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UC Oaks: Article

Treeshelters Cover the English Landscape

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volumne 14, Issue 2 – August 1999For the last several months, I have been living in southern England while working at the British Forestry Commission Research Station in Surrey. When driving around the English countryside, one notices that treeshelters seem to be everywhere…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Winter 2015 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Pruning Ornamental Shrubs and Trees, Insect Trivia Quiz, Seed Catalogs - Present and Past, Insect Trivia Answers, Rosmarinus officinalis, International Year of Soils, Events Calendar
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UC Oaks: Article

CRP Oak Regeneration Study

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Bill WeitkampOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 2 – August, 1998The federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) (formerly the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service [ASCS]), was begun in 1985 to conserve and improve natural resources by taking…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Fall 2015 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: 2016 Gardener's Companion Calendar, Trees and Artificial Turf, Mosquitos, California Fuchsia, Some Truths About Neonicotinoids, Want to Help Bees?, Drought and Oaks, Questions About Oaks, Events Calendar
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UC Oaks: Article

Exclosure Size Influences Rodent Damage To Blue Oak Seedlings

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Neil K. McDougald and Ralph PhillipsOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 2 – August, 1998Studies have demonstrated that a large number of blue oak seedlings exist in the southern Sierra foothill rangeland. However, few persist to the sapling stage (i.e., five to ten feet tall. How can we get these…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Summers 2015 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Unusual Vegetables for the Foothills, Disease Prevention Tip, Movie Creepy Crawlies, Poison Oak, Can a Compost Pile Spontaneously Combust?, Characteristics of Drought Tolerant Plants, Nevada County Fair, Events Calendar
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Spring 2015 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Biological Fungicides, Insect Trivia Quiz, Vegetable Gardening with Less Irrigation, Iris douglasiana 'Canyon Snow', Trees and Drought, Events Calendar, About Master Gardeners
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UC Oaks: Article

Post-Fire Regeneration of Black Walnut

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Cindy NewtonOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998California black walnut is found only in southern California and offers important habitat for many of California’s vertebrate and invertebrate species. Leaf production and flowering occur at approximately the same time in the spring, and…
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UC Oaks: Article

Weed Control Methods for Oak Plantings

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998One of the main obstacles to establishing oaks artificially is weed competition. Much of the hardwood rangeland in California has a dense understory of introduced Mediterranean annuals. Unfortunately, these annuals are vigorous competitors…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Winter 2016 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Cruciferous Vegetables, The 12 Bugs of Christmas, Growing in a Greenhouse--Air Circulation, Humidity and Watering, Dormant Season Pest and Disease Management for Fruit Trees, Santa Barbara Daisy, Houseplants & Air Quality, Events Calendar
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