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Caring for Oklahoma's Survivor Tree

Survivor Tree Maintenance Gabriel Taylor, director of facility operations at Oklahoma City's National Memorial Museum, shares what the Survivor Tree, an American Elm, has seen and endured over…

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Oklahoma Gardening June 25, 2022

Welcome to Oklahoma Gardening! Harvesting and Stringing Onions Host Casey Hentges harvests and strings onions to save them for later. Learn how to braid onions: Survivor Tree Maintenance …

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Arbor Week in Oklahoma

Mark Bays, Oklahoma Urban Forestry Coordinator, tells us the importance of Arbor Week and the benefits to planting trees during winter.Oklahoma’s Arbor Week is the last full week in March.…

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Growing Tree Seedlings for Conservation in Oklahoma

Forest Regeneration and Tree Improvement Manager, Jerí Irby, shows us the many variety of tree seedlings that they grow every year to help forest conservation across the Oklahoma state. You…

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Oklahoma Gardening March 19, 2022

0:00 Welcome to Oklahoma Gardening! 1:43 Coral Japanese MapleHost Casey Hentges introduces us to a vibrantly colored tree that provides color to the landscape even in the middle of winter, the Coral…

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A Closer Look at Freeze Damage on the Best of Oklahoma Gardening #4831

0:00 Welcome to the Best of Oklahoma Gardening! 1:10 Freeze Damage on Plants We discuss an epic freeze that happened here in Oklahoma and talk about how the cold damage affects shrubs, woody,…

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Enid's Tallest Christmas Tree

As we head into the holiday season many of us are looking for that ideal Christmas tree. Joining us is Craig McKinley, a retired Forestry Professor at Oklahoma State University, who explains how he…

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Oklahoma Gardening Episode #4821 (11/20/21)

Welcome to Oklahoma Gardening! King's Mums Host Casey Hentges travels to Sans Springs, OK where we talk with owner of King's Mums, Brian Kanotz, who shows us his beautiful display of…

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Tree Freeze Damage Update

Mark Bays, Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator, joins us to look back at the challenges our trees have endured from last year's brutal freeze and what we can do now to help improve their…

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Oklahoma Gardening Episode #4820 (11/13/21)

Welcome to Oklahoma Gardening! Fire Ring Raised Bed Host Casey Hentges shares a modern look for a raised bed. Tree Freeze Damage Update Mark Bays, Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator,…

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Tree Preservation at Oklahoma's State Capitol

Mark Bays, Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator of Oklahoma Dept. of Ag, Food, and Forestry, stands outside the newly renovated visitor center of the Oklahoma State Capitol and shares with us the…

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Oklahoma Gardening Episode #4747 (05/22/21)

0:00 Welcome to Oklahoma Gardening! 1:16 Heucheras Host Casey Hentges checks off a few boxes with just one plant, the Heuchera or commonly known as Coral Bells. They are native to North America,…

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Turning Lumber into a Completed Tree Table

Mark Bays, Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator, recaps the process of how the Oklahoma City Park Dept. wanted to showcase the value of trees in urban areas and how lumber can be used for other…

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A Guarantee to Pruning Trees

Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator, Mark Bays, has some useful tips on how to prune our trees. We go over the 3-Cut Technique and the Tree Pruning Checklist: make sure to remove the dead…

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Oklahoma Gardening Episode #4646 (05/16/20)

Segment 1 1:20 In this episode of Oklahoma Gardening, Host Casey Hentges does some spring cleaning and revives our houseplants and potted 'Sansevieria' Snake Plant tropicals. Check out…

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Naturally Speaking: Fire Breaks

John Weir explains what makes a good fire break and why they are important when conducting a prescribed burn.

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