2020 Will Be Key

Trees Are Key
Happy New Year! The teens are over and we’re into the roaring '20s. Let’s discuss how “2020 Will Be Key.” 2019 was a time of change and we are going to be able to capitalize on that in 2020.

Species Spotlight
Retama is also known as Jerusalem thorn, Paloverde, Horsebean, and LLuviia [you-vi-a] de Oro. This is one of the challenges of common names - one tree can have many common names. Retama's scientific name is Parkinsonia aculeata. Retama is in the Leguminosae (formerly known as Fabaceae) or pea family. It is a legume, which means it can ‘fix’ nitrogen out of the air and thrive in nutrient poor soils that can’t support many trees.