by 505 Outside | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, Edibles, Planting, Tree Care
As one might guess, the subtropics are a great place to grow fruit trees and a particularly good place to find plants that are heat and drought tolerant — sort of a prerequisite for plant selection in a hot, dry place like New Mexico, or at least it should be! The...
by 505 Outside | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Edibles, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips, Tree Care, Watering and Irrigation
The jujube is just one of those trees that is extra! Extra fruitful, extra nutritious, extra hardy, extra beautiful. This medium sized tree comes in 400 varieties, many of which are being cultivated and taking root in Albuquerque. The jujube tree, often called...
by 505 Outside | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Maintenance, Tree Care, Watering and Irrigation
Trees are especially important in arid, urban environments like Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. They provide shade, mitigate urban heat, reduce greenhouse gasses and air pollution, and create wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. All trees, even...
by 505 Outside | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog, Maintenance, Tree Care, Watering and Irrigation
Nothing adds the same quality and value to a landscape as a healthy mature tree. The benefits include cooler outdoor spaces, cooler homes, aesthetic appeal, carbon capture, stormwater mitigation and more. There are some key things to think about when it comes to...
by 505 Outside | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog, Edibles, Tree Care
If you’ve walked around your neighborhood, you’ve probably noticed cherry trees being flocked by birds and buckets of fruit with “Free Organic Apricots” signs. Yes, it’s harvest season in Albuquerque. Have you ever wondered what becomes of all that fruit? Back in...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2024 | Blog, Maintenance, Tree Care
Have you ever heard of forensic arboriculture? Probably not … but it is a thing! Figuring out why trees die can be a challenge as there are often multiple causes, and the clues may be obscured by time or a deep layer of rock mulch. If you look at enough dead and dying...
