Tree Gutter Garden

Backyard Wisdom July/August 2019
by: Gilbert A Smith, ISA BC Master Arborist

Every spring/summer I have to clean out my gutters after my River Birch drops its seeds and twigs. The funny thing is that you can see all of the germinated seeds, thousands of them but only in the gutter. Search the ground throughout my yard and you won’t find any young Birch seedlings. So what are these smart seeds teaching us?

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