walnut and almond crops in the valley. As a series of massive fires hit the state, Orozco wondered if the same data could be used to show whether wildfire smoke was affecting the trees.

Leslie and Bob Meloche have tapped their black walnut trees for the fifth year this season, a process they call much more ...

one of the most frequently planted trees in California. In terms of the history of these trees on Walnut Avenue, City of Santa Cruz’s Urban Forester Leslie Keedy told Visit Santa Cruz County ...