Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 3, No. 19 - May 13, 2021
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Giving Thanks and Appreciation
During National Nurses Week
To say that we love our nurses is an understatement. We truly honor them and acknowledge all of their tireless sacrifices they make for patients and our community every day. Thank you so much.
Photo courtesy Centinela Hospital Medical Center.
Certified Arborist Santos Haro
Cares for South Bay Trees
By Kiersten Vannest
Walking the streets of El Segundo, the city
shines in shades of green, with saplings and
decades-old trees alike lining every pathway
and park. There are over six thousand trees
in El Segundo and more than thirty species
in this small ten-mile area. So who takes
care of them all?
Santos Haro is one of two certified arborists
working for the parks department in El
Segundo. His work is dedicated totally to
the forest of El Segundo. Whether it be an
inspection, removal, trimming, or evaluation,
his job is to help the citizens of El Segundo
by ensuring the health of our trees.
To be a certified arborist is to know all
things tree. One must keep up their certification
by taking several educational units
every year and pass a rigorous exam meant
to test their knowledge. Asked if he could
blindly identify any tree in the area, Haro
says, “No problem.”
Originally from Culver City, Haro worked
summers alongside his brother for his father’s
landscaping business, which his father owned
for over fifty years.
“I learned the trade from working with
my dad,” says Haro, “but it wasn’t until I
started working in a nursery that I started
to familiarize myself with names of trees
and plants.” Though his title is specifically
with trees, he says that he wears many hats
working in a parks department, so he also
has a certified nursery license.
The majority of trees seen throughout
El Segundo are planted through the parks
department. When a new tree needs to go
up, Haro is called. He discusses with his
fellow arborist, Christopher Hentzen, and
goes out to evaluate the space. What type
of tree recommendation he gives is by and
large decided by the space and how that
space will hold a mature tree.
Tree treatment and removal is another facet
of his job helping the community. When a
tree is aging, sick, or needs to come down,
he gets the call. He makes his evaluation, and
then his team, Eduardo Franco and Eduardo
Alcala take care of it. So what does an aging
or sick tree look like?
According to Haro, aging could look like
branch dieback. Starting at the ends and
working inward, the branches begin to wither
away. It could look like cankers or conks, a
type of fungus that can appear on the outside
but grow throughout the inside of the tree.
The trunk could begin to crack, or the bark
will start peeling. This is true of any tree
allowed to reach old age. Significant leaf
discoloration or shedding could be a sign
your tree is sick, as well as cracks, fallen
branches, stunted growth, and fungus.
If you notice any of these signs in your tree,
Haro suggests you give the parks department
a call. The disease can spread to other trees,
and aging trees can potentially be a hazard.
Whether treatment or removal is necessary,
he will come to inspect the tree and give a
definitive answer on a recommended course
of action.
Some of the tree species specific to El
Segundo that he sees significant problems
Santos Haro
with are Liquidambar, Ficus, and Magnolia.
This is due to their aggressive root systems,
which he says become a problem, especially
if the tree is under-watered.
“A lot of times people think that lawn irrigation
is enough water for their tree, which
in reality, it isn’t,” he explains. During the
spring and summer, a tree should be watered
about twice a week with fifteen gallons of
water. During the fall and winter, this could
be cut down to once per week, but still at
fifteen gallons.
“Trees are opportunistic,” he says, describing
how they will find water any way they
can. This means that watering a tree the
same way you water your lawn means the
tree will stay within the top twelve inches
See Santos Haro, page 5