Apple Hill Arboriculture

Grassroots

Our reforestation projects start by connecting with local communities and building relationships with local landowners who want their environment to thrive. These communities guide us to planting opportunities, build their citizens’ commitment to restoring and protecting the forest, and creatively overcome restoration obstacles.

Advanced Technology

The Institute of Forest Genetics (IFG) is a world-renowned facility with a history of excellence in forest genetics and disease research. IFG builds upon that history with new genetic technologies to study both old and new problems facing our nation's forests, such as wood production, disease resistance, and environmental resilience. National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL), Placerville, California

Research Projects

The restoration of the ecological integrity of California forests, ensuring their conservation for future generations. Through our heartfelt approach to tree management, we aim to address the urgent need for reforestation, biodiversity restoration, climate change mitigation, and community engagement.

LEADERSHIP

President

Promoter and Environmental Advocate at Shadow Ranch Winery Paige has been an active member of the environmental community for 20+ years, and has served on the Apple Hill board for 1 year. Her work history includes organic grape farming,, landscaping, and performance art. She and her husband have regularly helped organize and produce music events to benefit social and environmental organizations.

Treasurer

Dan's knowledge and experience is a good fit serving as the Treasurer of the Apple Hill Arboriculture board. His company has completed over 900 defensible space projects, many projects required strict adherence to the California Forest Dan is a landowner in southern El Dorado county practicing sustainable forest management and regenerative farming.

OUR RESEARCH TEAM

ARBORICULTURE

Trees are not a monophyletic taxonomic group but consist of a wide variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are around three trillion mature trees in the world.

Arbpriculture is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environment. The practice of arboriculture includes cultural techniques such as selection, planting, training, fertilization, pest and pathogen control, pruning, shaping, and removal.