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Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. [1] Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
The arboretum is the realization of the dream of William Douglas Cook (1884–1967), who started planting trees on his farm shortly after the First World War. The arboretum is now the National Arboretum of New Zealand, and holds some 4,000 different trees, shrubs and climbers. Taitua Arboretum, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Look up mandrel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mandrel, mandril, or arbor is a tapered tool against which material can be forged, pressed, stretched or shaped (e.g., a ring mandrel - also called a triblet [1] - used by jewellers to increase the diameter of a wedding ring), or a flanged or tapered or threaded bar that grips a workpiece to ...
Arboriculture (/ ˈɑːrbərɪˌkʌltʃər, ɑːrˈbɔːr -/) [1] is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environment. The practice of arboriculture includes cultural ...
A plaque delineating the history of brush arbour revivals and camp meetings at the Sulphur Springs Methodist Campground. A brush arbour revival, [A] also known as brush arbour meeting, [B] is a revival service that takes place under an open-sided shelter called an "arbour", which is "constructed of vertical poles driven into the ground with additional long poles laid across the top as support ...
Pergola type arbor. A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. [1] The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave.
Website. a2gov.org. Ann Arbor is a city in and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States. [8] The 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the fifth-most populous city in Michigan. [9] Located on the Huron River, Ann Arbor is the principal city of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area, which encompasses all of ...
Arborist. An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants in dendrology and horticulture. [citation needed] Arborists generally focus on the health and safety of individual ...