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Climate Resilient Canopy: Katsura Tree
Katsura Tree is the latest edition of Climate Resilient Canopy!

Kathryn Krueger
Feb 242 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Osage Orange
Another edition of the Climate Resilient Canopy series featuring Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera).

Kathryn Krueger
Feb 182 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Black gum
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum or Black Tupelo is a widely distributed species with its native range extending from southern Ontario and Maine...

Kathryn Krueger
Feb 102 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Atlantic White Cedar
This edition of the Climate Resilient Canopy Infographic Series features Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides).

Kathryn Krueger
Feb 43 min read
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Winter Ecology: An investigation into how trees handle winter stress and the necessity of the cold
This article investigates how trees survive winter.

Kathryn Krueger
Feb 31 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Bald Cypress
Another installation of the Climate Resilient Canopy series featuring Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum).

Kathryn Krueger
Jan 272 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Boxelder
Climate Resilient Canopy: Boxelder

Kathryn Krueger
Jan 152 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Southern Red Oak
Southern red oak, or Spanish oak, is a rare native tree to Pennsylvania. There are only fifteen populations located in the extreme...

Kathryn Krueger
Jan 72 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Blackjack Oak
This is an infographic about Blackjack Oak within the Climate Resilient Canopy online series.

Kathryn Krueger
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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(Approximately) How Long Will My Tree Live? - Infographic
This infographic provides the approximate average lifespans of 16 of the most commonly observed trees in Pennsylvania (based on data from...

Faryn Steckiel
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Chester, PA's Tree Canopy Disparity - Fellowship Project
Below you will find an embedded version of the StoryMap created by urban forestry fellow Faryn Steckiel for her project about the city of...

Faryn Steckiel
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Loblolly Pine
In the past couple of decades, institutions and individuals across Pennsylvania have experimented with planting Loblolly pine. For the...

Faryn Steckiel
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Redbay
Redbay, or Persea borbonia , is a coastal species which thrives in well-drained sites with access to lots of water. There is evidence...

Faryn Steckiel
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Laurel Oak
Laurel oak is a species that has been of interest in Pennsylvania for quite a few years now and can be found primarily on university...

Faryn Steckiel
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Sugarberry
In Pennsylvania, you might hear people call common hackberry, Celtis occidentalis , a sugarberry. Celtis laevigata , whose list of common...

Faryn Steckiel
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Climate Resilient Canopy: Pecan
Though Pecan trees may not be common in Pennsylvania today, there’s a chance they will start to migrate our way as the climate changes....

Faryn Steckiel
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Growing Together: How Fruit and Nut Trees Transform Public Spaces
Written by Faryn Steckiel, Urban Forestry Fellow When most people hear the term "green infrastructure”, their mind probably goes to...

Faryn Steckiel
Nov 4, 20246 min read
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Trick or Tree: Halloween and the Forest
This short article gives you an introduction into the significance of trees in regards to Halloween.

Faryn Steckiel
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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What is the Shade Tree Act of 1906?
This infographic is based on our 2023 blog post about the Shade Tree Act of 1906.

Faryn Steckiel
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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A Historically Informed Approach to Floodplain Management
Written by Faryn Steckiel, Urban Forestry Fellow Part 1: Legacy Sediment and a New Approach to Stream Restoration In the early 2000s,...

Faryn Steckiel
Sep 13, 20246 min read
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