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Volunteers “massaging” rootballs to eliminate circling and girdling roots.

After planting was completed, all 2.2 miles got up to 6-inches of mulch.

August, 2009. Midway through 3rd growing season. Oaks and Catalina cherry. 12-foot wall height.

January, 2007. 2.2 miles of herbicided urban emptiness. Powerlines at varying heights.

Hand-selected container trees, nearly 650 of them, awaiting rootball massage.

Installing irrigation system.

Survival rates monitored by UC Berkeley students, currently over 95% for massaged container stock.

Due to the narrow growing area and clearances needed, training with bamboo and masking tape.

Structural pruning on young olive trees.

Young olive trees after structural pruning for central leader, leaving plenty of low, temporary branches.

Netleaf Oak (Quercus rugosa)

a rare evergreen oak.

African Olives (Olea africana) growing along Newbridge Street. 2nd growing season.

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