15 episodes
Trees Are Key Paul Johnson
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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#TreesAreKey with Paul Johnson helps listeners better understand and care for their trees. Weekly podcasts feature a short lesson and tree of the week, and share upcoming tree-related events around Texas. From planting to pruning, famous to flowering, to soil, sun and shade, and what to do when faced with disaster -- Trees Are Key has you covered.
Paul Johnson is the Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for Texas A&M Forest Service. Paul is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist and Municipal Specialist. He is a member of the ISA Board of Directors and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Forestry. His resume includes radio talk show host, newspaper columnist, extension horticulturist, university adjunct instructor and plant health care specialist.
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Keys to Trees
#TreesAreKey – it’s a basic truth. Trees aren’t the only key but they are so important that they deserve better understanding and care. Listen this week as we look back over the last 6 seasons in our final episode.
Species Spotlight
This week's tree is large, deciduous tree of the prairie that reaches heights of 80 feet or more. Tune in to learn more about bur oak, quercus macrocarpa. -
Keys to Urban Forestry
#TreesAreKey to healthier, happier and safer communities. They make our cities and towns not only livable, but survivable. Tune in as we explore "Keys to Urban Forestry".
Species Spotlight
This week's tree is a Texas native that grows up to 70 feet tall. Listen as we discuss Montezuma Baldcypress, Taxodium mucronatum. -
Keys to Climate Change
Join us in this week's #TreesAreKey episode as we explore why trees are key for addressing climate change.
This week's #SpeciesSpotlight is a Texas native typically seen in East Texas, west to Austin and Dallas. Tune in as we discuss the Easter Redbud, Cercis canadensis, or the Judas Tree. -
Equity is Key
Last year really brought to surface that #HealthyTreesHealthyLives is not a minor or aesthetic issue - but one of quality and quantity of life. Join us this week as we explore why "Equity is Key".
Species Spotlight
This week's species spotlight performs best on well-drained soils in East Texas but can be found in almost every botanic garden or arboretum. Join us to explore Maidenhair, Ginkgo biloba. -
Succession Is Key
We deal with succession in leadership and our organizations just as we do in our forests and landscapes. Every natural (or unnatural) disaster can ‘reset’ succession, and the landscape starts marching through the steps of moving to it’s climax state.
Species Spotlight
Listen to this week's episode to learn more about Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia var. pavia. A deciduous Texas Native, Red Buckeyes are a beautiful flowering tree that blooms in April or May - but have already begun blooming in Texas, this year. -
Branch Attachements Are Key
Recent storms have reinforced our understanding of the importance of branch attachments. Please join us this week as we explore how “Branch Attachments Are Key”.
Species Spotlight
Listen to this week's episode to learn more about a great, deciduous Texas native that is important to wildlife and is used for cooking fires. Black hickory, Carya texana, is also known as Texas Hickory.