Welcome!

The History of Pruning

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The Tree People Book List

Who Would Pay $35,000 for a single tree!?

A Versatile Tree

Read the full page: A Versatile Tree

Seeking the True Cedars

  . . . . we tried to find guides to take us across the border into Algeria.  . . . .

Apples and Oaks

What’s the difference between Apples and Oaks?

ThE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF CANOPY THINNING

By Bruce W. Hagen

HOW TO GROW YOUR CANOPY

About us

Some people have inquired about our qualifications. It’s a long story . . . . . 

New measuring technology and stricter standards have changed how trees are measured. Do our champions still measure up? Have we been doing enough to protect and nourish them? The recent visit to Walla Walla by Robert Van Pelt, author, artist, and researcher for Save the Redwoods League, reveals how our trees have fared.

One City, Many Champions

Van Pelt and Gayle Bodorff, May 2023

what is the proper response to HATRACKING?

Green Mansions

The most influential environmental novel of the 20th century.

The New Four D’s

THE FIVE F’S

OUR Mission

Our trees are part of our history, and of our natural and cultural landscape. Tree People of Walla Walla seeks to secure these ecosystems through . . . .

AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF OUR GIANT SEQUOIAS