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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
