A Year in the Wonderland of Trees

Twelve months in the woods — why leaves turn, how squirrels bank their acorns, what the winds plant and the April rains conjure — nature writing for young wood scouts, one month at a time.

The Summer Woods and the Long Vacation: June

3 pages in this part of Wonderland of Trees.

The Summer Woods and the Long Vacation: June

As every Boy Scout knows, the chapter on woodcraft is the longest in the Manual, and tells, among other things, how to know the trees and…

The Summer Woods and the Long Vacation: June: Elms

Who's your family doctor; your tree doctor, I mean? The reason I ask is that, when we got back from our hike yesterday, I noticed something…

The Summer Woods and the Long Vacation: June: Tree

THE TREE DOCTOR AND THE NEGLECTED WOUNDS Wounds due to the unskilful removal of large limbs, or to the breaking off of limbs by the wind…

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