Big Lonely Doug: Canada’s 2nd Largest Douglas-Fir 

If you ever take a trip up to British Columbia, you have to stop and see Big Lonely Doug.

This is Canada’s second largest douglas-fir, and it is a massive tree that looks almost unnatural...

San Francisco Landmark Tree: Sambucus Mexicana

a.k.a Mexican or Blue Elderberry

Location: Bernal Heights Natural Area

Sambucus mexicana is a subspecies of the very well-known Sambucus nigra, commonly known as Elder or Elderberry, from the...

Hippophae Rhamnoides

A.K.A Common Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides belongs to a family of flowering plants called Elaeagnaceae. It is described as a thorny shrub found in cold-temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and it can grow up to 2...

Robinia Pseudoacacia

Robinia pseudoacacia (AKA black locust) is a tree native to Eastern North America belonging to the extensive pea family, Fabaceae.

It has long, oval pinnate leaflets with small spines at the base. It has fragrant...

A Guide to Respecting Trees in National Parks

Visiting the nation’s national parks is a fantastic way for you to spend your summer. However, you should definitely make sure to do it right.

There are a lot of rules and regulations to consider...

Summer is here, and as everyone gathers to celebrate America’s 241st Birthday, Arborist Now is taking this time to publish a short article about The Liberty Tree and the role it...

People love superlatives. 

We want to know which car is fastest, which athlete is strongest or which CEO is the richest, even though the results have very little bearing on our lives. And of course, who can forget the superlatives section...