Taken from http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/Landscape_Trees/ Choose a good location Consider soil quality, water quality and availability, drainage, and other conditions before selecting a planting location and the species to grow there. Determine proximity to structures, pavement, overhead lines, and underground utilities that may be damaged by growing roots. Determine how much light […]
While this list is certainly not meant to be all-inclusive, it does offer suggestions by your fellow Alamedans for fruit tree varieties they have found to do well and provide good quality fruit in our island soil and climate. Keep in mind that there are always special factors to consider, […]
by Robert D. Raabe Department of Environmental Science and Management University of California, Berkeley Armillaria mellea is a common disease producing fungus found in much of California . It commonly occurs naturally in roots of oaks but does not damage them unless they are weakened by other factors. When oaks […]
BEFORE YOU BUY A FRUIT TREE Know if the variety you want needs a pollenizer; you may get no or only a partial crop. Know what your neighbors have planted; maybe someone close has your potential pollenizer. Know the ease of care: Easiest to care for = Feijoas, Persimmons, Figs […]
Marla Koss of Alameda Backyard Growers Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Project Tree was created in 2016 when the publishers of the Alameda Sun, alarmed at the decline of Alameda’s urban canopy post-drought, offered Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) $1,000 to buy and plant some trees. A fledgling program was designed to […]
with Birgitt Evans and Marla Koss of Alameda Backyard Growers May 15, 2018, 7 to 8:30 pm Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda Please see their handout on fruit tree care here. Spring is here and now is the time to get ready to reward yourself with fruit tree […]
Alameda Sun – Eric J. Kos May 11, 2017 Now Entering: Phase Two The pilot year for Project Tree is entering its second phase of development this year, thanks to Alameda Backyard Growers tree-planting guru Marla Koss. Marla and I put together the initial concept for Project Tree last year. […]
Alameda Sun – Eric J. Kos Thursday, December 29, 2016 Earlier this year the Alameda Sun presented the Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) with a specific donation for a specific purpose (“Project Tree Seeded,” April 14). The idea was to seed a tree planting program in Alameda that would help restore […]
Eric J. Kos Thursday, April 14, 2016 A longtime dream of mine is coming true this year. The Alameda Sun has funded a tree-planting effort here in Alameda. In today’s era of climate responsibility and such, it seems well past time for the newspaper industry to start giving back some […]
Alameda Backyard Growers and the Alameda Sun have partnered up to offer a limited number of free fruit or shade trees to plant in Alameda gardens (but not in containers or lawns). Recipients must attend an orientation to learn how to care for their trees and must have suitable space. […]
