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	<description>Caring for the urban forest since 1998.</description>
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		<title>Does Spiking hurt my trees?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As arborists we should be concerned with minimizing injury to a tree. A tree is alive just underneath the bark. This is where the vascular cambium is and really the only &#8216;live&#8217; part of the tree. Spiking (spurring, hooking, gaffing, etc) up a live tree causes multiple injuries to the phloem, cambium and xylem and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I did not write this myself, I do find it very interesting and worth sharing: Most trees and shrubs in cities or communities are planted to provide beauty or shade. These are excellent reasons for their use. Woody plants also serve many other purposes and it&#8217;s important to consider these other functions when selecting [...]]]></description>
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