Wildfires
Tree of Week: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Aspens are easy to pick out of a crowd due to their greenish-white bark, and in the case of the quaking aspen have leaves that dance delicately in the wind giving the tree its name. The leaves have a darker green on top and are much paler on […]
Tree of the Week: Western Juniper (Juniperus Occidentalist) Conifer tree with a distinctive smell. It’s adapted to its extreme high desert conditions in Central Oregon, down to Northern California. OSU has found trees between 1200-1600 years old in the dwindling patches of old-growth Juniper stands. This tree has spiritual importance to the natives of this […]
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