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Trees for Tomorrow Update: Trees Cool 1,900 Urban Heat Islands (updated 10/2024)

June 1, 2023
By Janet S Hartin
A major focus of the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener program in San Bernardino, Riverside and - more recently, Los Angeles County - is to implement the Trees for Tomorrow Start Today project in partnership with over 30 other community-based partners and agencies including the South C...
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Landscape Tree Irrigation 101

April 25, 2020
By Janet S Hartin
Most trees in California need supplemental irrigation above and beyond what Mother Nature supplies naturally. Even drought-resistant species need regular watering through their first growing season due to their shallow roots.
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