This section of my articles is going to go much deeper than most of the rest of the content. It in no way invalidates the older articles; it is more of an advanced class, using more technical language, and a deeper look into the internal lives of trees.
A good place to begin is with the articles called A Practical Working Model of Your Tree, and a good conclusion is the two articles called Arborist’s Education and How to Have a Successful Tree.
The botany talks will consist of approximately 20 articles dealing with all of the major parts and processes of your tree.
Here is a list of titles I hope to get written this winter:
- Mitosis and meristems
- Cell walls
- Pareneyma
- Collenchyma
- Sclerenchyma
- Xylem
- Phloem
- Epidermis
- Roots
- Stems
- Leaves
- Vascular cambium
- Periderm
- Mineral nutrition
- Photosynthesis
- Senescence and cell death
