Posts Tagged: sycamore
Defoliated Sycamore Trees?
Have you been seeing a lot of defoliated sycamore trees recently? Sparse foliage and early leaf...
Bee Bearding in California's Excessive Heat
Have you read the excessive heat warnings and the guidelines to prevent heat illnesses as...
As temperatures soar, feral honey bees engage in bearding to reduce the heat load inside. These bees are in a sycamore tree on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bees buzz in and out of their colony inside a sycamore tree on the UC Davis campus. Bee bearding helps reduce the heat load inside. Honey bee colonies require a temperature of 94 degrees for the developing brood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Squirrel Vs. Bees: Sorry, No Vacancy!
Call it “The Battle Over a Tree Hollow." Feral bees have occupied—and...
Look closely and you can see a squirrel occupying a small hollow or cavity in a sycamore tree. The cavity has been home to feral bees for at least two decades. (Image taken in Vacaville by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's all that noise about? Can't a squirrel get some sleep? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The squirrel pokes his head out of his home, his sleepy hollow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Occupied! No vacancy! The squirrel is aware that bees are circling, trying to move into "his" hollow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
With the squirrel gone, honey bees quickly move into the hollow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Large Trees that Thrive Alongside Chico’s Lindo Channel
Fall is an excellent time to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm, so roots will...
Treescaping.
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Recently, someone asked me...
Tree shade. (pinterest.com)
Coast live oak. Plan plenty of space for growth. (canopy.com)
Valley oak. Also needs plenty of space to grow to maturity. (pinterest.com)
California sycamore. This is a young one. (pinterest.com)
White mulberry. This is a fruitless variety. (pinterest.com)
American red maple. As you can see, this is a big tree, too. (fast-growing-trees.com)
Redwood trees are not recommended as shade trees in Napa County because they require twice the amount of water as the other trees suggested in the article. (city-data.com)