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Under the Solano Sun: Article

School Miku

September 8, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Haiku by Mike Gunther  School has begunGardening lingers for careShowing time for rest   "New Classroom at BES" by BES Photos is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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UC Oaks: Article

Armillaria Mellea: Native Soil Fungus Causing Root Rot

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Rob GrossOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987IntroductionArmillaria mellea is a common soil-borne fungus that lives on a wide range of woody and herbaceous plants. Also known as oak root fungus, mushroom root rot, honey fungus and shoestring fungus, it is found in the soil of temperate…
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UC Oaks: Article

Caterpillar Pests of Oak Trees

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Bill Tietje and John FoottOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987IntroductionDid your oak tree lose its leaves early this year? Did they just seem to be eaten away? They well may have been, by one or both of two common insect pests of oaks: the California tent caterpillar (Malacosoma spp.)…
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UC Oaks: Article

Branch Dieback and Twig Blight of Oak

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Eva Hecht-Poinar and J.R. ParmeterOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 1 – August, 1987IntroductionOaks in California are valued as urban and park trees, as scenic adornment of Coast range and Sierra foothills, as food and cover for wildlife, and as shade on cattle ranges. In 1977, dieback of large branches up…
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Environmental Horticulture

 Environmental Horticulture is the production and care of human-managed landscape plants and trees to provide aesthetically pleasing landscapes that enhance ecosystem services. The Environmental Horticulture Program intends to provide science-based information for landscape professionals to improve…
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UC Oaks: Article

Oak Woodland Conservation Program Up and Running

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 20, Issue 1 – January 2004In 2001, the California Legislature passed the California Oak Woodland Conservation Act. This Act grew out of concern that California’s oak woodland habitats were threatened and that the State was continuing to lose oaks to development,…
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UC Oaks: Article

New Oak Regeneration Publication Available

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
Oaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 1 – February 2002 A new publication titled Regenerating Rangeland Oaks in California has recently been published by UC Communication Services. It outlines recommended procedures for successfully regenerating native California oaks, focusing primarily on blue oak and…
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UC Oaks: Article

Ten Years of Oak Restoration in City of Walnut Creek Open Spaces

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Ralph KraetschOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 1 – February 2002The Oak Habitat Restoration Project in City of Walnut Creek Open Spaces was started in 1991 by several individuals who recognized that the heavily grazed oak woodlands and savannas of the City’s 2,700 acres of open space had little natural…
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UC Oaks: Article

Proceedings of Regeneration Workshop Available

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
Oaks ‘n Folks – Volume 16, Issue 2 – August 2000In September 1998, the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program hosted the Seventh Workshop on Seedling Physiology and Growth Problems in Oak Plantings at South Lake Tahoe. These workshops have been held every three years and began 20 years ago as a means…
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