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Lichen 101:What An Arborist Needs To Know

About Lichen

Joe MurrayConsulting Arborist/Educator

Williamsville, Virginia

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"When we try to pick out

anything by itself, we

find it hitched to

everything else in the

Universe."

Lynchburg, Virginia South Shields, England

Burnsville, Virginia

Burnsville, Virginia

Burnsville, Virginia

Crustose Foliose Fruticose

Knockan Crag, Scotland

Burnsville, Virginia

Tree Lungwort(Lobaria pulmonaria) Burnsville, Virginia

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Burnsville, Virginia

Burnsville, Virginia

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Burnsville, Virginia

White Oak (Quercus alba)

Burnsville, Virginia

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Burnsville, Virginia

Burnsville, Virginia

Growth of Trunk

Internal Age &State of Tree Composition &

Quality of Soil

Moisture Regime

Climate

Exposure (Sunlight)

Exposure (Wind)

ElevationLocal Environment(forest or field)

Disease

Fire, Snow, Frost

Human (Arson, Vandalism)

Air Pollution(Acid Precipitation)

Influence from Animals & Microflora

Fungi

Moss

Algae

Lichens

Tree Architecture(Crown Shape)

Burnsville, Virginia

Tree Architecture(Branch Orientation)

Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Burnsville, Virginia

Tree Architecture(Branch Orientation)

Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Stemflow

Burnsville, Virginia

Burnsville, Virginia

http://385867928462337283.weebly.com/precambrian.html

http://dapa.ciat.cgiar.org/carbon-sequestration-one-true-green-revolution/ http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/genbi101/ecology2communities.html

Knockan Crag, Scotland

Shenandoah Mountain, Virginia

http://ecosystems2.weebly.com/food-web.htmlhttp://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/2012/01/sheep-winter-jobs-and-birds-nests.html

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Glen Affric, ScotlandBurnsville, Virginia

River Glass, Cannich, ScotlandShenandoah, Virginia

Glen Affric, Scotland

Pruning

Amherst, Virginia Burnsville, Virginia

Fertilization & Irrigation

www.embarkservices.com

Selection & Mulching

Staunton, VirginiaWaynesboro, Virginia

Lightning Protection & Pest Management

www.turnbull-lichens.us/?page_id=39

Managing Invasive Species &Tree Risk Assessment

Burnsville, Virginia

Lichen Transplants?

… ______ are the essence of wildness.Irwin Brodo

are the essence of wildness.Irwin Brodo

Glen Affric, Scotland

Joe Murray

lichenseeker@gmail.com

murray@treebio.com

8703 Muddy Run Road

Williamsville, Virginia 24487