon by any means, but the placement of this one at the street entryway makes a stunning appearance to passers by during the bleak months of bare branches. This small tree is on NW Flanders between … Continue reading →

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